The West Virginia State University baseball team, after receiving votes in the previous National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Division II Atlantic Region Top 10 Poll for Week 6 (March 24), has climbed to the No. 9th spot in the National Poll announced on Wednesday March 31st.
After sweeping a doubleheader over Fairmont State March 27th, and splitting a doubleheader with Frostburg State March 28, going 3-1, the Yellow Jackets have moved to 7-1 in the Mountain East Conference (MEC), with a 10-4 overall and regional record.
WVSU has gone 8-2 in its last ten ball games.
Leading the Yellow Jackets:
- Offensively, Matt Harrison is a leader for WVSU hitting .378, with 17 hits, an on base percentage of .500, 16 runs batted in and five home runs.
- On the mound, Ethan Lauchart has an earned run average of 0.00 in five appearances over 18 innings pitched with a team leading 16 strikeouts.
The NCBWA Atlantic Region Poll…
| ATLANTIC REGION | ||||
| Rank | Team (1st Place Votes) | 2021 Record | Pts | Prev |
| 1 | Seton Hill (13) | 12-0 | 130 | 1 |
| 2 | Millersville | 9-4 | 113 | 3 |
| 3 | Mercyhurst | 11-5 | 94 | 2 |
| 4 | Charleston (W.Va.) | 11-3 | 85 | 6 |
| 5 | Slippery Rock | 12-3 | 80 | 7 |
| 6 | West Chester | 6-2 | 76 | 9 |
| 7 | East Stroudsburg | 10-6 | 52 | 4 |
| 8 | Bloomsburg | 6-6 | 24 | 5 |
| 9 | West Virginia State | 9-3 | 20 | RV |
| 10 | California (Pa.) | 10-6 | 19 | 10 |
| Receiving Votes: Shepherd (7-5) 10 points; Wheeling (9-4) 6 points; Kutztown (10-7) 6 points. | ||||
| Dropped Out: Kutztown (8th). | ||||