Feb. 2, 2007

Lutes Receive Votes in Division III National Baseball Poll

The 2007 Pacific Lutheran baseball team has set high standards for itself, and it already has achieved something that no other PLU baseball team has accomplished – it has received votes in a preseason national baseball poll.

The Lutes are mentioned in the “others receiving votes” category of the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) / Collegiate Baseball NCAA Division III Baseball Poll released today.

No other Northwest Conference team received votes in the national coaches poll. Pacific Lutheran, which finished fourth in the Northwest Conference last year, is led by an experienced 10-player senior class, including 2006 NWC Pitcher of the Year Joe DiPietro.

The Lutes open their 2007 season against Saint Martin’s in Lacey at 1 p.m. Saturday. The game had been scheduled to start at noon, but has been moved back because of weather concerns. The two teams square off at noon on Sunday on the PLU field.

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