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…
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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…
DII, NAIA, DIII Rankings: April 8
Baseball is unquestionably a team sport. No pitcher, no matter how dominating, can take to the mound without a solid defense behind him and a capable lineup for run support. Neither can any hitter, despite how many baseballs they’re able to blister, win a game without being able to stop the other team from scoring…
DII, NAIA, DIII Rankings: April 1
This week marked some important events in each of the three divisions. In D-II the last remaining team to be undefeated was dealt a loss when St. Cloud State dropped the last game of a four-game series to Augustana. Prior to the loss, the Huskies had compiled a school record 23-game winning streak. In NAIA,…
DII, NAIA, DIII Rankings: Mar. 25
With unseasonable wintery weather and spring finally upon us the action on the diamond has a gone up with the temperature. Many teams are also in the midst of their conference schedules which ranks up the intensity on the field even further. With rivalries renewed, it’s a great time to be a fan of the…
DII, NAIA, DIII Rankings: Mar. 18
Each week this section of the rankings is typically used to highlight the on-the-field action of some of the top teams in the respective divisions. This week however we’re going to take some time to give ink to a few clubs which just missed making the Top 25 cut. These aren’t necessarily the next teams…