POMONA, Calif. – With baseball season just around the corner, multiple preseason polls and accolades have been released in the past week. The Broncos found themselves near the top in each poll, while multiple student-athletes received preseason recognition.
 
After a 29-23 season in 2023 that saw the Broncos make their seventh NCAA appearance in the past eight seasons (excluding COVID), head coach Randy Betten looks to lead the Broncos back to the College World Series in Cary, North Carolina in 2024. Betten, who enters his 13^th season at the helm, owns a record of 384-242 (.613) while posting a winning record in each of his 12 seasons. During this stretch, the Broncos have won two NCAA West Region Titles (2015, 2016), two CCAA Regular Season Titles (2015, 2016), and three CCAA Tournament Titles (2015, 2019, 2022).
 
 
CCAA Preseason Rankings & Watchlist
It was announced earlier today that the Broncos were ranked No. 3 in the CCAA preseason poll, receiving 100 points and two first-place votes. Cal State Monterey Bay earned the top spot in the conference, receiving five first-place votes and 114 points, while reigning west region champion Cal State San Bernardino was second with four first-place votes and 111 points. Last season, the Broncos went a combined 6-6 against these two teams, including a 3-1 record in both regular season series.
 
There was a sizeable point gap between the Broncos and the fourth-place Cal State East Bay Pioneers, suggesting that the top three teams will likely duke it out for the conference title this spring.
 
Additionally, pitchers Caleb Reyes and Rhys Stevens were named to the CCAA Preseason Watchlist, having both been named to the All-CCAA First Team and Reyes being named CCAA Most Valuable Pitcher last season. The two anchored a pitching staff that ranked third in the conference in earned run average (4.61) and finished first in WHIP (1.39). CPP also added transfer Cole Anderson, who was an All-CCAA Second Team honoree at Cal State East Bay last season.
 

Rank	School	Points
1	Cal State Monterey Bay (5)	114
2	Cal State San Bernardino (4)	111
3	Cal Poly Pomona (2)	100
4	Cal State East Bay	63
5	Cal State Dominguez Hills	62
	Chico State	62
7	Stanislaus State	56
8	San Francisco State	55
9	Cal State San Marcos	37
10	Cal State LA	35
11	Sonoma State	31

  
NCBWA West Region Rankings & All-America
On Tuesday, the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association announced that the Broncos were ranked fifth in the West Region preseason poll, their same seeding as the NCAA Tournament last May. The Broncos received 63 points, behind Cal State San Bernardino, Cal State Monterey Bay, Point Loma, and Azusa Pacific. Both the CCAA and PacWest featured four teams in the Top 10 in the region, while the GNAC had two schools. In the past 20 seasons, the CCAA has sent a team to the College World Series a staggering 17 times, including CPP in 2015 and 2016, while the PacWest has sent two teams and the GNAC sending one.
 
Additionally, multiple west region teams found themselves in the NCBWA DII Top 25 poll that was released on Wednesday, Cal State San Bernardino ranked at No. 4 nationally, Cal State Monterey Bay at No. 14, and Point Loma at No. 21.
 
On Friday, it was announced that Caleb Reyes earned NCBWA All-America Preseason honors, being named as an honorable mention. Reyes is coming off a stellar 2023 campaign that culminated in being named ABCA Third Team All-American and West Region Pitcher of the Year.
 

Rank	School	Points
1	Cal State San Bernardino (7)	101
2	Cal State Monterey Bay (2)	99
3	Point Loma (2)	94
4	Azusa Pacific	79
5	Cal Poly Pomona	63
6	Western Oregon	50
7	Fresno Pacific	25
8	San Francisco State	20
9	Northwest Nazarene	16
10	Hawai'i Hilo	14

 
 
2024 Schedule
The Broncos will open the season at home on February 9^th against nearby-rival Azusa Pacific. The two teams have not faced each other since the 2019 NCAA Tournament, in which the Cougars eliminated the Broncos from the playoffs. The Broncos are 13-22-1 all-time against APU, and are 5-5 in their past 10 matchups since 2013.
 
CPP will take road trips this season to newly-minted DII school Westmont (first season in NCAA Division II), Cal State Monterey Bay, Sonoma State, Stanislaus State, Cal State LA, and Cal State San Bernardino.
 
The Broncos will feature home series against Chico State, Cal State East Bay, San Francisco State, Cal State San Marcos, and Cal State Dominguez Hills. Additionally, Cal Poly Pomona will host the 2024 CCAA Tournament at Scolinos Field. Should the Broncos finish top six in the CCAA standings, which they have done in every season since 2014, they will get to play on their home turf May 8-11.
 
To view the full 2024 schedule, click HERE.