MILTON, Mass. - Defending Champion Western New England College has been picked as the favorite to win the 2009 Commonwealth Coast Conference baseball championship, it was announced today by Commissioner Gregg M. Kaye. Voting for the preseason poll was conducted among the league’s head baseball coaches.

Western New England College (33-13, 17-5) received seven of the 12 first-place votes in the 2009 TCCC preseason poll. Roger Williams who received four first place votes was selected as the runner-up, while Curry was picked to finish third. Wentworth received the one remaining first-place vote and was selected to finish fourth, while Endicott and Salve Regina were picked to finish in a tie for fifth place.

Teams received 12 points for every first place vote received, 11 points for second place votes, 10 points for third place votes, down to one point for a last place vote. First place votes are shown in parentheses.

2009 TCCC PRESEASON BASEBALL POLL

Western New England 136 (7)
Roger Williams 135 (4)
Curry 117
Wentworth 110 (1)
Endicott 91
Salve Regina 91
Colby-Sawyer 69
Gordon 57
Anna Maria 49
Nichols 40
Eastern Nazarene 26
New England College 15