Ball State baseball was picked to finish second in the Mid-American Conference West Divison in the MAC coaches' preseason poll.
The Cardinals also have high expectations after finishing 2015 with a 33-25 (14-13 MAC) record.
Three of the 11 MAC coaches — the MAC has 12 teams but Akron shuttered its baseball program for the 2015 season — picked Ball State to win the MAC West, but six picked Central Michigan to finish first in the division. Ball State will play a three-game series against the Chippewas in Mt. Pleasant, Mich. April 15-17.
MAC East Predictions (1st place votes)
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