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The NCAA Division III Baseball Committee has released its third and final 2009 regional poll. The committee has ranked the top 15 percent of eligible teams in each region. The following teams, with records through May 5, were included in this week’s regional poll.

There is one final ranking, but it is not released to the public.

The baseball championship selections will be available early Monday, May 11 on D3baseball.com.

Please note, records are overall record, followed by in-region record.

Central Region
1. Carthage 29-5 25-2
2. St. Norbert 21-11 19-10
3. Illinois Wesleyan 23-13 21-12
4. Coe 21-17 20-12
5. Loras 25-12 2011
6. Luther 27-11 25-11

Mid-Atlantic Region
1. Kean 33-9 29-6
2. Montclair State 25-15 22-8
3. Keystone 34-4 28-1
4. Penn State-Behrend 27-7 25-6
5. The College of New Jersey 23-16-1 21-13-1
6. Manhattanville 25-16 24-15
7. Wilkes 28-11 26-8
8. Frostburg State 24-13 23-8
9. William Paterson 24-16 21-14

Mideast Region
1. Wooster 33-8 27-7
2. Heidelberg 33-7 29-6
3. Otterbein 22-15 18-8
4. Marietta 26-12 22-11
5. Washington and Jefferson 28-11 23-8
6. Adrian 27-9 24-4
7. Franklin 28-9 22-8

Midwest Region
1. St. Thomas 28-9 21-8
2. St. Scholastica 31-4 22-3
3. St. Olaf 25-11 20-8
4. UW-Stevens Point 27-13 25-12
5. Concordia (Ill.) 29-13 27-7
6. UW-Oshkosh 23-15 22-14

New England Region
1. Southern Maine 34-5 29-4
2. Eastern Connecticut State 31-6 28-6
3. Trinity (Conn.) 26-5 26-3
4. Curry 34-7 30-6
5. Suffolk 30-8 27-7
6. Worcester Tech 26-11 25-8
7. Wheaton (Mass.) 30-12 27-10
8. Williams 24-10 20-7
9. Western New England 29-15 26-14
10. St. Joseph’s (Maine) 31-13 28-9

New York Region
1. Cortland State 29-12 24-8
2. RPI 31-9 29-8
3. Ithaca 28-7 22-4
4. Rochester 30-11 27-11
5. Farmingdale State 25-13 24-10
6. Fredonia State 25-10 16-10

South Region
1. Salisbury 36-6 29-6
2. Millsaps 32-8 29-7
3. Shenandoah 33-8 27-7
4. North Carolina Wesleyan 27-19 25-15
5. Christopher Newport 24-11-2 20-11-1

West Region
1. Pomona-Pitzer 35-5 27-3
2. Texas-Tyler 38-10 35-9
3. Cal Lutheran 31-9 27-6
4. Pacific Lutheran 31-8 29-8
5. George Fox 32-9 29-6
6. Texas-Dallas 28-18 27-14

By Jamie Chagnon, Lynchburg College

Baseball. To many it is only a game, to some it’s a passion, and to one, Mr. Jeff Taylor, Sr., it was a way of life. Taylor Sr. was tragically killed Tuesday afternoon after a freak accident on Lynchburg College’s baseball field. With his passing, the world has lost a man who cared passionately about the things he loved: his family, his wife Mary Clare, his son, Jeff Jr. and the game of baseball.

I have met few, if any, people in my lifetime that have cared more about seeing their child do what they love than Jeff Sr. did. Jeff Jr., a junior on the Lynchburg College baseball team, has starred for the last three years at LC and the one constant during that time was always Taylor Sr.

Now, many people can say that they attend every game, and while this is impressive, Taylor Sr. went even further. The eldest Taylor almost never missed a practice at Fox Field, and with his profession as a professor of kinesiology at Liberty University, it allowed for him to get across town to watch Jeff Jr. on the field.

