NEWTOWN, Pa. - It may not feel like outside, but baseball season is right around the corner. On Tuesday, January 28, the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) released their annual Preseason Coaches' poll ahead of the 2025 baseball season. The Lions were selected 8^th.

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Messiah topped the preseason poll garnering four first place votes. Messiah entered last season's 2024 MAC Commonwealth playoffs as the one seed. Rounding out the top three was Alvernia and York in second and third, respectively. Alvernia beat Messiah 7-2 in game three of the 2024 Championships to claim their fourth title in program history.

Eastern and Widener tied for the fourth spot in the poll and were followed closely by Stevenson in sixth, Hood in seventh and Albright in eighth. The five teams all finished within 15 points of each other in the poll singling what is set to be a competitive 2025 season.

Albright will get underway on February 22 at the Wilkes Tournament. The Lions will open with SUNY Cobleskill (Feb. 22) and will play King's College the following day.

The first home game will come on February 28 vs Gettysburg while MAC Commonwealth play will begin March 14 against York. Justin Perry will lead the team into the 2025 season marking his third year at the helm of the program.