Senior Adam Mills is 7-1 with a 1.20 ERA, both league bests, as the Niners are off to a hot start. |
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Charlotte Baseball Cracks NCBWA Top 30 Poll
April 3, 2007
Charlotte, N.C. - After sweeping its three-game series with Massachusetts to improve to a program-record 22-5 overall and 5-1 in A-10 play, Charlotte is ranked 29th in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association top 30 poll, released on Monday (and listed below).
Perfect Game Crosschecker's weekly Top 50 poll has Charlotte at number 33.
Charlotte is among others receiving votes in the latest USA Today/ESPN Top 25 Coaches' Poll. The Niners, which received three votes last week, are now getting 10 votes in the latest poll.
Rivals.com has Charlotte among five teams considered for its Top 25 weekly poll.
The NCBWA poll voters come from 32 college baseball writers and related media persons from throughout the nation.
The 49ers have won seven of their last eight games and lead the Conference in hitting (.327) and earned run average (2.55). Senior catcher Kris Rochelle is tops in the A-10 in batting average (.464), while senior RHP Adam Mills is 7-1 with a league-leading 1.20 earned run average. Charlotte pitchers did not issue a walk in its three-game series versus Massachusetts (Mar. 30-Apr. 1) and fanned 21.
Charlotte resumes action on Apr. 3 when it hosts Winthrop at 6:00pm.
NCBWA Top 30 1. Vanderbilt 2. Florida State 3. North Carolina 4. South Carolina 5. Virginia 6. Arkansas 7. Texas 8. Rice 9. Pepperdine 10. Oregon State 11. Oklahoma State 12. Cal State Fullerton 13. Wichita State 14. Arizona 15. Arizona State 16. Clemson 17. Texas A&M 18. Coastal Carolina 19. Mississippi 20. Kentucky 21. North Carolina State 22. East Carolina 23. Oklahoma 24. Tulane 25. Ohio State 26. Mississippi State 27. Louisiana-Lafayette 28. San Diego 29. Charlotte 30. UC Irvine
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