SB Nation Denver - College Baseball Rankings: South Carolina Emerges As New No. 1https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48907/denver-fave.png2011-05-23T12:25:24-06:00http://denver.sbnation.com/rss/stream/17257132011-05-23T12:25:24-06:002011-05-23T12:25:24-06:00College Baseball Rankings: South Carolina Moves To No. 1 As Virginia Stumbles
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<p>At the close of regular season college baseball and the start of conference tournaments, the Virginia Cavaliers were unable to hold onto the No. 1 spot in any of the polls. The Cavaliers lost all three games to the North Carolina Tar Heels last week, while the new No. 1, South Carolina, took two of three from the Alabama Crimson Tide.</p>
<p>In <a target="_blank" href="http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/college/top-25/2011/2611781.html">Baseball America's Top 25</a> and the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.baseballnews.com/polls/divI/currentpolldivI.htm">Collegiate Baseball Newspaper poll</a>, the Cavaliers fell to No. 5. In the ESPN/USA Today Coaches poll, the Cavs dropped just two spots to No. 3. South Carolina came in at No. 1 in all the three, while Florida, Texas and Vanderbilt all check in at various spots to fill out the rest of the top five positions. Previously No. 2, the Oregon State Beavers lost two of three to the USC and fell to sixth in the BA and CBN polls.</p>
<p>The TCU Horned Frogs stayed at Nos. 7 and 10 in the CBN and BA polls, respectively, while moving up two spots to No. 7 in the Coaches poll. They swept New Mexico to close out the regular season. They are the No. 1 seed in the Mountain West tournament.</p>
<p>Here is <i>Baseball America</i>'s Top 25:</p>
<table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="251">
<colgroup>
<col style="width: 22pt;" width="29"> <col style="width: 105pt;" width="140"> <col style="width: 32pt;" width="43"> <col style="width: 29pt;" width="39"> </colgroup>
<tbody>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt; width: 22pt;" height="20" width="29">Rk.<span> </span>
</td>
<td style="width: 105pt;" width="140">Team<span> </span>
</td>
<td style="width: 32pt;" width="43">W-L<span> </span>
</td>
<td style="width: 29pt;" width="39">Prev.</td>
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<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">1</td>
<td>South Carolina<span> </span>
</td>
<td>44-12<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">3</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">2</td>
<td>Texas<span> </span>
</td>
<td>40-13<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">5</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">3</td>
<td>Florida<span> </span>
</td>
<td>41-15<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">6</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">4</td>
<td>Vanderbilt<span> </span>
</td>
<td>44-9<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">7</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">5</td>
<td>Virginia<span> </span>
</td>
<td>45-9<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">1</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">6</td>
<td>Oregon State<span> </span>
</td>
<td>38-14<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">2</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">7</td>
<td>Florida State<span> </span>
</td>
<td>40-15<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">4</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">8</td>
<td>Arizona State<span> </span>
</td>
<td>38-14<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">8</td>
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<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">9</td>
<td>Cal State Fullerton<span> </span>
</td>
<td>37-14<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">9</td>
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<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">10</td>
<td>Texas Christian<span> </span>
</td>
<td>40-15<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">11</td>
<td>Georgia Tech<span> </span>
</td>
<td>39-17<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">12</td>
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<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">12</td>
<td>North Carolina<span> </span>
</td>
<td>44-12<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">17</td>
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<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">13</td>
<td>Texas A&M<span> </span>
</td>
<td>38-18<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">11</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">14</td>
<td>Clemson<span> </span>
</td>
<td>39-17<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">18</td>
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<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">15</td>
<td>Connecticut<span> </span>
</td>
<td>39-15<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">15</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">16</td>
<td>Rice<span> </span>
</td>
<td>38-18<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">19</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">17</td>
<td>Miami<span> </span>
</td>
<td>34-20<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">16</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">18</td>
<td>Oklahoma<span> </span>
</td>
<td>40-15<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">13</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">19</td>
<td>Southern Mississippi<span> </span>
</td>
<td>38-15<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">14</td>
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<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">20</td>
<td>Arkansas<span> </span>
</td>
<td>36-18<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">23</td>
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<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">21</td>
