New York, N.Y. --- The defending BIG EAST champion Creighton baseball team will enter the 2018 season with a little extra motivation as the Bluejays were picked to finish third in the preseason coaches poll released on Tuesday, Dec. 19.
St. John's was picked to win the BIG EAST with 35 points (five first place votes), while Xavier was slotted second with 30 points. The Bluejays came in third with 24 votes, while Seton Hall (23 point), Butler (18 points), Georgetown (11 points) and Villanova (six points) rounded out the poll.
The lone Bluejay selected to the Preseason All-BIG EAST Team was junior catcher Michael Emodi.