AUGUSTA, Ga. - The Peach Belt Conference has released the 2024 baseball season preview consisting of the preseason coaches poll and All-Conference team.  The University of North Georgia was voted to finish in a tie for fourth out of 10 schools and Jace Bowen and Andrews Opata were tabbed as Preseason All-Conference selections.
 
Following on the footsteps of a historic season, Georgia Southwestern is the preseason choice to repeat as league champions. The Hurricanes led the way with eight first-place votes and 80 total points. Columbus State was second with one first-place vote and 68 points, just edging USC Aiken who also had a first-place vote and 67 points.
 
North Georgia and Lander tied with 51 votes apiece.

Six different schools placed a player on the Preseason All-Conference team. All ranking and voting was done by the league's head coaches.

2024 PBC Preseason Baseball Coaches Poll
1. Georgia Southwestern (8), 80
2. Columbus State (1), 68
3. USC Aiken (1), 67
t4. Lander, 51
t4. North Georgia, 51
6. GCSU, 47
7. Augusta, 33
8. Flagler, 27
9. USC Beaufort, 16
10. Claflin, 10
 
2024 PBC Preseason Baseball All-Conference
1B - Joseph Mozingo, USC Aiken
2B - Koby Ayala, Augusta
3B - Jace Bowen, North Georgia
SS - Miles Hartsfield, Georgia Southwestern
C - Will McClellan, Lander
OF - Jake Blinstrub, Georgia Southwestern
OF - Andrews Opata, North Georgia
OF - Derek Wylie, Columbus State
DH - Connor Droze, Lander
P - Nick McCollum, Georgia Southwestern
RP - Peyton Burton, Columbus State