CHARGERS BASEBALL RANKED SEVENTH IN LATEST NCBWA NORTHEAST REGION POLL
Courtesy of Doug Monson, Franklin Pierce University
Rindge, NH (5/5/08) Bryant University is
ranked first in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers of
America's (NCBWA) Division II Northeast Regional poll for the
second-straight week.
Bryant (37-15, 25-5) received seven of eight fi rst place votes this week after capturing the Northeast-10 Conference regular season championship over the weekend. The Northeast-10 boasts the top four teams in this week's rankings, with Franklin Pierce (35-12, 20-10 NE-10) ranked second and receiving the remaining first place vote. Southern Connecticut State (33-15, 23-6 NE-10) is ranked third, while Pace University (30-21, 18-12 NE-10) rounds out the quartet of NE-10 teams. Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference member Caldwell College (29-17, 18-9 CACC) rounds out the top five, while Dowling College (28-16, 17-10 ECC) is the first East Coast Conference member in the poll at sixth. The complete top ten, with all teams receiving votes is listed below.
The NCBWA's Northeast Regional committee for 2008 is Doug Monson, Sports Information Director at Franklin Pierce (coordinator), Ken Johnson, SID at Saint Anselm, John Tagliaferri, SID at Pace, JenniferMischke, SID at Molloy, Chuck Sadowski, SID at Bridgeport, Adam Siepiola, Assistant SID at Adelphi, Bob Heller, Assistant AD/SID at University of Sciences in Philadelphia, Matt McLagan, SID at Caldwell and Matt Connors, Assistant SID at Philadelphia.
The NCBWA Division II Northeast
Regional poll is in no way affi liated with the NCAA Division
II
Tournament selection committee rankings.
NCBWA
Northeast Region Poll
(May 5, 2008)
Rk. School Pts Record
1. Bryant (R.I.) (7) 79 37-15
2. Franklin Pierce (N.H.) (1) 69 35-12
3. Southern Conn. State 65 33-15
4. Pace (N.Y.) 53 30-21
5. Caldwell (N.J.) 49 29-17
6. Dowling (N.Y.) 45 28-16
7. Dominican (N.Y.) 20 26-23
Molloy (N.Y.) 20 27-20
9. St. Thomas Aquinas (N.Y.) 16 27-22
10. UMass Lowell 10 24-22
() - fi rst place votes.
Receiving Votes: Philadelphia Univ. 7, LIU-C.W. Post
2, New Haven 2, Felician 1, Stonehill 1, Wilmington 1.