Bruins Up to Five AP Poll Votes; Eighth in Mid-Major Poll

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TODAY'S GAMES:
BASE: No. 5 Mercer 11, No. 2 USC Upstate 2
BASE: No. 4 FGCU 12, No. 3 Kennesaw State 4
BASE: No. 6 Stetson vs No. 1 Belmont
RECENT TWEETS:
Powell blows his second save as @BelmontBaseball knots the score at 3-3 in the 9th. Extra innings on day 1 for #Stetson
Belmont's Jared Breen with a sac fly to tie the game at 3 v. Stetson in bottom of the ninth #ASunBSB
#Stetson is 32-1 when leading after 8 innings this year. Powell is 18-of-19 on save chances.
Hatters threaten, but fail to score in the ninth. Robbie Powell on to try to nail it down for #Stetson, leading @BelmontBaseball 3-2.
Cameron Griffin got the last out in the 8th for #Stetson. Hatters coming up in the ninth, leading @BelmontBaseball 3-2.
Mitchel Brennan delivered a two-out single for #Stetson in the 8th to give the Hatters a 3-2 lead over @BelmontBaseball
Owls lose 12-4 to FGCU and play the winner of the belmont-stetson game tomorrow at 3pm. #GoKSUOwls
Josh Powers came on in relief for #Stetson and worked a 1-2-3 inning in the 7th. Game tied at 2-2 going to the 8th. #Stetson
We'll start from scratch in the 7th after @BelmontBaseball tied the game with #Stetson at 2-2 in the 6th.
Highlights from game two of #ASunBSB Championship. Final: @FGCUBaseball 12, @KSUOwlsBaseball 4: http://t.co/0yd75GKr
#Stetson saw its lead cut in half in the fifth as @BelmontBaseball got a run on a two-out single. Hatters lead 2-1 going to the 6th.
After 43 combined hits in 1st 2 games of #ASunBSB Championship. There are only 3 in #Stetson - #Belmont game Live Stats http://t.co/sihgL7cU
Remeber the official #Hashtag for the Atlantic Sun Baseball Championship is #ASunBSB @CB_Daily @aaronfitt @sebaseball @CB360updates
Bottom 5, #Stetson keeps 2-0 lead v. @BelmontBaseball. #ASunBSB Fact: Bruins' Dylan Craig has 332 career hits - 4th most in A-Sun history
We are through four innings in the final game of Day 1, #Stetson leads @BelmontBaseball 2-0.
Look out over there @BtheMax
#Stetson right-fielder @JamesRas17 had to leave the game in the second after crashing into the wall in foul territory.
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Bruins Up to Five AP Poll Votes; Eighth in Mid-Major Poll

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Tuesday, February 08, 2011

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Belmont received a program- best five votes in this week's AP Top 25 poll, one week after receiving three votes and moved up five spots to eighth in CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25.

This week marks the fourth consecutive week Belmont has received votes in either the Associated Press or ESPN/USA Today coaches' national polls. Belmont is among 22 programs receiving votes outside the Top 25 in the Associated Press poll. Joining the Bruins with five AP votes this week are three storied programs - Illinois, UCLA and UNLV. The Fighting Illini, Bruins, and Runnin' Rebels have a combined 27 Final Four appearances.

Three AP voters cast ballots with Belmont on their list. Ryan Thorburn from the Daily Camera in Boulder, Colo., placed the Bruins 23rd. Nick Jezierny from the Idaho Stateman and Michael Rothstein of AnnArbor.com voted Belmont 25th.

The Bruins have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Poll for the eighth straight week. The eight-place standing represents the program's highest ranking, besting their position of No. 11 that came at the end of the 2007-08 season

The Bruins defeated Jacksonville and North Florida this past week for their 11th and 12th victories away from home this season.

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