NEW ORLEANS, La. - The Jaguars land eleventh in the Sun Belt Conference Preseason polls, announced by the Sun Belt Conference office on Wednesday morning.

South Alabama received 62 points and fell behind tenth place App State in the SBC Preseason polls, voted collectively by all fourteen Sun Belt Conference head coaches.

Troy's senior first baseman Blake Cavill earned SBC Preseason Player of the Year after a big 2025 campaign. Coastal Carolina's junior right-hander Cameron Flukey was voted SBC Preseason Pitcher of the Year after earning a handful of 2025 conference accolades and a deep postseason push to lead the Chanticleers pitching staff to a national runner-up finish in Omaha.

Poll Results:

(First Place Votes)
1. Coastal Carolina (12) – 194
2. Southern Miss (1) – 182
3. Troy – 166
4. Marshall – 129
5. Louisiana (1) – 126
6. Texas State – 114
T7. Georgia Southern – 104
T7. Old Dominion – 104
9. Arkansas State – 96
10. App State – 78
11. South Alabama – 62
12. Georgia State – 49
13. James Madison – 48
14. ULM – 18 

Preseason All-Sun Belt Team

Cameron Flukey, Coastal Carolina (Jr., SP – Egg Harbor Township, N.J.)
Hayden Johnson, Coastal Carolina (Jr., SP – Myrtle Beach, S.C.)
Colby Allen, Southern Miss (Sr., SP – Louisville, Miss.)
Ryan Lynch, Coastal Carolina (Gr., RP – Snohomish, Wash.)
Tucker Stockman, Southern Miss (RS Jr., C – Athens, Ala.)
Blake Cavill, Troy (Sr., 1B – Sydney, Australia)
Joseph Zamora, App State (Gr., 2B – Miami, Fla.)
Patrick Engskov, Arkansas State (Sr., SS – Little Rock, Ark.)
Chase Mora, Texas State (Sr., 3B – Tomball, Texas)
Ashton Quiller, Arkansas State (RS So., OF – Lake Charles, La.)
Dean Mihos, Coastal Carolina (Sr., OF – Chester Springs, Pa.)
Ben Higdon, Southern Miss (RS Sr., OF – Paducah, Ky.)
Kameron Miller, App State (Jr., DH – Harrisburg, N.C.)
Jimmy Janicki, Troy (So., UT – Downers Grove, Ill.)

OPENING DAY

South Alabama's 2026 campaign kicks off hosting a talented USC-Upstate lineup on Friday, February 13 for a three-game set at Stanky Field.

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