Cougars, Georgia Southern top picks in baseball

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  • Posted: Wednesday, February 8, 2012 12:01 a.m.
    UPDATED: Sunday, March 18, 2012 5:13 p.m.
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The College of Charleston was picked by the coaches while Georgia Southern was the choice of the media to win the 2012 Southern Conference baseball championship announced Wednesday.

The Cougars were picked by six of the 11 coaches and finished with 93 points, one point ahead of the Eagles. Samford received the other first-place vote and was picked to finish third with 83 points. The Citadel was picked eighth, receiving 33 points.

Georgia Southern received 20 first-place votes in the media poll and had 269 points. The Cougars received three first-place votes and were second with 246 points and Elon was third with two first-place votes and 220 points. The Citadel also was picked eighth by the media, receiving 112 points.