Gryphons are the Big East baseball coaches' choice for 2010

Rocky Mount has been elected as the favorite to win the 2010 Big East Conference baseball regular season title in a vote of the league's coaches this week.

The Gryphons, going for their fourth straight 20-win season, received five first place votes, the most they could receive (coaches were not allowed to vote for their own teams.) RMHS finished with 25 points.

RMSH has won or shared a conference title the last four seasons.

New kid on the block, Wilson Hunt, got the other first place nod and garnered 21 points. The Warriors were 17-6 last season and were the third seed in their old league, the Eastern Carolina Conference. They are led by third-year head coach Jon Smith.

Wilson Fike finished third in the voting with 17 points, followed by Northern Nash (12 points), Southern Nash (9) and Nash Central (6).

Rocky Mount, Northern Nash, Wilson Fike, Southern Nash and Nash Central all made the playoffs last season with the Northern going the furthest - bowing out in two games in the NCHSAA 3-A East finals series.

2010 Preseason Big East 3-A Baseball Coaches Poll

1. Rocky Mount (5) - 25 pts.

2. Wilson Hunt (1) - 21 pts.

3. Wilson Fike - 17 pts.

4. Northern Nash - 12 pts.

5. Southern Nash - 9 pts.

6. Nash Central - 6 pts.

(Coaches were not allowed to vote for their own team. Five points for first place, four points for second place, etc.)

2009 NEW 6 3-A Baseball Standings (FINAL)
School	Conf.	Pct.	Overall	Pct.
Rocky Mount	9-1	.900	20-3	.870
Northern Nash	9-1	.900	17-9	.654
Wilson Fike	6-4	.600	14-9	.609
Southern Nash	3-7	.300	8-13	.381
Nash Central	2-8	.200	7-14	.333
SW Edgecombe	1-9	.100	8-15	.348