The way the accident happened is so freakish, that it’s almost unbelievable. Throwing batting practice to his son was something that he had enjoyed since Jeff Jr. began playing the sport they both loved and cherished so dear. On this day, though, a great baseball man and person so endeared by everyone around him was killed on the very diamond that he enjoyed frequenting.

As the head baseball contact for Lynchburg, I had the honor of talking and interacting with both father and son on a daily basis. More times than not, Taylor Sr. knew more about the baseball team and conference than I did, a blow to my confidence, but an indicator on how much baseball influenced this man. I loved my conversations with him as I knew that every time I spoke with him, a different perspective and unique observation would come from it.

Mr. Taylor loved baseball so much, that he even loved to talk about it online. Taylor developed a friendship with members of the D3Baseball.com website, where he would find anyone and everyone willing to talk baseball with him. I’m sure that the online community will miss Jeff and his infinite wisdom about the Hornets, ODAC and Division III baseball.

As talked about earlier, Taylor Sr. loved his son more then anyone I have ever met, and enjoyed any activity where Jeff was involved. Mr. Taylor was often found watching his son’s flag football games on campus as well as anything else Jeff was involved with. Even when it was 20 degrees, 100 degrees, raining, snowing or humid the one constant was always … Mr. Jeff Taylor Sr.

My thoughts and prayers are with the Taylor Family along with the Lynchburg College baseball team, the Lynchburg and Liberty communities and everyone else who knew Jeff Taylor Sr. I’m positive that next time, and every time, the younger Taylor steps onto a baseball field, classroom or when he graduates and becomes successful at whatever he does in life, Mr. Taylor will be right there with the best seat in the house.

The NCAA Division III Baseball Committee has released its second 2009 regional poll. The committee has ranked the top 15 percent of eligible teams in each region. The following teams, with records through April 28, were included in this week’s regional poll.

The next poll will be released May 7.

Please note, records are overall record, followed by in-region record.

Central Region
1. Carthage 23-5 19-2
2. Illinois Wesleyan 21-10 19-9
3. Webster 26-11 25-7
4. Buena Vista 25-9 20-8
5. Luther 23-11 21-11
6. Beloit 22-7 16-5

Mid-Atlantic Region
1. Kean 33-7 29-4
2. Keystone 34-4 28-1
3. Montclair State 23-13 20-6
4. Penn State-Behrend 27-7 25-6
5. Wilkes 27-9 25-6
6. Frostburg State 24-12 23-7
7. Manhattanville 23-15 22-14
8. Ursinus 24-9-2 20-9-2
9. FDU-Florham 19-11-1 19-10-1

Mideast Region
1. Heidelberg 29-7 25-6
2. Wooster 31-7 25-6
3. Franklin 26-8 20-7
4. Rose-Hulman 25-11 17-7
5. Otterbein 19-12 15-7
6. Marietta 23-11 19-10
7. Adrian 24-8 21-3

Midwest Region
1. St. Thomas 23-8 17-7
2. St. Scholastica 29-2 20-1
3. UW-Oshkosh 20-12 19-11
4. St. Olaf 20-10 15-7
5. UW-Whitewater 21-11 17-10
6. UW-Stevens Point 23-11 21-10

New England Region
1. Southern Maine 31-4 26-3
2. Eastern Connecticut State 26-6 23-6
3. Trinity (Conn.) 24-4 24-2
4. Wheaton (Mass.) 28-9 25-8
5. Worcester Polytech 22-11 21-8
6. Curry 30-5 26-4
7. Williams 20-8 16-5
8. Suffolk 27-8 24-7
9. Worcester State 26-11 26-8
10. Western New England 25-14 22-13

New York Region
1. Cortland State 25-12 20-8
2. RPI 27-8 25-7
3. Ithaca 25-7 19-4
4. Fredonia State 25-7 16-7
5. SUNY-Old Westbury 24-11 22-8
6. Rochester 28-11 25-11

South Region
1. Salisbury 35-6 28-6
2. Millsaps 32-8 29-7
3. Shenandoah 33-8 27-7
4. Christopher Newport 24-10-1 20-10
5. North Carolina Wesleyan 27-19 25-15

West Region
1. Pomona-Pitzer 33-4 25-2
2. Texas-Tyler 34-9 21-8
3. Pacific Lutheran 31-8 29-8
4. Texas-Dallas 27-16 26-12
5. George Fox 32-9 29-6
6. Chapman 24-13 17-11

Here is a list of each conference’s Players of the Week from games this past week. (When the national Players of the Week are announced, the national award winners will be in bold, national honorable mention in italics).

