GW Baseball Picked To Finish Second in A-10

Coaches Poll Reveals Charlotte is Conference Favorite Followed by GW and Richmond

Head coach Steve Mrowka guided GW to the A-10 Championship Game in his first season with the program.

Jan. 19, 2006

PHILADELPHIA, PA - The George Washington University baseball team was selected to finish second in the Atlantic 10 Conference for the 2006 season as voted on by the league's head coaches. A-10 newcomer Charlotte was tabbed to finish first.

The Colonials posted the conference's highest win total with 41 in 2005. GW won its second consecutive A-10 West Division Title and advanced to its fifth straight conference tournament last year, falling to Rhode Island in the championship game.

The Colonials return back-to-back Atlantic 10 All-Conference First Team selection RHP Derrik Lutz (Grantville, PA/Lower Dauphin) (8-1, 2.79 ERA) and INF Tom Shanley (Stanfordville, NY/Pine Plains) (.366 avg., 8 HR, 43 RBI) in 2006 when they open the season at James Madison University Feb. 22.

GW's home debut at Barcroft Park in Arlington, VA is scheduled for March 7 against UMBC. A-10 play begins March 24 at Charlotte.

The Conference will employ a one-division format in 2006, with the top six teams advancing to the A-10 Championship Tournament, to be held May 24-27 at Houlihan Park at Jack Coffey Field, on the campus of Fordham University.

Below is the 2006 predicted order of finish along with last year's records in parentheses:
1. Charlotte (31-23/na)
2. George Washington (41-19/17-7)
3. Richmond (22-35/12-12)
4. Dayton (36-23/16-8)
5. Fordham (34-21/17-7)
6. Rhode Island* (34-21/18-6)
7. St. Bonaventure (24-25/8-16)
8. Duquesne (21-35/13-11)
9. Xavier (19-35/9-15)
10. Massachusetts (16-33/9-15)
11. Saint Louis (13-40/na)
12. Temple (17-33/8-16)
13. La Salle (18-34/9-15)
14. Saint Joseph's (14-38/8-16)

*denotes 2005 Atlantic 10 champion

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