(SAN DIEGO) Scott Anderson was voted the PacWest Conference Preseason Player of the Year, highlighting five Sea Lions on the Preseason All-PacWest Team, which was announced on Friday.
 

🚨 @PLNUBaseball shortstop Scott Anderson has been named @ThePacWest Preseason Player of the Year. 🚨 pic.twitter.com/JbdEXbs8sB

— PLNU Sea Lions (@PLNUSeaLions) January 27, 2024

 
Anderson is joined by outfielder Esai Santos, designated hitter Jake Entrekin, outfielder Jack Malone and starting pitcher Dylan Miller, as PLNU's five Preseason All-PacWest honorees are the most of any team in the conference.
 
All five players earned All-PacWest recognition a season ago.
 

@PLNUBaseball places 5⃣ on the Preseason All-PacWest Team, the most of any team in the conference. pic.twitter.com/RFAwB5UZzq

— PLNU Sea Lions (@PLNUSeaLions) January 27, 2024

 
Point Loma was also picked to finish second in the PacWest this year, receiving five of a possible nine first place votes but one point shy overall of Azusa Pacific, who garnered the other four first place votes and topped the poll with 76 points.
 
Last season, PLNU won the conference's regular season championship for the second-straight year, winning 21 of its final 26 games to close out the conference schedule.
 
APU then claimed the inaugural PacWest Tournament title before both teams went on to play in the NCAA West Regional.
 

@APUCougars and @PLNUSeaLions are expected to fight tooth and nail for the PacWest baseball title again. Read more at https://t.co/3f1zlL19hH. pic.twitter.com/8vUza6YFpQ

— PacWest Conference (@ThePacWest) January 27, 2024

 
The Sea Lions finished the 2023 season with a 36-16 overall record after making a second-consecutive regional appearance.