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SPRINGFIELD, Mo.— The Drury baseball team is ranked 23rd this week in the NCAA-II National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association poll. The Panthers are 28-9, 13-3 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference and have won six straight games.
Wingate (38-5) is ranked number one in the poll, Tampa (32-6) is number two, and Central Missouri (33-4) is ranked third.
One other team in the GLVC is in the top 25, with Illinois Springfield (29-6) ranked 13th.
The Panthers return to action this weekend in a four-game series at Lindenwood. The threat of inclement weather has altered the schedule and the two teams will play a doubleheader on Friday starting at 3:30 pm. Saturday’s doubleheader will start at 1 pm.
The Lions are 20-17 and 9-7 in the conference. Lindenwood is in fourth place in the Green Division of GLVC and the Panthers head into the weekend with a three-game lead over second-place Maryville and William Jewell.
Drury’s next scheduled home game is April 27 when they host Missouri Southern State at US Baseball Park in Ozark at 5 pm.
NCAA-II Top 25 Poll (Through April 19)
| ?RANK | TEAM (1ST PLACE VOTES) | RECORD | POINTS | PREVIOUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wingate (9) | 38-5 | 455 | 2 |
| 2 | Tampa (9) | 32-6 | 451 | 1 |
| 3 | Central Missouri (1) | 33-4 | 446 | 3 |
| 4 | Point Loma | 33-5 | 414 | 4 |
| 5 | West Texas A&M | 33-9 | 392 | 5 |
| 6 | North Greenville | 37-6 | 388 | 6 |
| 7 | Southern Arkansas | 31-9 | 329 | 8 |
| 8 | Columbus State | 33-6 | 328 | 9 |
| 9 | Trevecca Nazarene | 31-10 | 318 | 7 |
| 10 | Colorado Mesa | 27-9 | 309 | 10 |
| 11 | Rollins | 28-11 | 264 | 11 |
| 12 | Southern New Hampshire | 24-7 | 253 | 14 |
| 13 | Illinois Springfield | 29-6 | 241 | 13 |
| 14 | Angelo State | 32-10 | 233 | 12 |
| 15 | Millersville | 29-8 | 203 | 19 |
| 16 | Newberry | 34-10 | 192 | 16 |
| 17 | Cal State Monterey Bay | 30-11 | 163 | 18 |
| 18 | Delta State | 24-10 | 144 | 20 |
| 19 | Minnesota State | 25-5 | 137 | RV |
| 20 | Lenoir-Rhyne | 37-8 | 88 | RV |
| 21 | Molloy | 24-10 | 79 | 22 |
| 22 | Augustana (S.D.) | 29-7-1 | 70 | 15 |
| 23 | Drury | 28-9 | 68 | NR |
| 24 | Azusa Pacific | 25-13 | 57 | RV |
| 25 | Lubbock Christian | 29-13 | 44 | 23 |
Others receiving votes: Slippery Rock (23-9) 35 points; Florida Southern (24-16) 24 points;
UNC Pembroke (29-13) 18 points; Wayne State (Mich.) (24-9) 11 points; Chico State (29-11) 10 points; Southern Connecticut State (22-7) 5 points; West Chester (20-9) 3 points; Henderson State (29-12) 2 points; Valdosta State (25-11) 1 point.
Dropped Out: Seton Hill (17th); Chico State (21st); UNC Pembroke (24th); Grand Valley State (25th).
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