LSU NO. 1 IN COLLEGIATE BASEBALL POLL
TUCSON, Ariz. — Louisiana St. (26-5) is ranked No. 1 for the ninth straight time in Collegiate Baseball’s NCAA Division I baseball poll presented by Big League Chew bubble gum.
Last week the Tigers beat Nicholls at home and then split two games at South Carolina. The Tigers are 7-4 in the SEC West and are ranked second in the nation in runs per game (10.3) and on-base percentage (.450). LSU has belted 59 homers, 66 doubles and 10 triples.
In key series, Vanderbilt took two of three at Missouri, Wake Forest won two at home against N.C. State, Virginia swept 3 from Miami (Fla.) at home, Florida won two of three at Tennessee, Arkansas took two of three at Ole Miss., Kentucky lost two of three at Georgia, Louisville won three at home against Boston College, Stanford swept a 3-game series at California, U.C. Santa Barbara lost two of three at Cal. St. Fullerton, Oklahoma St. lost two of three at TCU, North Carolina won two of three at Georgia Tech., Arizona St. swept a 3-game series at home against Washington St. and Oregon lost two of three at home against Oregon St..
Poll Notes: Several teams are on impressive winning streaks, including Xavier (10), Louisiana-Lafayette (6) and Arizona St. (5 and won 11 of last 12).
Four teams fell out of the top 30 in Boston College (1-3 last week), Connecticut (2-2), West Virginia (2-2) and Old Dominion (1-2).
New to the poll is TCU (20-12, won 10 of last 13), Southern California (20-10-1, 9-3 Pac-12, won 4 in a row), Louisiana-Lafayette (23-9, 9-3 Sun Belt, won 6 in row) and Xavier (20-12, (3-0 Big East, won 10 in row).
The Collegiate Baseball newspaper poll is the oldest college baseball poll. Its birth took place during the 1959 college baseball season.
Collegiate Baseball’s
NCAA Div. I Baseball Poll
(As of April 10, 2023)
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| Rank | Team (Record) | Points | PVS |
| 1. | Louisiana St. (26-5) | 493 | 1 |
| 2. | Vanderbilt (26-6) | 491 | 2 |
| 3. | South Carolina (28-4) | 489 | 3 |
| 4. | Wake Forest (28-4) | 488 | 4 |
| 5. | Virginia (28-4) | 486 | 5 |
| 6. | Florida (27-6) | 483 | 6 |
| 7. | Arkansas (25-6) | 481 | 7 |
| 8. | Louisville (24-7) | 480 | 9 |
| 9. | Stanford (21-7) | 478 | 10 |
| 10. | Arizona St. (23-9) | 475 | 16 |
| 11. | Kentucky (27-5) | 470 | 8 |
| 12. | Texas (23-10) | 467 | 13 |
| 13. | Cal. St. Fullerton (16-10) | 465 | 21 |
| 14. | North Carolina (22-10) | 458 | 14 |
| 15. | East Carolina (24-8) | 457 | 22 |
| 16. | U.C. Santa Barbara (19-9) | 456 | 11 |
| 17. | Texas Christian (20-12) | 452 | — |
| 18. | Oklahoma St. (23-10) | 451 | 12 |
| 19. | Campbell (24-6) | 449 | 15 |
| 20. | Tennessee (22-10) | 447 | 17 |
| 21. | Miami, Fla. (20-12) | 444 | 18 |
| 22. | Oregon (20-9) | 440 | 20 |
| 23. | Texas Tech. (22-10) | 438 | 23 |
| 24. | Southern California (20-10-1) | 436 | — |
| 25. | Florida Gulf Coast (26-6) | 433 | 25 |
| 26. | Ball St. (23-8) | 432 | 26 |
| 27. | U.C. San Diego (20-9) | 430 | 30 |
| 28. | Louisiana-Lafayette (23-9) | 427 | — |
| 29. | Coastal Carolina (20-9) | 424 | 27 |
| 30. | Xavier (20-12) | 422 | — |
Collegiate Baseball’s
National Players Of The Week
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RHP Ryan Dromboski, Pennsylvania: Dromboski set a school record with 15 strikeouts during a 5-2 win over Princeton as he went 7 2/3 innings. He yielded just two walks.
1B/OF Brandon Pimentel, Texas Rio Grande Valley: Pimentel has homered in 5 straight games. Over 3 games last week, he was 7-for-16 with 3 homers, 1 double, 11 RBI and 6 runs scored.
RHP Jackson Baumeister, Florida St.: Baumeister struck out 14 Clemson batters over 7 innings and didn’t allow a run. He allowed 4 hits and walked 2.
LHP Quinn Mathews, Stanford: Mathews had a career-high 13 strikeouts against California over 7 innings as he allowed 5 hits and 2 walks.
RF Cole Jenkins, Virginia Military Institute: Jenkins hit 4 home runs, 1 triple, scored 6 runs, swiped 2 bases and went 8-for-14 with 6 RBI.
3B Jake Gelof, Virginia: Gelof went 7-for-14 with 3 home runs, 1 double, 1 triple and collected 9 RBI during a 3-game series with Miami, Fla.
RHP Dominic Cancellieri, Creighton: Cancellieri retired the final 21 Villanova batters he faced during a 2-0 Bluejays’ win in eight innings of work with 12 strikeouts. He only allowed 1 hit and 1 walk.
2B Miguel Santos, Dallas Baptist: Santos belted 3 home runs, 3 doubles, 7 RBIs and scored 5 runs as he went 9-for-17 over 4 games.
RHP Hunter Mann, Tennessee Tech.: Mann struck out 11 Lindenwood batters over 6 innings and didn’t give up a walk.
2B Grady Mee, Western Michigan: Mee hit the first 3 homers of his career at Western Michigan with 7 RBI and 8 runs scored as he went 7-for-15.
RF Graham Brown, Coastal Carolina: Brown belted 5 doubles, 1 homer and collected 5 RBI as he went 9-for-16.
OF Ethan Petry, South Carolina: Petry belted 2 home runs in 3 games, including one off LSU pitcher Paul Skenes who has been nearly unhittable this season. He collected 9 RBI, scored 4 runs and went 4-for-9.
OF Taeg Gollert, Missouri St.: Gollert became the first player in Missouri St. history to hit two grand slams in one game during a 14-0 win over Bradley. The second slam was of the walk-off variety. For the week, he hit 2 home runs, collected 8 RBI, went 2-for-5 at the plate and scored 3 runs.
3B Bryce Frederick, Towson: Frederick hit 3 home runs, 2 doubles, scored 5 runs and collected 9 RBI. He belted a 3-run walk-off homer against Maryland-Baltimore County and a grand slam walk-off homer against George Mason.
1B Nolan Schanuel, Florida Atlantic: Schanuel belted 3 home runs, 3 doubles, collected 6 RBI and scored 6 runs over 4 games. Going back to the previous week, he has homered in 4 straight games and now has reached base in 28 straight games.
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