Taylor Tabbed as CL Baseball Preseason Favorites

January 23, 2024

JACKSON, Mich. – The Crossroads League announced its 2024 Baseball Preseason Poll on Tuesday, as voted on by the league's head coaches.

No. 9 Taylor was selected as the early favorites to repeat as the Crossroads League regular season champion, with No. 14 Indiana Wesleyan following closely behind in the preseason poll. Both teams advanced to the NAIA World Series in 2023, making the Crossroads League the lone NAIA conference to send multiple teams to the World Series.

The 2024 Crossroads League schedule is set to open on the weekend of March 1 and 2, with the Crossroads League Tournament planned for May 3 through 8 at Taylor University's Winterholter Field.

2024 Crossroads League Preseason Poll
1-Taylor, 89
2-Indiana Wesleyan, 83
3-Huntington, 71
4-Saint Francis, 64
5-Mount Vernon Nazarene, 57
6-Spring Arbor, 49
7-Grace, 45
8-Bethel, 33
9-Marian, 30
10-Goshen, 19

2024 Players to Watch
Matt Dutkowski, P, Taylor
Drue Young, P, Indiana Wesleyan
Graham Kollen, P, Huntington
Nick Parsons, 1B, Saint Francis
Casey Kalman, C, Mount Vernon Nazarene
Bryce Richey, 3B, Spring Arbor
Evan Etchison, P, Grace
Frank Plesac, P, Bethel
Bryce Davenport, 1B, Marian
Jenner Rodammer, OF, Goshen