RELEASE DATE: 4/12/10

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Mansfield moves up to No. 9 in this week’s National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Division II Atlantic Region poll

MANSFIELD – On the strength of a 4-2 week, the Mansfield University baseball team moved up one notch from No. 10 to No. 9 in this week’s National Collegiate Baseball Writers (NCBWA) Division II Atlantic Region poll.

Mansfield improved to 19-13 overall and the Mountaineers rank as one of the top hitting teams in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) with a .332 team batting average.

Mansfield is at Clarion for a doubleheader Monday before returning home to host Wilmington University in a doubleheader on Wednesday.

NCBWA Division II Atlantic Region Poll

  RANK      TEAM                              W-L      PTS     PREV

  1               Kutztown, Pa. (9)            27-7     108     2

  2               West Chester, Pa. (2)    28-9     101     1

  3               California, Pa.                 23-10    77     4

  4               West Virginia State       19-6       76     6

  5               Seton Hill, Pa.                 25-12    66     5

  6               Concord, W. Va.             15-5      51     3

  7               Pitt-Johnstown, Pa.        22-12    50     8

  8               Alderson-Broaddus       20-10    18     9

  9               Mansfield, Pa.               19-13     17    10

  10        Mercyhurst, Pa.                   17-17   10     7

Dropped out: None.

Also receiving votes: Chowan, N.C. (22-15-1) 9 points; Virginia State (25-15) 9 points; Slippery Rock, Pa. (18-18) 8 points; St. Augustine’s, N.C. (28-18) 4 points; Millersville, Pa. (19-17) 1 point.