The first in-season Perfect Game rankings have been released, and while it wasn't a major shake-up, you can already see the landscape beginning to take place. The south and west are continuing to produce a plethora of solid teams, while the usual suspects from the other regions are still hanging around as they get their seasons started. Inside, we preview this weekend's action for the top 25 and point out some of the best match-ups to watch for around the country, including our Marquee Match-Up of the Week.
First, let's take a look at what we are going to tab our Marquee Match-Up of the Week:
#4 Colorado Mesa (3-0) at #13 Cal Baptist (5-1)
Game One: 9-1 CMU Win (Box Score)
Game Two: 2/19 6:00 PM ET (Live Stats | Audio | Video)
Game Three: 2/19 8:30 PM ET (Live Stats | Audio | Video)
Game Four: 2/20 3:00 PM ET (Live Stats | Audio | Video)
Projected Pitching Match-Ups
Game One: W - JR McDermott (1-0), L - Tyson Miller (0-2), S - Tyler Ehlers (1)
Game Two: CMU Matt Allen (0-0, 0.00) vs CBU Jeremy McDonald (0-0, 0.96)
Game Three: CMU Nick Cardinale (0-0, 0.00) vs CBU Dylan Stowell (1-0, 1.29)
Game Four: CMU Tyler Day (0-0, 13.50) vs CBU Patrick Gonzalez (1-0, 0.00)
Without a doubt the top series in Division II baseball this weekend, the Lancers are looking to stay near the top of the hyper-competitive West region, while the Mavericks are looking to dominate the South Central for yet another season. Both these teams should be in the top half of their respective regional tournaments, and might even be top seeds if things shake out the way they have already been going. It is going to be a series of stellar hitting for Mesa against stalwart pitching for Cal Baptist, and we will see who comes out on top. After one game in the series, the Mavs hold the advantage, with a 9-1 victory in Thursday's series opener.
And here are a few other Division II series from around the country to keep tabs on this weekend:
Drury (0-0) at #6 St. Edward's (3-3)
Game One: 2/19 2:30 PM ET (Live Stats | Video)
Game Two: 2/20 1:00 PM ET (Live Stats | Video)
Game Three: 2/20 3:00 PM ET (Live Stats | Video)
Game Four: 2/21 1:00 PM ET (Live Stats | Video)
#14 West Alabama (6-2) at Delta State (5-3)
Game One: 2/20 1:00 PM ET (Live Stats)
Game Two: 2/20 4:30 PM ET (Live Stats)
Game Three: 2/21 3:00 PM ET (Live Stats | Audio)
#15 Florida Tech (4-5) at GRU Augusta (7-2)
Game One: 2/19 6:00 PM ET (Live Stats | Video)
Game Two: 2/20 12:00 PM ET (Live Stats | Video)
Game Three: 2/20 3:00 PM ET (Live Stats | Video)
#16 Southern Arkansas (6-3) at Oklahoma Baptist (7-1)
Game One: 2/19 2:00 PM ET (Live Stats | Video)
Game Two: 2/19 5:00 PM ET (Live Stats | Video)
Game Three: 2/20 2:00 PM ET (Live Stats)
#21 Lee (5-1) at Alabama-Huntsville (5-4)
Game One: 2/20 2:00 PM ET (Live Stats)
Game Two: 2/20 5:00 PM ET (Live Stats)
Game Three: 2/21 2:00 PM ET (Live Stats)
Lander (8-2) at USC Aiken (7-1)
Game One: 2/19 4:00 PM ET (Live Stats | Video)
Game Two: 2/20 2:00 PM ET (Live Stats | Video)
Game Three: 2/21 2:00 PM ET (Live Stats | Video)
Angelo State (5-1) at Lubbock Christian (7-0)
Game One: 2/19 5:00 PM ET (Live Stats | Audio | Video)
Game Two: 2/20 3:00 PM ET (Live Stats | Audio | Video)
Game Three: 2/21 3:00 PM ET (Live Stats | Audio | Video)
West Georgia (7-0) at North Alabama (5-2)
Game One: 2/19 3:00 PM ET (Live Stats)
Game Two: 2/19 6:00 PM ET (Live Stats)
Game Three: 2/20 2:00 PM ET (Live Stats)
Coker (9-2) at Erskine (9-2)
Game One: 2/19 2:30 PM ET (Live Stats)
Game Two: 2/20 12:00 PM ET (Live Stats)
Game Three: 2/20 2:00 PM ET (Live Stats)
Francis Marion (8-1) at Armstrong State (4-4)
Game One: 2/20 1:30 PM ET (Live Stats)
Game Two: 2/21 11:00 AM ET (Live Stats | Video)
Game Three: 2/21 2:00 PM ET (Live Stats | Video)
Grand Valley State (0-0) at Southern Indiana (0-0)
Game One: 2/19 3:00 PM ET (Live Stats | Audio)
Game Two: 2/20 2:00 PM ET (Live Stats)
Game Three: 2/21 1:00 PM ET (Live Stats | Audio)
Florida Southern (6-2) at Mount Olive (3-1)
Game One: 2/20 12:00 PM ET (Live Stats)
Game Two: 2/20 3:00 PM ET (Live Stats)
Game Three: 2/21 1:00 PM ET (Live Stats)
Cal State-Monterey Bay (9-0) vs Stanislaus State (6-2)
Game One: 2/20 5:00 PM ET at Stanislaus State (Live Stats | Audio | Video)
Game Two: 2/21 5:00 PM ET at CSU-Monterey Bay (Live Stats | Audio)
North Georgia (6-2) at Georgia Southwestern (9-0)
Game One: 2/20 1:00 PM ET (Live Stats)
Game Two: 2/20 5:00 PM ET (Live Stats)
Game Three: 2/21 1:00 PM ET (Live Stats)
Finally, below, we have the schedule ahead for each of the teams featured in this week's Perfect Game Top 25.
