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Clemson University
Overall Season Record: 6-7 Conference Record: 0-0 Last Week: 2-2 W away vs. Wofford, 6-0 W home vs. #7 Auburn, 14-9 L home vs. #7 Auburn, 5-4 L home vs. #7 Auburn, 9-6 Notes: Clemson went 2-2 this past week even though it hit .320 on the week, compared to its opponents hitting just .241. Brad McCann was 9-for-17 (.529) with a homer and eight RBIs, Garrick Evans was 6-for-12 (.500) with four doubles, Russell Triplet was 7-for-15 (.467) with three doubles and a homer, and Travis Storrer was 6-for-15 (.400) on the week. Clemson has now lost its seven games by a combined 12 runs. Clemson was 15-5 in games decided by two runs or less in 2003, and is now 0-5 in games decided by two runs or less in 2004. Clemson lost two of three games to #7 Auburn despite outhitting the SEC Tigers .309 to .257. Clemson also outscored Auburn 24-23 and had 34 hits, compared to 28 by Auburn. Clemson also hit six homers and had eight steals to Auburn's one homer and two steals. Clemson lost 5-4 Saturday when McCann hit a sharp single to left, but Sean Gamble's throw just beat Herman Demmink at the plate for the game-ending out. Clemson outhit Auburn 13-6 in the Saturday loss. McCann leads Clemson with a .421 batting average and 14 RBIs, while red-hot Evans is hitting .417 with five doubles in just eight games this year. The Tigers have hit 19 homers in 13 games and outscored its opponents 85-59 overall despite their losing record. Clemson also has a 3.95 ERA, compared to a 4.85 ERA by its opponents. Tiger pitchers have struck out 126 in 118.1 innings pitched. Kris Harvey (3-0), Tuesday's probable starter against Coastal Carolina, has yet to allow an extra base hit in 16.0 innings pitched this year. Clemson has averaged 3,965 fans per home date despite it's 2-4 home record. Clemson has lost it's four home games by a combined six runs. McCann already has eight multi-hit games and four games of at least three hits. Storrer is currently on a nine-game hitting streak. Tigers #19 in RPI The only rating system the NCAA uses to determine selections and seedings is the RPI, or the Ratings Percentage Index. Although the NCAA does not release its official RPI, Boyd Nation has come up with an RPI index that is all but the same as the official RPI. He uses numbers from previous seasons to verify his formulas. In the March 15 release, his RPI index has Clemson #19 despite the 6-7 record. Clemson is actually ahead of Auburn (#26), despite the SEC Tigers 16-2 record and 2-1 series victorty over Clemson. The RPI only counts games against Division I teams and is for games through March 14. Clemson's tough schedule continues this week when it plays #12 Coastal Carolina Tuesday and #20 Texas Tech in a three-game series in Lubbock.
Boyd Nation's Unofficial RPI By Team
LSU NO. 1 IN COLLEGIATE BASEBALL NEWSPAPER POLL
TUCSON, Ariz. — Louisiana State University is ranked No. 1 for the fourth straight week in Collegiate Baseball newspaper's NCAA Division I baseball poll.
The Tigers (15-2) have won 13 of their last 14 games. During the past week, LSU beat Louisiana-Monroe 6-1 and Southeastern Louisiana twice, 7-1 and 5-1. LSU's 15-2 record is the Tigers' best through 17 games since the 1997 club was 17-0 en route to a 19-0 start. The Tigers have held its opposition to four runs or less in 15 of their 17 contests as LSU sports a 1.95 team ERA.
Poll Notes: Fourth-ranked South Carolina keeps on rolling with a perfect 17-0 record but did not move up in the poll since No. 2 Stanford was idle last week and No. 3 Texas has won 12 in a row. Texas' 23-2 start is the school's best since 1982 when the Longhorns began the year with 33 straight wins. Other noted win streaks include Florida (14 in a row), Tennessee (12 straight), Oral Roberts (10 consecutive) and Lamar (9 in a row).
Notre Dame's 12-1 record represents the best start in 94 years for the Irish. Virginia swept a 3-game series at Georgia Tech. over the past weekend and now has a 17-2 overall record. The Cavaliers jumped from 30th to 20th in this week's poll. It marked the first time that Virginia swept Georgia Tech in a 3-game ACC series.
