TUCSON, Ariz. --- For a second straight week, the Tusculum Pioneers are ranked 14th in the nation according to the latest Collegiate Baseball News Division II Coaches' Poll.
The Pioneers (30-11) received 135 total points and have been listed in the national top-30 for the last eight consecutive weeks.
Colorado Mesa is the top-ranked team in the country for a fifth straight week. Angelo State climbed four spots to No. 2, while West Florida leaped five spots to the No. 3 position in the poll. West Texas A&M is fourth, followed by Central Missouri, Tampa, North Greenville, Lee, Illinois-Springfield and Catawba to round out the top-10.
Mount Olive is 11th, followed by Augustana, Charleston (W.Va.), Tusculum, Azusa Pacific, Seton Hill, Northwest Nazarene, Minnesota State-Mankato, Minnesota-Crookston, Southern New Hampshire, Lindenwood, Metro State-Denver, St. Thomas Aquinas, UNC Pembroke, North Georgia, Quincy, Missouri Southern, Shorter, Wayne State (Mich.) and Wingate.
Tusculum has recorded its 17th season with at least 30 victories. Of those 30 wins, 25 came in South Atlantic Conference play which are a new league single-season mark. The Pioneers did not lose a weekend series this spring, winning eight of the nine sets and tying one other. TU lost back-to-back games only once this year and posted winning streaks of three straight wins or more on five occasions including a season-long nine-game run from Feb. 21-Mar. 7.
Collegiate Baseball News Division II Coaches' Poll
Rk |
Team |
Prv |
1 |
Colorado Mesa |
1 |
2 |
Angelo St. |
6 |
3 |
West Florida |
8 |
4 |
West Texas A&M |
3 |
5 |
Central Missouri |
5 |
6 |
Tampa |
2 |
7 |
North Greenville |
10 |
8 |
Lee |
4 |
9 |
Illinois-Springfield |
T11 |
10 |
Catawba |
9 |
11 |
Mount Olive |
7 |
12 |
Augustana |
16 |
13 |
Charleston (W.Va.) |
T11 |
14 |
TUSCULUM |
14 |
15 |
Azusa Pacific |
18 |
16 |
Seton Hill |
15 |
17 |
Northwest Nazarene |
19 |
18 |
Minnesota St.-Mankato |
13 |
19 |
Minnesota-Crookston |
NR |
20 |
Southern New Hampshire |
21 |
21 |
Lindenwood |
17 |
22 |
Metro St.-Denver |
22 |
23 |
St. Thomas Aquinas |
23 |
24 |
UNC Pembroke |
24 |
25 |
North Georgia |
27 |
26 |
Quincy |
29 |
27 |
Missouri Southern |
20 |
28 |
Shorter |
30 |
29 |
Wayne St. (Mich.) |
NR |
30 |
Wingate |
RV |
Others Receiving Votes: Trevecca Nazarene, West Virginia St.