Baseball Picked Third In Pre-Season Poll
FITCHBURG, Mass. – The Fitchburg State baseball team was recently picked third overall in the 2022 MASCAC Baseball Pre-Season Coaches Poll with a total of 37 points as announced by the league office on Thursday afternoon.
Falcons notch 37 points in 2022 MASCAC Coaches Poll
FITCHBURG, Mass. – The Fitchburg State baseball team was recently picked third overall in the 2022 MASCAC Baseball Pre-Season Coaches Poll with a total of 37 points as announced by the league office on Thursday afternoon.
Westfield State was selected as the MASCAC Baseball pre-season favorites to capture the 2022 MASCAC crown after collecting six first place ballots for a total of 47 points to outdistance second place Salem State's total of 38 points, which included the two first place ballots.
Fitchburg State followed in the third slot with 37 points, while the Rams of Framingham State and the Lancers of Worcester State tied for the four spot with 28 points apiece. The Buccaneers of Mass. Maritime and the Bridgewater State Bears were next, sitting in the sixth slot with 19 points each.
Rounding out the 2022 MASCAC Baseball Pre-Season poll was MCLA, who finished with a total of eight 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.
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2022 MASCAC Baseball Pre-Season Coaches Poll |
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47 points |
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38 points |
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37 points |
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4. Framingham State |
28 points |
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Worcester State |
28 points |
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6. Mass. Maritime |
19 points |
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Bridgewater State |
19 points |
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8. MCLA |
8 points |
Portions of release courtesy of the MASCAC office
The Fitchburg State baseball team opens its 2022 campaign on Saturday, February 26th as they take on the Chargers of Colby-Sawyer College in a non-conference double header at Xaverian Brothers High School, starting at 12:00 PM.