DALLAS (NCBWA) An unblemished run through the NCAA Division II Baseball Championship produced Tampa·s eighth national championship in program history, as well as the top spot in the final National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Division II Top 25.
The Spartans outscored opponents by a 26-5 count in four games at the NCAA Division II Baseball Championship in Cary, N.C., including a 3-1 victory over top-seeded Colorado Mesa in the national championship game. Tampa closed out its 2019 season with an 11-game win streak, and has now won eight-straight games in Cary dating back to the 2015 campaign.
NYIT (No. 13), which culminated a historic season with its first trip to the NCAA Division II Baseball Championship, added its first NCBWA Top 25 ranking in school history to its resume as well. Mercyhurst (No. 9) and Colorado School of Mines (No. 24) also re-entered the NCBWA Top 25 this week as well.
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