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March 19, 2007

Dominican Ranked Eighth In NCBWA Poll

Rindge, NH (3/19/07) The Dominican College baseball team has been ranked eighth in the NCBWA Northeast Regional poll which was released today.

Dominican Ranked Eighth In NCBWA Poll

Rindge, NH (3/19/07)  The Dominican College baseball team has been ranked eighth in the NCBWA Northeast Regional poll which was released today.


RINDGE, N.H. (March 19, 2007) – Off to a 12-1 start and winners of 11-straight, Franklin Pierce has earned the top spot in this week’s National Collegiate Baseball Writers of America’s (NCBWA) Division II Northeast Regional poll for the second-straight week. 

Franklin Pierce (12-1, 0-0 NE-10) took all six fi rst place votes in a poll which shows a sharp drop-off behind the Ravens (60 points) in the rankings. UMass Lowell (5-9, 0-0 NE-10) is second with 38 points,while Assumption College (8-4, 0-0 NE-10) has moved up to third with 33 points. LIU-C.W. Post (7-5, 0-0 ECC) is the first non-Northeast-10 team ranked, in fourth (28 points), while Pace University (5-8, 0-0NE-10) rounds out the top five. Fourth through seventh place in the rankings are separated by just threepoints. The complete top ten, with those also receiving votes, is listed below.

The NCBWA’s Northeast Regional committee for 2007 is Doug Monson, Sports Information Directorat Franklin Pierce (coordinator), Ken Johnson, SID at Saint Anselm, Jennifer Mischke, SID at Molloy, Tony Berich, Assistant AD/SID at Philadelphia, Bob Heller, Assistant AD/SID at University of Sciences in Philadelphia and Thomas Emberley, Director of Sports Information at LIU-C.W. Post.

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
(March 19, 2007)

Rk. School Pts Record

1. Franklin Pierce (6) 60 12-1
2. UMass Lowell 38 5-9
3. Assumption 33 8-4
4. LIU-C.W. Post 28 7-5
5. Pace 27 5-8
6. Philadelphia 26 4-5
7. Bryant 25 7-9
8. Dominican 21 4-5
9. Adelphi 18 7-5
10. Caldwell 15 5-2
Receiving Votes: New Haven, Southern Conn. State,
Wilmington, Stonehill, Molloy.
() - fi rst 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.