SHEPHERD RANKED THIRD IN NCBWA NORTH ATLANTIC REGIONAL POLL

SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. -- The Shepherd University baseball team maintained a third place ranking in the latest National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) North Atlantic Regional Poll for April 10. The Rams are one of four WVIAC teams listed in the poll.

The complete NCBWA poll is listed below.

NATIONAL COLLEGIATE BASEBALL WRITERS ASSOCIATION

NCAA DIVISION II NORTH ATLANTIC REGIONAL POLL

April 10, 2006

1. West Virginia State (26-3) (6 first place votes) 60 points [#1 last week]

2. Kutztown (23-8) 52 points [#2 last week]

3. Shepherd (28-10) 46 points [#3 last week]

4. Slippery Rock (21-8) 44 points [#6t last week]

5. Ohio Valley (27-13) 32 points [#4 last week]

6. West Chester (19-11) 29 points [#8 last week]

7. Mansfield (22-12) 25 points [#6t last week]

8. California (17-13) 15 points [Not ranked last week]

9. Pitt-Johnstown (18-10) 14 points [#5 last week]

10. Concord (17-12) 12 points [RV last week]