<td>Troy<span> </span>
</td>
<td>40-16<span> </span>
</td>
<td>NR</td>
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<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">22</td>
<td>Florida International<span> </span>
</td>
<td>37-17<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">24</td>
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<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">23</td>
<td>UCLA<span> </span>
</td>
<td>31-20<span> </span>
</td>
<td>NR</td>
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<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">24</td>
<td>UC Irvine<span> </span>
</td>
<td>37-14<span> </span>
</td>
<td>NR</td>
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<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">25</td>
<td>East Carolina<span> </span>
</td>
<td>37-18<span> </span>
</td>
<td>NR</td>
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<p>Dropped out: Fresno State (20), Stetson (21), Oklahoma State (22), Texas State (25)</p>
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<p>The Virginia Cavaliers remain the No. 1 team in <a target="_blank" href="http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/college/top-25/2011/2611743.html">Baseball America's Top 25 poll</a> for the fifth straight week. But the Oregon State Beavers are right behind the Cavalier, waiting to make that leap to No. 1 with two weeks of regular season play remaining. The Cavaliers took two of three from the Miami Hurricanes, and the Beavers picked up two wins over the Washington Huskies on the weekend. The Cavaliers have a midweek game with High Point and a three-game series with North Carolina before the ACC Tournament begins on May 25.</p>
<p>In the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.baseballnews.com/polls/divI/currentpolldivI.htm">Collegiate Baseball Newspaper</a> and the <a target="_blank" href="https://go.redirectingat.com?id=66960X1516590&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.usatoday.com%2Fsports%2Fcollege%2Fbaseball%2Fusatpoll.htm&referrer=sbnation.com&sref=https%3A%2F%2Fdenver.sbnation.com%2Fair-force-falcons%2F2011%2F5%2F16%2F2173857%2Fncaa-baseball-rankings-polls-2011" rel="sponsored nofollow noopener">USA Today/Coaches Poll</a>, the Cavaliers remain the No. 1 team as well, though the Beavers are No. 2 in the CBN (up from No. 3) and now No. 7 in the Coaches Poll (breaking the tie for the spot).</p>
<p>In Mountain West results, the TCU Horned Frogs are still No. 10 in BA's poll, but they moved to No. 7 in the CBN and No. 9 in the Coaches Poll. The Horned Frogs captured the <a target="_blank" href="http://gofrogs.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/recaps/051511aaa.html">regular season Mountain West title</a> when outfielder Jason Coats scored on a wild pitch for the 2-1 victory. TCU will play Oral Roberts and New Mexico before the MWC tournament begins on May 24.</p>
<p>Here is Baseball American's Top 25:</p>
<table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="251">
<colgroup>
<col style="width: 22pt;" width="29"> <col style="width: 105pt;" width="140"> <col style="width: 32pt;" width="43"> <col style="width: 29pt;" width="39"> </colgroup>
<tbody>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt; width: 22pt;" height="20" width="29">Rk.<span> </span>
</td>
<td style="width: 105pt;" width="140">Team<span> </span>
</td>
<td style="width: 32pt;" width="43">W-L<span> </span>
</td>
<td style="width: 29pt;" width="39">Prev.</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">1</td>
<td>Virginia<span> </span>
</td>
<td>45-6<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">1</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">2</td>
<td>Oregon State<span> </span>
</td>
<td>37-12<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">2</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">3</td>
<td>South Carolina<span> </span>
</td>
<td>41-11<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">4</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">4</td>
<td>Florida State<span> </span>
</td>
<td>39-13<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">7</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">5</td>
<td>Texas<span> </span>
</td>
<td>38-12<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">5</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">6</td>
<td>Florida<span> </span>
</td>
<td>39-13<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">8</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">7</td>
<td>Vanderbilt<span> </span>
</td>
<td>42-8<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">3</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">8</td>
<td>Arizona State<span> </span>
</td>
<td>36-13<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">6</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">9</td>
<td>Cal State Fullerton<span> </span>
</td>
<td>36-14<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">9</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">10</td>
<td>Texas Christian<span> </span>
</td>
<td>36-15<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">11</td>
<td>Texas A&M<span> </span>
</td>
<td>35-16<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">11</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">12</td>
<td>Georgia Tech<span> </span>
</td>
<td>37-15<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">13</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">13</td>
<td>Oklahoma<span> </span>
</td>
<td>39-13<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">14</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">14</td>
<td>Southern Mississippi<span> </span>
</td>
<td>37-13<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">12</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">15</td>
<td>Connecticut<span> </span>
</td>
<td>36-14<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">18</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">16</td>
