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May 8, 2006

Dominican Baseball Ranked Seventh in NCBWA Poll

RINDGE, N.H. (May 8, 2006) – Franklin Pierce remains a unanimous choice for 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.

Dominican Baseball Ranked Seventh In NCBWA Poll

RINDGE, N.H. (May 8, 2006) - Franklin Pierce remains a unanimous choice for 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.

Franklin Pierce (40-9, 25-5 NE-10), which clinched its first Northeast-10 Conference regular season title last week, received all six first place votes from the committee for the second-straight week. Fellow Northeast-10 members Stonehill College (28-16, 22-8 NE-10) and Southern Connecticut State University (31-15, 20-9 NE-10) grabbed the next two spots, while the University of New Haven (34-9, 24-3 NYCAC) from the New York Collegiate Athletic Conference was voted fourth and NE-10 member University of Massachusetts Lowell (33-12, 20-10 NE-10) 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

(May 8, 2006)

Rk. School Pts Record

1. Franklin Pierce (6) 60 40-9

2. Stonehill 49 28-16

3. Southern Conn. State 48 31-15

4. New Haven 42 34-9

5. UMass Lowell 34 33-12

6. Pace 28 33-17

7. Dominican 24 36-15

8. Dowling 20 28-13

9. Wilmington 12 30-19

10. Molloy 7 25-21

() - 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.