A current 10-game win streak helped the Lewis-Clark State College baseball team move to No. 6 in this week’s NAIA Baseball Coaches’ Top 25 poll, which was released on Tuesday.
The Warriors had been at No. 9 and as low as No. 10 this season, which is believed to be the team’s lowest ranking in nearly two decades.
LCSC, however, has won its last 10 games and now stands at 21-6, which helped it move up three spots in this week’s poll. The Warriors had 479 points, which is 27 behind No. 5 Union of Kentucky.
With 19 first-place votes, Lubbock Christian (Texas) University laid claim to the No. 1 ranking. Winners in 13 of their last 15 games, the Chaps recorded 590 total points and are the top-ranked team for the third straight week and eighth time in the last 11 polls. LCU is 33-4 overall on the year and ranks in the Top 10 statistically in 13 different team categories.
Fellow Sooner Athletic Conference member Oklahoma City stays at No. 2 with 568 total points. The Stars own the most wins in the NAIA (36) and are the second-ranked team for the third straight week.
The Warriors face a busy week at home this week, playing No. 16 Fresno Pacific in a four-game series starting on Wednesday. Fresno Pacific jumped eight spots in this week’s poll from No. 24. LCSC and Fresno Pacific meet at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, in a 1 p.m. doubleheader on Thursday, and at noon on Friday.
Western Oregon, which is ranked No. 19 in NCAA Division II play, comes to town for a three-game series starting on Saturday. Game times are at 2 p.m. on Saturday, noon on Sunday and 11 a.m. on Monday.
2009 NAIA Baseball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – (April 7)
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RANK
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LAST WEEK
|
SCHOOL (1st PLACE VOTES)
|
2009 RECORD*
|
TOTAL POINTS
|
|
1
|
1
|
Lubbock Christian University (Texas) (19)
|
33-4
|
590
|
|
2
|
2
|
Oklahoma City University
|
36-4
|
568
|
|
3
|
3
|
Southern Polytechnic State University (Ga.) (2)
|
32-4
|
557
|
|
4
|
4
|
Point Loma Nazarene University (Calif.)
|
26-9
|
531
|
|
5
|
7
|
Union College (Ky.)
|
30-5
|
506
|
|
6
|
9
|
Lewis-Clark State College (Idaho)
|
21-6
|
479
|
|
7
|
6
|
Azusa Pacific University (Calif.)
|
28-9
|
464
|
|
8
|
10
|
Madonna University (Mich.)
|
26-3
|
456
|
|
9
|
8
|
Campbellsville University (Ky.)
|
27-6
|
430
|
|
10
|
13
|
University of British Columbia
|
25-7
|
422
|
|
11
|
12
|
Berry College (Ga.)
|
27-8
|
417
|
|
12
|
15
|
Lee University (Tenn.)
|
33-8
|
368
|
|
13
|
16
|
Warner University (Fla.)
|
27-12
|
366
|
|
14
|
14
|
Bellevue University (Neb.)
|
21-8
|
351
|
|
15
|
11
|
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Fla.)
|
28-12
|
302
|
|
16
|
24
|
Fresno Pacific University (Calif.)
|
25-10
|
291
|
|
17
|
RV
|
William Carey University (Miss.)
|
25-13
|
270
|
|
18
|
20
|
Trevecca Nazarene University (Tenn.)
|
25-13
|
254
|
|
19
|
RV
|
Southern Nazarene University (Okla.)
|
30-8
|
246
|
|
20
|
5
|
Louisiana State University-Shreveport
|
30-10
|
235
|
|
21
|
NR
|
William Woods University (Mo.)
|
25-7
|
151
|
|
22
|
18
|
The Master's College (Calif.)
|
26-13
|
149
|
|
23
|
25
|
College of Idaho
|
22-10
|
140
|
|
24
|
RV
|
Tennessee Wesleyan College
|
28-11
|
115
|
|
25
|
NR
|
William Jewell College (Mo.)
|
27-8
|
112
|
Others receiving votes:
Wayland Baptist University (Texas) 86; Thomas University (Ga.) 71; Ohio Dominican University 59; Robert Morris College (Ill.) 55; Northwood University (Texas) 48; Jamestown College (N.D.) 44; Cumberland University (Tenn.) 42; Taylor University (Ind.) 33; Milligan College (Tenn.) 28; Auburn University Montgomery (Ala.) 23; Park University (Mo.) 21; Belhaven College (Miss.) 18; Nebraska Wesleyan University 12; Savannah College of Art and Design (Ga.) 10; Univ of Science and Arts of Oklahoma (Okla.) 6; Biola University (Calif.) 3; Mount Vernon Nazarene University (Ohio) 3; Saint Xavier University (Ill.) 1; Texas Wesleyan University 1; Bacone College (Okla.) 1; Davenport University (Mich.) 1; Spring Arbor University (Mich.) 1; California State University-San Marcos 1; California Baptist University 1; Mount Mercy College (Iowa) 1; Oklahoma Baptist University 1; Brescia University (Ky.) 1; University of South Carolina – Beaufort 1
