TUCSON, Ariz. --- The Tusculum Pioneers moved up one spot and are ranked 11^th in this week's Collegiate Baseball News NCAA Division II Coaches' Poll.  TU received 157 total points and is one of two South Atlantic Conference teams listed in his week's top-30, along with No. 26 Catawba.

Tusculum (25-8, 21-7 SAC) are coming off its sixth league series win as the Pioneers went 3-1 at Carson-Newman most recently. After dropping the series opener to the Eagles 5-3 on Sunday, TU bounced back with three straight victories including a 16-7 decision in the series finale on Monday.

Colorado Mesa is the top-ranked in the nation once again, while Tampa holds the No. 2 spot in the country. Central Missouri is up one spot to third, while West Texas A&M moved up two positions and is fourth. Mount Olive is the top-ranked team in the Southeast Region and is fifth in the national poll. Angelo State is sixth, followed by North Greenville, Lee, Missouri Southern and West Florida to comprise the top-10.

Tusculum is 11^th, followed by Augustana, UNC Pembroke, Lindenwood, Seton Hill, Charleston (W.Va.), Illinois-Springfield, Southern New Hampshire, Azusa Pacific, Minnesota-Crookston, North Georgia, Minnesota State-Mankato, Columbus State, Northwest Nazarene, Texas-Tyler, Catawba, Northwood, Metro State-Denver, Shorter and St. Thomas Aquinas.

Following Wednesday's mid-week regional match-up at Belmont Abbey, the Pioneers will return home this weekend to close out the regular season as they host Limestone for a four-game SAC series. The action begins on Saturday with a 2 p.m. doubleheader followed by a 1 p.m. twin-bill on Sunday.

Collegiate Baseball News NCAA II Poll