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College Baseball Poll - Collegiate Baseball Newspaper PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release: Monday (March 24, 2008) ARIZONA ST. NO. 1 IN COLLEGIATE BASEBALL NEWSPAPER POLL TUCSON, Ariz. — Arizona St. (22-1-0) has been ranked No. 1 for the fifth straight week in Collegiate Baseball newspaper's NCAA Division I baseball poll. The Sun Devils have outscored opponents 232-81 through 23 games and average 10.1 runs per game with a team batting average of .336. The pitching staff has fanned 227 batters (9.8 strikeouts per game) while limiting opponents to 53 walks. ASU has only allowed 9 stolen bases in 16 attempts over 23 games. Arizona St. saw its 19-game winning streak come to an end against Northern Colorado in a 6-3 loss. It was the longest winning streak to begin a season for the Sun Devils since 1961. No. 2 Florida St. (19-2) is 9-0 in the Atlantic Coast Conference, the best league start since going 13-0 in 1999. Poll Notes: Several teams have been red hot. Missouri has won 13 straight, Wichita St. 11 in a row and N.C. Charlotte and Long Beach St. 7 consecutive. Three teams fell out of the top 30 this week in UCLA (0-3 last week), East Carolina (2-2) and Tennessee (2-3). New teams in the poll this week include N.C. Charlotte (17-2 overall, 7-game winning streak), St. John's (16-4) and San Diego (16-7). 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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