SHEPHERD RANKED SECOND IN NCBWA NORTH ATLANTIC REGIONAL POLL; CONCORD DH POSTPONED

SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. -- The Shepherd University baseball team moved to second in the latest National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) North Atlantic Regional Poll for March 20. The Rams are one of four WVIAC teams listed in the poll.

The Shepherd-Concord baseball doubleheader scheduled for Tuesday at Concord has been rescheduled for Wednesday at 1:00 p.m. due to imminent weather concerns.

The complete NCBWA poll is listed below.

NATIONAL COLLEGIATE BASEBALL WRITERS ASSOCIATION

March 20, 2006 Division II North Atlantic Regional Poll

1. West Virginia State (12-3) 60 points

2. Shepherd (18-5) 50 points

3. Ohio Valley (18-6) 43 points

4. East Stroudsburg (13-5) 40 points

5. Shippensburg (11-10) 38 points

6. Slippery Rock (9-5) 30 points

7. Kutztown (11-7) 27 points

8. Pitt-Johnstown (9-4) 22 points

9. Mansfield (13-9) 12 points

10. Davis & Elkins (11-7) 8 points

Also receiving votes: Charleston (9-9) 4 points, California (7-7) 2 points, Millersville (7-7) 1 point and West Chester (7-8) 1 point.