The University of Hawaii at Hilo baseball team has officially entered the Top 25 Division II Rankings with a 7-1 start to the season.
The University of Hawaii at Hilo baseball team has officially entered the Top 25 Division II Rankings with a 7-1 start to the season.
The Vulcans have come in at No. 25 in the latest National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association NCAA Division II Poll released on Wednesday.
UH-Hilo, who received 38 points, won their first two series against previously-ranked Augustana and Northwest Nazarene this month.
Reigning National Champion North Greenville is No. 1 with national runner-up and fellow Pacific West Conference mate Point Loma Nazarene at No. 4.
Eleven previously-ranked teams from the preseason poll dropped out of the top 25 poll including Augustana and PacWest-foe Azusa Pacific.
In the West Region rankings, the Vulcans totaled 85 points to come in at No. 4 behind Point Loma Nazarene, Cal Poly Pomona and CSU San Bernardino in order.
PacWest members Azusa Pacific and Fresno Pacific are at No. 5 and No. 8, respectively.
UH-Hilo will begin PacWest play with a home series against Concordia, which will feature two doubleheaders on Friday, Feb. 24 and Saturday, Feb. 25.
A full Vulcan baseball schedule can be found at hiloathletics.com/sports/baseball/schedule.
