With most teams now having 20 games under their belt the philosophy around creating the weekly rankings will evolve. Prior to this point a heavy emphasis had been put on potential and the projected ability teams have to compete for the national title. That’s why teams like West Florida in D-II, Bellevue in the NAIA…
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DII, NAIA, DIII Rankings: March 1
With the second update of the season things are starting to take better shape. When a team stumbles out of the gate it’s easy to chalk it up to slow start or early season jitters, but once clubs have a dozen or so games under their belt its a little easier to determine if a…
DII, NAIA, DIII Rankings: Feb. 23
Last season eventual D-II national champion Nova Southeastern started the season 0-3 and had a pedestrian 11-10 overall record as last as mid March. D-III’s Trinity started the year an unremarkable 2-2 before taking home that Division’s title at season’s end. As such, it’s unwise to put too much focus or emphasis on early results….
2017 Division III College Preview
Last season Trinity captured their first D-III baseball national championship after a banner season in which they won a school record 44 games with only seven losses, three of which were by only a single score. The Tigers steamrolled the second half of the season, going a perfect 17-0 after losing a series in early…
2017 Division II Baseball Preview
About a decade ago the NCAA developed a “Life in the Balance” initiative aimed at defining the D-II experience. Basically it’s a philosophy that intertwines academics and life skills with athletics. It seeks to find the happy medium between competition and education. That same balanced philosophy has seemingly seeped into the soil of baseball diamonds…
2017 NAIA Baseball Preview
When it comes to college baseball the NAIA is often the forgotten middle child. The players don’t suit up in the familiar uniforms of glamorous programs whose emblems are emblazoned on man cave walls, tow-hitches and hooded pullovers across the country. If quizzed many people could easily name Florida State’s team mascot or identify the…