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1. Vanderbilt
Last Week: 2-1. Weekend Series: 10-1.
Overall: 41-9, 17-7 in SEC. (7-4 vs. Top 25).
Notes: Vandy ran its winning streak to eight games before dropping the middle game of its series at Georgia. Junior LHP David Price (7 IP, 12 H, 5 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 8 K) was mortal in a 136-pitch outing Friday, but junior OF Dominic de la Osa picked him up with a three-run double off Bulldogs closer Joshua Fields in the ninth. The Commodores mustered just five hits Saturday as freshman LHP Mike Minor (6 IP, 8 H, 7 R, 6 ER) suffered his first career loss. Junior 2B Alex Feinberg (5-for-5, HR, 6 RBI) led Vanderbilt's 23-hit onslaught Sunday, and junior RHP Ty Davis picked up the win with 6.2 scoreless, hitless innings of relief of junior RHP Cody Crowell (2.1 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 3 ER).
Results:
May 4-6: at Georgia: W 8-5, L 7-0, W 15-4
Upcoming:
May 8: Middle Tennessee State
May 11-13: at Auburn

2. Florida State
Last Week: 3-0. Weekend Series: 14-0.
Overall: 42-7, 20-4 in ACC. (5-1 vs. Top 25).
Notes: The Seminoles have won back-to-back road series in the ACC and can clinch the conference's Coastal Division with one win against Clemson next weekend. With Dennis Guinn out for the year, senior DH Travis Anderson stepped up Friday, delivering two homers and four RBIs in support of senior RHP Bryan Henry (6 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 6 K), who improved to 12-0. Anderson then hit two doubles Saturday, but junior SS Mark Hallberg (5-for-7, 2 2B, 4 R, 2 RBI) led the offense in a lopsided FSU win. Sunday's matchup featured a pair of shut-down closers-turned starters, as FSU junior RHP Danny Rosen (7.1 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 12 K) bested Maryland junior LHP Brett Cecil (7.1 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K). Senior RHP Luke Tucker worked a perfect ninth to pick up his first save of the year.
Results:
May 4-6: at Maryland: W 9-3, W 20-5, W 3-2
Upcoming:
May 8: Jacksonville
May 11-13: No. 18 Clemson

3. Virginia
Last Week: 1-0. Weekend Series: 9-1-1.
Overall: 38-10, 16-7 in ACC. (4-2 vs. Top 25).
Notes: Virginia was off this weekend. On Tuesday, junior 1B Sean Doolittle went 3-for-4 to lead the offense, and the Cavaliers broke a 4-4 tie when freshman SS Tyler Cannon singled home senior OF Tim Henry in the bottom of the ninth. Sophomore DH Jeremy Farrell went deep in that game for the first time this season.
Results:
May 1: Virginia Commonwealth: W 5-4
Upcoming:
May 11-13: North Carolina State

4. Rice
Last Week: 0-0. Weekend Series: 8-1.
Overall: 37-11, 16-2 in C-USA. (6-5 vs. Top 25).
Notes: The Owls were off all week. They'll put their 10-game winning streak on the line Wednesday against Texas State, which handed Rice its first loss of the season back in February.
Upcoming:
May 9: Texas State
May 11-13: Tulane

5. North Carolina
Last Week: 0-0. Weekend Series: 9-2.
Overall: 37-10, 16-8 in ACC. (6-4 vs. Top 25).
Notes: The Tar Heels were off all week for exams.
Upcoming:
May 8: at Elon
May 9: at East Carolina
May 11-13: Georgia Tech

6. San Diego
Last Week: 4-0. Weekend Series: 11-3.
Overall: 38-14, 15-2 in WCC. (6-2 vs. Top 25).
Notes: After wrapping up their three-game sweep of Pepperdine on Monday, the Toreros extended their winning streak to nine with a sweep of San Francisco. USD's lucky number in the WCC is now 1. Sophomore LHP Brian Matusz (8 IP, 7 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K) out-dueled USF ace LHP Aaron Poreda (8.1 IP, 10 H, 2 ER) on Friday, as senior C Jordan Abruzzo singled home the winning run in the bottom of the ninth. After the Dons put up a nine-spot in the fourth inning Saturday against sophomore LHP/OF Josh Romanski, San Diego responded with nine of its own in the bottom of the frame, capped by Romanski's three-run homer. USD then scored 10 more unanswered. Romanski went 3-for-5 with three RBIs to lead a 14-hit attack Sunday in support of junior RHP Matt Couch (7 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K).
Results:
April 30: No. 17 Pepperdine: W 7-3
May 4-6: San Francisco: W 2-1, W 19-9, W 8-2
Upcoming:
May 8: No. 13 UC Irvine
May 11-13: at Santa Clara

