OMAHA, Neb. --- Tusculum College has ended the
season ranked No. 14 in the 2008 Ping!Baseball Division II Top 30
poll announced officials on Tuesday.
The Pioneers (41-15) dropped eight spots and are one of three
South Atlantic Conference listed in this year's final rankings.
Mount Olive captured its first national championship, posting an
impressive 58-6 worksheet and hold the top spot in this year's
final poll. Ouachita Baptist, who lost to the Trojans in the
national championship game, finished second, climbing 20 spots from
the previous poll. Sonoma State is third, followed by Central
Missouri State, Tampa, Ashland, Shippensburg, Franklin Pierce,
Delta State and Southern Arkansas to comprise the top 10.
CSU-Chico is 11th, followed by Nebraska-Omaha, USC Aiken,
Tusculum, Columbus State, UC San Diego, Emporia State, Abilene
Christian, West Chester, Catawba, Wayne State (Mich.), West
Chester, Catawba, Wayne State (Mich.), West Alabama, Grand Valley
State, West Virginia State, Bryant, Belmont Abbey, Carson-Newman,
St. Joseph's (Ind.), Wayne State (Neb.) and Erskine.
Tusculum closed out the season on a 17-4 run, including four in a
row to win the Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Tournament,
earning TC its second straight trip to the NCAA II Tournament and
fourth in the last six years. Tusculum accounted for its eighth
consecutive winning season and fourth straight 40-win campaign.
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