ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Spalding baseball is picked to finish second in the 2026 St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) coaches preseason poll.
 
The Golden Eagles placed second with 55 points and one first-place vote. Webster University earned first place in the poll with 64 total points and eight first-place votes. MUW rounded out the top three with 49 points.
 
The 2026 SLIAC Baseball Tournament will be held May 5-10 in O'Fallon, Mo.

2026 SLIAC Baseball Preseason Poll
#1 Webster - 64 (8)
#2 Spalding - 55 (1)
#3 MUW - 49
#4 Lyon - 41
#5 Westminster - 38
#6 Greenville - 30
#7 Eureka - 24
#8 Blackburn - 12
#9 Principia - 11