CENTRAL
CCIW
Hitter of the Week - Ryan Miller, Wheaton (Ill.)
Co-Pitcher of the Week – Mike Giovenco, North Park
Co-Pitcher of the Week – Tim Urbanowicz, Wheaton (Ill.)

IIAC
Player of the Week – Ryan Fincham, Cornell

MWC
Performer of the Week – Mike Nodzenski, Grinnell
Pitcher of the Week – Kurt Roeder, Ripon

SLIAC
Hitter of the Week – Joe Biagini, Webster
Pitcher of the Week – Greg Schwartz, Maryville (Mo.)

MID ATLANTIC
AMCC
Player of the Week – Grady Luzier, Penn State-Altoona
Pitcher of the Week – Mike Godissart, Mount Aloysius

CC
Co-Player of the Week – Jesse Sikorski, Johns Hopkins
Co-Player of the Week – Michael Cameron, Swarthmore
Pitcher of the Week – Luis Serrano, Ursinus

COMMONWEALTH
Player of the Week – Dan Sieracki, Widener
Pitcher of the Week – Tim Flannery, Albright

FREEDOM
Player of the Week – Chris Nastasi, Manhattanville
Pitcher of the Week – Tim Quinn, Manhattanville

LANDMARK
Player of the Week – David May, USMMA
Pitcher of the Week – Brendan Close, Moravian

NJAC
Player of the Week – Mike Guadango, William Paterson
Pitcher of the Week – Mike Murano, Ramapo
Rookie of the Week – Dylan Laguna, Kean
Rookie Pitcher of the Week – Mike Fallon, TCNJ

MIDEAST
HCAC
Hitter of the Week – Jeremy Hazen, Anderson
Pitcher of the Week – Gannon Sadzeck, Rose-Hulman

MIAA
Co-Position Player of the Week – Jeremy Stephens, Alma
Co-Position Player of the Week – Matt Schepel, Calvin
Pitcher of the Week – Doug Counterman, Albion

NCAC
Pitcher of the Week – Matthew Struble, Ohio Wesleyan
Player of the Week – Jake Thomas, Wabash

OAC
Hitter of the Week – Tom Hickey, John Carroll
Pitcher of the Week – Nathan VanMeter, Muskingum

PRAC
Hitter of the Week – Bill Hanning, Waynesburg
Pitcher of the Week - Tommy Brown, Wash. & Jeff.

MIDWEST
MIAC
Player of the Week – Kyle Johnson, Concordia-Moorhead
Pitcher of the Week – Ethan Guevin, Carleton

NATHC
Pitcher of the Week – George Hickey, Dominican
Player of the Week – Kevin Graham, Benedictine

WIAC
Position Player of the Week – Jeremy Richter, UW-Stevens Point
Pitcher of the Week – Kyle Kannenberg, UW-Oshkosh

NEW ENGLAND
CCC
Co-Player of the Week – Jordan Morgan, New England College
Co-Player of the Week – Tom White, Colby-Sawyer
Pitcher of the Week – Brandon Bursie, Salve Regina
Rookie of the Week – Michael Russo, Endicott

LEC
Player of the Week – Casey Askeland, UMass Dartmouth
Pitcher of the Week - Andrew LeBrun, UMass Boston
Rookie of the Week – Mark McCormack, UMass Boston

MASCAC
Player of the Week – Brendon Elliot, Bridgewater State
Pitcher of the Week – Jeff Puopolo, Bridgewater State

