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College Baseball Poll - Collegiate Baseball Newspaper PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release: Monday (March 31, 2008) ARIZONA ST. NO. 1 IN COLLEGIATE BASEBALL NEWSPAPER POLL TUCSON, Ariz. — Arizona St. (25-1) has been ranked No. 1 for the sixth straight week in Collegiate Baseball newspaper's NCAA Division I baseball poll. The Sun Devils, winners of six straight, have outscored opponents 266-93 through 26 games and averaged 10.2 runs per game with a team batting average of .343. The pitching staff has fanned 252 batters (9.7 strikeouts per game) while limiting opponents to 66 walks. ASU has only allowed 11 stolen bases in 18 attempts over 26 games. Poll Notes: Several teams have been extremely hot. N.C. Wilmington (21-4) has the longest winning streak in the nation with 20 in a row followed by Wichita St. (17 straight). Miami, Fla. has captured 8 straight wins in rolling to a 21-2 overall record while Michigan has won six straight and 10 of its last 11. Teams which fell out of the poll this week include Arizona (lost 8 of last 10), Baylor (3-2 last week), Mississippi (1-3), San Diego (3-3) and Washington St. (2-2). New to the poll this week is N.C. Wilmington, Southern Mississippi (won 2 of 3 at Rice), East Carolina (won 2 of 3 against Central Florida), Michigan, and Georgia (15-10 overall, 6-3 in Southeastern Conference, with victories in two of three games at Mississippi St.). 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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