COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Northwest is ranked No. 20 in the final NJCAA Division II Baseball Poll of the 2014 season released Tuesday by the national office.

Northwest appeared in the NJCAA poll for six weeks over the course of the season, peaking at No. 13 on March 11. The Rangers won seven games over ranked opponents during the year, including wins over No. 5 East Mississippi, No. 7 Jones County, No. 8 North Iowa, No. 16 Mississippi Delta and No. 19 Northeast. 

The Rangers won 19 of their final 26 games to finish 30-16 overall before falling to eventual NJCAA Region 23 Champions and World Series bound Hinds Eagles in the opening round of the state playoffs.

Under ninth-year head coach Mark Carson, Northwest has won 30 or more games in three of the last four seasons and finished with a winning record in eight straight years.