SAN BRUNO, Calif. — The West Coast Conference announced the 2015 Preseason Poll and All-WCC teams Wednesday, and Bronco baseball junior closer Reece Karalus as well as junior shortstop Jose Vizcaino Jr. have been selected to the preseason all-conference team. Santa Clara is picked to finish seventh in the WCC.

The preseason poll and all-conference teams are voted on solely by the league's 10 head coaches.

Vizcaino Jr. was one of two Broncos to appear in all 56 games of the season and his 54 starts were the most for Santa Clara in 2014. He played primarily at shortstop and led the team in batting average (.323), hits (65), triples (3, t-Greg Harisis), RBIs (28) and stolen bases (11). The La Jolla, Calif. native posted the team's longest hitting streak at 12 games and tied for the team lead with eight multi-RBI games.

Karalus led the team with a 2.25 ERA and 11 saves — the second-most in Bronco baseball single season history — in 2014. Primarily serving as the team's closer, he posted a 6-2 record, struck out 46 batters in 48.0 innings and held opponents to a team-low .206 batting average.

Both Bronco juniors are coming off seasons in which they were named First Team All-West Coast Conference.

Santa Clara received 38 points in the preseason poll and was picked to finish seventh. The Broncos went 16-11 in WCC play last season to finish in a tie for fourth place and earn a bid to the West Coast Conference Baseball Championship.

LMU received the most points (77) and first place votes (6) in the preseason poll, with Pepperdine picked to finish second with 72 points and three first-place votes. The preseason all-conference team features four seniors, seven juniors and four sophomores.

2015 WCC Preseason Baseball Coaches Poll

2015 All-WCC Preseason Baseball Team – Position Players

2015 All-WCC Preseason Baseball Team – Pitchers

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