Spalding and Webster In Latest ABCA/Collegiate Baseball Poll
Webster University made the largest jump for any team in this week's ABCA/Collegiate Baseball Division III poll, moving up 13 spots to #14 while fellow St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference member Spalding University is making their first appearance on the poll this season at #27 in the rankings.
Webster, who moved into the poll at #27 last week, jumped up 13 spots with 226 points after knocking off three ranked opponents last week. The Gorloks run through their Florida trip included wins over #10 Southern Maine, #11 St. Scholastica, and #24 Wheaton as well as victories over Rhodes, Ripon, and Rutgers-Camden. The Gorloks are currently 9-3 overall and have won eight of their last nine games with that lone loss coming to #25 ranked Wisconsin-La Crosse.
Spalding meanwhile climbed into the rankings after defeating then top-ranked Massachusetts-Boston 11-9 in the Golden Eagles final game of their Florida trip. Spalding is off to a 12-3 start this season and has shown an explosive offense, tallying double-digit runs in seven games, while being led by last year's Division III strikeout leader Jimi Keating.
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Rank School |
Record |
Points |
Last Week |
|
1. Rowan (N.J.) (6) |
11-1 |
464 |
3 |
|
2. Trinity (Texas) (4) |
14-1 |
461 |
2 |
|
3. Mass.-Boston (6) |
9-2 |
460 |
1 |
|
4. Wis.-Whitewater (1) |
0-0 |
396 |
6 |
|
5. Concordia-Chicago (Ill.) |
9-3 |
378 |
7 |
|
6. Methodist (N.C.) |
20-3 |
376 |
10 |
|
7. Roanoke (Va.) |
13-3 |
374 |
9 |
|
8. Randolph-Macon (Va.) |
12-2 |
363 |
12 |
|
9. Wooster (Ohio) |
5-2 |
311 |
4 |
|
10. Christopher Newport (Va.) |
14-4 |
288 |
16 |
|
11. Washington & Jefferson (Pa.) |
7-4 |
278 |
5 |
|
12. Case Western Reserve (Ohio) |
10-1 |
271 |
23 |
|
13. Texas Lutheran |
17-4 |
262 |
17 |
|
14. Webster (Mo.) |
9-3 |
226 |
27 |
|
15. Frostburg (Md.) State |
11-2 |
205 |
19 |
|
16. Redlands (Calif.) |
16-6 |
204 |
14 |
|
17. La Roche (Pa.) |
9-3 |
201 |
21 |
|
18. Catholic (D.C.) |
14-1 |
200 |
29 |
|
19. Oswego (N.Y.) State |
8-5 |
197 |
13 |
|
20. Cortland (N.Y.) State |
9-6 |
180 |
25 |
|
21. Marietta (Ohio) |
9-2 |
159 |
rv |
|
22. The College of New Jersey |
8-2 |
128 |
nr |
|
23. Maryville (Tenn.) |
18-5 |
125 |
18 |
|
24. Millsaps (Miss.) |
17-6 |
112 |
rv |
|
25. Wis.-La Crosse |
6-3 |
96 |
26 |
|
26. St. Scholastica (Minn.) |
5-3 |
92 |
11 |
|
27. Spalding (Ky.) |
12-3 |
60 |
rv |
|
28. Bethel (Minn.) |
12-1 |
43 |
nr |
|
29. Endicott (Mass.) |
7-1 |
41 |
nr |
|
30. Baldwin Wallace (Ohio) |
13-3 |
39 |
rv |
Also receiving votes: Shenandoah (Va.) 38, Arcadia (Pa.) 37, Concordia (Texas) 35, Salisbury (Md.) 32, Alvernia (Pa.) 29, Franklin (Ind.) 28, Heidelberg (Ohio) 28, Southern Maine 27, Keystone (Pa.) 25, Pomona-Pitzer (Calif.) 22, Chapman (Calif.) 20, Wartburg (Iowa) 17, Earlham (Ind.) 14, Mitchell (Conn.) 13, Babson (Mass.) 12, Illinois Wesleyan 11, George Fox (Ore.) 10, New York University 9, Cal Lutheran 8, Hood (Md.) 6, Tufts (Mass.) 5, Berry (Ga.) 4.
