The Lyon County Lyons are the preseason favorites to win the Second region according to the Kentucky High School Baseball Coaches Association.
The Lyons received 12 of the 14 first-place votes from the coaches. Henderson County is ranked second in the poll and received the other two first-place votes.
Lyon County was 21-10 last year and won the district title. The Lyons lost to Henderson County in the region semifinals. Lyon County last won a region title in 2021.
The Colonels were 20-18 last year and won the school’s first regional baseball championship in a decade.
Eighth District schools hold down the next three spots in the preseason rankings.
Christian County (25-12) is ranked third in the poll, one spot ahead of University Heights Academy (15-11). The Colonels won the region in 2022 while UHA works for the school’s first trip to the state baseball tournament.
Hopkinsville (9-18) is No. 5 followed by Caldwell County (19-12) at No. 6 and Union County (10-20) at No. 7.
Madisonville North-Hopkins (10-21) is ranked No. 8 in the preseason poll followed by Webster County (12-16) and Crittenden County (10-13).
The only other team to receive votes in the preseason poll was Trigg County (11-15).
