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COUGARS RANKED FOURTH IN NCBWA NORTHEAST REGION POLL
3-3-08
CALDWELL, N.J. - The Caldwell College baseball team moved up one
spot to fourth in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers
Association Northeast Regional Poll, released today. The Cougars,
who were fifth in the NCBWA Preseason Poll, received 53 points this
week, three more than fifth-ranked Dowling College. Franklin Pierce
University remained atop the poll after receiving all nine
first-place votes.
Caldwell opened the season with a 3-2 record at the Northeast
Challenge in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Feb. 22-24. After losing to Dowling
and 20th-ranked West Chester University on Feb. 22, Caldwell
defeated region foes Molloy College and Queens College on Feb. 23
and Mercy College on Feb. 24. Sophomore outfielder Ray Keelan
(Barnegat, NJ/Southern Regional) batted a team-best .529 for the
weekend, with sophomore outfielder Adric Saxon (Coral
Springs, FL/Broward CC) driving in seven runs, including six in an
8-3 victory over Molloy. Saxon also singled home senior Chris
Chiarappa (Elmont, NY/Holy Trinity) in the bottom of the 10th
inning to defeat Mercy.
The Cougars return to action on Saturday, Mar. 8, when they face
top-ranked Franklin Pierce in a doubleheader at Adelphi University.
The first game begins at 11:00 a.m. in Garden City, N.Y.
NCBWA 2008 Northeast Region Poll (Mar. 3)
| Rank | School | Pts. |
Record (2007) |
| 1. | Franklin Pierce (9) | 90 | 49-11 |
| 2. | Bryant | 78 | 35-17 |
| 3. | Adelphi | 60 | 35-24 |
| 4. | Caldwell | 53 | 33-20 |
| 5. | Dowling | 49 | 25-15 |
| 6. | UMass-Lowell | 40 | 29-19 |
| 7. | Pace | 38 | 30-19 |
| 8. | Wilmington | 25 | 30-26 |
| 9. | Bridgeport | 24 | 21-14 |
| 10. | Felician | 13 | 28-18 |
Receiving votes: C.W. Post (8), New Haven (6), Dominican (4), S. Conn. St. (2), Molloy (2), Bloomfield (2), USP (1)