HAMPDEN-SYDNEY, Va. -- Hampden-Sydney College has been picked fifth in the 2022 Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Baseball Preseason Coaches Poll. The Tigers garnered 64 points in the poll for fifth among the 11 conference schools. H-SC completed the 2021 campaign with a final record of 18-14 overall, including 12-10 in the ODAC for fifth place.

"We are looking forward to competing against all these tough opponents," said 19th-year head coach Jeff Kinne. "The players are anxious to prove we can get into the top four in the ODAC in order to earn a first round home series in the tournament."

The University of Lynchburg was picked first with 98 points, including eight first-place votes, ahead of Shenandoah University (93) with the other three first-place votes, followed by Randolph-Macon College (79), Roanoke College (72), H-SC (64), Bridgewater College (53), Washington and Lee University (45), Eastern Mennonite University (33), Ferrum College (30), Virginia Wesleyan University (28) and Guilford College (10).

H-SC returns 24 lettermen, including 13 pitchers, expected to be led by senior first baseman Trey Karnes (Mechanicsville) and senior outfielder Max Lipscomb (Virginia Beach). Karnes (.346, 3 HRs, 18 RBIs) and Lipscomb (.359, 10 RBIs) each earned Third Team All-ODAC honors last spring. Among the returning starting pitchers are senior right-hander Trenton Tiller (Powhatan) and junior right-hander Justin Woodall (Mechanicsville). Tiller (3-4, 4.70 ERA, 43K) and Woodall (4-1, 3.00, 69K) combined for 21 starts and 112 strikeouts over 114.2 innings.

Coach Kinne is assisted by Robbie Bailey '10, Billy Catron and Jonathan Triesler '20.

The Tigers will open the campaign with a three-game non-conference series at home against Moravian (PA) University on Saturday and Sunday, February 19-20, including an opening day doubleheader on Feb. 19 at 12 p.m. and a single game on Feb. 20 at 1 p.m. on Yank Bernier Field at the Ty Cobb Ballpark – Wurdeman Stadium.

Listed below is the 2022 ODAC Baseball Preseason Poll. For more information on ODAC baseball, visit the websites of any of the participating schools, or go to the ODAC's home on the Internet at www.odaconline.com.  Don't forget to become a fan of the ODAC on Facebook and follow @odacathletics on Twitter and Instagram. The official ODAC release can be found online.

2022 ODAC BASEBALL PRESEASON POLL