Baseball Picked Seventh In Pre-Season Poll

Falcons notch 20 points in 2014 MASCAC Coaches Poll

FITCHBURG, Mass. (February 25, 2014) – The Fitchburg State baseball team was recently picked seventh overall in the 2014 MASCAC Baseball Pre-Season Coaches Poll as announced by the league office earlier this week.

The Vikings of Salem State University are the pre-season pick to win the 2014 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Baseball championship in a vote of the league’s coaches. After winning the regular season and tournament crowns last year, the Vikings look to repeat with the return of 2013 MASCAC Rookie of the Year Richard Fecteau and under the helm of 2013 MASCAC Coach of the Year Mike Ward.

Salem State claimed seven first place votes to amass 63 points in taking the top spot in the poll. Framingham State came in second with 48 points while Bridgewater State nabbed the final first place vote to place them third in the poll with 45 points. Westfield State comes in just behind Bridgewater State in fourth with 44 points.

Worcester State nabbed the fifth spot with 35 points while Massachusetts Maritime landed in sixth with 23 points. Fitchburg State and MCLA round out this year’s coaches poll in seventh and eighth place, respectively, with 20 and 10 points.

The Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference, the nation’s oldest Division III men’s and women’s playing conference, has a rich and storied tradition of competitive success while celebrating excellence in the classroom. MASCAC member schools include Bridgewater State University, Fitchburg State University, Framingham State University, MCLA, Massachusetts Maritime Academy, Salem State University, Westfield State University and Worcester State University. Two other institutions, the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and Plymouth State University, are affiliate members of the conference in the sports of football and men’s ice hockey, while Western Connecticut State University joined the conference as an affiliate member in the sport of football for the 2013-14 academic year.