Baseball Tabbed Third In ECC Preseason Poll 2/8/2013 6:20:00 PM CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (Feb. 8, 2013) – The LIU Post baseball team was selected to finish third in the East Coast Conference for the 2013 season, as the preseason poll was released earlier this week. Topping the poll with 46 points and four first place votes was theGolden Lions of Dowling. Following Dowling was Saint Thomas Aquinas with three first place votes and 43 points. The Pioneers came in third with 33 points followed by Molloy in fourth with 25 points. Filling out the final three spots were Bridgeport, Queens, and Mercy with 24, 14, and 11 points, respectively. As far as individual awards for the preseason, St. Thomas Aquinas senior shortstop Frank Salerno has been selected as the 2013 Preseason Player of the Year and Dowling's senior hurler Tyler Badamo has been tabbed as Preseason Pitcher of the Year. The Pioneers will begin 2013 in South Carolina for a four-game set, starting on Feb. 21 with a game against Stonehill College set for 6 p.m. 2013 East Coast Conference Baseball Preseason Poll 1. Dowling (4) 46 2. St. Thomas Aquinas 43 3. LIU Post 33 4. Molloy 25 5. Bridgeport 24 6. Queens 14 7. Mercy 11 Print Friendly Version