Indiana Pa. – The IUP Crimson Hawks Baseball team earned a top 10 spot in the D2 Baseball Preseason Poll, landing at No. 10.
IUP is coming off a historic season ending the regular season at 41-18, smashing the record of most wins in a single season for the IUP baseball program. This significant season also included a deep playoff run in the D2 College World Series that ended in the semifinals against the championship runner-up Angelo St.
IUP begins the 2024-25 baseball season down in Aiken, South Carolina to face USC Aiken in a four-game series. The home opener for the 2024-25 season is Saturday, March 8 hosting PSAC West opponent Shepherd in a double-header at Owen J. Dougherty Field.
D2 Baseball Preseason Top 25 Rankings:
Rank School 2024 Record
1 Tampa (52-8)
2 Angelo State (44-21)
3 Catawba (46-17)
4 Central Missouri (52-10)
5 Point Loma (46-13-1)
6 Southern New Hampshire (37-19)
7 Colorado Mesa (38-18)
8 UIndy (41-21)
9 Augustana (47-10)
10 Indiana (Pa.) (41-18)
11 UNC Pembroke (43-14)
12 West Chester (43-9)
13 North Greenville (41-14)
14 Georgia College (37-22)
15 Young Harris (41-15)
16 Lubbock Christian (45-16)
17 Missouri Southern (44-15)
18 Arkansas-Monticello (35-24)
19 East Stroudsburg (43-14)
20 Ashland (42-15)
21 Cal State Monterey Bay (39-21)
22 Millersville (38-16)
23 Seton Hill (41-17)
24 West Texas A&M (37-19)
25 Northwest Nazarene (36-15-1)
Receiving Votes: Central Oklahoma, Charleston, Embry-Riddle, Harding, Lander, Lee, Maryville, Minnesota State, Molloy, Mount Olive, Regis, Saginaw Valley, Saint Leo, San Francisco State, West Florida