<td>Miami<span> </span>
</td>
<td>32-18<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">16</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">17</td>
<td>North Carolina<span> </span>
</td>
<td>40-12<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">17</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">18</td>
<td>Clemson<span> </span>
</td>
<td>36-16<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">20</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">19</td>
<td>Rice<span> </span>
</td>
<td>35-17<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">21</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">20</td>
<td>Fresno State<span> </span>
</td>
<td>36-11<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">22</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">21</td>
<td>Stetson<span> </span>
</td>
<td>39-13<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">15</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">22</td>
<td>Oklahoma State<span> </span>
</td>
<td>33-18<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">19</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">23</td>
<td>Arkansas<span> </span>
</td>
<td>33-17<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">23</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">24</td>
<td>Florida International<span> </span>
</td>
<td>35-16<span> </span>
</td>
<td>NR</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">25</td>
<td>Texas State<span> </span>
</td>
<td>34-17<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">25</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p>Dropped out: UCLA(24)</p>
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<p>The latest college baseball Top 25 polls are out and the Virginia Cavaliers are now No. 1 in three major polls. In <a target="_blank" href="http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/college/top-25/2011/2611709.html">Baseball America's rankings</a> and in the <a target="_blank" href="https://go.redirectingat.com?id=66960X1516590&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.usatoday.com%2Fsports%2Fcollege%2Fbaseball%2Fusatpoll.htm&referrer=sbnation.com&sref=https%3A%2F%2Fdenver.sbnation.com%2Fair-force-falcons%2F2011%2F5%2F9%2F2162013%2Fncaa-baseball-rankings-polls-2011-virginia-tcu" rel="sponsored nofollow noopener">ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll</a>, the Cavaliers continue to hold the top spot for another week in a row. The Collegiate Baseball Newspaper held out on Virginia last week when it had the South Carolina Gamecocks at No. 1, but this week <a target="_blank" href="http://www.baseballnews.com/polls/divI/currentpolldivI.htm">CBN's Top 25</a> has Virginia at the top.</p>
<p>What caused South Carolina to drop from No. 1 to No. 4? Despite winning a midweek game against Wofford, the Gamecocks lost two of three to the Ole Miss Rebels (27-21). South Carolina dropped to No. 4 in BA's and CBN's rankings and stayed put at No. 3 in the Coaches poll. Oregon State and Vanderbilt float around in the top five of the polls, though in the Coaches poll they are tied for seventh with fellow Pac-10 team, Arizona State.</p>
<p>In Mountain West Conference news, the TCU Horned Frogs are as high as No. 8 in CBN's rankings and No. 10 in both BA and the Coaches polls. TCU swept their three-game series with the Air Force Falcons back at the start of April. Over the weekend, the Horned Frogs played an out-of-conference series with the Oklahoma State Cowboys and took two of three games. Zac Jordan's 10th inning homer proved to be the game-winner for the Horned Frogs on Sunday.</p>
<p>The NCAA Baseball Tournament Selection Show takes place on May 30 at 10:30 a.m. MT on ESPN.</p>
<p>Here is Baseball America's Top 25 poll:</p>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="251">
<colgroup>
<col style="width: 22pt;" width="29"> <col style="width: 105pt;" width="140"> <col style="width: 32pt;" width="43"> <col style="width: 29pt;" width="39"> </colgroup>
<tbody>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt; width: 22pt;" height="20" width="29">Rk.<span> </span>
</td>
<td style="width: 105pt;" width="140">Team<span> </span>
</td>
<td style="width: 32pt;" width="43">W-L<span> </span>
</td>
<td style="width: 29pt;" width="39">Prev.</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">1</td>
<td>Virginia<span> </span>
</td>
<td>43-5<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">1</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">2</td>
<td>Oregon State<span> </span>
</td>
<td>34-11<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">3</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">3</td>
<td>Vanderbilt<span> </span>
</td>
<td>40-6<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">4</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">4</td>
<td>South Carolina<span> </span>
</td>
<td>37-10<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">2</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">5</td>
<td>Texas<span> </span>
</td>
<td>36-12<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">6</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">6</td>
<td>Arizona State<span> </span>
</td>
<td>35-11<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">7</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">7</td>
<td>Florida State<span> </span>
</td>
<td>36-12<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">8</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">8</td>
<td>Florida<span> </span>
</td>
<td>36-12<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">5</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">9</td>
<td>Cal State Fullerton<span> </span>
</td>
<td>33-13<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">10</td>
<td>Texas Christian<span> </span>
</td>
<td>33-14<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">11</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">11</td>
