RELEASE DATE: 3/24/03

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MOUNTIES JUMP BACK INTO NCAA DIVISION II BASEBALL POLL

MANSFIELD – After a three-week absence, the Mansfield University baseball team jumped back into the Collegiate Baseball/NCAA Division II National Baseball Poll. Mansfield is tied for 30th in the nation in the poll released today.

The Mountaineers, who were ranked as high as 26th during the preseason, won three of four games during the week to improve to 13-8 overall on the season. Mansfield’s 13 wins include victories over #10 ranked Missouri-St. Louis, #22 ranked Ashland (OH) and #23 ranked Slippery Rock.

Mansfield will open the PSAC East season when they host Shippensburg in a doubleheader at Shaute field on Wednesday.

 

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