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April 11, 2006

Dominican Ranked Seventh By NCBWA

Rindge, N.H. (April 10, 2006) – After a one-week absence, Franklin Pierce has reclaimed the top spot in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Division II Northeast Regional rankings. The poll was conducted by the region’s six-member committee.

Dominican Baseball Ranked Seventh by NCBWA

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Doug Monson

RINDGE, N.H. (April 10, 2006) - After a one-week absence, Franklin Pierce has reclaimed the top spot in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Division II Northeast Regional rankings.  The poll was conducted by the region's six-member committee.

Franklin Pierce (21-7), which held the top spot for four-straight weeks before being unseated last week, collected three of the six first place votes from the committee. Southern Connecticut State University (19-9), the reigning Northeast Regional Champions, moved up one spot to second and received a first place vote. UMass Lowell (23-5), ranked first last week, took the two remaining first place votes. Pace

University (19-8), a fourth Northeast-10 Conference member, is ranked fourth this week, while the University of New Haven (16-8), from the New York Collegiate Athletic Conference (NYCAC), rounds out the top five.  The complete top ten is listed below.

The NCBWA's Northeast Regional committee for 2006 is Doug Monson, Sports Information Director at Franklin Pierce (coordinator), Ken Johnson, SID at Saint Anselm, Chuck Sadowski, SID at New Haven, Jennifer Mischke, SID at Molloy, Tony Berich, Assistant AD/SID at Philadelphia and Bob Heller, Assistant AD/SID at University of Sciences in Philadelphia.

The NCBWA Division II Northeast Regional poll is in no way affiliated with the NCAA Division II Tournament selection committee rankings.

NCBWA

Northeast Region Poll

(April 10, 2006)

Rk. School Pts Record

1. Franklin Pierce (3) 57 21-7

2. Southern Connecticut St. (1) 53 19-9

3. UMass Lowell (2) 50 23-5

4. Pace 43 19-8

5. New Haven 28 16-8

6. Stonehill 26 13-11

7. Dominican 25 20-11

8. St. Thomas Aquinas 17 14-11

9. Wilmington 13 17-13

10. Southern New Hampshire 7 15-9

() - first place votes.

- NCBWA -

The aim of Dominican University New York is to promote educational excellence, leadership, and service in an environment characterized by respect for the individual and concern for the community and its needs. Founded by the Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt, the university is an independent institution of higher learning, Catholic in origin and heritage. In the Dominican tradition, it fosters the active, shared pursuit of truth and embodies an ideal of education rooted in the values of reflective understanding and compassionate involvement.  Committed to building its programs upon a strong foundation in the liberal arts and sciences, the university maintains a student-centered climate and serves a diverse community of students in undergraduate and graduate programs. The university empowers this community of learners to excel, lead and serve with integrity and to engage responsibly in the pursuit of a more just, ethical and sustainable world.  Dominican also sponsors 18 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level.  To learn more about Dominican University New York, please visit www.duny.edu.