CORVALLIS, Ore. – Lewis-Clark State was selected as the preseason favorite in the 2027 Cascade Collegiate Conference Baseball Coaches’ Poll, released Wednesday by the conference office.
The Warriors received six first-place votes and 62 points to lead the eight-team poll. The University of British Columbia ranked second with 58 points and two first-place votes, while College of Idaho placed third with 43 points. Bushnell University followed closely in fourth with 42 points, and Oregon Tech rounded out the top five with 33 points.
Lewis-Clark State and British Columbia shared the 2026 CCC regular season title after both finished conference play with 30-7 records. LC State earned the No. 1 seed and hosting rights for the postseason tournament through the head-to-head tiebreaker. The Warriors then defeated British Columbia to claim their second consecutive CCC Tournament championship.
Both teams were sent to the 2026 NAIA Baseball National Championship. The Warriors finished the season 45-9 in head coach Jeremiah Robbins’ first season back in Lewiston, advancing to the final site before falling to top-seeded Taylor University, 8-5. British Columbia saw their postseason run come to an end with a 7-2 loss to Southeastern (Fla.) in the final game of the NAIA Baseball Championship Opening Round in Lakeland, finishing the season with a 40-17 record. Following the season, both the Warriors and the Thunderbirds appeared in the NAIA Baseball Coaches’ Top 25 postseason poll.
Eastern Oregon University ranked sixth in the preseason poll with 19 points, followed by Corban University with 18 points. Warner Pacific University rounded out the poll with 13 points.
LC State enters the 2027 season looking to build on its back-to-back conference tournament titles, while the rest of the CCC field prepares to take on the challenge for the conference crown.
2027 CCC Baseball Preseason Poll
| Team (First-Place Votes) |
Points |
| 1. Lewis-Clark State College (6) |
62 |
| 2. University of British Columbia (2) |
58 |
| 3. College of Idaho |
43 |
| 4. Bushnell University |
42 |
| 5. Oregon Tech |
33 |
| 6. Eastern Oregon University |
19 |
| 7. Corban University |
18 |
| 8. Warner Pacific University |
13 |