7. Texas
Last Week: 1-2. Weekend Series: 11-3.
Overall: 38-14, 18-6 in Big 12. (6-2 vs. Top 25).
Notes: Texas lost its first Big 12 series of the year and its first weekend series in its last 12, since dropping two of three at Long Beach State on Feb. 9-11. Sophomore OF Kyle Russell belted two homers Friday -- his nation-leading 25th and 26th -- but the Longhorns couldn't hold leads of 3-0 and 4-2, as Missouri scored the winning run in the 11th on a throwing error by sophomore C Preston Clark. Clark did deliver three hits Friday and three more Saturday in support of junior RHP Adrian Alaniz (8.1 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K), who improved to 12-2. Russell left Sunday's game with a jammed wrist suffered while diving for Jacob Priday's leadoff triple in the sixth, and the Tigers went on to score three runs in the frame against senior LHP Joseph Krebs. The Longhorns, who have one Big 12 series remaining, still lead the conference by 2.5 games over the Tigers, who still must face Oklahoma and Oklahoma State.
Results:
May 4-6: Missouri: L 7-6 (11 innings), W 5-1, L 5-4
Upcoming:
May 18-20: at/vs./vs. No. 11 Texas A&M

8. Arkansas
Last Week: 1-2. Weekend Series: 11-2.
Overall: 36-14, 16-8 in SEC. (5-2 vs. Top 25).
Notes: Arkansas has now suffered both of its weekend series defeats at home, against Mississippi State and Louisiana State. The Razorbacks lost for the second Friday in three weeks despite five RBIs from junior OF Casey Coon, as junior LHP Nick Schmidt (7 IP, 8 H, 5 ER, 2 BB, 8 K) was hittable in a no-decision. Junior RHP Jess Todd (8.2 IP, 7 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 10 K) moved up to the Saturday starter spot and was brilliant in picking up his seventh win of the year. LSU scored two runs in the seventh Sunday to beat junior RHP Duke Welker (7 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 5 K).
Results:
May 4-6: LSU: L 6-5, W 5-0, L 5-3
Upcoming:
May 11-13: at Alabama

9. Wichita State
Last Week: 5-1. Weekend Series: 11-1.
Overall: 41-13, 17-4 in MVC. (3-3 vs. Top 25).
Notes: Junior RHP Travis Banwart couldn't hold a 3-0 lead Friday, giving up four runs in the sixth inning to fall to 8-3. The Shockers broke a 2-2 tie Saturday on junior OF Matt Brown's two-run double, which came after senior 1B Danny Jackson struck out swinging but reached first base on a passed ball to prolong the inning. Brown and junior 2B Damon Sublett each went 3-for-4 on Sunday as Wichita State took the lead for good with a three-run seventh. Senior LHP Noah Booth picked up his fourth save in that one with three shutout innings of work.
Results:
April 30: Bethany (Kan.): W 13-6
May 2: Northern Colorado: W 12-6, W 8-1
May 4-6: at Northern Iowa: L 4-3, W 4-2, W 6-4
Upcoming:
May 8-9: South Alabama
May 11-13: Cal State Fullerton

10. Arizona State
Last Week: 0-0. Weekend Series: 8-3.
Overall: 34-12, 11-4 in Pac-10. (4-4 vs. Top 25).
Notes: The Sun Devils got an extra week off to prepare for their huge Pac-10 showdown against UCLA next weekend.
Upcoming:
May 11-13: No. 21 UCLA

11. Texas A&M
Last Week: 3-0. Weekend Series: 8-2.
Overall: 38-11, 11-9 in Big 12. (7-7 vs. Top 25).
Notes: A big weekend for junior 1B/OF Blake Stouffer helped the Aggies register a weekend series sweep for the first time since March 9-11 against Florida. Stouffer scored the game-winning run Thursday on sophomore DH Luke Anders' 12th-inning double, capping a big day for Stouffer (5-for-5, 2 2B, 4 RBI). Stouffer had three more hits Friday in support of freshman RHP Scott Migl (7 IP, 6 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K), who made a 3-0 first-inning lead stand up. Stouffer drew three walks and was hit by a pitch Saturday, but the one time he got something to hit he delivered a two-run homer, his eighth of the year, as the Aggies cruised.
Results:
May 3-5: Dallas Baptist: W 11-10 (12 innings) W 3-0, W 14-6
Upcoming:
May 11-13: at Kansas State

