The Virginia baseball team will enter the 2002 season ranked eighth out of the nine teams in the ACC. Virginia's 25-31 overall record and 9-15 conference record in 2001 garnered them 24 votes in the preseason poll, which is voted on by the head coaches of all nine conference teams.
Clemson took the top spot in the poll coming off a 41-22 record in 2001 that placed them second in the ACC's end-of-the-year standings. The Tigers will be returning ten players from last year's team, including three starting pitchers.
Florida State, the returning ACC regular season champion, closely trailed Clemson with a second place ranking in the poll. Last year's ACC tournament champion, Wake Forest, rounds off the top three spots after finishing 2001 with a 44-18 overall record.
The Cavaliers open up their 2002 season on Saturday, Feb. 16 with a home doubleheader against Bucknell.
Three Cavaliers chosen to ACC All-Academic Team
Virginia junior cornerback Rashad Roberson, senior guard Evan Routzahn, and senior defensive end Ljubomir Stamenich were named to the 2001 ACC All-Academic Football Team. Routzahn and Stamenich, both three-year starters, are among a group of ten players in the ACC who made the academic team for the second year in a row.
Eligibility for the All-Acadmic team requires a player to earn a 3.0 grade point average in the fall or maintain a 3.0 cumulative average during his career.
Routzahn's other accolades include honorable mention All-ACC for last season.
-Compiled by Jason Somensatto
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