KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Bellevue University baseball team is ranked No. 15 in the NAIA Baseball Coaches' Top 25 Preseason Poll, as announced this week.
Bellevue posted a 39-14 mark a season ago, going 21-2 in North Star play en route to winning a fifth-straight NSAA regular season and a third-straight NSAA Tournament crown.
The Bruins earned an automatic bid to the NAIA Opening Round, reaching the National Tournament for the 13th-straight season and 26th time overall.
Second Team All-American catcher Logan Grant headlines the returners this season. Also returning is last year's NSAA Newcomer of the Year, first baseman Steven Elsner along with first team all-NSAA outfielders Jake Lacey and Anthony Lind and closer Teron Williams. A pair of honorable mention all-conference performers in pitcher Brady Toth and infielder CJ Townsend are also back.
Bellevue opens the 2025 season on Saturday, Feb. 8 with a pair of games against Concordia University and Oklahoma City University. The full schedule will be posted soon on BUBruins.com.