12. South Carolina
Last Week: 2-1. Weekend Series: 8-3.
Overall: 35-14, 13-11 in SEC. (5-5 vs. Top 25).
Notes: The Gamecocks returned home and stopped their two-week SEC series losing streak. Junior LHP Arik Hempy (6 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 10 K) took over the Friday starter spot and proved just as dominant as he had been on Saturdays, and home runs by junior 2B Travis Jones (4-for-5, 2 RBI) and sophomore 1B Justin Smoak (2-for-4, 3 RBI) helped make him a winner. Junior RHP Harris Honeycutt (4 IP, 6 H, 6 ER) continued to struggle after moving to Friday starter to Saturday, losing his fourth straight start. Jones homered again Sunday -- his 15th of the year -- in support of freshman RHP Blake Cooper (5.2 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 5 K).
Results:
May 4-6: Kentucky: W 8-1, L 8-4, W 13-8
Upcoming:
May 9: The Citadel
May 11-13: at Tennessee

13. UC Irvine
Last Week: 0-1. Weekend Series: 10-2.
Overall: 31-13-1, 7-5 in Big West. (4-3 vs. Top 25).
Notes: The Anteaters had the weekend off, but first they dropped a midweek game against UCLA when a three-run homer by sophomore 3B Jermaine Curtis highlighted a four-run Bruin fifth inning.
Results:
May 1: No. 22 UCLA: L 4-2
Upcoming:
May 8: at No. 6 San Diego
May 11-13: at Pacific

14. Arizona
Last Week: 3-0. Weekend Series: 10-3.
Overall: 35-11, 10-5 in Pac-10 (6-5 vs. Top 25).
Notes: A visit from Liberty was just what Arizona needed to wake up its dormant offense. Sophomore RHP Preson Guilmet (7 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 6 K) carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning Friday, and the Wildcats supported him with 20 hits, led by OFs T.J. Steele (4-for-5) and Diallo Fon (3-for-5, 4 R, 4 RBI). Steele outdid himself Saturday, going 5-for-6 with two homers and five RBIs to lead Arizona's 21-hit onslaught. Freshman DH Oliver Padre singled home the winning run in the 10th inning Sunday. Results:
May 4-6: Liberty: W 16-2, W 16-3, W 7-6 (10 innings)
Upcoming:
May 12-14: Southern California

15. Oregon State
Last Week: 1-2. Weekend Series: 9-2.
Overall: 35-11, 7-8 in Pac-10. (7-2 vs. Top 25).
Notes: OSU's hopes of winning its third straight Pac-10 title took a major hit, as the Beavers dropped their second conference series of the season. Friday's game at Safeco Park drew 10,421 fans, the largest crowd ever for a Pac-10 game, but junior RHP Mike Stutes (5.1 IP, 7 H, 5 ER) fell to 9-2. Sophomore IF/OF Jason Ogata, who went 6-for-11 with six RBIs in the series, hit the first inside-the-park home run in the nine-year history of Husky Ballpark in a losing effort on Saturday. Freshman RHP Jorge Reyes (7 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 7 K) set a career high in innings and strikeouts as the Beavers salvaged Sunday's finale.
Results:
May 4-6: at Washington: L 6-2 (Safeco Field, Seattle), L 9-6, W 8-2
Upcoming:
May 11-13: Washington State

16. Michigan
Last Week: 4-2. Weekend Series: 6-0-1.
Overall: 34-10, 17-3 in Big Ten (0-1 vs. Top 25).
Notes: The Wolverines ran their winning streak to 10 games before dropping both halves of Saturday's twin bill, but they bounced back Sunday to salvage a series split. Sophomore RHP/OF Zach Putnam improved to 6-3 with a complete game Friday, allowing just three runs -- two earned -- on three hits while striking out six. Junior 1B Nate Recknagel forced extra innings with a two-run homer in the bottom of the seventh in Saturday's first game, but the Illini answered with three in the top of the eighth. Putnam went 5-for-6 with a homer and three RBIs in Saturday's doubleheader. The Wolverines rapped out 18 hits Sunday in support of sophomore RHP Chris Fetter (6 IP, 4 H, 2 ER).
Results:
May 2: at Western Michigan: W 4-1 (7 innings), W 9-4 (7 innings)
May 4-6: Illinois: W 4-3, L 7-4 (8 innings), L 6-3 (7 innings) W 10-5
Upcoming:
May 9: at Eastern Michigan (DH)
May 11-13: Penn State

