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Dec. 20, 2012

AUSTIN, Texas - The Texas Baseball team has been ranked No. 21 in the nation by Collegiate Baseball in its 2013 pre-season poll released today. The Longhorns, who finished last year with a 30-22 record, return key position players Erich Weiss (.350, 5 HR, 38 RBI in 2012), Mark Payton (.322-5-29) and Jacob Felts (.282-0-21), as well as key pitchers Corey Knebel (4-5, 2.08 ERA, nine saves), Parker French (6-2, 2.84 ERA, two saves) and Nathan Thornhill (4-5, 3.87 ERA).

Texas opens the 2013 regular season on Feb. 15 with the start of a three-game series against Sacramento State.

Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's
NCAA Div. I Pre-Season Poll
(As of Dec. 20, 2012)
Rank School ('12 Final Record)                    Points
1. Arkansas (46-22)                               496
2. North Carolina (46-16)                         495
3. Vanderbilt (35-28)                             494
4. LSU (47-18)                                    487
5. UCLA (48-16)                                   484
6. Oregon (46-19)                                 482
7. South Carolina (49-20)                         481
8. Kentucky (45-18)                               478
9. Stanford (41-18)                               476
10. Oregon St. (40-20)                            473
11. N.C. State (43-20)                            470
12. San Diego (40-17)                             467
13. Mississippi St. (40-24)                       464
14. Oklahoma (42-25)                              462
15. TCU (40-22)                                   460
16. Arizona St. (36-20)                           458
17. Georgia Tech (38-26)                          456
18. Arizona (48-17)                               454
19. Florida St. (50-17)                           452
20. Rice (41-19)                                  450
21. Texas (30-22)                                 448
22. Louisville (41-22)                            446
23. Cal State Fullerton (36-21)                   445
24. Florida (47-20)                               443
25. Mississippi (37-26)                           437
26. Texas A&M (43-18)                             434
27. Clemson (35-28)                               429
28. Miami, Fla. (36-23)                           427
29. Georgia (31-26)                               423
30. UC Irvine (31-25)                             420
31. Missouri St. (40-22)                          418
32. Wichita St. (35-25)                           415
33. New Mexico (37-24)                            413
34. Kent St. (47-20)                              411
35. Virginia (39-19-1)                            408
36. Southern Mississippi (32-24)                  405
37. East Carolina (36-24-1)                       403
38. Coastal Carolina (42-19)                      400
39. Dallas Baptist (41-19)                        397
40. Pepperdine (36-23)                            395