ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Fifth-year seniors Joe Butler, Colton Johnson, and Jordan Libman were named Preseason All-Missouri Valley Conference while the Illinois State baseball team was picked to finish second, in the preseason poll taken of the league's eight head coaches, the conference announced Wednesday.
The Redbirds' three selections are tied for the most with Bradley.
Illinois State received 53 points in the poll, 11 behind Dallas Baptist, which received all eight first-place votes. Missouri State was third with 42 points.