NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas — Hardin-Simmons was picked to finish tied for second in the American Southwest Conference baseball preseason poll, as voted on by the league's head coaches and sports information directors, released Friday by the ASC office.
The Cowboys earned 20 points in the poll, matching Mary Hardin-Baylor for the number two spot. East Texas Baptist finished first with 30 points, and Howard Payne ended with ten.
HSU finished the 2025 season with an 8-8 mark in ASC play and made it to the semifinals of the ASC tournament. The Cowboys return several key contributors heading into the 2026 campaign.
Senior first baseman
Brock Calvillo highlights the Cowboys' group of preseason players to watch after earning first-team All-Conference honors a season ago. He is joined by junior third baseman
Jacob Hollingsworth and sophomore right-handed pitcher
Jack Kimsey, both of whom were also recognized on the ASC Baseball Preseason Watch List.
Hardin-Simmons will open the 2026 season on February 6
th against St. Thomas at Hunter Field with the first pitch of a three-game series slated for 6 p.m.
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