{"id":24265,"date":"2021-01-25T09:45:41","date_gmt":"2021-01-25T14:45:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/?p=24265"},"modified":"2021-04-29T14:39:07","modified_gmt":"2021-04-29T18:39:07","slug":"volleyball-and-baseball-teams-earn-high-rankings-in-latest-njcaa-polls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/volleyball-and-baseball-teams-earn-high-rankings-in-latest-njcaa-polls\/","title":{"rendered":"Volleyball And Baseball Teams Earn High-Rankings In Latest NJCAA Polls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Two Miami Dade College athletic teams are in the National Junior College Athletic Association\u2019s Top-20 rankings, according to the organization&#8217;s latest polls.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The volleyball team, who started the season No. 2 in the nation, <\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.njcaa.org\/sports\/wvball\/rankings\/DI\/index\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">moved up to the top spot<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> after defeating the State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota, 3-0, and No. 17 Daytona State, 3-1, on Jan. 22 in Fort Myers. They are 2-0 this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.njcaa.org\/sports\/bsb\/rankings\/DI\/index\">MDC baseball is ranked No. 15<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But the team is 2-3 and will most likely fall in the rankings when they are updated because it has lost three of its last four games.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Head volleyball coach Origenes \u201cKiko\u201d Benoit isn\u2019t too preoccupied with the early-season rankings because he knows they are <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/volleyball-team-finish-third-at-national-tournament\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">partly based on the team\u2019s third-place finish at the NJCAA National Tournament last season<span style=\"color: #000000;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe ranking is how you play each match and when you make it to States or Nationals you get an easier day one,\u201d Benoit said. \u201cThis is a different season and [we\u2019re] staying safe to continue playing without injuries and getting infected [COVID-19].\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Head baseball coach Adrian Morales also isn\u2019t putting too much stock in the latest polls.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe rankings are a testament to the coaches before me: Charlie Green, Steve Hertz and Danny Price,\u201d Morales said. \u201cWe are ranked because of the tradition and longevity of success that Miami Dade College baseball has had over the decades.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both coaches are focused on keeping their team\u2019s COVID-free<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014the baseball team reported no positive cases during the 60-day window they were allowed to practice this fall; the volleyball had five cases\u2014<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">improving their chemistry and making it deep into the postseason when the games count the most.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe have to go [out] there and play hard, give everything that we got,\u201d Benoit said. \u201cIf we get the results we want, that\u2019s great. 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