<td>Texas A&M<span> </span>
</td>
<td>32-16<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">9</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">12</td>
<td>Southern Mississippi<span> </span>
</td>
<td>36-11<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">12</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">13</td>
<td>Georgia Tech<span> </span>
</td>
<td>33-14<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">13</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">14</td>
<td>Oklahoma<span> </span>
</td>
<td>35-13<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">14</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">15</td>
<td>Stetson<span> </span>
</td>
<td>37-10<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">15</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">16</td>
<td>Miami<span> </span>
</td>
<td>31-16<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">17</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">17</td>
<td>North Carolina<span> </span>
</td>
<td>37-10<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">18</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">18</td>
<td>Connecticut<span> </span>
</td>
<td>33-13<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">20</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">19</td>
<td>Oklahoma State<span> </span>
</td>
<td>31-15<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">16</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">20</td>
<td>Clemson<span> </span>
</td>
<td>32-15<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">22</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">21</td>
<td>Rice<span> </span>
</td>
<td>32-16<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">24</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">22</td>
<td>Fresno State<span> </span>
</td>
<td>32-11<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">19</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">23</td>
<td>Arkansas<span> </span>
</td>
<td>32-15<span> </span>
</td>
<td class="xl63"> NR</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">24</td>
<td>UCLA<span> </span>
</td>
<td>27-16<span> </span>
</td>
<td class="xl63"> NR</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">25</td>
<td>Texas State<span> </span>
</td>
<td>31-16<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">25</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p>Dropped out: California(21), Gonzaga(23)</p>
https://denver.sbnation.com/air-force-falcons/2011/5/9/2162013/ncaa-baseball-rankings-polls-2011-virginia-tcuRuss Oates2011-05-03T08:46:50-06:002011-05-03T08:46:50-06:00College Baseball Rankings: Virginia, South Carolina Battle In Polls
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<p>Depending on which college baseball poll one looks at, the top teams will be a scramble of South Carolina, Vanderbilt and Virginia. In <a target="_blank" href="http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/college/top-25/2011/2611674.html">Baseball America's Top 25 poll</a>, the Virginia Cavaliers are No. 1 for another week in a row, and they are No. 1 in the <a target="_blank" href="https://go.redirectingat.com?id=66960X1516590&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.usatoday.com%2Fsports%2Fcollege%2Fbaseball%2Fusatpoll.htm&referrer=sbnation.com&sref=https%3A%2F%2Fdenver.sbnation.com%2Fair-force-falcons%2F2011%2F5%2F3%2F2151151%2Fncaa-baseball-rankings-polls-2011-virginia-south-carolina" rel="sponsored nofollow noopener">USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll</a>. But the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.baseballnews.com/polls/divI/currentpolldivI.htm">Collegiate Baseball Newspaper</a> moved the South Carolina Gamecocks ahead of Virginia for the No. 1 spot.</p>
<p>The wild card at the top of the rankings is Vanderbilt. While No. 4 in BA's rankings, the Commodores are No. 2 in the Coaches poll and No. 3 in CBN's. Oregon State is also in the mix. OSU's Josh Osich threw a no-hitter on Saturday against then-No. 24 (BA), striking out 13 and walking one. UCLA's Trevor Bauer struck out 15 in loss.</p>
<p>TCU's position has remained constant, placing No. 10 (Coaches) and No. 11 (BA) for another week and dropping one spot to No. 8 in the CBN.</p>
<p>Here is Baseball America's Top 25:</p>
<table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="251">
<colgroup>
<col style="width: 22pt;" width="29"> <col style="width: 105pt;" width="140"> <col style="width: 32pt;" width="43"> <col style="width: 29pt;" width="39"> </colgroup>
<tbody>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt; width: 22pt;" height="20" width="29">Rk.<span> </span>
</td>
<td style="width: 105pt;" width="140">Team<span> </span>
</td>
<td style="width: 32pt;" width="43">W-L<span> </span>
</td>
<td style="width: 29pt;" width="39">Prev.</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">1</td>
<td>Virginia<span> </span>
</td>
<td>42-5<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">1</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">2</td>
<td>South Carolina<span> </span>
</td>
<td>35-8<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">2</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">3</td>
<td>Oregon State<span> </span>
</td>
<td>32-9<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">3</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">4</td>
<td>Vanderbilt<span> </span>
</td>
<td>38-5<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">4</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">5</td>
<td>Florida<span> </span>
</td>
<td>34-10<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">5</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">6</td>
<td>Texas<span> </span>
</td>
<td>33-11<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">7</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">7</td>
<td>Arizona State<span> </span>
</td>
<td>31-10<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">8</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">8</td>
