Taking three of five games from a higher-ranked opponent last week helped the Lewis-Clark State College men’s baseball team hold stay at No. 18 in this week’s NAIA Baseball Coaches’ Top 25 poll, which was released on Tuesday.
The Warriors took three games from the University of British Columbia, which was ranked No. 7 last week but fell into a tie for 14th in this week’s poll.
LCSC, 24-13 on the season and 13-8 in NAIA West Conference play, drew 289 points in the poll. Union of Tennessee and Northwood of Texas are tied for the No. 16 spot with 306 points.
The top six teams in the poll didn’t change from the previous week as Lee University is ranked No. 1, followed by Embry-Riddle, Oklahoma City, California Baptist, LSU Shreveport, and Oklahoma Baptist.
The Warriors resume action this week with a six-game series against Corban College. The two teams will play doubleheaders at 3 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, and then a doubleheader at noon on Saturday. Because two of the games are make-up contests for games that were rained out in Salem, Ore., earlier this year, LCSC will be the visiting team in those contests.
Also at the games, free decks of Warrior player baseball cards will be given away as long as supplies last.
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RANK
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LAST WEEK
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SCHOOL (1ST PLACE VOTES)
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2011 RECORD
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TOTAL POINTS
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1
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1
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Lee University (Tenn.) (16)
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43-7
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617
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2
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2
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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Fla.) (4)
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40-8
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604
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3
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3
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Oklahoma City University (2)
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35-7
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582
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4
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4
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California Baptist University
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36-11
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558
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5
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5
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LSU Shreveport (La.)
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37-11
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545
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6
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6
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Oklahoma Baptist University
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33-9
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519
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7
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10
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Cumberland University (Tenn.)
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35-12
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495
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8
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11
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Union College (Ky.)
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37-8
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467
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9
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15
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Auburn University Montgomery (Ala.)
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36-15
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430
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10
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9
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Biola University (Calif.)
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27-16
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416
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|
11
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14
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Missouri Baptist University
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35-9
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401
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|
11
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19
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Lubbock Christian University (Texas)
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35-9
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401
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13
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8
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Brewton-Parker College (Ga.)
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31-11
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387
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14
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13
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Fresno Pacific University (Calif.)
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27-16
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339
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14
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7
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University of British Columbia
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26-11
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339
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16
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17
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Union University (Tenn.)
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32-10
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306
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16
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12
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Northwood University (Texas)
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32-13
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306
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|
18
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18
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Lewis-Clark State College (Idaho)
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24-12
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289
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|
19
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20
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Faulkner University (Ala.)
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38-9
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281
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20
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15
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Rogers State University (Okla.)
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37-10
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279
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21
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21
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Southeastern University (Fla.)
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37-15
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228
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22
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22
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Southern Polytechnic State University (Ga.)
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35-12
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205
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|
23
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23
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Tabor College (Kan.)
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35-8
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150
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|
24
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25
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Madonna University (Mich.)
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27-10
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136
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|
25
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24
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Belhaven University (Miss.)
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36-14
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117
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Others receiving votes: Culver-Stockton College (Mo.) 105; Point Park University (Pa.) 100; York College (Neb.) 55; Campbellsville University (Ky.) 39; Point Loma Nazarene University (Calif.) 34; Taylor University (Ind.) 30; Trevecca Nazarene University (Tenn.) 29; Tennessee Wesleyan College 16; University of Texas at Brownsville 15; Menlo College (Calif.) 12; SCAD Savannah (Ga.) 7; Concordia University (Calif.) 7; MidAmerica Nazarene University (Kan.) 6; Shorter University (Ga.) 5; William Woods University (Mo.) 4; College of Idaho 3; Robert Morris University (Ill.) 3; Azusa Pacific University (Calif.) 1; Indiana University Southeast 1; Doane College (Neb.) 1; Oklahoma Christian University 1; Webber International University (Fla.) 1; California State University-San Marcos 1.
