CHICO, Calif. – The CSUSB baseball team was picked to finish fifth in the CCAA Preseason Coaches' Poll on Wednesday morning, receiving 69 total points. The Yotes are coming off a strong season in 2022, where head coach Mike Nadeau led CSUSB to a 27-27 overall record while going 21-19 in conference play. Last year was CSUSB's first season with a win percentage at or above .500 since 2012, a season where they finished with 27-20 record.
 
Austyn Coleman, Jake Borst, and Deshawn Johnson were recognized in the preseason watchlist, after all three received All-CCAA Second Team honors last season. Returners Giovanni Del Negro, Garrett Macias, and Oscar Rauda also received All-CCAA Honorable Mention honors last season.
 

"Cal State San Bernardino matched Chico State with three returning All-CCAA selections. The Yotes will bring back second-team selection Austyn Coleman (6-5, 4.16 ERA) on the mound along with his batterymate Jake Borst (.304, 12 HR, 38 RBI). CSUSB will also return All-CCAA second baseman Deshawn Johnson (.343, 38 runs, 13 SB) along with six other regulars in the lineup that came up just one game short of playing for the CCAA Tournament Championship." - CCAA

 
 

2023 CCAA Baseball Preseason Poll
1	Cal State Monterey Bay	116
2	Cal Poly Pomona	109
3	Chico State	102
4	Cal State Dominguez Hills	85
5	Cal State San Bernardino	69
6	Cal State East Bay	58
7	Sonoma State	54
8	Cal State LA	52
9	San Francisco State	31
10	Stanislaus State	29
11	Cal State San Marcos	21

 
The Yotes will open up the season with back-to-back home series, first with a three-game series against Central Washington starting next Saturday, February 4^th. You can purchase tickets here or catch the action on the CCAA Network at ccaanetwork.com.