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BASEBALL TABBED THIRD IN THE NORTH DIVISION IN THE 2025 CACC PRESEASON COACHES POLL
January 28, 2025

BASEBALL TABBED THIRD IN THE NORTH DIVISION IN THE 2025 CACC PRESEASON COACHES POLL

Courtesy of CACC Athletics

 

New Haven, Conn. (1/28/25) Felician University and Thomas Jefferson University have been selected for first place in the North and South Division, respectively, in the 2025 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Baseball Preseason Coaches' Poll. The voting was conducted by the conference's 13 head coaches and the results were announced today by CACC Commissioner Dan Mara.

Felician (29-23, 14-8 CACC in 2024) finished second in the CACC North Division a year ago and ended up in third place in the conference championship tournament. Jefferson (33-17, 18-6) captured the 2024 South Division regular-season title before reaching the CACC finals and earning an at-large berth to the NCAA Division II Tournament.

The Golden Falcons received 10 of 13 first-place votes and topped the North Division with 82 total points. Post University, the 2024 CACC champion, was given two first-place votes and 73 points, and Dominican University New York earned the other first-place vote and was selected for third place with 62 points. Caldwell University collected 48 points for fourth place. The University of Bridgeport received 44 points, followed by Georgian Court University with 30 and Bloomfield College with 18.

Jefferson claimed seven first-place votes and 66 points overall to lead the South Division. Goldey-Beacom College and Wilmington University received three top votes apiece. GBC was chosen for second place with 61 points, and Wilmington for third with 56. Rounding out the South Division balloting was Holy Family University (4th, 37 points), Chestnut Hill College (5th, 29) and Lincoln University (6th, 18).

The CACC features two new baseball teams in 2025 with Georgian Court sponsoring a program for the first time and Lincoln joining the conference as an associate member. The regular season begins on Friday, with Jefferson playing the first of a three-game trip to Houston, Texas. Most league teams will have opened their season by Feb. 23, with conference action slated to start on Saturday, March 15.

At season's end, the top four teams in each division will qualify for the CACC Championship tournament. The best-of-three opening round will be held on Friday and Saturday, May 2-3, at campus sites. Wilmington will host the four-team, double-elimination segment on May 8-10 at Wilson Field at Jim Sherman Sr. Stadium in New Castle, Del. The CACC champion will automatically qualify for the 2025 NCAA Division II East Region Championship.


2025 CACC BASEBALL PRESEASON COACHES' POLL
 (First-place votes in parentheses)

North Division
1. Felician University 82 pts. (10)
2. Post University 73 (2)
3. Dominican University New York 62 (1)
4. Caldwell University 48
5. University of Bridgeport 44
6. Georgian Court University 30
7. Bloomfield College 18

South Division
1. Thomas Jefferson University 66 (7)
2. Goldey-Beacom College 61 (3)
3. Wilmington University 56 (3)
4. Holy Family University 37
5. Chestnut Hill College 29
6. Lincoln (Pa.) University 18

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 18 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level.  To learn more about Dominican University New York, please visit www.duny.edu.