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BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Campbell has been picked fourth in the 2015 preseason Big South poll, voted on by the league's coaches.

Liberty was voted the Big South's preseason favorite, while High Point and Coastal Carolina followed.

Following Campbell, Radford, Winthrop, Charleston Southern, Gardner-Webb, Longwood, Presbyterian and UNC Asheville round out the poll.

The Flames received eight of 11 first place votes. High Point (2) and Radford (1) also received first place votes.

Liberty first baseman Alex Close was named the preseason player of the year, while Longwood right-hander Aaron Myers was tabbed preseason pitcher of the year.

Campbell finished the 2014 season with a 41-21 overall record, tying for the second-most wins in school history. The Camels claimed the Big South Tournament Championship in Rock Hill, S.C., earning the school's second NCAA Regional berth.

In the Columbia Regional, No. 4 seed CU picked up its first-ever NCAA Regional win, knocking off third-seeded Old Dominion 4-1 in 12 innings.

Campbell has won 131 games over the last three years, and is one of just eight programs nationally with three consecutive 40-plus win seasons.

The Camels will open the 2015 season on February 13, hosting Northern Kentucky at Jim Perry Stadium.

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