NAC
Co-Player of the Week – Garrett Bissonnette, Castleton
Co-Player of the Week – Nick Arthers, Husson
Pitcher of the Week – Chris Farrar, Thomas
Rookie of the Week – Dana Leland, Thomas

NECC
Pitcher of the Week – Kory Kiro, Daniel Webster
Player of the Week – Eric Wells, Southern Vermont
Rookie of the Week – Ethan Graynor, Mitchell

NESCAC
Co-Player of the Week – Brett Gorman, Bowdoin
Co-Player of the Week – Eric Enns, Middlebury
Pitcher of the Week -Chris DiGoti, Tufts

NEWMAC
Player of the Week – Peter O’Toole, Babson
Pitcher of the Week – Andrew Aizenstadt, Babson

NEW YORK
E8
Player of the Week – Anthony Andrews, Stevens
Pitcher of the Week – Brandon Lewis, St. John Fisher

LL
Co-Performer of the Week – Matt Giordano, Clarkson
Co-Performer of the Week – Nate Stein, Rochester
Co-Pitcher of the Week – Steve Bodnar, St. Lawrence
Co-Pitcher of the Week – Brian McLaughlin, Union
Co-Rookie of the Week – Dan Duval, RPI
Co-Rookie of the Week – Brian Bezek, Rochester

NEAC
Student-Athlete of the Week – Adam Coglitore, Cazenovia

SKYLINE
Player of the Week – Brian Visconti, Mt. St. Mary
Pitcher of the Week – Tom Heeman, Farmingdale State
Rookie of the Week – Chris Phelan, Farmingdale State

SUNYAC
Player of the Week – Joe Curcio, Plattsburgh State
Pitcher of the Week – Matt Tone, Cortland State

SOUTH
CAC
Player of the Week – Andrew Cox, Mary Washington

WEST
NWC
Pitcher of the Week – Scott Wall, Pacific Lutheran
Player of the Week – Jack McGee, Willamette

MULTI-REGION
UAA
Hitter of the Week – Nate Stein, Rochester
Pitcher of the Week – Dan McConologue, Chicago

The NCAA Division III Baseball Committee has released its first 2009 regional poll. The committee has ranked the top 15 percent of eligible teams in each region. The following teams, with records through April 21, were included in this week’s regional poll.

The next poll will be released April 30.

Please note, records are overall record, followed by in-region record.

Central Region
1. Carthage 21-5 17-2
2. Illinois Wesleyan 20-8 18-7
3. Webster 21-11 20-7
4. Buena Vista 24-7 19-6
5. Augustana 21-10 17-7
6. Beloit 20-5 14-3

Mid-Atlantic Region
1. Kean 28-7 24-4
2. Keystone 30-4 24-1
3. Montclair State 18-13 15-6
4. Penn State-Behrend 24-7 22-6
5. Wilkes 26-6 24-3
6. Rowan 19-10-1 17-8
7. Frostburg State 21-11 20-6
8. New Jersey 20-13-1 18-10-1
9. FDU-Florham 17-8-1 17-7-1

Mideast Region
1. Heidelberg 26-0 22-5
2. Wooster 28-7 22-6
3. Otterbein 15-10 12-5
4. Adrian 23-7 20-2
5. Franklin 23-8 17-7
6. Rose-Hulman 22-11 16-7
7. Marietta 19-10 16-9

Midwest Region
1. St. Thomas 21-6 15-5
2. St. Scholastica 24-2 15-1
3. UW-Whitewater 18-9 14-8
4. UW-Stevens Point 19-9 17-8
5. Rockford 15-8 15-6
6. St. Olaf 18-10 13-7

New England Region
1. Southern Maine 28-3 23-2
2. Trinity (Conn.) 21-3 21-1
3. Wheaton (Mass.) 25-7 22-6
4. Eastern Connecticut 22-6 19-6
5. WPI 21-9 20-6
6. Curry 28-4 24-3
7. Suffolk 24-7 21-6
8. Worcester State 23-10 23-7
9. Western New England 23-12 20-11
10. St. Joseph’s (Maine) 25-10 22-6

