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Baseball Jumps to Ninth in Collegiate Baseball National Poll
4/1/2013 3:20:00 PM | Baseball
Holds No. 2 Spot in West Region
The Grand Canyon University baseball team made the jump from 23rd in last week's poll into ninth place in the latest Collegiate Baseball Division II Poll. GCU also retained their second-place ranking in the latest National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association poll, both of which were released today. The Antelopes are 26-5 overall and 19-1 in Pacific West Conference play.
Fellow conference member Dixie State is ranked sixth, California Baptist is eighth, and Hawai’i Pacific is ninth in the West.
The ‘Lopes won each of their six games played last week, two of which were come-from-behind victories to keep intact their 17-game win streak. The streak is tied for the longest in 27 years, as the 1986 squad also won 17 straight from March 2-24. The school record for most consecutive wins is 27, which was set from March 6-31, 1984.
GCU is led offensively by Derek Mendoza with a .404 batting average (38-for-94) and team-high 28 RBI, tied for fourth-most in the PacWest. Steven Swingle leads all conference batters with six triples on the season. On the mound, Coley Bruns is a perfect 6-0 with a 1.24 ERA (6 ER in 43.2 IP), while Andrew Naderer leads the squad with 44 strikeouts in his eight starts, third-most in the conference.
GCU will hit the road for the first of back-to-back trips when they travel to take on Fresno Pacific for a four-game series beginning on Thursday at 6 p.m. Fans can follow the action live by visiting www.gculopes.com.
Click here for the national poll.
NCBWA West Region Top 10 - April 1, 2013
Rank - School Name (First Place Votes) - 2013 Record - Vote Points - Rank in Last Poll
1. Chico State (5), 23-5, 50 pts, 1st
2. Grand Canyon, 26-5, 45 pts, 2nd
3. Cal State Monterey Bay, 20-10, 38 pts, 3rd
4. Sonoma State, 21-9, 32 pts, 6th
5. Cal State East Bay, 24-10, 28 pts, 4th
6. Dixie State, 20-8, 25 pts, 5th
7. Cal State L.A., 21-13, 22 pts, 7th
8. Cal Baptist, 21-9, 19 pts, 10th
9. Hawaii Pacific, 20-14, 6 pts, 8th
10. Cal Poly Pomona, 18-15, 4 pts, 9th
Others receiving votes: Fresno Pacific, 20-10, 3 pts; Cal State Dominguez Hills, 15-14, 2 pts; UC San Diego, 17-14, 1 pt.
Fellow conference member Dixie State is ranked sixth, California Baptist is eighth, and Hawai’i Pacific is ninth in the West.
The ‘Lopes won each of their six games played last week, two of which were come-from-behind victories to keep intact their 17-game win streak. The streak is tied for the longest in 27 years, as the 1986 squad also won 17 straight from March 2-24. The school record for most consecutive wins is 27, which was set from March 6-31, 1984.
GCU is led offensively by Derek Mendoza with a .404 batting average (38-for-94) and team-high 28 RBI, tied for fourth-most in the PacWest. Steven Swingle leads all conference batters with six triples on the season. On the mound, Coley Bruns is a perfect 6-0 with a 1.24 ERA (6 ER in 43.2 IP), while Andrew Naderer leads the squad with 44 strikeouts in his eight starts, third-most in the conference.
GCU will hit the road for the first of back-to-back trips when they travel to take on Fresno Pacific for a four-game series beginning on Thursday at 6 p.m. Fans can follow the action live by visiting www.gculopes.com.
Click here for the national poll.
NCBWA West Region Top 10 - April 1, 2013
Rank - School Name (First Place Votes) - 2013 Record - Vote Points - Rank in Last Poll
1. Chico State (5), 23-5, 50 pts, 1st
2. Grand Canyon, 26-5, 45 pts, 2nd
3. Cal State Monterey Bay, 20-10, 38 pts, 3rd
4. Sonoma State, 21-9, 32 pts, 6th
5. Cal State East Bay, 24-10, 28 pts, 4th
6. Dixie State, 20-8, 25 pts, 5th
7. Cal State L.A., 21-13, 22 pts, 7th
8. Cal Baptist, 21-9, 19 pts, 10th
9. Hawaii Pacific, 20-14, 6 pts, 8th
10. Cal Poly Pomona, 18-15, 4 pts, 9th
Others receiving votes: Fresno Pacific, 20-10, 3 pts; Cal State Dominguez Hills, 15-14, 2 pts; UC San Diego, 17-14, 1 pt.
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