Fresh off its sweep of Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) foe Lane College this past weekend, Savannah State continues to receive votes in this week’s National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) South region poll released Wednesday, March 30.
The Tigers have rolled to its fifth consecutive SIAC series sweep which started with a sweep over LeMoyne-Owen College back on February 25-26. Savannah State is on a six-game winning streak and has won 17 of its last 20 ball games dating back to February 19th against Kentucky State.
Savannah State leads the NCAA Division II in several statistical categories last updated March 30 through games March 29:
No. 1 Triples – 19 tied with Florida Tech
No. 3 on-base percentage – .463
No. 5 stolen bases – 84
No. 6 Batting Average – .347
No. 6 stolen bases per game – 3.11
No. 15 scoring – 261 runs and 9.7 runs per game
No. 20 runs – 261
The Tigers, 21-6 overall and 17-1 in conference, lead the SIAC standings. Starting pitching and Savannah State’s bullpen has led to huge conference wins. The Tigers’ top arms, Jose Santiago is 6-0 on the season with a 2.81 earned run average; Jared Showalter is also 6-0 with a 2.37 ERA; and Enrico Peele is 7-1 with a 3.86 ERA.
This marks the seventh week in a row that the Savannah State baseball team has received votes in the NCBWA Division II South Region Poll.
| SOUTH REGION | ||||
| Rank | Team (1st Place Votes) | 2022 Record | Pts | Prev |
| 1 | Tampa (8) | 26-3 | 80 | 1 |
| 2 | Rollins | 22-7 | 66 | 2 |
| 3 | West Florida | 17-10 | 59 | 4 |
| 4 | Valdosta State | 19-6 | 56 | 3 |
| 5 | Nova Southeastern | 21-6 | 43 | 6 |
| 6 | Florida Tech | 24-9 | 33 | 5 |
| 7 | Delta State | 16-8 | 32 | 7 |
| 8 | Savannah State | 21-6 | 24 | T8 |
| 9 | Montevallo | 22-8 | 16 | T10 |
| 10 | Florida Southern | 16-14 | 15 | RV |
| Receiving Votes: Saint Leo (21-10) 7 points; Auburn Montgomery (18-12) 6 points; Lynn (19-12) 3 points. | ||||
| Dropped Out: Lynn (T-8th); Auburn Montgomery (T-10th). | ||||