AMERICUS, Ga. -- The Georgia Southwestern State University baseball team earned its highest ranking in a national poll in program history when reaching No. 15 in this week's American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) NCAA Division II coaches poll released Monday afternoon. The Hurricanes moved up from No. 21 last week. 

GSW's highest ranking this season between the coaches and media polls was No. 16 back on Feb. 28 in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) poll.

The Hurricanes have won five games in a row and 11 of their last 13 heading into this weekend's Peach Belt Conference series at the University of North Georgia that begins Thursday at 6 p.m.