New York Region
1. RPI 24-8 22-7
2. Cortland State 22-10 17-6
3. Ithaca 22-6 16-3
4. SUNY-Old Westbury 19-10 17-7
5. Fredonia State 20-6 13-6
6. Rochester 24-10 21-10

South Region
1. Millsaps 32-6 29-5
2. Salisbury 33-5 26-5
3. Shenandoah 31-8 25-7
4. Christopher Newport 21-9-1 17-9
5. York (Pa.) 24-9 24-9

West Region
1. Pomona-Pitzer 31-3 23-1
2. Texas-Tyler 32-8 29-7
3. Pacific Lutheran 27-8 25-8
4. Redlands 22-12 19-10
5. Texas-Dallas 25-15 24-11
6. McMurry 22-14 19-13

Division III Regional Rankings

Central Region
Rank Team Overall In-Region
1 Illinois Wesleyan 29-8 28-3
2 Carthage 32-5 26-5
3 Augustana 31-9 24-7
4 Wartburg 23-12 21-9
5 Simpson 25-14 22-9
6 Concordia (Ill.) 28-11 24-10

Mid-Atlantic Region
Rank Team Overall In-Region
1 Kean 34-9 28-7 (NJAC Pool A)
2 Johns Hopkins 34-5 31-4 (CC Pool A)
3 Rowan 30-12 26-10
4 TCNJ 28-10 26-10
5 Montclair State 26-16 24-11
6 Penn State-Behrend 31-9 29-6
7 Manhattanville 28-13 24-12
8 Elizabethtown 26-12 22-11
9 Juniata 26-12 25-9

Mideast Region
Rank Team Overall In-Region
1 Heidelberg 33-7 27-7
2 Wooster 34-9 28-8
3 Adrian 29-9 24-9
4 Calvin 28-8 20-5
5 Thomas More 25-11 19-5
6 Mount St. Joseph 24-15 20-6
7 Rose-Hulman 28-11 23-9

Midwest Region

Rank Team Overall In-Region
1 UW-Whitewater 33-6 30-6
2 UW-Oshkosh 28-7 28-7
3 St. Thomas 27-7 19-5
4 St. Scholastica 29-4 21-3
5 UW-Stevens Point 25-14 22-10

New England Region
Rank Team Overall In-Region
1 Trinity (Conn.) 34-0 25-0
2 Wheaton (Mass.) 32-8 29-6 (NEWMAC Pool A)
3 Keene State 28-8 25-7
4 Eastern Connecticut State 27-11-1 23-8-1
5 Suffolk 28-10 25-9
6 Western New England 31-11 28-11 (TCCC Pool A)
7 Southern Maine 29-10 24-10
8 Amherst 22-10-1 17-7-1
9 Williams 24-10 21-8

New York Region
Rank Team Overall In-Region
1 Cortland State 36-3 27-0 (SUNYAC Pool A)
2 Ithaca 27-11 23-5
3 Rochester 27-11 26-11
4 Rensselaer 30-10 26-9
5 Brockport State 23-17-1 19-10-1
6 RIT 22-12 20-9

South Region
Rank Team Overall In-Region
1 Salisbury 38-2 34-2
2 Lynchburg 30-11 24-8
3 Piedmont 33-12 31-12
4 Emory 25-11-1 23-9-1
5 Christopher Newport 28-12 21-11 (USAC Pool A)
6 Methodist 28-15-1 22-12-1

West Region
Rank Team Overall In-Region
1 Chapman 35-3 28-3
2 George Fox 28-12 27-11
3 McMurry 29-17 28-16 (ASC Pool A)
4 Concordia-Austin 30-16 26-13
5 Texas-Tyler 36-9 33-9
6 Cal State-East Bay 26-14 20-10

Posted: 5/8/2008
Revised: 5/9/2008 (West Region correction)

The NCAA released its second set of Division III baseball regional rankings today. Please note, they are listed with overall record, followed by regional record. Teams in bold are already in the playoffs with a pool A bid.

