After taking 2-of-3 this weekend from No. 8 North Georgia in Pembroke, UNCP was voted into the Division-II Collegiate Baseball poll for the first time since 2005 on Monday. The Braves have a school record 35 wins this season and are a game over .500 in conference play (12-11).Notables on offense over the weekend include PBC Player-of-the-Week Joe Mangum. Mangum homered five times over the final two games with North Georgia including a three-dinger game in Sunday's 16-4 victory. Senior Kevin Dietrich saw his 18-game hitting streak snapped in the rubber game but did walk twice and scored three runs.
The No. 24 Braves will fight for Peach Belt Tournament seeding this weekend as they host top-ranked region power USC Aiken (No. 7 in DII College Baseball Poll). The Pacers have won 13 straight games heading into tomorrow's two-game set with Pfeiffer. Presumably, Matt McGovern (7-0, 2.93 ERA) Brian Willis (4-3, 4.55) and Jonathan Rivera (6-1, 2.78) will gets the starts for UNCP.
McGovern, right, is unbeaten in his collegiate career and has solidified his spot in the rotation as the Braves' top starter.Unfortunately for the Braves, the conference tournament is a single-elimination tournament. Since the tournament will be expanded to eight teams in 2009, UNCP will have little room for error in Aiken, S.C., the first weekend of May.
UNCP HR TALLY THROUGH 49 GAMES = 62
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