Cal State L.A. Slides into NCBWA Division II West Region Poll’s Top Spot

POMONA, Calif. – After taking three of four from UC San Diego, Cal State L.A. once again captured the No. 1 ranking in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) West Region poll released Monday.

The Golden Eagles, holding the most conference wins in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) at 15, edged Chico State by one point in this week’s poll. The teams received three first-place votes each. Sonoma State and UCSD remain close behind at No. 3 and No. 4 respectively.

In Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) action this past week, Western Oregon secured a series win at Northwest Nazarene and that result lifted the Wolves into the poll’s seventh spot.

A marquee matchup this week is between the No. 3 and No. 4 squads, with the Seawolves of SSU hosting the Tritons of UCSD.

April 4, 2011 – NCBWA West Region Top 10
1. Cal State L.A. (3) – (20-12; 55 points; #4 last week)
2. Chico State (3) – (18-5; 54 points; #1 last week)
3. Sonoma State – (20-7; 50 points; #3 last week)
4. UC San Diego – (21-11; 44 points; #2 last week)
t-5. Dixie State (19-9; 32 points; #5 last week)
t-5. Cal Poly Pomona (19-11; 32 points; #7 last week)
7. Western Oregon (16-10; 22 points; #9 last week)
8. Northwest Nazarene (22-10; 17 points; #6 last week)
9. Saint Martin’s (16-13; 16 points; #8 last week)
10. Cal State Stanislaus (18-11; 7 points; #10 last week)

Others receiving votes: Cal State San Bernardino (13-13; 1 point).