Berney Receives the Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week Honor |
Tucson, AZ - Clemson senior righthander Scott Berney (Hamden, CT) was one of five players cited that receive the Louisville Slugger National Player-of-the-Week honor given by Collegiate Baseball. Berney threw 8.0 scoreless innings against UNLV on Mar. 3, allowing just six hits and two walks while striking out five. He ran his scoreless inning streak to 30.0 innings in earning his fourth victory against the Rebels. Berney has allowed just has allowed 18 hits and three walks along with 20 strikeouts in four starts and 30.0 innings pitched this season.
In the polls, Clemson stayed put at #8 in this week's Collegiate Baseball rankings, dropped one spot to #16 in the Baseball America poll, and moved up two spots to #10 in the USA Today Baseball Weekly poll.
Baseball America Poll
Rk Team
1. Florida State
2. Stanford
3. Cal. State-Fullerton
4. Baylor
5. Southern California
6. Texas
7. North Carolina
8. Alabama
9. Auburn
10. Houston
11. Louisiana State
12. South Carolina
13. Arizona State
14. Miami (FL)
15. Wichita State
16. CLEMSON
17. Long Beach State
18. Louisiana-Lafayette
19. Fresno State
20. Wake Forest
21. Georgia Tech
22. Nevada
23. East Carolina
24. Kentucky
25. Loyola Marymount
Collegiate Baseball Poll
Rk Team
1. Florida State
2. North Carolina
3. Stanford
4. Texas
5. Southern California
6. Auburn
7. Cal. State-Fullerton
8. CLEMSON
9. Alabama
10. Miami (FL)
11. South Carolina
12. Baylor
13. Wichita State
14. Long Beach State
15. Arizona State
16. Louisiana State
17. Houston
18. Georgia Tech
19. Louisiana-Lafayette
20. Kentucky
21. East Carolina
22. Fresno State
23. Illinois
24. Florida Atlantic
25. Tennessee
USA Today Baseball Weekly Poll
Rk Team
1. Florida State
2. North Carolina
3. Stanford
4. Auburn
5. Texas
6. Baylor
7. Southern California
8. Alabama
9. South Carolina
10. CLEMSON
11. Miami (FL)
12. Arizona State
13. Houston
14. Long Beach State
15. Wichita State
16. Louisiana State
17. Cal. State-Fullerton
18. Louisiana-Lafayette
19. Kentucky
20. Georgia Tech
21. Florida International
22. Fresno State
23. Wake Forest
24. Tennessee
25. Mississippi State