MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - The Trinity University baseball team continues to climb up the ABCA polls, moving to third in the nation. Also, the Tigers remained in ninth place in the latest D3baseball.com Poll.
The Tigers (28-6) continue to roll as they swept Texas Lutheran, who was receiving votes in last weeks ABCA polls, and also clinced the No. 1 seed at the SCAC Baseball Tournament which means they will host.
Trinity will finish the year on the road, heading to Shreveport, La. to battle Centenary, a team that currently sits in second in the SCAC. Game one of a three game series begins on Friday at 6 p.m.
D3baseball.com Poll
Through games of Sunday April 13th, 2014
| # | School (1st votes) | Rec | Pts | Prev. |
| 1 | Linfield (25) | 27-3 | 625 | 1 |
| 2 | Webster | 22-4 | 577 | 3 |
| 3 | Concordia-Chicago | 20-2 | 570 | 5 |
| 4 | UW-Whitewater | 18-3 | 520 | 7 |
| 5 | UW-Stevens Point | 17-4 | 501 | 2 |
| 6 | Southern Maine | 19-6 | 453 | 8 |
| 7 | Cortland State | 21-6 | 419 | 4 |
| 8 | Kean | 21-7 | 412 | 6 |
| 9 | Trinity (Texas) | 28-6 | 408 | 9 |
| 10 | Heidelberg | 23-5 | 365 | 12 |
| 11 | Rowan | 19-6 | 363 | 13 |
| 12 | Shenandoah | 26-6 | 330 | 15 |
| 13 | St. Thomas | 17-5 | 296 | 14 |
| 14 | St. John Fisher | 18-2 | 278 | 16 |
| 15 | Tufts | 19-2 | 266 | 18 |
| 16 | Salisbury | 23-7 | 224 | 17 |
| 17 | Cal Lutheran | 23-8 | 216 | 10 |
| 18 | Case Western Reserve | 23-7 | 173 | 21 |
| 19 | Birmingham-Southern | 27-9 | 163 | 11 |
| 20 | Concordia (Texas) | 23-7 | 149 | 22 |
| 21 | Buena Vista | 23-5 | 147 | 25 |
| 22 | Gettysburg | 25-3 | 92 | rv |
| 23 | York (Pa.) | 20-5 | 81 | 24 |
| 24 | Wheaton (Mass.) | 22-8-1 | 59 | 23 |
| 25 | Ithaca | 19-5 | 57 | rv |
Dropped out: No. 19 George Fox, No. 20 Rhodes.
Others receiving votes: Marietta 53, Rhodes 48, George Fox 47, Eastern Conn. St. 45, Emory 35, Moravian 33, Amherst 19, Baldwin Wallace 13, Bridgewater (Va.) 12, Adrian 11, John Carroll 10, Rutgers-Camden 9, Whittier 8, Berry 7, Endicott 5, Salem St. 4, Frostburg St. 3, La Roche 2, Hampden-Sydney 2, North Park 1, Alvernia 1, Lynchburg 1, Wesleyan (Conn.) 1.
ABCA Poll
Through games of Sunday April 13th, 2014
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Rank School |
Record* Points |
Last Rank |
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1. Linfield (Ore.) (16) |
27-3 |
480 |
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2. Webster (Mo.) |
22-4 |
451 |
3 |
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3. Trinity (Texas) |
28-6 |
429 |
6 |
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4. Wis.-Stevens Point |
17-4 |
412 |
2 |
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5. Concordia-Chicago |
20-2 |
410 |
8 |
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6. Wis.-Whitewater |
17-3 |
373 |
10 |
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7. Southern Maine |
19-6 |
367 |
9 |
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8. Kean (N.J.) |
21-7 |
354 |
7 |
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9. Heidelberg (Ohio) |
23-5 |
338 |
12 |
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10. Cal Lutheran |
23-8 |
330 |
4 |
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11. Cortland (N.Y.) State |
21-6 |
327 |
5 |
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12. Tufts (Mass.) |
19-2 |
294 |
14 |
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13. St. John Fisher (N.Y.) |
18-2 |
293 |
13 |
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14. Rowan (N.J.) |
19-6 |
266 |
15 |
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15. Birmingham-Southern (Ala.) |
27-9 |
242 |
11 |
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16. St. Thomas (Minn.) |
17-5 |
231 |
20 |
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17. Salisbury (Md.) |
23-7 |
207 |
19 |
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18. Shenandoah (Va.) |
26-6 |
203 |
21 |
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19. Case Western (Ohio) |
23-7 |
193 |
22 |
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20. Concordia (Texas) |
23-7 |
186 |
16 |
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21. Buena Vista (Iowa) |
23-5 |
178 |
24 |
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22. Gettysburg (Pa.) |
24-3 |
124 |
29 |
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23. George Fox (Ore.) |
24-8 |
118 |
17 |
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24. York (Pa.) |
20-5 |
102 |
23 |
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25. Ithaca (N.Y.) |
19-5 |
100 |
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26. Eastern Connecticut State |
16-4 |
99 |
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27. Rhodes (Tenn.) |
26-10 |
76 |
18 |
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28. Wheaton (Mass.) |
22-8-1 |
64 |
25 |
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29. Moravian (Pa.) |
22-6 |
31 |
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30. Amherst (Mass.) |
17-4 |
29 |
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* records through games of April 13
Also receiving votes: Marietta (Ohio) 22, Berry (Ga.) 17, Illinois Wesleyan 12, Baldwin Wallace (Ohio) 10, Emory (Ga.) 8, Bridgewater (Va.) 8, Chapman (Calif.) 7, Rutgers-Camden (N.J.) 7, Alvernia (Pa.) 4, Johns Hopkins (Md.) 4, Willamette (Ore.) 3, Wesleyan (Conn.) 3, Endicott (Mass.) 2, Whittier (Calif.) 2, Adrian (Mich.) 1.
