While home runs, strikeouts and diving catches capture the headlines, it’s often the little things that make a difference in a ballgame. A hit-by-pitch, poorly played hop, errant toss or missed cut-off can be just as meaningful as a grand slam. The 2015 season proved that a single miscue can reshape an entire game. It…
Final 2015 Small School Rankings
NCAA Division II The Tampa Spartans were an easy pick for preseason No. 1 team. They were coming off a crazy insane 54-4 season and had almost their entire starting lineup coming back to campus for another run to Cary. However for a good part of the spring, the team didn’t look like they would…
DII, NAIA, DIII Rankings: May 6
This week marks the end of the regular season for D-II, NAIA and D-III baseball. There are still a few schools that can play their way into the postseason with a run through their conference championship tournament, but for the most part the fate of teams is already being determined. For teams on the bubble…
DII, NAIA, DIII Update: April 29
The rankings at this time of year are more important than ever. With that being said, extra consideration and examination were given to the teams up and down the Top 25 in each of the three small school divisions. Teams at the top of rankings can pretty much rest assured that they’ll get an invite…
DII, NAIA, DIII Update: April 22
A win late in the season is worth as much as it is in February or March, but it sure doesn’t seem like it. With only a few weeks left on teams’ schedules the magnitude of each out escalates as top seeds and tournament spots are filled. Even for teams at the top of the…
DII, NAIA, DIII Update: April 15
In small school diamond action it was the kind of week prognosticators hope for; few upsets mean little shuffling had to be done in the rankings’ positioning. When teams play as anticipated and win their games it doesn’t allow for much rearranging of the teams. The Top 25 can simply can made by doing a…