Central Region
1 Illinois Wesleyan 26-6 25-2
2 Carthage 29-2 23-2
3 Augustana 26-9 19-7
4 Wartburg 19-12 17-9
5 Rockford 21-11 19-6
6 Concordia (Ill.) 27-10 23-9

Mid-Atlantic Region
1 TCNJ 28-8 26-8
2 Kean 30-9 24-7
3 Johns Hopkins 30-5 27-4
4 Rowan 28-10 24-8
5 Montclair State 22-14 20-9
6 Penn State-Behrend 28-8 26-5
7 Juniata 25-10 24-7
8 Alvernia 30-10 24-7
9 Elizabethtown 23-10 19-9

Mideast Region
1 Wooster 31-7 25-6
2 Heidelberg 29-7 23-7
3 Mount St. Joseph 20-15 16-6
4 Adrian 23-8 18-8
5 Rose-Hulman 26-9 21-7
6 Calvin 23-7 15-5
7 Thomas More 22-11 16-5

Midwest Region
1 UW-Oshkosh 23-6 23-6
2 UW-Whitewater 28-5 25-5
3 St. Thomas 21-7 13-5
4 UW-Stevens Point 23-10 20-6
5 St. Scholastica 25-4 17-3

New England Region
1 Trinity (Conn.) 32-0 23-0
2 Wheaton (Mass.) 31-7 28-5
3 Keene State 26-7 23-6
4 Eastern Connecticut State 24-11-1 20-8-1
5 Suffolk 25-10 22-9
6 Amherst 19-9-1 14-6-1
7 Roger Williams 29-10 26-7
8 Southern Maine 25-10 20-10
9 Western New England 27-11 24-11

New York Region
1 Cortland State 32-3 23-0
2 Ithaca 25-9 21-3
3 Rochester 27-9 26-9
4 RPI 27-8 21-7
5 Brockport State 21-15-1 17-8-1
6 St. John Fisher 21-9-1 17-8-1
6 St. Joseph’s (L.I.) 25-12-1 24-11-1

South Region
1 Salisbury 37-2 33-2
2 Piedmont 33-10 31-10
3 Lynchburg 30-11 24-8
4 Emory 25-11-1 23-9-1
5 Millsaps 29-18 27-14
6 Mary Washington 25-12 22-11

West Region
1 Chapman 32-3 25-3
2 George Fox 28-12 27-11
3 Texas-Tyler 35-7 32-7
4 Concordia-Austin 28-14 24-11
5 Pomona-Pitzer 27-10 18-9
6 Redlands 26-11 19-6

Updated: 5/1/2008

Regional Rankings have been released today. The highest ranking team in each conference with a Pool A bid is indicated by an “*”. There are 26 conferences with a Pool A bid represented in the regional rankings.

Division III Regional Rankings

Central Region
Rank Team (Overall; In-Region)
1 Carthage* (26-1; 20-1)
2 Illinois Wesleyan (21-6; 20-2)
3 Augustana (23-7; 16-5)
4 Rockford (19-10; 17-5)
5 Simpson* (20-12; 17-7)
6 Concordia (Ill.) (23-8; 19-7)

Mid-Atlantic Region
Rank Team (Overall; In-Region)
1 TCNJ* (25-6; 23-6)
2 Johns Hopkins* (27-4; 24-3)
3 Rowan (25-8; 21-6)
4 Montclair State (19-11; 17-6)
5 Penn State-Behrend* (23-7; 21-4)
6 Kean (27-8; 21-6)
7 Alvernia* (28-8; 24-5)
8 Manhattanville* (21-10; 17-9)
9 Elizabethtown* (19-9; 15-8

