Coyote baseball ranked No. 1 in the nation
Dominant performance catapults Coyotes to national recognition
The Weatherford College baseball team is ranked No. 1 in the nation, according to the National Junior College Athletic Association Division I poll released Monday, the first regular-season poll.
WC jumped from No. 11 in the preseason poll to No. 1, thanks to a 13-1 overall record.
The Coyotes have defeated multiple teams ranked in the preseason poll, including a win over No. 3 Iowa Western, two wins against No. 7 Salt Lake (Utah) and two victories against No. 21 Navarro.
WC is averaging 9.5 runs per game and hitting .340 as a team with 12 home runs in 14 games. The Coyote pitching staff has a 2.86 ERA.
Weatherford plays in NJCAA Region V, which includes three other teams in the national rankings: No. 5 Midland, No. 7 McLennan and No. 25 El Paso. Reigning national champion Blinn comes in at No. 6. The national poll is sponsored by Netting Professionals.
The Coyotes will host Cloud County (Kansas) in a three-game series Friday and Saturday at Roger Williams Ballpark: a doubleheader Friday beginning at 1 p.m. and a noon game Saturday.
Conference play begins next Wednesday, March 5, at North Central Texas College in Gainesville.