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COUGAR BASEBALL RANKED FIFTH IN NCBWA NORTHEAST REGION PRESEASON POLL
2-11-08
CALDWELL,
N.J. - The Caldwell College baseball team is ranked fifth in the
National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Northeast Regional
preseason poll, the organization announced today. The Cougars, who
were 25-15 last year, received 49 points in the poll, which is voted
on by representatives of the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference,
the East Coast Conference and the Northeast-10 Conference. Defending
Northeast Region champion Franklin Pierce University was a unanimous
selection at No. 1 in the poll.
Last season, Caldwell advanced to the NCAA Division II Northeast
Region Tournament after finishing first in the CACC regular-season
standings and taking second at the CACC Tournament. The Cougars lost
just one starter while returning 19 players from that team,
including all-CACC first team selections Robert Casal (Howard
Beach, NY/St. Francis Prep), Chris Chiarappa (Elmont, NY/Holy
Trinity), pictured, and Adric Saxon (Coral Springs,
FL/Broward CC). Casal and Saxon also were named to the all-Northeast
Region second team by the NCBWA, Daktronics and the American
Baseball Coaches Association. Additionally, head coach Chris
Reardon was chosen the CACC Coach of the Year for the second
time in his seven-year career at Caldwell.
The Cougars begin the 2008 season at the Northeast Challenge in
Myrtle Beach, S.C., on Feb. 22-24. Caldwell will face the region's
top team when they play a doubleheader with Franklin Pierce on
Saturday, Mar. 8 at Adelphi University in Garden City, N.Y.
NCBWA 2008 Northeast Region Preseason Poll
| Rank | School | Pts. |
Record (2007) |
| 1. | Franklin Pierce (9) | 90 | 49-11 |
| 2. | Adelphi | 73 | 35-17 |
| 3. | Bryant | 70 | 35-24 |
| 4. | UMass-Lowell | 66 | 33-20 |
| 5. | Caldwell | 49 | 25-15 |
| 6. | Wilmington | 37 | 29-19 |
| 7. | C.W. Post | 26 | 30-19 |
| 8. | Pace | 24 | 30-26 |
| 9. | Bridgeport | 21 | 21-14 |
| 10. | New Haven | 18 | 28-18 |
Receiving votes: Dowling (13), Felician (4), Dominican (3), Stonehill (1)