The St. Cloud State University baseball team has been picked to finish second in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference in the upcoming 2014 season. Minnesota State-Mankato tops the poll with 14/15 first place votes.

Mavericks pitcher Jason Hoppe of Sauk Rapids was picked as the Preseason Pitcher of the Year by the coaches. Hoppe pitched for the St. Cloud Rox of the Northwoods League during the summer of 2013.

SCSU twin brothers Kyle Fischer (pitcher) and Garrett Fischer (OF) were named as the Huskies' players to watch by the coaches.

1.  MN State- Mankato (14)    196
2. SCSU                                 179
3. Augustana (1)                     169
4. Wayne State                       150
4t. Winona State                     150
6. MN Duluth                            117
7. Concordia-St. Paul              109
8. Sioux Falls                            94
9. Bemidji State                        92
10. SW MN ST                         82
11. Upper Iowa                         79
12. Northern State                   62
13. U-Mary                               44
14. Minot State                         38
15. MN- Crookston                   14

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