OREGON ST. NO. 1 IN COLLEGIATE BASEBALL POLL
TUCSON, Ariz. — Oregon St. (12-0) is ranked No. 1 in Collegiate Baseball’s NCAA Div. I baseball poll for the second straight week presented by Big League Chew bubble gum.
The Beavers won four in a row at home against Hartford over the past weekend. It is the fifth time in school history OSU has started a season 12-0. The Beavers’ start this season is its best since 2013 when OSU won its first 15 games.
OSU is hitting .320 with 17 stolen bases in 20 attempts while limiting opponents to only two stolen bases over 12 games. The staff ERA is 2.58 with 89 strikeouts and 34 walks.
No. 2 Florida has been highly impressive as well. The Gators (12-1) have belted 53 extra base hits in 13 games including 19 homers and 31 doubles. The pitching staff has a 1.71 ERA with 115 strikeouts and 22 walks.
Poll Notes: Among top 30 teams this week, five teams are still unbeaten (Oregon St., Florida St., Texas Tech., Louisville and Auburn). In key matchups during the past week, Texas Tech. won four straight at home against South Alabama, Clemson beat South Carolina two of three, Indiana won three of four at San Diego and Illinois beat Arizona, Washington and UCLA at the DQ Classic in Minneapolis.
Five teams fell out of the top 30 in South Alabama (0-5 last week), San Diego (1-3), South Carolina (1-3), East Carolina (2-2) and Alabama (3-2).
New to the poll is Coastal Carolina (10-3), Wichita St. (8-1), Nevada-Las Vegas (11-1), Illinois (6-3) and Georgia Tech. (8-3).
The Collegiate Baseball newspaper poll is the oldest college baseball poll. Its birth took place during the 1959 college baseball season.
Collegiate Baseball’s
NCAA Div. I Baseball Poll
(As of March 5, 2018)
Presented By
www.bigleaguechew.com
| Rank | Team (Record) | Points | PVS |
| 1. | Oregon St. (12-0) | 496 | 1 |
| 2. | Florida (12-1) | 495 | 2 |
| 3. | Florida St. (11-0) | 493 | 3 |
| 4. | Texas Tech. (13-0) | 491 | 4 |
| 5. | Kentucky (11-1) | 488 | 6 |
| 6. | Clemson (10-1) | 485 | 7 |
| 7. | Stanford (11-1) | 482 | 8 |
| 8. | Louisville (11-0) | 479 | 10 |
| 9. | Auburn (12-0) | 475 | 18 |
| 10. | Vanderbilt (10-3) | 472 | 5 |
| 11. | UCLA (9-2) | 470 | 9 |
| 12. | Indiana (9-2) | 468 | 22 |
| 13. | Louisiana St. (8-4) | 465 | 14 |
| 14. | Texas Christian (7-3) | 463 | 12 |
| 15. | Arkansas (9-3) | 461 | 15 |
| 16. | Texas A&M (11-1) | 459 | 17 |
| 17. | N.C. State (10-2) | 456 | 16 |
| 18. | Stetson (9-1) | 454 | 19 |
| 19. | Mississippi (10-1) | 452 | 20 |
| 20. | St. John’s (8-1) | 449 | 21 |
| 21. | Coastal Carolina (10-3) | 446 | — |
| 22. | Wichita St. (8-1) | 444 | — |
| 23. | Nevada-Las Vegas (11-1) | 441 | — |
| 24. | Southern Mississippi (8-3) | 438 | 25 |
| 25. | Illinois (6-3) | 436 | — |
| 26. | Dallas Baptist (6-4) | 432 | 24 |
| 27. | Virginia (8-4) | 429 | 26 |
| 28. | Texas (8-4) | 426 | 27 |
| 29. | Missouri St. (6-3) | 424 | 28 |
| 30. | Georgia Tech. (8-3) | 421 | — |
Collegiate Baseball’s
National Players Of The Week
RHP Gage Dollar, Alabama St.: Dollar pitched his first career no-hitter during a 12-0 win over Alcorn St. as the game was stopped after 7 innings because of the 10-run rule. The freshman went all 7 innings and struck out 6 with 2 walks.
RHP Bryce Montes De Oca, Missouri: Montes De Oca tossed 7 innings of no-hit baseball during a 7-1 win over Maryland-Baltimore County as he struck out a career-high 12 batters. Two other pitchers finished the no-hitter for Missouri which was the 10th in school history.
RHP Ryan Zeferjahn, Kansas: Zeferjahn struck out a career-high 14 batters over six innings during a 7-1 win over Texas Southern. His 14-strikeout effort was the most for a Jayhawk since the 2014 season.
RHP Adam Hill, South Carolina: Hill struck out 14 batters over 7 innings during a 3-2 win over Clemson. He only allowed 2 hits and walked 2.
RHP Zack Hess, Louisiana St.: Hess had a career-high 13 strikeouts in 7 innings during a victory over Toledo with no walks. His 13 strikeouts is the most by an LSU pitcher since the 2015 season.
LHP Sean Mellen, Northeastern: Mellen struck out 13 batters over 7 innings during a 1-0 win over Villanova with two walks.
OF Matt Pita, Virginia Military Institute: Pits belted 3 home runs, 3 doubles and knocked in 10 runs as he went 11-for-20. He extended his hitting streak to 21 games which dates back to last season.
3B Alex Bohm, Wichita St.: Bohm belted 3 home runs which included 2 grand slams as he collected 9 RBI and scored 7 runs. He pushed his hitting streak to 11 games and is now hitting .452 for the season with 5 home runs and 17 RBI.
OF Wil Dalton, Florida: Dalton hit 3 home runs, a double and collected 9 RBI as he scored 6 runs and went 11-for-23 at the plate.
OF Brett Kinneman, N.C. State: Kinneman went 9-for-19 at the plate with 3 homers, 2 doubles, 1 triple and 8 RBI. He has eight home runs for the season.
INF/OF Luke Heyer, Kentucky: Heyer blasted 3 home runs with 2 doubles, 6 RBI and scored 6 runs as he went 10-for-15 at the plate over four games.
LF Zack Canada, N.C. Wilmington: Canada belted 3 home runs and drove in 10 runs as he went 9-for-19 at the plate. He also scored 5 runs.
1B Kevin Woodall, Coastal Carolina: In four games, Woodall hit 3 home runs, 1 double and collected 6 RBI as he went 5-for-14 at the plate and scored 6 runs.
Recent Comments