WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – In advance of taking the field for the first time in 52 years, the Lycoming College baseball team has been selected to finish ninth in the MAC Freedom Preseason Coaches' Poll, announced by the conference office in Annville, Pa., on Monday, Jan. 23.
 
Arcadia (61) tops the poll with seven first-place votes, Stevens (53) and Misericordia (51) each received a first-place vote as DeSales (42), and FDU-Florham (38) finish off the top portion of the poll. Wilkes (32), Delaware Valley (17), King's (16), and Lycoming (14) round out the poll.
 
Head coach Rick Oliveri's 34-man roster hails student-athletes across 10 states. The team features considerable depth, with 12 infielders, seven outfielders, four catchers and seven left-handed pitchers and 14 right-handed pitchers, with several looking for an opportunity to continue as two-way players.
 
The Warriors, who last took the field in May of 1971, open the 2023 season on Friday, Feb. 17, against Greensboro College at 2 p.m. in Greensboro, N.C.