College Baseball
Poll -
Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release:
Monday (March 15, 2004)
LSU NO. 1 IN
COLLEGIATE BASEBALL NEWSPAPER
(www.baseballnews.com) 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.
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Collegiate Baseball
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NCAA Div. I Poll (As of March 15, 2004) |
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Rank School (Record) |
Points |
Previous |
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1. Louisiana St. (15-2) |
496 |
1 |
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2. Stanford (15-3) |
494 |
2 |
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3. Texas (23-2) |
493 |
3 |
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4. South Carolina (17-0) |
492 |
4 |
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5. Arizona St. (17-3) |
490 |
5 |
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6. Miami, Fla. (15-3) |
488 |
7 |
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7. Rice (14-4) |
487 |
6 |
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8. Notre Dame (12-1) |
486 |
8 |
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9. Wichita St. (6-0) |
483 |
9 |
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10. Auburn (16-2) |
480 |
12 |
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11. Mississippi (14-1) |
478 |
15 |
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12. Florida (18-3) |
473 |
14 |
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13. Texas A&M (18-2) |
471 |
13 |
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14. Florida Atlantic (18-2) |
469 |
10 |
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15. Long Beach St. (13-5) |
467 |
11 |
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16. Florida St. (16-5) |
464 |
19 |
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17. Tulane (12-5) |
460 |
16 |
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18. North Carolina St. (14-3) |
457 |
23 |
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19. Tennessee (16-2) |
452 |
26 |
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20. Virginia (17-2) |
449 |
30 |
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21. Mississippi St. (10-2) |
445 |
17 |
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22. U.C. Irvine (14-5-1) |
443 |
18 |
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23. Nebraska (8-4) |
440 |
20 |
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24. East Carolina (16-3) |
438 |
24 |
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25. North Carolina (12-4) |
431 |
25 |
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26. Southern Miss. (14-2) |
429 |
27 |
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27. Oral Roberts (13-3) |
427 |
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28. Lamar (15-4) |
424 |
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29. N.C. Greensboro (12-3) |
420 |
28 |
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30. Vanderbilt (13-2) |
418 |
29 |
"LOUISVILLE
SLUGGER'S" NATIONAL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
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RHP Cliff Russum, Southern
Mississippi: Russum pitched the
sixth no-hitter in school history during a 12-0 win over Eastern Illinois. He
struck out a career-high 15 batters and was only three walks from a perfect
game. It was the school's first 9-inning no-hitter since Ray Guy threw one in
1972. |
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RHP Jered Weaver, Long Beach
St.: For the fourth time this
season, Weaver has been named a National Player of The Week as he struck out
15 batters and allowed only one hit with one walk in eight innings during a
3-0 win over UCLA. On the season, he has a 6-0 record with 70 strikeouts and
only 5 walks. |
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P Matt Campbell, South
Carolina: Campbell hurled 13
scoreless innings during the past week and struck out 22 batters with no
walks. He fanned 11 against Yale and 11 more against Delaware State. |
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P Tim Lincecum, Washington:
Lincecum struck out 15 batters in
six innings as the Huskies beat Loyola Marymount, 10-1. He held the Lions
hitless through the first five innings. |
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1B/3B/RHP Connor Robertson,
Birmingham Southern: Robertson hit 4
home runs with 13 RBIs, 2 doubles, a triple and stole three bases over four
games. He also recorded a win as a pitcher and a save with no runs allowed as
he struck out three batters in 2 1/3 innings. |
