Central Missouri wins the MIAA championship (photo/TheMIAA.com)
Central Missouri Baseball finished the season ranked No. 4 in the nation in the final American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA)/Collegiate Baseball Newspaper poll released this week.
The Mules finished the season 43-15 overall. They captured their 25th MIAA Regular Season Championship, going 32-7 during conference play. The Mules won their 21st MIAA Tournament Championship and went 4-0 to capture the 17th Regional title in program history, advancing to the NCAA-II World Series in Cary, North Carolina.
The Mules were picked to finish third in the MIAA Preseason Coaches Poll and were unranked in every poll in the preseason.
Miners baseball (photo/Luke Rinne)
Missouri S & T had its best season in program history finishing 39-20.  They were champions of the Great Lakes Valley Conference’s West Division – and reached the regional title game for the first time ever.
The Miner’s run at an NCAA Division II Midwest Regional title ended against Southern Indiana a 10-5 loss in the championship game of the tournament.
1. Nova Southeastern (44-16) 480 5
2. Millersville (53-7) 464 1
3. Lander (44-16) 438 4
4. Central Missouri (43-15) 409 3
5. Franklin Pierce (48-9) 406 2
6. Cal Poly Pomona (42-19) 377 T16
7. S. New Hampshire (50-7) 356 6
8. Delta State (42-17) 350 9
9. St. Edwards (46-12) 344 7
10. Mercyhurst (43-14) 332 10
11. Tampa (41-10) 316 11
12. Southern Indiana (38-21) 315 14
13. Columbus State (42-14) 294 12
14. Cal Baptist (42-13) 293 8
15. Angelo State (39-22) 260 19
16. Colorado Mesa (43-13) 250 13
17. Dixie State (40-14) 242 15
18. S.C.-Aiken (40-18) 220 T16
19. St. Cloud State (43-10) 186 18
20. Belmont Abbey (39-16-1) 178 20
21. Arkansas-Monticello (40-16) 162 21
22. West Georgia (42-16) 150 23
23. West Florida (36-17) 146 22
24. West Chester (37-14) 113 24
25. Missouri S&T (39-20) 99 25
26. Quincy (39-18) 80 26
27. Lubbock Christian (37-19) 62 27
28. Emporia State (39-19) 44 28
T29. East Stroudsburg (38-18) 30 29
T29. Indianapolis (38-21)
