McLennan Baseball No. 7 in NJCAA preseason poll

The McLennan Highlanders will open their season ranked No. 7 in the NJCAA Division I Baseball Poll. The Highlanders host Midland at Bosque River Ballpark for a three-game series beginning Jan. 31. The Friday game will begin at 2 p.m., followed by a noon doubleheader on Saturday.

Defending national champion Central Arizona is ranked first, followed by Iowa Western in second and Walters State (Tennessee) in third. Navarro, a non-conference opponent of the Highlanders, is fourth, and Chipola (Florida) rounds out the top five.

New Mexico, a non-conference and regional opponent of McLennan, is ranked 14th.

The first regular season poll will be released Feb. 10.