Monday,
April 21, 2008
TUSCULUM
BASEBALL MOVES UP TO SECOND IN NCBWA REGION POLL
WINTER PARK, Fla. --- The Tusculum College baseball team has jumped
three spots and is ranked second in this week’s National Collegiate Baseball
Writers Association’s Division II South Region Poll announced officials Monday. Tusculum (38-12) went a perfect 5-0 last
week, including four straight wins to capture the 2008 Food Lion South Atlantic
Conference Tournament title.
Defending national champion Tampa
(34-7-1) holds onto the top spot in the region, receiving five first place
votes. Tusculum is second, while Catawba
is third after posting a 5-2 record last, with both losses coming to the
Pioneers, including a 4-2 setback in Sunday’s championship game in Hickory,
N.C. Carson-Newman and Lynn are tied for
fourth, followed by Florida Tech, Nova Southeastern, Florida Southern, Barry
and Stillman.
By virtue of winning the SAC Tournament,
the Pioneers have earned an automatic berth to the NCAA II Tournament, which
will be held next month. Stillman has also punched its ticket for next month’s NCAA
South Regional Tournament, winning the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic
Conference Tournament this past weekend.
The NCBWA South Region Poll is
not used for selection purposes or seeding for the NCAA II Tournament.
- TC -
|
NCBWA Division II South Region Rankings |
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|
Rk. |
Team (1st
Place Votes) |
Record |
Pts. |
Prv. |
|
1 |
Tampa (5) |
34-7-1 |
50 |
1 |
|
2 |
TUSCULUM |
38-12 |
44 |
5 |
|
3 |
Catawba |
37-16 |
37 |
2 |
|
4 |
Carson-Newman |
38-16 |
31 |
4 |
|
|
Lynn (Fla.) |
30-15 |
31 |
3 |
|
6 |
Florida Tech |
32-16-1 |
24 |
7 |
|
7 |
Nova Southeastern |
27-17 |
23 |
9 |
|
8 |
Florida Southern |
25-20 |
16 |
10 |
|
9 |
Barry |
29-15 |
11 |
6 |
|
10 |
Stillman |
26-24 |
3 |
NR |
|
Tusculum Opponents in Italics |
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