BASEBALL PICKED FOURTH IN ECC PRESEASON POLL Story Players Mentioned Related Videos CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y.- The Dowling College baseball team was selected fourth in the East Coast Conference Preseason Poll as voted on by conference coaches. St. Thomas Aquinas College was picked as the favorites with the University of Bridgeport coming in second and LIU Post rounding out the top three.The Golden Lions add eight newcomers to a solid group of 20 returners including All-ECC selections seniors Michael Richter and RJ Going.Head Coach Tom Caputo and his squad open up their 2016 season as they host Southern Connecticut State University Saturday, March 5th. The double header is slated to start at 12:00 PM.2016 ECC Baseball Preseason PollSchool Points Last Year’s Record1. St. Thomas Aquinas (5) 47 30-19-1 (14-10 ECC)2. Bridgeport 38 25-24 (15-9 ECC)3. LIU Post (2) 37 18-18 (14-10 ECC)4. Dowling 30 27-17 (15-9 ECC)5. Queens 16 13-22 (9-15 ECC)6. Molloy 15 22-23 (10-14 ECC)7. Mercy 12 13-28 (7-17 ECC)( ) – first place votes Preseason Player of the Year: Joseph Pena, So., IF, St. Thomas AquinasPreseason Pitcher of the Year: Jake DeCarli, Jr., LIU PostPrint Friendly Version Players Mentioned Bio RJ Going #5 INF 6′ 2″ 185 lbs Sr. Bio Michael Richter #22 INF 6′ 1″ 200 lbs Sr. Related Videos 5.14.15 NCAA East Regional preview: Dowling