Clemson jumps up in latest Baseball polls |
CLEMSON, S.C. - The Tigers, who are 16-3 overall, 5-1 in the ACC and winners of seven games in a row, moved into the top 20 of all three polls on Monday. Clemson is ranked as high as No. 12 by Collegiate Baseball and is No. 17 in both the Baseball America and USA Today coaches listings.
Clemson's overall record is its best through 19 games since 2010, when it started 17-2. The Tigers are led at the plate by freshman outfielder Seth Beer, who is hitting .453 with nine homers, six doubles, 25 RBIs, 20 rusn, a .544 on-base percentage and a national-best .969 slugging percentage in 19 games. He is also riding a 17-game hitting streak. This past weekend saw the Tigers sweep No. 22 Boston College in three games at Doug Kingsmore Stadium. Beer's walkoff homer in the 10th inning on Sunday completed the sweep. The Tiger pitching staff allowed just five runs in the series as well. The Tigers play four games this week, beginning with a home game against Presbyterian College on Tuesday night. Clemson then travels to the Sunshine State to take on No. 4 Miami (Fla.) in a three-game series beginning Friday night on ESPN3. The Hurricanes' No. 4 ranking by Baseball America is their highest by that publication since 2008. D1Baseball Top 25 Poll 1 Florida 4-0 21-1 1 2 Texas A&M 3-1 18-2 3 3 Oregon State 3-0 15-2 4 4 North Carolina 5-0 17-2 6 5 Vanderbilt 2-2 17-3 2 6 TCU 4-0 16-3 8 7 Miami 3-1 16-4 10 8 Ole Miss 4-1 19-2 9 9 Louisville 3-2 16-4 5 10 LSU 2-2 14-5 7 11 Florida State 2-2 15-5 11 12 Clemson 5-0 16-3 19 13 NC State 3-2 16-6 13 14 South Carolina 5-0 20-2 16 15 Mississippi State 2-3 14-6 15 16 Virginia 4-1 15-6 18 17 California 1-2 11-6 12 18 UCLA 3-0 11-7 20 19 East Carolina 2-2 13-7 17 20 Arkansas 2-3 15-6 14 21 Long Beach State 4-1 14-6 22 22 Oklahoma State 4-1 13-7 25 23 Missouri State 5-0 17-2 NR 24 Florida Atlantic 2-1 15-3 NR 25 Houston 5-0 13-6 NR Dropped out: Oregon, Cal State Fullerton, Louisiana-Lafayette Others considered: Alabama, BYU, UC Santa Barbara, Dallas Baptist, Georgia Tech, Old Dominion, Tulane, South Alabama, Southern Miss Baseball America Top 25 Poll 1. Florida 2. Texas A&M 3. Oregon State 4. Miami 5. Texas Christian 6. North Carolina 7. Mississippi 8. Louisville 9. Virginia 10. Mississippi State 11. Vanderbilt 12. Florida State 13. LSU 14. UCLA 15. California 16. Houston 17. Clemson 18. South Carolina 19. Oklahoma State 20. Long Beach State 21. North Carolina State 22. Alabama 23. Michigan 24. UC Santa Barbara 25. Arkansas Dropped out: (16) Louisiana-Lafayette, (19) Oregon, (23) College of Charleston, (25) Michigan State
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