INDIANAPOLIS – The Oakland baseball team was picked to finish sixth in the 2020 Horizon League Baseball Preseason Poll announced by the league office on Wednesday and voted on by the league's head coaches. The Golden Grizzlies received seven overall points.
 
UIC was picked to repeat as conference champions after receiving three first-place votes with 33 points followed by regular season champion Wright State in second with three first-place votes and 32 points. Milwaukee and Northern Kentucky were picked to finish third and fourth respectively followed by Youngstown State in fifth.
 
Oakland opens the 2020 campaign with a 19-game road swing beginning with a four-game series at Akron on Saturday, Feb. 15-16.
 
2020 Horizon League Baseball Preseason Poll
Pl.        School – Pts. (First-place votes)
1.         UIC – 33 (3)
2.         Wright State – 32 (3)
3.         Milwaukee – 24
4.         Northern Kentucky – 16
5.         Youngstown State – 14
6.         Oakland – 7

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