MARIETTA, Ohio — Marietta College is ranked No. 18 in the first weekly D3baseball.com/NCBWA national poll released Tuesday (Feb. 23) morning. This is the second national ranking for the Pioneers as the Etta Express was ranked No. 13 in the Collegiate Baseball NCAA Division III Preseason Top-40.
California Lutheran earned 14 of the 25 first place votes and sits atop the poll. Randolph-Macon grabbed three first place votes and is No. 2, followed by No. 3 Chapman, No. 4 Trinity (Texas) and No. North Central (Ill.). North Central had one first place vote.
As is typical in the early part of the season, eight different schools received at least one first place vote. No. 10 Webster and No. 16 Birmingham-Southern each had two, while No. 6 Babson, No. 7 Southern Maine and No. 12 Rowan each received one first place vote.
In addition to Marietta's No. 18 ranking, fellow Mideast Region schools Adrian (no. 22), Wooster (No. 23) and Heidelberg (No. 25) were in the first weekly rankings. Denison, Baldwin Wallace, Wabash, Anderson and Washington & Jefferson are all receiving votes in the poll.
The Pioneers are scheduled to open the 2021 season at home against Capital University on Saturday (March 13). First pitch for the doubleheader is set for 1 p.m.
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