New Orleans – Coastal Carolina and Texas State are the East and West Division favorites, respectively, in the Sun Belt Conference baseball preseason coaches’ poll heading into the 2021 season.

2019 Sun Belt Player and Freshman of the Year, South Alabama junior outfielder Ethan Wilson, was tabbed as the Preseason Player of the Year, while Little Rock senior righthander Aaron Funk was tabbed Preseason Pitcher of the Year, in a vote by the league's head coaches.

The 2021 baseball regular season gets underway this week. The Sun Belt Conference Championship is scheduled for May 25-30 at Riverwalk Stadium in Montgomery, Ala.

2021 Sun Belt Conference Baseball Coaches’ Preseason Poll
First-place votes in parentheses
 
East Division
Coastal Carolina – 69 pts (10)
South Alabama – 51 pts (1)         
Georgia Southern – 51 pts (1)
Troy – 44 pts              
App State – 21 pts
Georgia State – 16 pts
 
West Division
Texas State – 65 pts (6)                
UTA – 58 pts (4)
Louisiana - 52 pts (2)    
Little Rock - 33 pts     
ULM – 27 pts                
Arkansas State – 13 pts               
 
2021 Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference Baseball Team
 
Aaron Funk, Little Rock (Starting Pitcher)     
Jordan Jackson, Ga. Southern (Starting Pitcher)                               
Conor Angel, Louisiana (Starting Pitcher)                        
Wyatt Divis, UTA (Relief Pitcher)
Lance Johnson, Troy (Relief Pitcher)
Caleb Bartolero, Troy (Catcher)
William Sullivan, Troy (First Base)
Luke Drumheller, App State (Second Base)
Drew Frederic, Troy (Shortstop)
Cooper Weiss, Coastal Carolina (Third Base)
Ethan Wilson, South Alabama (Outfielder)   
Parker Chavers, Coastal Carolina (Outfielder)                 
Rigsby Mosley, Troy (Outfielder)
Elian Merejo, Georgia State (Designated Hitter)
Andrew Beesley, ULM (Utility)
 
Baseball: Preseason Player of the Year
Ethan Wilson, South Alabama (Junior, Outfielder, Andalusia, Ala.)
 
Baseball: Preseason Pitcher of the Year
Aaron Funk, Little Rock (Senior, Starting Pitcher, Lawrence, Kan.)