<td>Florida State<span> </span>
</td>
<td>33-11<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">9</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">9</td>
<td>Texas A&M<span> </span>
</td>
<td>30-14<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">6</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">10</td>
<td>Cal State Fullerton<span> </span>
</td>
<td>30-13<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">11</td>
<td>Texas Christian<span> </span>
</td>
<td>31-13<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">11</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">12</td>
<td>Southern Mississippi<span> </span>
</td>
<td>32-11<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">15</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">13</td>
<td>Georgia Tech<span> </span>
</td>
<td>31-14<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">12</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">14</td>
<td>Oklahoma<span> </span>
</td>
<td>31-13<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">14</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">15</td>
<td>Stetson<span> </span>
</td>
<td>34-10<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">17</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">16</td>
<td>Oklahoma State<span> </span>
</td>
<td>30-13<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">19</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">17</td>
<td>Miami<span> </span>
</td>
<td>29-15<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">16</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">18</td>
<td>North Carolina<span> </span>
</td>
<td>33-10<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">18</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">19</td>
<td>Fresno State<span> </span>
</td>
<td>29-9<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">13</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">20</td>
<td>Connecticut<span> </span>
</td>
<td>31-13<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">23</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">21</td>
<td>California<span> </span>
</td>
<td>26-14<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">20</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">22</td>
<td>Clemson<span> </span>
</td>
<td>29-15<span> </span>
</td>
<td class="xl63"> NR</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">23</td>
<td>Gonzaga<span> </span>
</td>
<td>25-13<span> </span>
</td>
<td class="xl63"> NR</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">24</td>
<td>Rice<span> </span>
</td>
<td>28-16<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">25</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">25</td>
<td>Texas State<span> </span>
</td>
<td>28-16<span> </span>
</td>
<td class="xl63"> NR</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p>Dropped out: Stanford (21), Troy (22), UCLA (24)</p>
https://denver.sbnation.com/air-force-falcons/2011/5/3/2151151/ncaa-baseball-rankings-polls-2011-virginia-south-carolinaRuss Oates2011-04-25T13:39:26-06:002011-04-25T13:39:26-06:00College Baseball Rankings: Virginia Still No. 1, TCU Steady At No. 11
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<p>The Virginia Cavaliers remain atop the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/college/top-25/2011/2611617.html">Baseball America Top 25 rankings</a> for a second week in a row. And that's with their ace, Danny Hultzen, taking a loss in Game 1 of their Saturday doubleheader. Hultzen allowed six run in the sixth inning, but four were unearned because a Jared King error eventually led to scoring plays for NC State. Hultzen allowed 11 hits in 7.1 innings during the 6-2 loss.</p>
<p>The rest of the top seven teams remained the same, though No. 4 Vanderbilt was the only team to go undefeated last week. The Commodores are tied with No. 2 South Carolina and No. 5 Florida for the SEC lead. The Gamecocks will be without OF Jackie Bradley for a few weeks after he injured his wrist.</p>
<p>The back of the Top 25 continues to fluctuate. Miami jumped from No. 25 to No. 16 after taking two of three from then-No. 14 North Carolina. Stanford, Troy and Connecticut entered the rankings at 21-23.</p>
<p>The <a target="_blank" href="http://www.baseballnews.com/polls/divI/currentpolldivI.htm">Collegiate Baseball Newspaper kept Virginia No. 1 overall</a>, but their rankings after No. 2 South Carolina diverge from BA's. Vanderbilt and Texas take the next two spots, but have Oregon State three spots lower than BA at No. 6. TCU is No. 7 in this poll and No. 11 in BA's.</p>
<p>In the <a target="_blank" href="https://go.redirectingat.com?id=66960X1516590&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.usatoday.com%2Fsports%2Fcollege%2Fbaseball%2Fusatpoll.htm&referrer=sbnation.com&sref=https%3A%2F%2Fdenver.sbnation.com%2Fair-force-falcons%2F2011%2F4%2F25%2F2131569%2Fncaa-baseball-rankings-polls-2011-virginia-danny-hultzen-jackie-bradley-tcu" rel="sponsored nofollow noopener">ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll</a>, Virginia is the No. 1 team, but not undisputed. Vanderbilt received three first-place votes and moved up a spot to No. 2. TCU moved four spots to No. 10.</p>
<p>Here is Baseball America's Top 25:</p>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="273">
<colgroup>
<col style="width: 31pt;" width="41"> <col style="width: 113pt;" width="150"> <col style="width: 32pt;" width="43"> <col style="width: 29pt;" width="39"> </colgroup>
<tbody>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt; width: 31pt;" height="20" width="41">Rk.<span> </span>
</td>
<td style="width: 113pt;" width="150">Team<span> </span>
</td>
<td style="width: 32pt;" width="43">W-L<span> </span>
</td>
<td style="width: 29pt;" width="39">Prev.</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">1</td>
<td>Virginia<span> </span>
</td>
