BASEBALL PICKED TO FINISH 4TH IN NE-10 PRESEASON COACHES' POLL
SOUTH EASTON, MA - The Pace University baseball team has been picked to finish fourth in the Northeast-10 Conference, as voted on by the coaches. The Setters open the season against Saint Thomas Aquinas College on Saturday, February 24th in Petersburg, Virginia. They're home opener is scheduled for Tuesday, March 6th, when Pace plays host to Post University.
The University of Massachusetts Lowell is picked to capture the
Northeast-10 regular season title as determined by the league's 13
baseball coaches.
UMass Lowell received nine of the 13 first place votes in the poll
and 165 points, while Franklin Pierce College was picked second
with 157 points and collected the remaining four first place votes.
The Ravens claimed last year's Northeast-10 regular season
title.
Southern Connecticut State University was picked third with 140
points, followed by Pace University with 127 points. Stonehill
College received 118 tallies to round out the top five.
Bryant University (96), Bentley College (79), Merrimack College
(68), Southern New Hampshire University (55), The College of Saint
Rose (53), Assumption College (49), American International College
(39), and Saint Anselm College (37) round out the poll
respectively.
2007 Baseball Preseason Coaches' Poll
Team Points 2006 Record
1. UMass Lowell (9) 165 37-14
2. Franklin Pierce (4) 157 46-13
3. Southern Connecticut 140 36-19
4. Pace 127 34-17
5. Stonehill 118 28-17
6. Bryant 96 18-33
7. Bentley 79 19-25-1
8. Merrimack 68 18-23
9. Southern New Hampshire 55 20-22
10. Saint Rose 53 10-37
11. Assumption 49 10-35
12. American International 39 12-26
13. Saint Anselm 37 23-27
(First place votes in parentheses)