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Clemson University
Overall Season Record: 37-19 ACC Regular-Season Record: 21-9 Last Week: 4-0 W home vs. #20 College of Charleston, 8-5 W home vs. #4 Miami (FL), 15-5 W home vs. #4 Miami (FL), 9-2 W home vs. #4 Miami (FL), 6-2 Next Week Wed. Virginia (ACC Tournament at Jacksonville, FL) Thu. ACC Tournament Notes Clemson was a perfect 4-0 this past week, as it upped its winning streak to nine games with four wins over top-20 ranked teams. Clemson downed #20 College of Charleston 8-5, then the Tigers swept #4 Miami (FL) by a combined score of 30-9 in a three-game series at Doug Kingsmore Stadium from Thursday to Saturday. Clemson won by scores of 15-5, 9-2, and 6-2, as the Hurricanes suffered their first three-game series sweep since 2002. Clemson set a school record for most conference wins (21) in a season, as it ended the regular season with a 21-9 ACC mark. In game one against the Hurricanes, Clemson handed National Player-of-the-Year candidate Cesar Carrillo his first collegiate loss in 25 decisions, as Miami suffered its first loss in the 31 games he has started. Clemson scored 11 runs in the fourth inning en route to the 15-5 win. In game two, Harvey was 3-for-4 with two homers and three RBIs in Clemson's 9-2 victory. Josh Cribb pitched 7.0 innings with nine strikeouts against only one walk to earn the win. In game three, Taylor Harbin hit three doubles and Tyler Colvin hit a go-ahead three-run homer in the sixth inning to key Clemson's 6-2 win. The 21-9 mark meant the Tigers finished alone in second place in the final ACC standings, a game behind first-place Georgia Tech (22-8). Clemson was 13-8 after a loss at Virginia Tech on May 8, but won its last eight ACC games. The Tigers were the only team to not suffer an ACC series sweep, meaning the Tigers were the only team to win at least one game over every other conference member. Clemson will be the #2 seed in the ACC Tournament at Jacksonville, FL and play #7-seed Virginia Wednesday at 1:00 PM. The winner of the game will play the winner of the Miami-N.C. State game on Thursday. Clemson was 15-13 in the first half of the regular season, but was 22-6 in the second half, the best second-half record in the ACC. The Tigers are 15-7 against top-25 ranked teams, 9-7 against top-10 teams, and 4-2 against top-five teams in 2005. Clemson did all that while playing only 29 home games, its fewest since 1985. The Tigers hit .312 last week. Harvey went 9-for-16 (.563) with three homers and six RBIs, the latter two of which came all in the Miami series. Harvey went 6-for-8 with three homers in the first two games of that series. Harbin went 7-for-16 (.438) with five doubles, including a Clemson-record-tying three doubles against the Hurricanes on Saturday. He could have had four doubles if it not for a diving catch at the fence by centerfielder Danny Figueroa. Clemson outscored the opponents 38-14 on the week. The Tigers also fielded at a solid .971 clip. Clemson had a 3.25 ERA and two saves in the four games. Jeff Hahn pitched 4.2 scoreless innings in two relief appearances and earned a save. The Tiger starters in the Miami series had a 2.29 ERA and 17 strikeouts against only four walks. On the season, Clemson is hitting .309 with 68 homers. Harbin has a Tiger freshman record 28 doubles along with nine homers, 57 RBIs, and a team-best .362 batting average. Harvey leads the ACC with 21 homers along with 62 RBIs, as he is hitting .346. Travis Storrer's 19-game hitting streak came to an end on Saturday, as he was 0-for-2 with a lineout and two walks. Clemson ended the ACC regular-season with a .316 batting average, led by Harbin's .391 average, 14 doubles, six homers, and 30 RBIs. Fourteen of Harvey's 21 homers this year came in ACC games. Clemson hit a remarkable .384 with runners in scoring position in ACC games, including .571 by Adrian Casanova and .514 by Harvey. Shortstop Stan Widmann had an outstanding .972 fielding percentage in ACC games, as he committed just four errors in 30 games.
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Baseball America College Top 25
1. Cal State Fullerton 40-13 3-1 1 2. Tulane 47-9 2-1 2 3. Oregon State 41-9 2-1 3 4. Nebraska 46-12 5-0 7 5. Texas 43-12 2-1 5 6. Arizona 36-17 3-1 8 7. Georgia Tech 38-16 1-2 6 8. Tennessee 39-17 3-1 11 9. Louisiana State 38-18 3-1 13 10. Florida 38-18 4-0 15 11. Long Beach State 36-19 1-2 10 12. Miami 38-15 0-3 4 13. Baylor 36-20 2-2 9 14. Mississippi 40-16 3-0 19 15. Rice 38-17 2-2 12 16. Alabama 37-19 2-1 16 17. Missouri 37-19 3-2 20 18. North Carolina St 39-15 3-1 22 19. Florida State 48-16 2-2 14 20. Clemson 37-19 4-0 NR 21. Coastal Carolina 44-12 2-1 23 22. North Carolina 40-15 3-1 24 23. St. John's 39-14 4-0 25 24. Southern California 34-18 2-3 21 25. Arizona State 31-22 1-3 17
Sports Weekly/ESPN Top 25 Coaches' Poll
The Sports Weekly/ESPN Top 25 College Coaches' Poll as selected by 40 Division I coaches representing the American Baseball Coaches Association. First-place votes in parentheses. Records through Sunday.
Rank, school (first-place votes) Record Points LW 1. Tulane (31) 47-9 985 1 2. Cal State Fullerton (8) 40-13 961 2 3. Texas 43-12 914 3 4. Oregon State 41-9 873 5 5. Nebraska (1) 46-12 811 7 6. Louisiana State 38-18 708 9 7. Arizona 36-17 704 8 8. Miami (Fla.) 38-15-1 687 4 9. Georgia Tech 38-16 660 6 10. Florida 38-18 620 13 11. Rice 38-17 508 11 12. North Carolina 40-15-1 497 15 13. Florida State 48-16 496 10 14. Baylor 36-20 450 12 15. Mississippi 40-16 445 17 16. Long Beach State 36-19 406 14 17. Tennessee 39-17 320 19 18. Louisiana-Lafayette 45-15 250 16 19. Clemson 37-19 241 NR 20. South Carolina 37-19 211 23 21. Southern California 34-18 204 20 22. College of Charleston 44-11 170 24 23. North Carolina State 39-15 149 NR 24. Alabama 37-19 136 25 25. Stanford 31-21 114 22
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