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The Mountain West baseball coaches have spoken by naming New Mexico as the preseason favorite for the 2013 season. The Lobos received six of the seven first place votes and 35 points overall. San Diego State earned the other first place vote and came in second place.
However, the spot for second place is very bunched with San Diego State earning 26 points, followed by Nevada with 23 and Fresno State. So, second place is firmly up for grabs.
It is no surprise that New Mexico is the top team this year, they lead the league with five players being named to the preseason All-Conference team. Fresno State has two players, and then UNLV, San Diego State and Air Force round out the rest with one player each.
| 2013 MOUNTAIN WEST PRESEASON BASEBALL COACHES' POLL | ||
| Pl. | Team (1st place votes) | Points |
| 1. | New Mexico (5) | 35 |
| 2. | San Diego State (1) | 26 |
| 3. | Nevada | 23 |
| 4. | Fresno State | 22 |
| 5. | UNLV | 13 |
| 6. | Air Force | 7 |
| 2013 MOUNTAIN WEST PRESEASON BASEBALL ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM | ||
| Position | Name, Class | Institution |
| C | Mitchell Garver, Sr. | New Mexico |
| 1B | Trent Garrison, Sr. | Fresno State |
| 2B | Tim Zier, Jr. | San Diego State |
| 3B | DJ Peterson, Jr. | New Mexico |
| SS | Alex Allbritton, Sr. | New Mexico |
| OF | Brandon Bayardi, Sr. | UNLV |
| OF | Aaron Judge, Jr. | Fresno State |
| OF | Ryan Padilla, So. | New Mexico |
| UT/DH | Garrett Custons, Sr. | Air Force |
| P | Bradey Shipley, Jr. | Nevada |
| P | Hobie McClain, Sr. | New Mexico |