Mideast Region
Rank Team (Overall; In-Region)
1 Wooster* ( 29-5; 23-4)
2 Thomas More* ( 18-8; 12-2)
3 Mount St. Joseph* ( 18-13; 14-4)
4 Adrian * (21-6; 16-6)
5 Calvin (19-6; 12-4)
6 Franklin (20-10; 19-8)
7 Heidelberg* (25-7; 19-7)

Midwest Region
Rank Team (Overall; In-Region)
1 UW-Oshkosh* (20-5; 20-5)
2 St. Thomas* (19-5; 11-3)
3 UW-Whitewater (23-4; 20-4)
4 UW-Stevens Point (19-8; 16-4)
5 Ripon* (18-13; 10-0)

New England Region
Rank Team (Overall; In-Region)
1 Trinity (Conn.)* (27-0; 18-0)
2 Wheaton (Mass.)* (27-7; 24-5)
3 Keene State* (24-5; 21-4)
4 Eastern Conn. St. ( 20-10-1; 16-7-1)
5 Roger Williams* (26-9; 23-6)
6 Amherst (16-7-1; 13-4-1)
7 Curry (20-4-1; 19-4-1)
8 Babson (25-8; 24-7)
9 Suffolk* (23-8; 20-7)

New York Region
Rank Team (Overall; In-Region)
1 Cortland State* (27-3; 18-0)
2 Ithaca (23-8; 19-2)
3 RPI* (25-4; 19-3)
4 Rochester (24-7; 23-7)
5 St. John Fisher (15-8-1; 11-7-1)
6 St. Joseph’s, L.I. (21-9-1; 20-8-1)

South Region
Rank Team (Overall; In-Region)
1 Salisbury (36-2; 32-2)
2 Piedmont (29-9; 27-9)
3 Lynchburg* (28-9; 22-6)
4 Emory (24-10-1; 22-8-1)
5 Christopher Newport* (27-9; 20-8)
6 N.C. Wesleyan (27-13-1; 22-11-1)

West Region
Rank Team (Overall; In-Region)
1 Chapman (28-3; 22-3)
2 Texas-Tyler* (33-7; 30-7)
3 Linfield* (29-7; 27-6)
4 Pomona-Pitzer* (27-7; 18-6)
5 Redlands (26-11; 19-6)
6 Cal State East Bay (20-13; 14-9)

Here’s the official NCAA release. Now is your chance to sound off.

The NCAA Division III Baseball Committee has announced the 53 teams that will compete in the 2007 NCAA Division III Baseball Championship.
Six teams will compete at three first-round sites; seven teams will compete at five first-round sites. All first rounds will use a double-elimination format. Thirty-three conference champions qualified automatically.
Winners of the eight first-round tournaments will qualify for the double-elimination championship at Fox Cities Stadium in Appleton, Wisconsin, May 25-29.
DATES/SITES/SEEDINGS:

May 16-20
Hosted by Eastern College Athletic Conference, Harwich, Massachusetts
1. Wheaton (Massachusetts) (31-11)
2. Eastern Connecticut State (34-10)
3. Williams (25-8)
4. Curry (27-7)
5. Keene State (29-13)
6. Western New England (27-10)
7. St. Joseph’s (Maine) (30-10)

Hosted by Ferrum College, Ferrum, Virginia
1. Emory (35-7)
2. Salisbury (32-8)
3. York (Pennsylvania) (29-12)
4. Methodist (29-13)
5. Bridgewater (Virginia) (21-21)
6. Ferrum (22-16)
7. Villa Julie (24-20)

Hosted by College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio
1. Wooster (40-5)
2. Otterbein (31-11)
3. Hope (28-11)
4. Marietta (28-14)
5. Ohio Wesleyan (24-13)
6. Mount St. Joseph (33-9)

Hosted by Alvernia College, Boyertown, Pennsylvania
1. Kean (35-8)
2. The College of New Jersey (32-9)
3. Johns Hopkins (35-9)
4. Gwynedd-Mercy (30-10)
5. Frostburg State (31-13)
6. Elizabethtown (22-16)
7. Wilkes (24-10)

