DOMINICAN & WILMINGTON TABBED 1ST IN RESPECTIVE DIVISIONS IN 2018 CACC BASEBALL PRESEASON POLL

February 1, 2018

DOMINICAN & WILMINGTON TABBED 1ST IN RESPECTIVE DIVISIONS IN 2018 CACC BASEBALL PRESEASON POLL

New Haven, Conn. (2/1/18) Both Dominican College and Wilmington University were tabbed in first place in their respective divisions, according to the 2018 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Baseball Preseason Coaches Poll, as announced on Thursday afternoon by CACC Commissioner Dan Mara. The voting for the poll was conducted by the league's 12 head coaches in the sport.

New Haven, Conn. (2/1/18) Both Dominican College and Wilmington University were tabbed in first place in their respective divisions, according to the 2018 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Baseball Preseason Coaches Poll, as announced on Thursday afternoon by CACC Commissioner Dan Mara. The voting for the poll was conducted by the league's 12 head coaches in the sport.

Dominican, the reigning CACC Champion, topped the North Division with 69 points and nine first-place votes, while Wilmington is first in the North with 67 points and seven first-place nods.

The Chargers claimed the CACC title last season by winning the "if necessary" game on Championship Saturday versus Chestnut Hill. The win enabled Dominican to earn the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Division II East Region Tournament, as the CACC was represented by two teams at the regional with Felician University earning an at-large bid.

The Wildcats reached the final four teams of the CACC Championship last season, as Wilmington once again found itself in the regional rankings throughout the year. One of the top teams in the East Region each year, WilmU claimed the 2015 NCAA East Region Championship and advanced to the Division II World Series in Cary, N.C.

2018 CACC BASEBALL PRESEASON COACHES POLL
North Division
1. Dominican College 69 (9)
2. Post University 60 (2)
T3. Bloomfield College 39
T3. Nyack College 39
5. Concordia College 25
6. Caldwell University 20

South Division
1. Wilmington University 67 (7)
2. Felician University 65 (5)
3. Chestnut Hill College 48
4. Jefferson 33
5. Goldey-Beacom College 23
6. University of the Sciences 16

() - First-Place Votes

The aim of Dominican University New York is to promote educational excellence, leadership, and service in an environment characterized by respect for the individual and concern for the community and its needs. Founded by the Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt, the university is an independent institution of higher learning, Catholic in origin and heritage. In the Dominican tradition, it fosters the active, shared pursuit of truth and embodies an ideal of education rooted in the values of reflective understanding and compassionate involvement. Committed to building its programs upon a strong foundation in the liberal arts and sciences, the university maintains a student-centered climate and serves a diverse community of students in undergraduate and graduate programs. The university empowers this community of learners to excel, lead and serve with integrity and to engage responsibly in the pursuit of a more just, ethical and sustainable world. Dominican also sponsors 17 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level. To learn more about Dominican University New York, please visit www.duny.edu.