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Raiders claim top spot in 2026 Horizon League preseason poll
2/12/2026 3:00:00 PM | Baseball
DAYTON/INDIANAPOLIS- The Wright State baseball program was picked atop the Horizon League preseason poll for the sixth consecutive year, the league office announced Thursday afternoon. The Raiders received 24 points and four first-place votes.
Milwaukee followed, voted to finish second with 18 points. Coming in third was Northern Kentucky with 12 points, closely trailed by Youngstown State with 11 points. Rounding out the poll is Oakland with 10 points and one first-place vote.
Wright State has captured seven straight regular-season Horizon League titles and has made four trips to the NCAA Regional in the last five years. The Raiders have several key returners from last season's squad returning to the diamond, including J.P. Peltier, who blasted 20 home runs in 2025 while batting .303 with 24 stolen bases to earn first-team Horizon League honors. Horizon League Freshman of the Year Hunter Warren, who batted .328 with an .831 OPS, also returns, along with all-league first team selections Cam Allen, who had a 7-3 record with a 4.95 ERA in 2025, and Braylen Blomquist, who tallied a .333 batting average.
The Raiders open their 2026 campaign on the road this weekend at Georgia, with all three games of the weekend series set to be streamed on SECN+. Wright State's home opener is scheduled for February 25 against Kent State, with the Horizon League schedule getting underway in mid-March.
Milwaukee followed, voted to finish second with 18 points. Coming in third was Northern Kentucky with 12 points, closely trailed by Youngstown State with 11 points. Rounding out the poll is Oakland with 10 points and one first-place vote.
Wright State has captured seven straight regular-season Horizon League titles and has made four trips to the NCAA Regional in the last five years. The Raiders have several key returners from last season's squad returning to the diamond, including J.P. Peltier, who blasted 20 home runs in 2025 while batting .303 with 24 stolen bases to earn first-team Horizon League honors. Horizon League Freshman of the Year Hunter Warren, who batted .328 with an .831 OPS, also returns, along with all-league first team selections Cam Allen, who had a 7-3 record with a 4.95 ERA in 2025, and Braylen Blomquist, who tallied a .333 batting average.
The Raiders open their 2026 campaign on the road this weekend at Georgia, with all three games of the weekend series set to be streamed on SECN+. Wright State's home opener is scheduled for February 25 against Kent State, with the Horizon League schedule getting underway in mid-March.
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