Tigers climbing baseball polls after six wins in a row

by CU Athletic Communications - Mon May 10 13:45:49 GMT-04:00 2010

The Tigers, winners of six games in a row, sport a 31-17 overall record and 14-10 ACC mark, good for second place in the Atlantic Division behind Florida State (16-8). Clemson, who is 23-8 at home, 7-8 in away games, and 1-1 in neutral-site contests, are in a tie for fifth place in the overall ACC standings, behind Virginia (18-6), Miami (FL) (18-6), Georgia Tech (17-7), and Florida State. Clemson is tied with Virginia Tech.

Clemson, who has been ranked in the top 25 by at least one poll every week since the start of the 2009 season (a span of 30 weeks), is averaging 8.8 runs per game and hitting .307 with a .492 slugging percentage, .412 on-base percentage, 106 doubles, nine triples, 63 home runs, and 83 steals in 48 games. The pitching staff has a 4.60 ERA and .276 opponents’ batting average along with 326 strikeouts against 157 walks in 432.0 innings pitched. The Tigers are fielding at a .959 clip as well.

Parker leads the squad with a .392 batting average, 17 homers, 10 doubles, 50 RBIs, 58 runs, a .759 slugging percentage, and a .519 on-base percentage in 45 games. He moved into a tie for eighth place in school history with his 43rd career home run on Sunday at Maryland. Hinson is batting .354 with 10 homers, 53 RBIs, and a team-high 19 steals in 45 games (35 starts), while Miller is hitting .339 with a .460 on-base percentage and eight steals. Freeman, who is riding a team-season-long 16-game hitting streak, is batting .325 with seven homers, 16 doubles, one triple, and 45 RBIs. Schaus has added 10 homers, 10 doubles, and an ACC-high 62 RBIs.

Harman is 6-1 with a 3.29 ERA and .233 opponents’ batting average along with 61 strikeouts against 21 walks in 76.2 innings pitched over 12 starts. Clemson’s best pitcher of late has been Frederick, who is 4-1 with a 3.35 ERA and two saves over 22 appearances (one start).

The Tigers will conclude their seven-game stretch away from home with four games on the road this week, starting Tuesday night against Furman at Fluor Field in Greenville, SC. Then over the weekend, the Tigers will play at Wake Forest.

TEXAS NO. 1 IN COLLEGIATE BASEBALL NEWSPAPER POLL

TUCSON, Ariz. — Texas has been ranked No. 1 for the third straight week in the latest Collegiate Baseball newspaper NCAA Division I baseball poll.

The Longhorns (41-8) have won 23 of their last 24 games. Over the past weekend, Texas took two of three at Kansas St.

Poll Notes: Several other teams have been exceptional. Coastal Carolina has won 22 of its last 23 games, Cal. St. Fullerton 12 of 13, Southern Mississippi 11 in a row and San Diego 7 straight. Four teams fell out of the poll this week, including Oregon (0-4 last week), Portland (1-3), New Mexico St. (0-4) and Arizona (1-3). New to the poll is Vanderbilt (35-13, won two of three at Louisiana St.), Fresno St. (30-20, won four straight at New Mexico St.), Southern Mississippi (29-17), and Clemson (31-17, won 6 straight).

The Collegiate Baseball newspaper poll is the oldest college baseball poll. Its birth took place during the 1957 college baseball season.

Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's

NCAA Div. I Poll (As of May 10, 2010)

 

Rank School (Record) Points Previous 


 1. Texas (41-8) 		494  1 


 2. Arizona St. (39-5) 		493  2 


 3. Virginia (40-9) 		492  3 


 4. Coastal Carolina (41-6) 	487  5 


 5. Miami, Fla. (36-11) 	484  7 


 6. Florida (33-12) 		481  6 


 7. South Carolina (36-11) 	479  4 


 8. Georgia Tech. (39-9) 	478  9 


 9. Cal. St. Fullerton (30-14) 	476 12 


10. Florida St. (36-12) 	474  8 


11. Louisville (40-8) 		472 10 


12. Texas Christian (36-10) 	469 11 


13. UCLA (34-10) 		468 15 


14. Arkansas (37-11) 		466 14 


15. Mississippi (34-15) 	465 13 


16. Oklahoma (35-13) 		462 17 


17. San Diego (30-16) 		459 23 


18. Auburn (33-15) 		455 24 


19. California (27-17) 		452 18 


20. Connecticut (37-10) 	451 16 


21. Virginia Tech. (34-15) 	449 21 


22. Pittsburgh (34-12)	 	448 20 


23. Rice (30-17) 		445 28 


24. Vanderbilt (35-13) 		442 — 


25. Fresno St. (30-20) 		440 — 


26. Clemson (31-17) 		439 — 


27. Southern Miss. (29-17) 	436 — 


28. Kansas St. (32-15) 		431 27 


29. Texas St. (30-16) 		427 29 


30. U.C. Irvine (29-16) 	425 30

USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25 coaches' baseball poll

Rank School (first votes) Record Points Last week

1 Texas (25) 41-8 768 1

2 Arizona State (4) 39-5 732 2

3 Virginia (2) 40-9 719 3

4 Coastal Carolina 41-6 640 4

5 Florida 33-12 606 6

6 Georgia Tech 39-9 590 5

7 TCU 36-10 550 8

8 Florida State 36-12 524 9

9 Louisvill 40-8 513 11

10 Arkansas 37-11 496 10

11 UCLA 34-10 480 12

12t South Carolina 36-11 471 7

12t Miami (Fla.) 36-11 471 13

14 Cal St-Fullerton 30-14 359 16

15 Oklahoma 35-13 301 17

16 Mississippi 34-15 300 14

17 Vanderbilt 35-13 237 18

18 Virginia Tech 34-15 171 23

19 Connecticut 37-10 152 21

20 LSU 34-15 151 15

21 Auburn 33-15 133 NR

22 Clemson 31-17 128 24

23 Rice 30-17 120 25

24 Kansas State 32-15 79 20

25 San Diego 30-16 66 NR

Dropped out: No. 19 Oregon, No. 22 Arizona.

Others receiving votes: Oregon (30-18) 51; UC-Irvine (29-16) 46; California (27-17) 40; Pittsburgh (34-12) 38; North Carolina (31-17) 33; Arizona (30-16) 28; Stanford (25-18) 17; Alabama (29-19) 13; Liberty (37-12) 11; College of Charleston (35-13) 9; Portland (31-12) 6; New Mexico State (35-16) 5; Fresno State (30-20) 4; Oregon State (24-17) 4; Southeastern Louisiana (36-14) 3; Florida Atlantic (31-17) 2; New Mexico (31-17) 2; Southern Mississippi (29-17) 2; Wichita State (32-17) 2; Florida Gulf Coast (31-16) 1; Texas State (30-16) 1.

Baseball America

Rk. Team W-L Last Week Prev.

1. Virginia 40-9 1-0 1

2. Texas 41-8 3-1 2

3. Arizona State 39-5 1-0 3

4. Florida 33-12 2-1 4

5. Florida State 36-12 3-1 5

6. Coastal Carolina 41-6 2-0 7

7. Texas Christian 36-10 2-1 8

8. South Carolina 36-11 2-2 6

9. Louisville 40-8 4-1 9

10. Cal St Fullerton 30-14 3-0 10