Monday,
April 28, 2008
TUSCULUM
BASEBALL RANKED SECOND IN NCBWA REGION POLL
WINTER PARK, Fla. --- For a second straight week, Tusculum College
is listed second in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association’s
Division II South Region Poll announced officials Monday. The Pioneers (38-13) received 61 points in
the poll of sportswriters, broadcasters and sports information directors
covering the South Region.
Defending national champion
Tampa (36-8-1) is once again the top-ranked team in the region. Tusculum is second, followed by Catawba
(38-16), Carson-Newman (41-16) and Lynn (32-17) to make up the top five. Nova Southeastern (29-19) is sixth, followed
by Florida Tech (33-17-1), Florida Southern (28-21), Barry (31-17) and Stillman (26-26).
Tusculum has already clinched
one of the six bids to next month’s NCAA II South Region Tournament, by winning
the South Atlantic Conference Tournament.
Stillman has also punched its ticket for the
regional, winning the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament. The regular season champion of the Sunshine
State Conference will also earn an automatic bid. Three teams will also receive at-large
berths.
The Pioneers will be making
their fourth NCAA Tournament appearance in the last six years.
The NCBWA South Region Poll is
not used for selection purposes or seeding for the NCAA II Tournament.
- TC -
|
NCBWA Division II South Region
Poll |
||||
|
Rk. |
Team
(1st Place Votes) |
Record |
Pts. |
Prv. |
|
1 |
Tampa
(7) |
36-8-1 |
70 |
1 |
|
2 |
TUSCULUM |
38-13 |
61 |
2 |
|
3 |
Catawba |
38-16 |
56 |
3 |
|
4 |
Carson-Newman |
41-16 |
47 |
4 |
|
5 |
Lynn |
32-17 |
35 |
5 |
|
6 |
Nova
Southeastern |
29-19 |
31 |
7 |
|
7 |
Florida
Tech |
33-17-1 |
29 |
6 |
|
8 |
Florida
Southern |
28-21 |
22 |
8 |
|
9 |
Barry |
31-17 |
14 |
9 |
|
10 |
Stillman |
26-26 |
7 |
10 |