The Lewis-Clark State baseball team stands as No. 11 in the NAIA preseason coaches' poll, the national office announced Tuesday.
The Warriors, owners of 16 national championship titles, claimed 327 points in the poll after going 38-17 last season and 1-2 at the NAIA World Series.
Both LSU-Shreveport and LCSC remained in the same positions from last year's final poll.
The poll can be found in the Scoreboard on Page 2B.
Lewis-Clark State, under coach Gary Picone in his second season, will open the season in Phoenix at the Arizona Desert Classic on Feb. 2-4. The team's first home games will come during the Northwest NAIA Tournament on Feb. 10-12.
VOLLEYBALL
Vandals sign three
MOSCOW - Idaho volleyball coach Debbie Buchanan has signed three high school seniors to join the program next fall, including two standouts from within the state.
Katelyn Peterson, a 6-foot outside hitter from Camas County in Fairfield, Idaho; Jenna Ellis, a 5-foot-8 libero from Century High in Pocatello, Idaho; and Ali Forde, a 6-foot-2 outside hitter from Woodinville High in Woodinville, Wash., will join the Vandals in the fall of 2012.
Peterson was a three-time first-team all-state selection at Camas County High School, and led CCHS to three consecutive Idaho 1A Division II state championships.
Ellis is a two-time Idaho 4A Player of the Year, and led Century High School to back-to-back state championships in 2010 and 2011.
Forde signed with Idaho on a basketball scholarship and will play volleyball as well for the Vandals. She was named the Female Athlete of the Year for 2010 by the Seattle Times.
