NEW: SIUE baseball picked 2nd in GLVC West Division
SIUE's three first-place votes was one behind Southern Indiana and two points overall behind the Screaming Eagles. Southern Indiana and Northern Kentucky were selected as the favorites to win the GLVC West and East divisions, respectively, in 2008. NKU also received four first-place votes by the coaches in their divisions.
SIUE, under the guidance of head coach Gary Collins and associate head coach Tony Stoecklin, turned in the best overall record at 37-17 and the best GLVC record at 26-10 during the 2007 season. SIUE finished third in the GLVC Tournament and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for a second consecutive season.The Cougars are ranked 24th in the NCAA Division II Collegiate Baseball Preseason Poll.
The GLVC will open the 2008 season with two significant changes. The league will be divided into an East and West Division for the first time since 2001 and conference games will be played with aluminum bats for the first time since the 1998 season. The top two teams from each division and two wild cards will earn a berth to the 2008 GLVC Tournament at GCS Ballpark in Sauget, where the GLVC Champion will be crowned.
