Baseball Debuts at 6th in Official South Region Rankings
The Nova Southeastern Sharks baseball team is listed at sixth in the first official South Region rankings, released this week by the NCAA. Entering the final regular season weekend at 29-15, 16-11 in SSC games, the Sharks are looking to extend their postseason streak to a fifth consecutive South Regional appearance, May 16-18.
NSU is 24-15 on in-region contests this season. At present the Sharks have earned six Regional appearances in the previous season under head coach Greg Brown.
Tampa leads the initial South Region standings at 30-11, and six total Sunshine State Conference schools are represented in the poll. All four of the other slots are occupied by Gulf South Conference schools.
The Sharks close off their home slate and the regular season in one three-day Senior Weekend at the NSU Baseball Complex, hosting the Florida Southern Mocs, Friday-Sunday, April 26-28. Senior Day is scheduled for Saturday at 12:30 p.m. for 13 Sharks competing in their final regular season series at the ‘Shark Tank’.
Complete South Region Poll (April 24)
| 1 | Tampa | 30-11 | 24-11 |
| 2 | West Florida | 27-14 | 27-14 |
| 3 | Delta St. | 30-10 | 27-10 |
| 4 | Mississippi Col. | 27-12 | 23-9 |
| 5 | Eckerd | 25-14 | 24-14 |
| 6 | Nova Southeastern | 26-15 | 24-15 |
| 7 | Embry-Riddle (FL) | 25-15 | 21-14 |
| 8 | Barry | 26-14 | 16-14 |
| 9 | Alabama Huntsville | 25-17 | 22-17 |
| 10 | Rollins | 23-16 | 17-15 |