17. Pepperdine
Last Week: 1-1. Weekend Series: 8-2-1.
Overall: 31-16, 10-5 in WCC. (5-6 vs. Top 25).
Notes: After dropping Monday's series finale against San Diego, completing a Toreros sweep, the Waves bounced back with a midweek win against Cal State Fullerton. Junior RHP Barry Enright (8 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 4 K) improved to 11-2 in the victory, with help from Pepperdine's 14-hit attack. The Waves were off for the second weekend in the last three thanks to a scheduling conflict.
Results:
April 30: at No. 9 San Diego: L 7-3
May 2: Cal State Fullerton: W 7-2
Upcoming:
May 8: No. 21 UCLA
May 11-13: Gonzaga

18. Clemson
Last Week: 2-1. Weekend Series: 8-3.
Overall: 31-16, 15-9 in ACC. (5-6 vs. Top 25).
Notes: The Tigers won a weekend series but lost ground to Florida State in the ACC's Coastal Division; they trail FSU by five games with six to play, including a three-game set in Tallahassee next weekend. Junior LHP Daniel Moskos (7.1 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 4 BB, 8 K) pitched well in a no-decision Saturday, when senior 1B Andy D'Alessio's eighth-inning homer gave the Tigers a 4-3 win. The Eagles scored five runs over the final two innings against the Clemson bullpen to win the first game of Sunday's doubleheader. Senior 3B Marquez Smith's seventh-inning grand slam gave the Tigers the lead in the second game, and sophomore RHP Matt Vaughn picked up the win with 4.2 shutout innings of relief, allowing just two hits and striking out four.
Results:
May 5-6: Boston College: W 4-3, L 8-6, W 7-6
Upcoming:
May 8: vs. Wofford (Greenville, S.C.)
May 9: Furman May 11-13: at No. 2 Florida State

19. Oklahoma State
Last Week: 3-0. Weekend Series: 6-3-1.
Overall: 34-13, 12-8 in Big 12. (3-5 vs. Top 25).
Notes: After being swept by Texas, the Cowboys bounced back by sweeping the rival Sooners in the annual Bedlam series. After falling behind 7-3 on Friday, OSU stormed back and took the lead on back-to-back seventh-inning homers by junior 1B Rebel Ridling and sophomore SS Jordy Mercer. Mercer went 3-for-4 with a homer and three RBIs Saturday in support of senior RHP Oliver Odle (6.2 IP, 9 H, 2 ER). The Sooners scored twice in the top of the ninth Sunday to take a 7-5 lead, but the Cowboys responded with three runs in the bottom of the frame, capped by senior OF Ty Wright's game-winning RBI single.
Results:
May 4-6: vs. Oklahoma: W 8-7 (Tulsa, Okla.), W 10-2, W 8-7 (Oklahoma City)
Upcoming:
May 11-13: at Texas Tech

20. Coastal Carolina
Last Week: 2-0. Weekend Series: 7-1.
Overall: 38-9, 13-2 in Big South. (2-2 vs. Top 25).
Notes: The Chanticleers traveled to Nebraska and won a big RPI-boosting series, though Sunday's finale was rained out. Sophomore RHP/DH David Anderson (6 IP, 6 H, 1 ER) picked up the win Friday in relief of wild senior LHP Andy DeLaGarza (3 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 6 BB). Sophomore SS Tyler Bornick went 2-for-2 Saturday and drove in a crucial insurance run with a ninth-inning double. Sophomore RHP Bobby Gagg (6 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 4 K) improved to 9-1 in that game.
Results:
May 4-6: at Nebraska: W 8-3, W 5-4, PPD
Upcoming:
May 8: College of Charleston
May 11-13: at UNC Asheville