Hosted by Ithaca College, Auburn, New York
1. Cortland State (35-4)
2. Ithaca (24-13)
3. St. John Fisher (26-11)
4. Manhattanville (23-17)
5. Trinity (Connecticut) (28-6)
6. Skidmore (20-18)
7. Westfield State (20-15)

Hosted by Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, Illinois
1. Luther (29-9)
2. Illinois Wesleyan (32-11)
3. Carthage (32-11)
4. Washington U. in St. Louis (30-9)
5. Webster (30-12)
6. Augustana (Illinois) (32-12)
Hosted by Chapman University, Orange, California
1. Chapman (35-5)
2. Pacific Lutheran (32-7)
3. Texas Lutheran (35-8)
4. Texas-Dallas (32-11)
5. George Fox (30-9)
6. Pomona-Pitzer (29-11)
7. Austin (22-23)

Hosted by University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point
1. Wisconsin-Stevens Point (28-14)
2. St. Thomas (Minnesota) (32-10)
3. Ripon (21-13)
4. St. Olaf (31-8)
5. Wisconsin-Oshkosh (32-10)
6. St. Scholastica (36-6)

The NCAA Division III baseball committee released its third regional rankings of the 2007 season Thursday afternoon.

The number of teams ranked is relative to the number of teams in each region. These rankings take into account the same criteria the NCAA will use to select and seed at-large teams for the playoffs.

The first record listed is the overall record, followed by record in regional games, according to the NCAA.

Central
1. Illinois Wesleyan 27-7 30-9
2. Wartburg 23-8 26-11
3. Luther 23-7 26-9
4. Washington U. 29-7 30-9
5. Augustana 25-9 30-10
6. Carthage 24-9 28-11

Mid-Atlantic
1. Kean 30-6 35-8
2. New Jersey 27-6 32-9
3. Johns Hopkins 30-9 34-9
4. Gwynedd-Mercy 27-10 30-10
5. Ramapo 25-10 29-13
6. Alvernia 26-13 27-13
7. Arcadia 22-10 24-13
8. Frostburg State 17-6 27-13

Mideast
1. Wooster 32-3 39-3
2. Otterbein 24-7 27-10
3. Marietta 24-8 28-12
4. Washington and Jefferson 24-8 28-9
5. Transylvania 26-9 29-10
6. Thomas More 23-8 25-9
7. Hope 23-8 28-11

Midwest
1. St. Olaf 24-6 29-6
2. UW-Oshkosh 30-8 30-8
3. St. Thomas 22-8 28-9
4. UW-Stevens Point 22-9 25-14
5. Ripon 15-5 18-13
6. St. Scholastica 19-4 33-6

New England
1. Wheaton (Mass.) 30-10 31-11
2. Eastern Connecticut 26-5 30-9
3. Williams 18-6 21-7
4. Keene State 21-9 25-11
5. Western New England 24-6 27-10
6. Curry 17-5 23-7
7. Trinity (Conn.) 24-6 28-6
8. Babson 23-14 25-14
9. Southern Maine 20-12 25-13

New York
1. Cortland State 28-4 35-4
2. Ithaca 19-7 24-11
3. St. John Fisher 21-10 23-10
4. Oneonta State 21-8 23-9
5. Rensselaer 20-8 23-8
6. Rochester Tech 17-8 21-10

South
1. Emory 32-6 35-7
2. Salisbury 25-6 32-7
3. York (Pa.) 24-12 29-12
4. Methodist 24-12 29-13
5. Millsaps 28-10 35-11
6. Rhodes 27-10 36-10

West
1. Chapman 28-2 35-5
2. Pacific Lutheran 28-6 32-7
3. Texas Lutheran 27-8 35-8-1
4. Texas-Dallas 29-9 32-11
5. George Fox 25-9 30-9
6. Pomona-Pitzer 23-8 29-11