<td>40-4<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">1</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">2</td>
<td>South Carolina<span> </span>
</td>
<td>31-8<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">2</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">3</td>
<td>Oregon State<span> </span>
</td>
<td>29-8<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">3</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">4</td>
<td>Vanderbilt<span> </span>
</td>
<td>35-5<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">4</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">5</td>
<td>Florida<span> </span>
</td>
<td>31-10<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">5</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">6</td>
<td>Texas A&M<span> </span>
</td>
<td>29-11<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">6</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">7</td>
<td>Texas<span> </span>
</td>
<td>30-10<span></span>
</td>
<td align="right">7</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">8</td>
<td>Arizona State<span> </span>
</td>
<td>28-9<span></span>
</td>
<td align="right">9</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">9</td>
<td>Florida State<span> </span>
</td>
<td>31-10<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">10</td>
<td>Cal State Fullerton</td>
<td>28-11<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">8</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">11</td>
<td>TCU<span> </span>
</td>
<td>29-11<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">11</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">12</td>
<td>Georgia Tech<span> </span>
</td>
<td>30-11<span></span>
</td>
<td align="right">13</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">13</td>
<td>Fresno State</td>
<td>28-7</td>
<td align="right">12</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">14</td>
<td>Oklahoma</td>
<td>29-11<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">17</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">15</td>
<td>Southern Mississippi<span> </span>
</td>
<td>30-9<span></span>
</td>
<td align="right">19</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">16</td>
<td>Miami<span> </span>
</td>
<td>27-13<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">25</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">17</td>
<td>Stetson<span> </span>
</td>
<td>31-9<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">18</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">18</td>
<td>North Carolina</td>
<td>32-10<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">14</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">19</td>
<td>Oklahoma State</td>
<td>28-12<span></span>
</td>
<td align="right">16</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">20</td>
<td>California</td>
<td>24-12<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">15</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">21</td>
<td>Stanford</td>
<td>19-13<span></span>
</td>
<td>NR</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">22</td>
<td>Troy<span> </span>
</td>
<td>30-10<span> </span>
</td>
<td>NR</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">23</td>
<td>Connecticut</td>
<td>26-12<span> </span>
</td>
<td>NR</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">24</td>
<td>UCLA</td>
<td>21-14<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">20</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">25</td>
<td>Rice</td>
<td>28-16<span> </span>
</td>
<td align="right">22</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p>Dropped out: Arkansas (21), Arizona (23), Gonzaga (24)</p>
https://denver.sbnation.com/air-force-falcons/2011/4/25/2131569/ncaa-baseball-rankings-polls-2011-virginia-danny-hultzen-jackie-bradley-tcuRuss Oates2011-04-19T12:56:22-06:002011-04-19T12:56:22-06:00Nate Schierholtz Home Run Lands Just Feet Away From Brother In Stands
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<p>Talk about coincidences. In Monday's game against the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.purplerow.com/">Colorado Rockies</a>, <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.mccoveychronicles.com/">San Francisco Giants</a> right fielder <span>Nate Schierholtz</span> hit a monster home run to the third deck of Coors Field in right center field during the first inning. It traveled an estimated 461 feet. That's one of those rare occurrences in itself.</p>↵<p>But what makes it even rarer? As Andrew Baggarly of the <a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/#!/extrabaggs/status/60193109665005568">San Jose Mercury News reports</a>, Nate's brother, Vai, was sitting just 10 feet away from where the ball landed. Vai got the ball after he paid $25 to the guy who grabbed it.</p>↵<p>And why was Vai Schierholtz at the game? Well, he happens to be an Air Force cadet, so it was short trip to Denver for him. Vai plays for the Academy's baseball team. After taking 2010 off, the senior has started 23 games and collected 23 hits in 88 at-bats.</p>↵<p>For the 2011 season, the Falcons are 14-23 with a 2-13 record on the road and 6-1 at home.</p>↵
https://denver.sbnation.com/colorado-rockies/2011/4/19/2120705/nate-schierholtz-home-run-rockies-giantsRuss Oates2011-04-19T10:28:18-06:002011-04-19T10:28:18-06:00Mountain West Baseball Results: TCU Sweeps San Diego State
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<p>A look back at the Mountain West baseball action.</p>
<p><b><span class="caps">TCU</span> (25-11) Vs. San Diego State (11-25)</b></p>
<p>TCU’s sweep of San Diego State kept the Horned Frogs ahead of the Utes swept their three game set over New Mexico this weekend. The first two games of the series <span class="caps">TCU</span> blew out the Aztecs 11-4 and then 8-2, with the final game going to extra innings with <span class="caps">TCU</span> winning 7-4 in 10 innings. The Aztecs exploded with four runs in the 10th to <a href="http://gofrogs.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/recaps/041711aab.html" target="_blank">complete the sweep</a>:</p>
