RELEASE DATE: 4/3/06

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Mounties Move Up to 6^th in Latest NCBWA Division II North Atlantic Poll

 MANSFIELD – The Mansfield University baseball team moved up one place to sixth in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) NCAA Division II North Atlantic Regional Poll released today.

Mansfield is tied for sixth place with Slippery Rock, the number five team in last week’s poll.

The Mountaineers went 4-2 during the past week to improve to 19-11 on the season and 3-1 in the PSAC East.

Mansfield will travel to Lock Haven on Tuesday before hosting Bloomsburg in a PSAC East doubleheader at 1 p.m. this Friday at Joe Shaute Field.

NATIONAL COLLEGIATE BASEBALL WRITERS ASSOCIATION

NCAA Division II North Atlantic Region poll

April 3, 2006

1. West Virginia State     (22-2)              60 points           [#1 last week]

2. Kutztown                   (20-7)              50 points           [#4 last week]

3. Shepherd                    (25-9)               47 points           [#2 last week]

4. Ohio Valley                (22-12)              35 points           [#3 last week]

5. Pitt-Johnstown           (18-8)                34 points           #6 last week]

6t. Mansfield                  (19-11)              30 points           [#7 last week]

6t. Slippery Rock           (15-8)                30 points           [#5 last week]

8. West Chester            (17-10)              18 points           [#10 last week)

9. Shippensburg             (16-13)              16 points           [#8 last week]

10. East Stroudsburg     (18-12)              4 points             [#9 last week]