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Preseason College Polls Littered With Pennsylvania Colleges

January 2, 2016

By Greg Williams
Pennsylvania Director of Scouting

As noted in our review of the Early Signing Period, geography plays a huge role in where Pennsylvania high school players find a home on a college campus. Public institutions and schools with smaller budgets predominantly recruit players within a relatively short radius of campus. A number of these Pennsylvania schools, which have rostered a preponderance of in-state high school products, have been recognized by Collegiate Baseball in its preseason polls. Clicking on a school name below will redirect to that program's roster, where the Pennsylvania players helping the program to its success are listed.

Collegiate Baseball Division II Preseason Poll

  • Preseason #3 Mercyhurst is coming off a season in which it went 40-11 on its way to PSAC West and Atlantic Regional championships, and an appearance in the NCAA Division II World Series. The Lakers will open their season on January 30th at Stillman College (GA).
  • Preseason #18 Millersville went 45-11 while finishing as the runner-up to Mercyhurst in the Atlantic Regional, losing 2-0 in the regional title game. The Marauders won the PSAC conference tournament after winning the PSAC Eastern Division crown with a conference mark of 22-6. Milersville will open their season on February 5th at preseason #21 Winston-Salem State (NC).
  • Preseason #19 Seton Hill finished tied with Mercyhurst at 22-6 in the PSAC West, and are just one year removed from a trip to the 2014 NCAA Division II World Series. The Griffins compiled a 43-13 record last season and boasted the Division II Player of the Year in Nick Sell. The Griffins will open their season on February 19th against fellow PSAC foe Bloomsburg in Williamston, NC.
  • Five programs were listed in the Also Receiving Votes category (2015 record listed): Slippery Rock (30-18), Shippensburg (25-25), California of PA (25-22), East Stroudsburg (31-19), West Chester (27-15).

Collegiate Baseball Division III Preseason Poll

  • Preseason #30 Alvernia,(35-14), #34 Misericordia (31-13) and #38 Keystone (33-14) all advanced to NCAA Division III regional play in 2015 and open their 2016 campaigns in the preseason poll.
  • Four programs were listed in the Also Receiving Votes category (2015 record listed): La Roche (33-13), Pittsburgh-Greensburg (24-19-1), Scranton (22-15) and DeSales (28-17).

NAIA Preseason Poll

  • Point Park went 37-13 on its way to capturing the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference regular-season championship but missed out on the NAIA tournament. The Pioneers are among those Also Receiving Votes in the NAIA preseason poll.

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