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<p>With one out, Jason Coats drilled a double to left center to start the rally. Josh Elander followed with double to right center that put the Frogs up 4-3. The Aztecs elected to walk Jerome Pena with two outs in the inning and Aaron Schultz made the decision hurt as he singled to drive in another run. Weik cleared the bases and made it a 7-3 game with a double to left.</p>
<p>The Aztecs pushed across a run in the bottom of the 10th, but Erik Miller (2-6) slammed the door, getting a big strike out and a line out to end the game.</p>
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<p>Next up for <span class="caps">TCU</span> is a one-game match against <a href="http://denver.sbnation.com/air-force-falcons/2011/4/18/2118303/ncaa-baseball-rankings-polls-2011-virginia-vanderbilt-matt-purke-tcu" target="_blank">No. 6 ranked Texas A&M</a> at College Station, Texas on Tuesday night.</p>
<p><b>Utah (16-13) Vs. New Mexico (10-27)</b></p>
<p>The Utes swept the Lobos to keep pace with <span class="caps">TCU</span>, but they are still two games back of <span class="caps">TCU</span>. The Utes had no trouble disposing of the Lobos by winning 7-1, 15-11 and 9-3. The second game of the series had the most drama with the 26 runs scored. The Utes started off fast by scoring five runs in the first inning by a rare <a href="http://utahutes.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/recaps/041711aaa.html" target="_blank">inside-the-park home run</a> byTrey Nielsen. Utah then rung up six more runs by extending their lead to 10-0 after five innings. New Mexico mad a nice comeback by scoring 11 runs through the 5th, 6th and 7th innings, but the Utes came back with five runs during the last three innings to secure the win.</p>
<p><b>Sacramento State Vs. Air Force (14-22)</b></p>
<p>The Falcons continued their road struggles this year as they took one out of four games against Sacramento State. For the year, Air Force is only 2-13 away from their home field. All of the games were close for the Falcons as they lost 2-1, 3-2 and 9-6 before finally getting their win in the finale 8-7. In their lone win against Sacramento State the Falcons were aided by a <a target="_blank" href="http://www.goairforcefalcons.com/sports/m-basebl/recaps/041711aaa.html">grand slam by Matt Thorne</a> in the seventh inning to secure an Air Force win.</p>
<p><b><span class="caps">BYU</span> (18-14) Vs. <span class="caps">UNLV</span> (24-14)</b></p>
<p><span class="caps">UNLV</span> who started the season hot by playing inferior competition and then fell flat once Mountain West play began, but they may be turning the corner ever so slightly as they took two-of-three from <span class="caps">BYU</span>. The Rebels won 7-2, 6-5 in 10 innings and then lost the finale 9-4.</p>
<p><span class="caps">UNLV</span> pitcher Tanner Peters won his<a target="_blank" href="http://www.themwc.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/041811aab.html"> third Mountain West pitcher of the week award</a> by pitching a complete game in the Rebels win over <span class="caps">BYU</span> on <a target="_blank" href="http://www.unlvrebels.com/sports/m-basebl/recaps/041511aaa.html">Thursday</a>:</p>
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<p>Peters worked all nine innings of last Thursday’s 7-2 win over <span class="caps">BYU</span>, allowing two runs on three hits without a walk. The Simi Valley, Calif., native retired the first six batters he faced, including the first four by strikeout, fanning 11 batters overall. After giving up both runs and all three hits in the third inning, Peters held the Cougars hitless over the final six frames, with just three <span class="caps">BYU</span> players reaching base during that span.</p>
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https://denver.sbnation.com/air-force-falcons/2011/4/19/2119617/mountain-west-baseball-results-tcu-sweeps-san-diego-stateJeremy Mauss2011-04-18T12:02:04-06:002011-04-18T12:02:04-06:00College Baseball Rankings: Virginia Moves To No. 1 While Vanderbilt Falls
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<p>The Virginia Cavaliers are the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/college/top-25/2011/2611598.html">new No. 1 team in Baseball America's latest top 25</a> results. The Cavaliers swept Duke in a three-game series, outscoring the Blue Devils, 31-6. Lefty ace Danny Hultzen continued his dominance this season with seven innings of four-hit, no-run ball. He struck out nine batters. The Cavs won midweek games against Georgetown and Coastal Carolina, as well.</p>
<p>Previously No. 1, Vanderbilt dropped two of three games to now-No.2 South Carolina. The Commodores dropped to No. 4. Oregon State jumped six spots to No. 3 following their three-game sweep of Stanford, the Cardinal dropping out of the top 25.</p>
<p>The North Carolina Tar Heels fell from No. 7 all the way to No. 14. The Tar Heels dropped a three-game series over the weekend to in-state rival North Carolina State.</p>
<p>In the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper, Virginia stayed at No. 1, while Vanderbilt dropped to No. 3 behind South Carolina. TCU is ranked No. 10 in BA's poll and No. 11 in the CBN, but there are some concerns cropping up over starter <a target="_blank" href="http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/draft/2011/04/purkes-velocity-drop-raises-concerns/">Matt Purke, who experienced a drop in velocity over the weekend</a>.</p>
<p>Here is BA's top 25:</p>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="263">
<colgroup>
<col style="width: 29pt;" width="38"> <col style="width: 110pt;" width="146"> <col style="width: 30pt;" width="40"> <col style="width: 29pt;" width="39"> </colgroup>
<tbody>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td class="xl63" style="height: 15pt; width: 29pt;" height="20" width="38">Rk.<span> </span>
