Pilots jump two spots in latest national poll
April 13, 2005
Shreveport, LA---The LSUS Pilots have rolled off 9 wins in their last 11 games to improve to 32-10 overall which includes a 17-4 record in the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference. The Pilots success of late has also elevated them to their highest ranking of the year as the NAIA Baseball Polls were release Wednesday afternoon which saw the Pilots jump two spots to #12.
The Pilots 17-4 record has them three games ahead of the second place University of Mobile Rams (14-7). These two teams will match-up this weekend at Pilot Field for a three game series. LSUS has the potential to clinch their first ever GCAC title with a three game sweep over the Rams. Game one is scheduled for Friday night at 6:30pm at Pilot Field, with games two and three beginning Saturday afternoon at 1:00pm.
2005 NAIA Baseball Rating #4 - April 13, 2005
|
RANK |
LAST WEEK |
SCHOOL (Region) |
1ST PLACE VOTES |
RECORD |
TOTAL POINTS |
|
1 |
1 |
Embry-Riddle (Fla.) (XIV) |
22 |
40-3-0 |
592 |
|
2 |
2 |
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) (I) |
2 |
27-5-0 |
567 |
|
3 |
3 |
Houston Baptist (Texas) (VI) |
29-5-0 |
555 | |
|
4 |
5 |
Bellevue (Neb.) (IV) |
34-7-0 |
520 | |
|
5 |
6 |
Oklahoma City (VI) |
41-8-0 |
488 | |
|
6 |
7 |
Lee (Tenn.) (XIII) |
39-9-0 |
480 | |
|
7 |
4 |
Lyon (Ark.) (XI) |
40-10-0 |
454 | |
|
8 |
9 |
Biola (Calif.) (II) |
26-7-1 |
445 | |
|
9 |
10 |
Benedictine (Kan.) (V) |
27-9-0 |
368 | |
|
10 |
13 |
Trevecca Nazarene (Tenn.) (XI) |
34-11-0 |
340 | |
|
11 |
11 |
William Penn (Iowa) (VII) |
29-8-0 |
337 | |
|
12 |
14 |
Louisiana State-Shreveport (XIII) |
30-10-0 |
330 | |
|
13 |
15 |
Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) (II) |
27-8-0 |
309 | |
|
14 |
19 |
Ohio Dominican (IX) |
30-9-0 |
287 | |
|
15 |
12 |
Lubbock Christian (Texas) (VI) |
35-10-0 |
210 | |
|
16 |
NR |
Spalding (Ky.) (XII) |
32-13-0 |
194 | |
|
17 |
18 |
North Georgia (XIII) |
41-12-0 |
175 | |
|
18 |
16 |
Madonna (Mich.) (VIII) |
23-9-0 |
165 | |
|
19 |
21 |
McKendree (Ill.) (V) |
29-11-0 |
161 | |
|
20 |
NR |
Campbellsville (Ky.) (XI) |
32-10-0 |
141 | |
|
21 |
8 |
Cumberland (Tenn.) (XI) |
34-11-0 |
105 | |
|
22 |
22 |
British Columbia (I) |
21-11-1 |
96 | |
|
23 |
20 |
Dakota State (S.D.) (III) |
20-8-0 |
91 | |
|
24 |
NR |
Tennessee Wesleyan (XII) |
23-6-0 |
76 | |
|
25 |
NR |
Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) (VII) |
24-9-0 |
67 |
Others Receiving Votes:
Flagler (Fla.) (XIV), 64; Rio Grande (Ohio), 30; Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) (IV), 28; Oklahoma Baptist (VI), 24; Jamestown (N.D.) (III), 13; Albertson (Idaho) (I), 12; Missouri Baptist (V), 11; Southern Polytechnic (Ga.) (XIII), 11; St. Thomas (Fla.) (XIV), 11; Bethany (Kan.) (IV), 9; Warner Southern (Fla.) (XIV), 7; Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) (XI), 6; Walsh (Ohio) (IX), 6; Culver-Stockton (Mo.) (V), 5; California Baptist (II), 3; Marian (Ind.) (VII), 2; Milligan (Tenn.) (XII), 2; St. Ambrose (Iowa) (VII), 2; Friends (Kan.) (IV), 1.
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