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April 4, 2006

Dominican Ranked Seventh In Latest NCBWA Poll

RINDGE, N.H. (April 3, 2006) – The University of Massachusetts Lowell has taken over the top spot in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Division II Northeast Regional rankings. The poll was conducted by the region’s six-member committee.

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UMass Lowell Takes Top of NCBWA Northeast Regional Poll

Dominican Ranked Seventh In Latest NCBWA Poll

RINDGE, N.H. (April 3, 2006) - The University of Massachusetts Lowell has taken over the top spot in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Division II Northeast Regional rankings. The poll was conducted by the region's six-member committee.

UMass Lowell (20-3), winners of 15 of its last 16, received four of the six first place votes by the committee. Franklin Pierce (17-7), who had held the top spot for four-straight weeks, received a first place vote and is ranked second, followed by Southern Connecticut State University (16-8) in third, Pace University (17-6), who received the remaining first place vote, in fourth and the University of New Haven (15-5) rounds out the top five. The complete top ten is listed below.

The NCBWA's Northeast Regional committee for 2006 is Doug Monson, Sports Information Director at Franklin Pierce (coordinator), Ken Johnson, SID at Saint Anselm, Chuck Sadowski, SID at New Haven, Jennifer Mischke, SID at Molloy, Tony Berich, Assistant AD/SID at Philadelphia and Bob Heller, Assistant AD/SID at University of Sciences in Philadelphia.

The NCBWA Division II Northeast Regional poll is in no way affiliated with the NCAA Division II Tournament selection committee rankings.

NCBWA

Northeast Region Poll

(April 3, 2006)

Rk. School Pts Record

1. UMass Lowell (4) 57 20-3

2. Franklin Pierce (1) 54 17-7

3. Southern Connecticut State 46 16-8

4. Pace (1) 45 17-6

5. New Haven 33 15-5

6. Stonehill 32 11-10

7. Dominican 22 19-10

8. St. Thomas Aquinas 13 11-9

9. Southern New Hampshire 12 13-6

10. Concordia 7 13-15

() - first place votes.

- NCBWA -

 

The aim of Dominican University New York is to promote educational excellence, leadership, and service in an environment characterized by respect for the individual and concern for the community and its needs. Founded by the Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt, the university is an independent institution of higher learning, Catholic in origin and heritage. In the Dominican tradition, it fosters the active, shared pursuit of truth and embodies an ideal of education rooted in the values of reflective understanding and compassionate involvement.  Committed to building its programs upon a strong foundation in the liberal arts and sciences, the university maintains a student-centered climate and serves a diverse community of students in undergraduate and graduate programs. The university empowers this community of learners to excel, lead and serve with integrity and to engage responsibly in the pursuit of a more just, ethical and sustainable world.  Dominican also sponsors 18 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level.  To learn more about Dominican University New York, please visit www.duny.edu.