March 15, 2011
For Immediate Release
Contact: Jim Dixon
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Heidelberg stays unbeaten, atop poll
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HEIDELBERG TOPS NCBWA
D3BASEBALL.COM DIVISION III POLL

DALLAS (NCBWA) – The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association continues its tradition of NCAA polls with the NCBWA/D3baseball.com Division III Poll. Weekly polls continue through the NCAA Division III Championship.

The poll voters come from 25 college baseball writers, sports information directors and related media persons from throughout the nation.

Rk. School [1st place] Record Pts. Pvs.
1. Heidelberg [21] 8-0 620 1
2. Shenandoah 13-0 566 3
3. UW-Stevens Point [3] 0-0 544 4
4. Kean 10-1 532 2
5. Texas-Tyler 18-0 495 7
6. UW-Whitewater 2-0 492 5
7. Johns Hopkins 3-0 456 6
8. Marietta 10-1 439 8
9. Christopher Newport 19-1 396 14
10. Linfield 11-4 385 9
11. Illinois Wesleyan [1] 2-0 367 11
12. Trinity (Texas) 18-3 318 10
13. Chapman 12-4 297 20
14. St. Scholastica 4-1 290 13
15. St. Thomas 0-1 242 17
16. Wooster 1-0 226 19
17. Tufts 0-0 209 16
18. Wheaton (Mass.) 1-0 205 21
19. Pomona-Pitzer 14-6 158 12
20. Cortland State 3-4 129 18
21. Salisbury 9-4 120 25
22. George Fox 11-5 93 22
23. Mary Washington 12-3 70 24
24. Millsaps 12-6 56 -
25. Thomas More 5-0 48 -
Also receiving votes: Augustana 45, Keystone 42, North Central (Ill.) 34, Wesley 31, Mass-Boston 30, Buena Vista 26, Eastern Connecticut 20, Ithaca 20, UW-Oshkosh 18, Webster 16, Richard Stockton 14, Redlands 11, Huntingdon 9, Montclair State 8, Hardin-Simmons 8, New Jersey 7, North Park 6, St. Olaf 6, Concordia (Ill.) 4, Alvernia 4, Dickinson 4, Carthage 3, Pacific 2, Neumann 2, Simpson 2.
Dropped out: Mass.-Boston (15); Keystone (23).

Founded in 1962, the NCBWA is dedicated to the advancement of college baseball. Membership is open to writers, broadcasters and publicists of the sport. Members receive a membership card, directory, newsletter updates and official votes in the Dick Howser Trophy, Regional Players of the Year and NCBWA All-America voting. The NCBWA also sponsors the Pro-Line Cap Division I Players of the Week, the Stopper of the Year, and publication and writing contests.

2011 NCBWA Division III Polls (No. 1 Team):
Preseason (Heidelberg)
March 1 (Heidelberg)
March 8 (Heidelberg)
March 15 (Heidelberg)
March 22 (Shenandoah)
March 29 (Shenandoah)
April 5 (Shenandoah)
April 12 (Shenandoah)
April 19 (Christopher Newport)
April 26 (Marietta)
May 3 (Marietta)
May 10 (Marietta)
May 17 (Marietta)