NEW ORLEANS – The University of South Alabama baseball team was picked to finish second in the Sun Belt Conference East Division, as voted on by the league's head coaches and announced by the conference office Wednesday.
Defending national champion Coastal Carolina was picked to win the East Division after receiving 10 of 12 first-place votes in the East Division. South Alabama and Georgia Southern received one vote apiece, and were predicted to finish second and third, respectively. Troy was picked to finish fourth in the East Division, followed by Georgia State and Appalachian State.
Louisiana-Lafayette was selected to win the West Division after receiving all 12 first-place votes.