TUCSON, Ariz. --- For a fourth straight week, the Tusculum Pioneers are ranked 14th in the country according to the Collegiate Baseball News Division II Coaches' Poll.
The Pioneers (30-11) received 138 total points and have been listed in the national top-30 for the last 10 weeks in a row.
Colorado Mesa is the top-ranked team in the nation for a seventh straight week. West Florida is second, followed by Angelo State, Central Missouri, North Greenville, West Texas A&M, Tampa, Illinois-Springfield, Lee and Catawba to comprise the top-10.
Mount Olive is 11th, followed by Augustana, Seton Hill, Tusculum, Azusa Pacific, Lindenwood, Metro State-Denver, St. Thomas Aquinas, Charleston (W.Va.), Northwest Nazarene, Minnesota State-Mankato, Trevecca Nazarene, Southern New Hampshire, North Georgia, Delta State, Missouri Southern, UNC Pembroke, Millersville, Wingate and Minnesota-Crookston to wrap up this week's top-30.
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 Poll
Rk |
Team |
Prv |
1 |
Colorado Mesa |
1 |
2 |
West Florida |
3 |
3 |
Angelo St. |
2 |
4 |
Central Missouri |
5 |
5 |
North Greenville |
7 |
6 |
West Texas A&M |
4 |
T7 |
Tampa |
6 |
T7 |
Illinois-Springfield |
8 |
9 |
Lee |
9 |
10 |
Catawba |
10 |
11 |
Mount Olive |
11 |
12 |
Augustana |
12 |
13 |
Seton Hill |
T14 |
14 |
TUSCULUM |
T14 |
15 |
Azusa Pacific |
16 |
16 |
Lindenwood |
17 |
T17 |
Metro St.-Denver |
18 |
T17 |
St. Thomas Aquinas |
19 |
19 |
Charleston (W.Va.) |
13 |
20 |
Northwest Nazarene |
20 |
21 |
Minnesota St.-Mankato |
21 |
22 |
Trevecca Nazarene |
24 |
23 |
Southern New Hampshire |
23 |
24 |
North Georgia |
22 |
25 |
Delta St. |
26 |
26 |
Missouri Southern |
25 |
27 |
UNC Pembroke |
27 |
28 |
Millersville |
28 |
29 |
Wingate |
30 |
30 |
Minnesota-Crookston |
NR |
Others Receiving Votes: St. Cloud St., Western Oregon.