SAN BRUNO, Calif. --- Portland senior outfielder Cody Hawken was named to the 2019 All-West Coast Conference Preseason Baseball Team and the Pilots were selected to finish eighth this year in the league's coaches' poll, which was released on Wednesday. Gonzaga, who won the 2018 WCC Championship, was picked as the favorite to finish on top of the league standings in a close vote among the conference coaches.
Hawken is coming off a career year as a junior, batting a team-best .340 during conference play in 2018. He also hit a career-best .323 overall and led the Pilots with 10 homers and 36 RBI's en route to All-WCC First Team honors.