Conway, Ark. - Hendrix was picked fifth in the 2026 SCAC Baseball Preseason Poll, the league announced on Wednesday.

The voting was conducted among the SCAC's head coaches. The poll in its entirety is as follows.

1. Concordia - 116 (8)
2. McMurry - 111 (3)
3. St. Thomas - 94
4. Texas Lutheran - 83
5. Hendrix - 74
6. Centenary - 67
7. LeTourneau - 59
8. Ozarks - 41
9. Schreiner - 33
10. Austin College - 25
11. Dallas - 23

Opening Day for the Warriors will be on February 6 as they host Westminster at Warrior Baseball for the first game of a three-game series. Conference play begins the following week as Hendrix heads to Huntsville, Texas to face the University of St. Thomas (Texas).