ASHLAND, Va. – Following a 14-1 drubbing of York (Pa.), the Randolph-Macon baseball team retained the top spot in the Perfect Game poll.
The Yellow Jackets stayed at No. 2 in the D3baseball.com/NCBWA Top 25.
R-MC improved to 15-1 with the victory over the Spartans, the best start for the Yellow Jackets in program history.
In national team statistics, the Yellow Jacket offense was fifth in the country with 93 walks, and sixth with 144 runs and 40 doubles. R-MC was ninth in fielding percentage at .983. The R-MC pitching staff was fourth in strikeout-to-walk ratio at 4.46.
Individually, senior Ryan Duphorn (Erial, N.J./Paul VI) was second in the nation in runs with 25 and 17th with 11 stolen bases. Senior Shawn Nickles (Stafford, Va./Colonial Forge) was second with 25 RBI. Senior Mike Nickles (Stafford, Va./Colonial Forge) was second with 12 doubles. Senior Cole Grinde (Woodford, Va./Caroline) was 11th with 14 walks. Senior Reece Yeargain (Chester, Va./Benedictine) was 12th with 21 runs. Senior Michael Zubovich (Chantilly, Va./Freedom) was second with four wins. Senior Matt Nickles (Stafford, Va./Colonial Forge) was second with 54 strikeouts, third with six starts, 15th with 16.76 strikeouts per nine innings, and 16th with three wins.
Perfect Game Poll
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Rk.
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Prev.
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School
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ST
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Record
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Week
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1
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1
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Randolph-Macon Yellow Jackets
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VA
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15-1
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1-0
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2
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2
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UW-Whitewater Warhawks
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WI
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2-1
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0-0
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3
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3
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North Central Cardinals
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IL
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7-0
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0-0
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4
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4
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Cal Lutheran Kingsmen
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CA
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16-1
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0-0
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5
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8
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UMass-Boston Beacons
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MA
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3-1
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1-0
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6
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7
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Southern Maine Huskies
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ME
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0-1
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0-0
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7
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9
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Washington Bears
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MO
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9-3
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1-1
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|
8
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14
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Babson Beavers
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MA
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2-1
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0-0
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9
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10
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Spalding Eagles
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KY
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11-3
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0-0
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|
10
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11
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Concordia Tornados
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TX
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11-5
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0-0
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|
11
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15
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Trinity Tigers
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TX
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11-2
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3-0
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|
12
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12
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Shenandoah Hornets
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VA
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10-1
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0-1
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|
13
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13
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Salisbury Seagulls
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MD
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8-3
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2-0
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14
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16
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Texas Lutheran Bulldogs
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TX
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9-4
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1-0
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|
15
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5
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Webster Gorloks
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MO
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8-5
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3-2
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|
16
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17
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Rowan Profs
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NJ
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6-0
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1-0
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|
17
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6
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Wooster Fighting Scots
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OH
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4-4
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4-3
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18
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18
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St. John Fisher Cardinals
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NY
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7-4
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0-0
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19
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20
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Chapman Panthers
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CA
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12-3
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0-0
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20
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19
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Heidelberg Student Princes
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OH
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7-5
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2-1
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21
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21
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Aurora Spartans
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IL
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9-2
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0-0
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22
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NR
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Swarthmore Garnet
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PA
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10-2
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4-0
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23
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23
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Tufts Jumbos
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MA
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0-0
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0-0
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|
25
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24
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Concordia University Chicago Cougars
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IL
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5-5
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3-2
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|
25
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25
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Coe Kohawks
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IA
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3-3
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0-0
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2020 D3baseball.com/NCBWA Top 25, Week 4 (through games of March 15)
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#
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School (1st votes)
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Rec
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Pts
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Prev.
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|
1
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Cal Lutheran (17)
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16-1
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613
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1
|
|
2
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Randolph-Macon (4)
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15-1
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585
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2
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3
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Babson (1)
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2-1
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535
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4
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4
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Trinity (Texas) (1)
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11-2
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518
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5
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|
5
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Chapman
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12-3
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514
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3
|
|
6
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North Central (Ill.) (2)
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7-0
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469
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7
|
|
7
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Washington U.
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9-3
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408
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6
|
|
8
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Kean
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8-2
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378
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8
|
|
9
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Salisbury
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8-3
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374
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10
|
|
10
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Rhodes
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16-4
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359
|
12
|
|
11
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Rowan
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6-0
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321
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14
|
|
12
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Southern Maine
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0-1
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311
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9
|
|
13
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Shenandoah
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10-2
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306
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11
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|
14
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Mass-Boston
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3-1
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292
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13
|
|
15
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Johns Hopkins
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9-3
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256
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17
|
|
16
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UW-Whitewater
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2-1
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235
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16
|
|
17
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Aurora
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9-2
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220
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19
|
|
18
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Marietta
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9-3
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200
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15
|
|
19
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Trinity (Conn.)
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3-0
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166
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24
|
|
20
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Webster
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8-5
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153
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20
|
|
21
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Wheaton (Mass.)
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7-1
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132
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25
|
|
22
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Birmingham-Southern
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10-6
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129
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18
|
|
23
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Concordia (Texas)
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11-5
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123
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22
|
|
24
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Emory
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11-4
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78
|
23
|
|
25
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Wooster
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4-4
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62
|
21
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Dropped out: none
Others receiving votes: Swarthmore 49, Coe 36, LaGrange 34, Saint John's (Minn.) 30, Christopher Newport 28, Spalding 24, Texas Lutheran 24, Denison 22, George Fox 12, St. John Fisher 10, William Paterson 10, Centre 10, Heidelberg 10, Mass.-Dartmouth 10, Piedmont 8, Berry 8, Wartburg 8, Oswego State 7, Wabash 6, Concordia Chicago 5, Anna Maria 4, Wheaton (Ill.) 4, Tufts 3, Anderson 3, St. Thomas (Minn.) 3, Baldwin Wallace 1, SUNY Oneonta 1.
The D3baseball.com Top 25 is voted on by a panel of 25 Sports Information Directors and media members from across the country, and is published weekly. Full members of NCAA Division III are eligible.
