MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - Trinity University baseball remains No. 2 in the nation in the latest ABCA poll and has fallen out of the No. 1 spot and down to No. 3 in the latest D3baseball.com Poll.
The Tigers (21-2) had a tight weekend, knocking off No. 19/RV Mary Hardin-Baylor 4-3 in 12 innings and followed that up by taking two out of three over the University of Dallas, winning the final game 8-7 to clinch the series.
Trinity will take on Nio. 17/16 Concordia on the road on Tuesday night before heading out to Conway, Ark. to take on Hendrix College in non-conference action.
D3baseball.com Poll
Through games of Sunday March 23, 2014
| # | School (1st votes) | Rec | Pts | Prev. |
| 1 | Linfield (12) | 18-3 | 606 | 2 |
| 2 | UW-Stevens Point (7) | 10-1 | 586 | 5 |
| 3 | Trinity (Texas) (6) | 21-2 | 577 | 1 |
| 4 | Kean | 13-3 | 531 | 4 |
| 5 | Southern Maine | 9-3 | 525 | 3 |
| 6 | Webster | 8-3 | 443 | 6 |
| 7 | Cortland State | 13-4 | 436 | 8 |
| 8 | Rowan | 10-2 | 412 | 10 |
| 9 | St. Thomas | 8-3 | 398 | 9 |
| 10 | Concordia-Chicago | 12-2 | 353 | 14 |
| 11 | Marietta | 11-4 | 343 | 11 |
| 12 | Birmingham-Southern | 20-4 | 337 | 15 |
| 13 | Cal Lutheran | 16-5 | 307 | 13 |
| 14 | UW-Whitewater | 5-0 | 302 | 16 |
| 15 | Salisbury | 13-6 | 261 | 7 |
| 16 | Concordia (Texas) | 16-2 | 226 | 21 |
| 17 | Johns Hopkins | 12-2 | 196 | 19 |
| 18 | Mount Union | 10-1 | 185 | 17 |
| 19 | Shenandoah | 15-4 | 169 | 18 |
| 20 | Rhodes | 18-5 | 135 | 25 |
| 21 | Case Western Reserve | 13-3 | 119 | 23 |
| 22 | St. John Fisher | 12-1 | 110 | rv |
| 23 | Heidelberg | 14-3 | 92 | rv |
| 24 | Wheaton (Mass.) | 7-5-1 | 76 | 12 |
| 25 | Buena Vista | 8-1 | 53 | rv |
Dropped out: No. 20 George Fox, No. 22 Augustana, No. 24 LeTourneau.
Others receiving votes: George Fox 51, Tufts 46, Mary Hardin-Baylor 43, Dickinson 32, Hampden-Sydney 23, York (Pa.) 22, Ithaca 20, Augustana (Ill.) 12, Piedmont 9, UW-Oshkosh 9, Susquehanna 8, Eastern Conn. St. 7, Farmingdale State 7, LeTourneau 7, Johnson & Wales 6, Millsaps 5, Frostburg St. 4, Lynchburg 4, Endicott 4, Wooster 2, Berry 2, Moravian 1, Emory 1, Alvernia 1, Bridgewater (Va.) 1.
ABCA Poll
Through games of Sunday March 23, 2014
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Rank School |
Record* Points |
Last Rank |
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1. Linfield (Ore.) (11) |
18-3 |
472 |
1 |
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2. Trinity (Texas) (5) |
21-2 |
465 |
2 |
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3. Wis.-Stevens Point |
10-1 |
442 |
5 |
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4. Kean (N.J.) |
13-3 |
425 |
3 |
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5. Southern Maine |
9-3 |
381 |
4 |
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6. Cal Lutheran |
16-5 |
376 |
7 |
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7. Webster (Mo.) |
8-3 |
341 |
8 |
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8. Cortland (N.Y.) State |
13-4 |
340 |
9 |
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9. Concordia-Chicago |
12-2 |
335 |
12 |
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10. Birmingham-Southern (Ala.) |
20-4 |
316 |
15 |
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11. Wis.-Whitewater |
5-0 |
310 |
13 |
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12. St. Thomas (Minn.) |
8-3 |
303 |
10 |
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13. Marietta (Ohio) |
11-4 |
302 |
11 |
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14. Heidelberg (Ohio) |
14-3 |
253 |
16 |
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15. Rowan (N.J.) |
10-2 |
242 |
17 |
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16. Rhodes (Tenn.) |
18-5 |
234 |
18 |
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17. Concordia (Texas) |
16-2 |
230 |
20 |
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18. Salisbury (Md.) |
13-6 |
222 |
6 |
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19. Johns Hopkins (Md.) |
12-2 |
213 |
25 |
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20. St. John Fisher (N.Y.) |
12-1 |
176 |
29 |
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21. Mary Hardin-Baylor (Texas) |
15-4 |
137 |
19 |
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22. Case Western (Ohio) |
13-3 |
137 |
26 |
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23. George Fox (Ore.) |
17-6 |
96 |
23 |
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24. Tufts (Mass.) |
11-1 |
92 |
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25. Buena Vista (Iowa) |
8-1 |
90 |
30 |
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26. Shenandoah (Va.) |
15-4 |
68 |
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27. York (Pa.) |
10-2 |
56 |
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28. Mount Union (Ohio) |
10-1 |
51 |
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29. Emory (Ga.) |
18-7 |
46 |
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30. Lynchburg (Va.) |
14-4 |
43 |
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* records through games of March 23
Also receiving votes: Hampden-Sydney (Va.) 40, Wheaton (Mass.) 27, Ferrum (Va.) 26, LeTourneau (Texas) 22, Endicott (Mass.) 21, Augustana (Ill.) 18, Farmingdale (N.Y.) State 17, Berry (Ga.) 17, Piedmont (Ga.) 13, Susquehanna (Pa.) 10, Rensselaer (N.Y.) 9, Anderson (Ind.) 7, Huntingdon (Ala.) 4.