Burnsville, Minn. – The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference release this morning the 2019 NSIC Baseball Preseason Coaches' Poll. The Northern State Wolves were picked eighth overall in the league with 109 total points.
 
Northern State enters the 2019 season after posting a 22-20 record in 2018 and finishing in eighth place in the NSIC. The Wolves entered the conference tournament as an eight seed and finished the tournament going 2-2. NSU returns four position players that started most of the games, Stilson, Barreneche, Hall, and Adams. NSU also returned seven pitchers that threw multiple innings for the Wolves, Farmer, Hunziker, Chevalier, Wiesmann, Jones, Hartford, and Ragatz.
 
Dakota Stilson is one of the players to watch for the Wolves. The senior from Clovis, California started in 41 games behind the plate hitting .347 with 14 doubles, 2 home runs, and 33 runs batted in. He was named to the NSIC All-Conference second team this past season.
 
Luke Chevalier was also a player to watch in the NSIC. Luke, a senior right-handed pitcher from Barnstable, Massachusetts, appeared in 14 games on the mound with a 2.76 ERA with four wins and three shutouts in 62.0 innings.
 
The Wolves open the 2019 season at the Russmatt Invitational in Kissimmee, Florida. NSU will play 11 games in Florida opening up with the National Champs in NCAA Division III UT-Tyler. The Wolves then open conference play at Winona State on March 16th.
 
NSIC Preseason Poll

1. Augustana (13)	193
2. Minnesota State (2)	175
3. Minot State	172
4. St. Cloud State	162
5. Concordia-St. Pau	139
6. Wayne State	121
7. Winona State	115
8. Northern State	109
9. Minnesota Duluth	91
10. Minnesota Crookston	67
11. Sioux Falls	65
12. SMSU	55
Upper Iowa	55
14. Bemidji State	34
15. University of Mary	22
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