#1 St. Cloud State (3-0): The Huskies are idle until March 7th.
#2 Franklin Pierce (0-0): FPU begins their season on February 26th.
#3 Millersville (3-1): The Marauders are back in action this weekend against Pitt-Johnstown (2/19), Seton Hill (2/20) and Indiana (Pa.) (2/21) in North Carolina, all non-conference games.
#4 Colorado Mesa (4-0): CMU won the first game of their highly-anticipate series at #13 Cal Baptist on Thursday (9-1), and will face the Lancers three more times this weekend, twice on Friday (2/19) and once on Saturday (2/20).
#5 Tampa (8-1): Tampa is off this weekend. They'll face Barry in three SSC games next weekend.
#6 St. Edward's (6-3): SEU faces Drury in four games this weekend, all at home.
#7 Quincy (0-0): The Midwest region favorites have one more weekend to wait for their season. They'll begin play on February 26th.
#8 Missouri Southern (5-0): The Lions extended their win streak to five with a victory against Northeastern State on Thursday, and will face McKendree in three games this weekend at home.
#9 Minnesota State (3-0): The Mavericks are off until March 3rd.
#10 West Florida (3-4): The Argos head to Mississippi College for a three-game GSC set this weekend.
#11 Cal Poly Pomona (6-3): The Broncos lost a mid-week game to Cal State-Dominguez Hills on Tuesday and are off this weekend before facing Vanguard at home on Monday (2/22) and Azusa Pacific on Wednesday (2/24).
#12 Mercyhurst (3-1): 'Hurst is off for another couple weeks. They'll hit the field next on March 12th.
#13 Cal Baptist (5-2): The Lancers dropped their first game of a four-game set at home against #4 Colorado Mesa on Thursday, and have three more games on the docket against the Mavericks this weekend.
#14 West Alabama (6-2): The Tigers dropped a mid-week game to Stillman, but head to Delta State for a three-game conference series this weekend.
#15 Florida Tech (4-5): FIT heads to Georgia Regents (GRU Augusta) for a three-game series this weekend.
#16 Southern Arkansas (7-3): The Muleriders beat Mississippi College earlier this week, and head to Oklahoma Baptist for three GAC games this weekend.
#17 Columbus State (5-2): CSU heads to Young Harris for a three-game Peach Belt series this weekend.
#18 UC San Diego (7-1): The Tritons welcome Concordia Irvine in to town for four games this weekend before starting conference play.
#19 Catawba (3-3): The national runners-up from a season ago welcome Shippensburg in to town for a three-game series this weekend.
#20 Ashland (0-0): Ashland begins their season on February 27th.
#21 Lee (5-2): The Flames dropped a mid-week game to Northwood on Thursday, and will head to Alabama-Huntsville to begin GSC play with a three-game series this weekend.
#22 Southern Indiana (0-0): Another Midwest region favorite finally hits the field this weekend with a three-game series at home against Grand Valley State in a key early-season regional match-up.
#23 Southern New Hampshire (0-0): SNHU begins their season on February 26th.
#24 Minnesota-Duluth (0-0): UMD heads to Pittsburg State this weekend for a four-game season-opening series.
#25 East Stroudsburg (0-0): The Warriors head to Chowan for three games this weekend in North Carolina.
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