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College Baseball Poll - Collegiate Baseball Newspaper PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release: Monday (March 22, 2004) LSU NO. 1 IN COLLEGIATE BASEBALL NEWSPAPER (www.baseballnews.com) POLL TUCSON, Ariz. — Louisiana State University is ranked No. 1 for the fifth straight week in Collegiate Baseball newspaper's NCAA Division I baseball poll. The Tigers (18-3) have won 16 of their last 18 games. During the past week, LSU beat fourth ranked South Carolina two of three games in Columbia, S.C. The Gamecocks went into the series with an 18-0 record. LSU out-hit the Gamecocks in the series, 40-28 as LSU belted 7 home runs and nine doubles. On the season, LSU is hitting .345 as a team with 53 doubles, 8 triples and 26 homers in 21 games. The Tigers have reached double figures in hits in 12 consecutive games. Poll Notes: Several teams have been red-hot. Mississippi is off to the best start in school history at 18-1. The Rebels are currently on a 7-game winning streak. Tennessee has won 15 of its last 16. Oral Roberts has won 13 of 14. Central Florida is off to the best start in school history after 24 games with a 20-4 record and 10 consecutive wins. Georgia is off to its best start since 1992 as the Bulldogs stand at 20-4. Birmingham Southern (15-5) lost its first five games of the season on the road against quality opponents (three losses to Mississippi, one to Alabama-Birmingham and one to Georgia) but has since rebounded with 15 straight wins. The Collegiate Baseball Newspaper poll is the oldest college baseball poll. Its birth took place during the 1957 college baseball season. (Top 30 Agate Follows)
"LOUISVILLE SLUGGER'S" NATIONAL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
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