</td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 110pt;" width="146">Team<span> </span>
</td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 30pt;" width="40">W-L<span> </span>
</td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 29pt;" width="39">Prev.</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td class="xl63" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">1</td>
<td class="xl63">Virginia<span> </span>
</td>
<td class="xl63">36-3</td>
<td class="xl63">2</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td class="xl63" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">2</td>
<td class="xl63">South Carolina<span> </span>
</td>
<td class="xl63">28-7</td>
<td class="xl63">3</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td class="xl63" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">3</td>
<td class="xl63">Oregon State<span> </span>
</td>
<td class="xl63">27-7</td>
<td class="xl63">9</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td class="xl63" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">4</td>
<td class="xl63">Vanderbilt</td>
<td class="xl63">32-5</td>
<td class="xl63">1</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td class="xl63" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">5</td>
<td class="xl63">Florida</td>
<td class="xl63">28-9</td>
<td class="xl63">4</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td class="xl63" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">6</td>
<td class="xl63">Texas A&M</td>
<td class="xl63">26-10</td>
<td class="xl63">5</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td class="xl63" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">7</td>
<td class="xl63">Texas</td>
<td class="xl63">27-9</td>
<td class="xl63">6</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td class="xl63" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">8</td>
<td class="xl63">Cal State Fullerton<span> </span>
</td>
<td class="xl63">27-9</td>
<td class="xl63">8</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td class="xl63" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">9</td>
<td class="xl63">Arizona State<span> </span>
</td>
<td class="xl63">25-9</td>
<td class="xl63">10</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td class="xl63" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">10</td>
<td class="xl63">Florida State<span> </span>
</td>
<td class="xl63">26-10</td>
<td class="xl63">11</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td class="xl63" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">11</td>
<td class="xl63">TCU<span> </span>
</td>
<td class="xl63">25-11</td>
<td class="xl63">12</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td class="xl63" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">12</td>
<td class="xl63">Fresno State<span> </span>
</td>
<td class="xl63">25-5</td>
<td class="xl63">13</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td class="xl63" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">13</td>
<td class="xl63">Georgia Tech<span> </span>
</td>
<td class="xl63">27-10</td>
<td class="xl63">15</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td class="xl63" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">14</td>
<td class="xl63">North Carolina</td>
<td class="xl63">30-8</td>
<td class="xl63">7</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td class="xl63" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">15</td>
<td class="xl63">California<span> </span>
</td>
<td class="xl63">23-9</td>
<td class="xl63">16</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td class="xl63" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">16</td>
<td class="xl63">Oklahoma State<span> </span>
</td>
<td class="xl63">26-10</td>
<td class="xl63">19</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td class="xl63" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">17</td>
<td class="xl63">Oklahoma</td>
<td class="xl63">26-10</td>
<td class="xl63">14</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td class="xl63" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">18</td>
<td class="xl63">Stetson<span> </span>
</td>
<td class="xl63">29-7</td>
<td class="xl63">21</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td class="xl63" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">19</td>
<td class="xl63">Southern Mississippi<span> </span>
</td>
<td class="xl63">27-8</td>
<td class="xl63">22</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td class="xl63" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">20</td>
<td class="xl63">UCLA<span> </span>
</td>
<td class="xl63">19-12</td>
<td class="xl63">23</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td class="xl63" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">21</td>
<td class="xl63">Arkansas<span> </span>
</td>
<td class="xl63">26-9</td>
<td class="xl63">25</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td class="xl63" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">22</td>
<td class="xl63">Rice</td>
<td class="xl63">26-14</td>
<td class="xl63">NR</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td class="xl63" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">23</td>
<td class="xl63">Arizona</td>
<td class="xl63">23-13</td>
<td class="xl63">20</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td class="xl63" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">24</td>
<td class="xl63">Gonzaga</td>
<td class="xl63">21-11</td>
<td class="xl63">NR</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
<td class="xl63" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">25</td>
<td class="xl63">Miami</td>
<td class="xl63">24-12</td>
<td class="xl63">NR</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p>Dropped out: Stanford (17), Troy (18), Alabama (24)</p>
https://denver.sbnation.com/air-force-falcons/2011/4/18/2118303/ncaa-baseball-rankings-polls-2011-virginia-vanderbilt-matt-purke-tcuRuss Oates