Baseball Ranks Program-Best Second Overall In D3baseball.com and ABCA Final Polls

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BEVERLY, Mass. — After its first-ever runner-up finish at the NCAA Division III College World Series (CWS) this past weekend, the Endicott baseball team was ranked a program-best No. 2 overall in the end of season poll, D3baseball.com and the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) announced in their final rankings this week.

Endicott's end of season ranking ties last season's No. 2 national ranking for the best in program history.

The Gulls won their way out of their four-team pod at the CWS, and were matched up with No. 1 nationally ranked Denison in the national championship.

In the best-of-three series, the Gulls dropped game one before battling back to take game two in walk-off fashion, 11-10 (10 Inn.).

Unfortunately, in the rubber match, the Blue and Green fell to the Big Red by a 4-3 score in extra innings. 

YEAR IN REVIEW

Endicott (44-14) appeared in its first ever national championship. The Gulls won game two in walkoff fashion to force game three, but ultimately fell to Denison, 4-3, in the winner-take-all finale on June 4.

Among the many impressive feats from this year's squad, one of the most impressive was their performance in winner-take-all elimination games.

The 2026 Gulls were the first team in DIII history to win four winner-take-all games, which eventually earned them a berth in the national championship.

With their run to the College World Series, Endicott became the first team since Chapman (2005-09) to appear in four straight CWS'.

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(Photo Credit - David Le '10)