West Chester, Arcadia, and Cabrini take top spots in initial Philly Power Rankings

Cabrini dropped a doubleheader to Bridgewater on Wednesday, including a 20-18 defeat in the nightcap. The Cavs surrendered 12 runs in the sixth inning. The club enters the weekend with a 4-2 mark while carrying a +30 run differential (62-32) ... Arcadia jumped into the national rankings after a historic week that included wins against No. 1 Johns Hopkins and No. 3 Baldwin Wallace. The Knights enter the weekend in the No. 24 spot of the NCBWA Top 25 Poll ... Saint Joseph's is riding a three-game skid as they visit a 4-3 Bucknell team that has won four of its last five, including two-of-three from A10 rival UMass ... Villanova (1-5) faces a an LMU team (5-4) that has beaten Michigan, USC, and CSU Bakersfield ... Penn State Abington is hitting just .172 through three games and has been outscored 40-3.

FRIDAY SCHEDULE

9am: West Chester vs. Gannon (Cary, NC) 

11am: Cabrini vs. John Jay (Myrtle Beach, SC) 

11am: Chestnut Hill vs. West Virginia Wesleyan (Wilson, NC) 

12pm: Holy Family vs. Shippensburg (DH) (Shippensburg, PA) 

2:30pm: Chestnut Hill vs College of St. Rose (Wilson, NC) 

3pm: Penn vs. USC Upstate (Spartanburg, SC) 

3pm: Rosemont vs. Gwynedd Mercy (Gwynedd Valley, PA) 

3pm: Swarthmore vs. Stockton (Swarthmore, PA) 

3pm: Valley Forge vs. Marywood (Aston, PA) 

3:30pm: Penn State Abington vs. Rutgers-Camden (Camden, NJ) 

9pm: Villanova vs. LMU (Los Angeles, CA) 

SATURDAY SCHEDULE

10:30am: Immaculata vs. Christopher Newport (DH) (Fayetteville, NC) 

11am: Arcadia vs. Penn State Harrisburg (Ambler, PA) 

11am: Delaware Valley vs. Norwich (Vero Beach, FL.) 

11:30am: Rosemont vs. Rutgers-Camden (DH) (Camden, NJ) 

12pm: Eastern vs. Muhlenberg {DH} (St. Davids, PA) 

12pm: Chestnut Hill vs. West Virginia Wesleyan (Wilson, NC) 

12pm: Jefferson vs. New Hampshire (DH) (Philadelphia, PA) 

12pm: Saint Joseph's vs. Bucknell (DH) (Lewisburg, PA) 

12pm: Widener vs. Washington College (DH) (Chestertown, MD) 

1:30pm: Arcadia vs. Penn State Harrisburg (Ambler, PA) 

2pm: Penn vs. USC Upstate (Spartanburg, SC) 

2pm: Haverford vs. NYU (DH) (Staten Island, NY) 

2pm: West Chester vs. Concord (Cary, NC) 

2:30pm: Swarthmore vs. Ramapo (Swarthmore, PA) 

2:30pm: Gwynedd Mercy vs. Elmira (DH) (Gwynedd Valley, PA) 

3:30pm: Chestnut Hill vs. College of St. Rose (Wilson, NC) 

5:30pm: West Chester vs. Frostburg State (Cary, NC) 

7pm: Villanova vs. LMU (Los Angeles, CA) 

SUNDAY SCHEDULE

11am: Immaculata vs. Wittenburg (Fayetteville, NC) 

11am: Jefferson vs. Southern New Hampshire (DH) (Philadelphia, PA) 

12pm: Ursinus vs. Delaware Valley (DH) (Vero Beach, FL) 

1pm: West Chester vs. Mercyhurst (Cary, NC) 

1pm: Penn vs. USC Upstate (Spartanburg, SC) 

1pm: Saint Joseph's vs. Bucknell (Merion, PA) 

4pm: Holy Family vs. Staten Island (Staten Island, NY) 

4pm: Villanova vs. LMU (Los Angeles, CA) 

4:30pm: Penn State Abington vs. Concordia (Auburndale, FL)

PHILLY POWER RANKINGS

The Philly Power Rankings are voted on by several local baseball insiders. The rankings are meant to highlight the hottest team in the region, regardless of division classification. 

No. 1: West Chester: The Golden Rams have looked outstanding so far in all facets. Joe Kaleck is on another planet right now, hitting .625 with three homers over three games. 

No. 2: Arcadia: Taking down the No. 1 and No. 3 programs in the nation will put a target on your back. It'll be interesting to see how the Knights and first-year head coach Chuck Thielmann handle the response. The club welcomes a 3-1 Penn State Harrisburg team to Ambler this weekend. 

No. 3: Cabrini: The Cavs have been an offensive machine so far, pushing across 62 runs over six games. The +30 run differential is one of the best in the nation. Five guys in the lineup are hitting .360 or better.