PORTLAND, Ore. --- Portland senior pitcher Christian Peters, junior shortstop Chad Stevens, sophomore first baseman Tracye Tammaro, and redshirt-freshman outfielder Jake Holcroft were all voted to the 2021 All-West Coast Conference Preseason Baseball Team, it was announced on Tuesday. The Pilots tied Pepperdine for the most players on the all-league preseason team, and it's the second straight year to earn the honor for Stevens.
 
The Pilots as a team were selected to finish seventh in the annual poll of the league's 10 head coaches.
 
Last year during an abbreviated season, Peters was nearly flawless, going 3-1 in four starts on the hill with a minuscule 0.63 ERA. He struck out 35 in 28.2 total innings, walked only three, and allowed just three earned runs to rank 24th nationally in ERA.
 
Stevens hit .299 last year, collected eight doubles, and was a perfect 5-for-5 on stolen bases. He also produced a triple, a home run, and 16 RBI's.
 
Tammaro was among the nation's leaders in home runs in 2020, belting seven dingers in 16 games to rank eighth in the country. His 22 RBI's were good for 16th nationally, he hit .333, and he tallied three doubles. He was also sparkling in the field, boasting a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage on 127 total chances.
 
Holcroft was one of the best hitters in the country, en route to nabbing Collegiate Baseball Freshmen All-American recognition. Holcroft hit a torrid .484 at the plate last spring, which ranked third in the country. His 30 hits were the third most nationally, and he also collected seven doubles, two triples, two home runs, and 11 RBI's. He scored 20 runs and swiped four bases, and he was Portland's first freshman All-American since 2012.
 
The Pilots are scheduled to begin the 2021 season at home during the weekend of Feb. 19-21 when Seattle U visits the renovated Joe Etzel Field for a four-game series.
 
2021 WCC Baseball Preseason Coaches Poll
Team (First Place Votes), Points
Pepperdine (6), 78
Gonzaga (2), 67
San Diego (1), 63
BYU (1), 50
Loyola Marymount, 40
San Francisco, 40
Portland, 38
Santa Clara, 30
Saint Mary's (CA), 29
Pacific, 15
 
2021 All-WCC Preseason Baseball Team – Position Players
Name, Institution, Yr., Pos.
Reese Alexiades, Pepperdine, Sr., OF
Billy Cook, Pepperdine, Jr., 2B/OF
Jake Holcroft, Portland, Fr., OF
Shane McGuire, San Diego, Jr., C
Charles Middleton, Pacific, Jr., LF
Aharon Modlin, Pepperdine, Sr., INF
Caleb Ricketts, San Diego, So., 1B/C
Chad Stevens, Portland, Jr., INF
Tracye Tammaro, Portland, So., INF
Ernie Yake, Gonzaga, Jr., SS
 
2021 All-WCC Preseason Baseball Team – Pitchers
Name, Institution, Yr., Pos.
Josh Agnew, LMU, Sr., RHP
Cooper Chandler, Pepperdine, Jr., RHP
Alek Jacob, Gonzaga, Jr., RHP
Christian Peters, Portland, Sr., RHP
Carter Rustad, San Diego, Fr., RHP