Denver City Wire

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – UNLV has been predicted to win the 2023 Mountain West baseball title, as voted on by the league’s seven head coaches. The Rebels received four first-place votes and 33 points overall, while San José State is six points behind with 27 points and two first-place votes.

San Diego State is in third place with 25 points and Fresno State is just behind in fourth place with 24 points and the remaining first-place vote. Air Force (21), Nevada (10) and New Mexico (7) round out the Conference’s preseason standings.UNLV, under the direction of 2022 MW Coach of the Year Stan Stolte, returns 15 letterwinners from a 2022 squad that won the Rebels’ fourth MW regular-season title after posting a 21-9 record in Conference action.

 Among UNLV’s returners are three 2022 All-Mountain West selections in senior infielder Edarian Williams and junior outfielders Rylan Charles and Austin Kryszczuk.Air Force, San José State and UNLV each had three preseason All-Mountain West Selections, tying for the most in the league.The 2023 Mountain West baseball season begins Friday, Feb. 17, with all seven teams in action.

Predicted Order of Finish
PLACE	SCHOOL (FIRST-PLACE VOTES)	POINTS
1.	UNLV (4)	33
2.	San José State (2)	27
3.	San Diego State	25
4.	Fresno State (1)	24
5.	Air Force	21
6.	Nevada	10
7.	New Mexico	7
Preseason All-MW
POSITION	PLAYER	SCHOOL
P	Doyle Gehring	Air Force
INF	Sam Kulasingam	Air Force
INF	Jay Thomason	Air Force
P	Ixan Henderson	Fresno State
P	Kade Morris	Nevada
OF	Lenny Junior Ashby	New Mexico
OF	Cole Carrigg	San Diego State
INF	Hunter Dorraugh	San José State
P	Darren Jansen	San José State
INF	Charles McAdoo	San José State
OF	Rylan Charles	UNLV
OF	Austin Kryszczuk	UNLV
INF	Edarian Williams	UNLV

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