COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Northwest is ranked for a third consecutive week in the NJCAA Division II Baseball Poll presented by Marucci Sports, coming in at No. 20 this week.

The rankings are based off team performance through Sunday, May 1 and do not reflect results of games played since then. Click here for the entire NJCAA Top 20 poll.

The Rangers are currently 26-16 overall and finished 18-10 in MACJC play to clinch the No. 4 seed in the postseason, which begins this Friday-Saturday. 

Also ranked in this week's poll from NJCAA Region 23 are No. 1 LSU Eunice, No. 2 Jones County, No. 15 East Central and No. 16 Meridian.

Northwest will host Hinds (24-20) in a best-of-3 playoff series May 6-7 at Jim Miles Field. General admission is $5 while Northwest students, faculty and staff are free with school ID.

The winner will advance to next weekend's MACJC Tournament, hosted by the highest remaining seed. Live video/stats will be available all weekend. Log on to www.nwccrangers.com and click the Multimedia tab.