21. UCLA
Last Week: 3-1. Weekend Series: 9-4.
Overall: 27-19, 12-3 in Pac-10. (7-9 vs. Top 25).
Notes: The Bruins took two of three from Cal and will carry a one-game Pac-10 lead over Arizona State into their big showdown in Tempe next weekend. Senior RHP Tyson Brummett (6.2 IP, 9 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 5 K) added Cal ace Tyson Ross (4 IP, 11 H, 7 ER) to his impressive list of victims on Friday, as freshman OF Gabe Cohen (4-for-5, 2 HR, 3 RBI) led UCLA's 17-hit attack. Cohen homered again Saturday, and sophomore 1B Cody Decker added two homers and five RBIs in support of sophomore LHP Tim Murphy (7 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 9 K). Freshman LHP Gavin Brooks (3.1 IP, 10 H, 7 ER) was hammered Sunday, as the Bruins were out-hit 20-5.
Results:
May 1: at No. 12 UC Irvine: W 4-2
May 4-6: California: : W 13-6, W 7-2, L 16-0
Upcoming:
May 8: at No. 17 Pepperdine
May 11-13: at No. 10 Arizona State

22. Long Beach State
Last Week: 3-0. Weekend Series: 8-4.
Overall: 30-14, 10-2 in Big West. (12-10 vs. Top 25).
Notes: The Beach stretched its winning streak to eight games and took over sole possession of first place in the Big West. The Dirtbags scored five runs in the sixth Friday in support of junior RHP Manny McElroy (7 IP, 8 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K). On Saturday, junior RHP Andrew Liebel (6.1 IP, 9 H, 4 ER) won his second straight start since moving from the bullpen to the rotation, and senior OF Robert Perry (3-for-5, HR, 6 RBI) paced LBSU's 15-hit barrage. The Dirtbags erased a 4-1 deficit with a 10-run outburst in the sixth inning Sunday.
Results:
May 4-6: Cal Poly: W 8-3, W 15-4, W 12-7
Upcoming:
May 8: at San Diego State
May 11-13: at UC Santa Barbara

23. TCU
Last Week: 3-1. Weekend Series: 11-0.
Overall: 37-11, 18-2 in MWC (0-3 vs. Top 25).
Notes: TCU and Florida State are the only teams in the Top 25 that have yet to lose a weekend series. Junior RHP Jake Arrieta (7.1 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 4 BB, 5 K) picked up his first win since April 13 on Friday, with help from TCU's 13-hit attack. Sophomore DH Hunt Woodruff (2-for-4, 2B, 3 RBI) and senior OF Austin Adams (3-for-5, 2B, RBI) powered a Horned Frogs offense that scored all six of its runs in the first two innings Saturday. Junior RHP Chance Corgan (6.2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER) and two relievers held the Utes to three hits Sunday, and junior C Andrew Walker delivered two home runs, including a two-run shot in the 10th to win it.
Results:
May 1: Baylor: L 3-0
May 4-6: Utah: W 8-3, W 6-4, W 3-1 (10 innings)
Upcoming:
May 11-13: Texas-Pan American

24. Ole Miss
Last Week: 2-2. Weekend Series: 8-4.
Overall: 32-18, 13-11 in SEC. (10-7 vs. Top 25).
The Rebels fell into third place in the SEC's Western Division and failed to capitalize on first-place Arkansas dropping a series to Louisiana State. Junior RHP Will Kline (6 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K) and two relievers held the Volunteers to three hits Friday, but the final one was Andy Simunic's walk-off RBI single, capping UT's two-run ninth inning. The Vols got to sophomore RHP Lance Lynn for six runs in the seventh on Saturday, and Mississippi's comeback attempt fell short when sophomore C Brett Basham struck out with the bases loaded in the ninth. Freshman LHP Nathan Baker (5.1 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 4 BB, 2 K) improved to 6-1 Sunday.
Results:
May 2: at Memphis: W 10-2
May 4-6: at Tennessee: L 3-2, L 7-6, W 7-6
Upcoming:
May 11-13: Kentucky

25. UC Riverside
Last Week: 3-1. Weekend Series: 10-3.
Overall: 30-17, 9-3 in Big West. (7-2 vs. Top 25).
Notes: Junior RHP James Simmons struck out 11 Friday and went nine innings for the third straight start but did not factor into the decision, as the Highlanders tied the game with a run in the ninth and won it on freshman 1B Mark Samuelson's RBI double in the 10th. Pacific scored four runs in the first against senior LHP Marc Rzepczynski on Saturday and held on for the win. The two teams combined for seven errors in Sunday's finale, but the final one was committed by Pacific freshman SS Josh Powers in the bottom of the ninth, allowing junior C Jeff Dunbar to score the game-winning run.
Results:
May 1: at San Diego State: W 7-1
May 4-6: Pacific: W 5-4 (10 innings), L 5-3, W 8-7
Upcoming:
May 11-13: at Cal State Northridge

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