March 18, 2026

Taylor Remains at No. 3 in NAIA Top 25 Poll

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Taylor collected a pair of first-place votes and remained at No. 3 in the second regular-season edition of the 2026 GoRout NAIA Baseball Coaches' Top 25 Poll, revealed on Wednesday afternoon by NAIA headquarters. The Trojans have appeared in 18 consecutive polls dating back to the 2023 season.

TU (22-3, 10-2 CL) notched its best start through 25 games following a sweep of Spring Arbor last weekend. The Trojans, who rank fifth in the NAIA in runs, outscored the Cougars 49-15 in the four-game series at Winterholter Field. TU garnered 425 points in this week's poll after it posted a 6-2 mark since the previous polling, which also included a pair of ranked road wins at No. 24 Huntington.

Among NAIA national stat leaders, TU pitching is tied for fourth in WHIP (1.22), ranks fifth in strikeouts-per-nine innings (11.06) and seventh in ERA (3.25).

At the plate, the Trojans rank seventh in home runs (39) and slugging (.570), eighth in batting average (.344) and 11th in extra-base hits (101). The Trojans are averaging nearly 11 runs per game, while producing 10 or more runs in 14 of 25 contests.

LSU Shreveport stays at No. 1 in the poll, riding an eight-game win streak while earning 13 first-place votes. Georgia Gwinnett remains right behind at No. 2 with one first-place vote, while Taylor holds steady at No. 3 and collected two first-place votes.

The third-ranked Trojans return to action this weekend at Mount Vernon Nazarene (13-8, 7-5 CL), before commencing an eight-game homestand at Winterholter Field. TU will host Bethel on Friday-Saturday, March 27-28, and Saint Francis on the Thursday (April 2) and Saturday (April 4) before Easter.