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 March 15, 2004) Rank School (Record) Points Previous 1. Louisiana St. (15-2) 496 1 2. Stanford (15-3) 494 2 3. Texas (23-2) 493 3 4. South Carolina (17-0) 492 4 5. Arizona St. (17-3) 490 5 6. Miami, Fla. (15-3) 488 7 7. Rice (14-4) 487 6 8. Notre Dame (12-1) 486 8 9. Wichita St. (6-0) 483 9 10. Auburn (16-2) 480 12 11. Mississippi (14-1) 478 15 12. Florida (18-3) 473 14 13. Texas A&M (18-2) 471 13 14. Florida Atlantic (18-2) 469 10 15. Long Beach St. (13-5) 467 11 16. Florida St. (16-5) 464 19 17. Tulane (12-5) 460 16 18. N. Carolina St. (14-3) 457 23 19. Tennessee (16-2) 452 26 20. Virginia (17-2) 449 30 21. Mississippi St. (10-2) 445 17 22. U.C. Irvine (14-5-1) 443 18 23. Nebraska (8-4) 440 20 24. East Carolina (16-3) 438 24 25. North Carolina (12-4) 431 25 26. Southern Miss. (14-2) 429 27 27. Oral Roberts (13-3) 427 — 28. Lamar (15-4) 424 — 29. N.C. Greensboro (12-3) 420 28 30. Vanderbilt (13-2) 418 29
Baseball America's Top 25
DURHAM, N.C. -- Stanford stayed atop Baseball America's Top 25 weekly college baseball rankings for the fourth consecutive week though the Cardinal did not take the field because of a 15-day exam break.
Texas and South Carolina held fast behind Stanford, with Louisiana State rising a spot to No. 4. Texas A&M pushed into the top 10 at No. 9 with a 4-0 week and 18-2 record overall.
Three unranked teams join the poll, led by Virginia. The 17-2 Cavaliers swept Georgia Tech for the first time since the Atlantic Coast Conference began playing three-game conference series in 1990 and are ranked 19th. Virginia has not been ranked since finishing the 1996 season at No. 14.
Vanderbilt makes its first ever appearance in the Top 25 poll at No. 22 after winning a series at Baylor to improve to 13-2.
Nebraska also rejoined the poll at No. 25 after a one-week absence.
The staff of Baseball America determines the Top 25 rankings. Records indicated are through games of March 14 and do not include ties.
Rk Team W-L Last Week Previous 1. Stanford 15-3 0-0 1 2. Texas 23-2 4-0 2 3. South Carolina 17-0 5-0 3 4. Louisiana State 15-2 3-0 5 5. Rice 14-4 3-1 4 6. Miami 15-3 4-0 6 7. Auburn 16-2 3-1 7 8. Arizona State 17-3 2-1 8 9. Texas A&M 18-2 4-0 12 10. Long Beach State 13-5 2-1 9 11. Mississippi 14-1 3-1 10 12. Notre Dame 12-1 5-0 14 13. Wichita State 6-0 3-0 13 14. Tulane 12-5 2-2 11 15. Florida Atlantic 18-2 2-1 15 16. Florida 18-3 3-0 16 17. Arizona 11-7 2-1 19 18. East Carolina 16-3 4-0 23 19. Virginia 17-2 4-1 NR 20. Florida State 16-5 5-0 24 21. Southern Miss 14-2 2-1 23 22. Vanderbilt 13-2 3-1 NR 23. UC Irvine 14-5 2-2 18 24. Mississippi State 10-2 3-2 2-2 25. Nebraska 8-4 2-1 NR Dropped Out: Georgia Tech (17), Oklahoma (20), Clemson (25).
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.
Rank, school (first-place votes) W-L-T Pts. LW 1. Texas (29) 23-2-0 983 1 2. Stanford (7) 15-3-0 949 2 3. Rice 14-4-0 874 3 4. South Carolina (2) 17-0-0 872 4 5. LSU (2) 15-2-0 861 5 6. Arizona State 17-3-0 781 6 7. Miami (Fla.) 15-3-0 734 7 8. Auburn 16-2-0 701 9 9. Notre Dame 12-1-0 653 10 10. Long Beach State 13-5-0 598 8 11. Wichita State 6-0-0 572 11 12. Texas A&M 18-2-0 566 14 13. Mississippi 14-1-0 475 15 14. Florida Atlantic 18-2-0 444 13 15. Florida 18-3-0 396 16 16. Tulane 12-5-0 395 12 17. N.C. State 14-3-0 295 20 18. Florida State 16-5-0 278 21 19. Southern Miss. 14-2-0 199 24 20. Virginia 17-2-0 182 NR 21. Nebraska 8-4-0 139 19 22. East Carolina 16-3-0 128 NR 23. Arizona 11-7-1 97 22 23. Mississippi State 10-2-0 97 25 23. Oklahoma 11-6-0 97 17 Dropped out: Georgia Tech (9-9), No. 23 UC-Irvine (14-5-1).
Others receiving votes: Missouri 90; Tennessee 88; Alabama 75; Vanderbilt 72; UC-Irvine 57; Washington 49; North Carolina 44; Oral Roberts 25; Lamar 19; Texas Tech 16; Coastal Carolina 14; Oregon State 14; North Carolina-Greensboro 11; South Florida 9; Oklahoma State 8; Georgia 7; Cal Poly 5; Clemson 5; Georgia Tech 5; Illinois-Chicago 4; Kansas 4; Stetson 4; Richmond 3; Cal State Fullerton 2; Arkansas 1; Central Florida 1; Middle Tennessee State 1; Southern California 1.
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