College Baseball
Poll -
Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release:
Monday (April 9, 2012)
KENTUCKY NO. 1 IN
COLLEGIATE BASEBALL NEWSPAPER POLL
TUCSON, Ariz. — The University of Kentucky
(30-3) has been ranked No. 1 in the latest NCAA Division I baseball poll by
Collegiate Baseball newspaper.
It marks the second straight week the Wildcats
have been on top of the poll. Over the past weekend, Kentucky beat Mississippi
two of three and is No. 1 in the Southeastern Conference with a 9-3 record. The
Wildcats have been paced by an attack that leads the SEC in nearly every
offensive category. Kentucky is hitting .328 with a .506 slugging mark and .421
on-base percentage, belting 40 homers over 33 games. The 30-3 overall record is
the best start to a season in school history, leading NCAA Division I schools in
wins.
Poll Notes:
Key top 30 series took place last week. Louisiana
St. took two of three at Florida, Oregon won two of three at UCLA, Miami swept a
3-game series at home against North Carolina, Arizona State swept three from
Oregon St. and Cal Poly swept three from U.C. Irvine. Several teams have been
hot lately. Baylor has won 14 in a row and leads the Big 12 Conference with a
12-0 record. Sam Houston State has won 12 straight and leads the Southland
Conference with a 13-2 record while Purdue has won 7 of its last 8 and leads the
Big Ten Conference with a 7-2 mark. Four teams fell out of the top 30 in Oregon
St. (1-3 last week), Auburn (0-3), Coastal Carolina (2-2) and U.C. Irvine (0-3).
New to the poll this week is Arizona State, Cal Poly, Virginia and Appalachian
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)
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Collegiate
Baseball Newspaper's |
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NCAA Div. I Poll (As of April 9,
2012) |
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www.baseballnews.com |
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Rank School (Record) |
Points |
Previous |
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1. Kentucky (30-3) |
497 |
1 |
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2. Florida St. (27-5) |
495 |
3 |
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3. Louisiana St. (25-7) |
492 |
7 |
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4. Florida (25-7) |
491 |
2 |
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5. Baylor (25-7) |
487 |
8 |
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6. Texas A&M (26-6) |
483 |
9 |
|
7. Miami, Fla. (24-8) |
480 |
12 |
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8. Arizona (23-9) |
479 |
5 |
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9. Arkansas (24-7) |
476 |
11 |
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10. Oregon (20-9) |
473 |
14 |
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11. UCLA (21-7) |
472 |
4 |
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12. North Carolina
(23-9) |
470 |
6 |
|
13. Rice (23-11) |
468 |
10 |
|
14. Cal. St. Fullerton
(21-10) |
465 |
15 |
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15. Central Florida
(26-7) |
463 |
17 |
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16. Stanford (19-7) |
462 |
16 |
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17. N.C. State (21-9) |
460 |
13 |
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18. South Carolina
(23-9) |
459 |
18 |
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19. San Diego (25-8) |
457 |
19 |
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20. Sam Houston St.
(23-9) |
455 |
24 |
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21. Mississippi (21-10) |
453 |
21 |
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22. Purdue (24-5) |
452 |
22 |
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23. New Mexico St.
(25-9) |
451 |
20 |
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24. Arizona St. (19-12) |
449 |
— |
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25. Texas (17-12) |
442 |
25 |
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26. Louisville (23-9) |
439 |
26 |
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27. Cal. Poly (20-10) |
436 |
— |
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28. Florida Atlantic
(22-11) |
433 |
30 |
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29. Virginia (21-10-1) |
430 |
— |
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30. Appalachian St.
(24-6) |
428 |
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"LOUISVILLE
SLUGGER'S" NATIONAL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
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RHP Erik Mattingly,
Creighton: Mattingly threw 9
no-hit innings during a 2-0, 12-inning loss to Indiana State. He faced only
27 batters and struck out 3 as he threw 114 pitches. He was pulled after the
ninth inning with the score tied, 0-0. Then three innings later, Indiana
State scored two runs in the top of the 12th to pull out the victory as
Mattingly received a no-decision in the contest. |
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RHP Daniel Gossett,
Clemson: Gossett struck out 15 batters with no walks during 9 scoreless
innings over two appearances. Against Winthrop, he struck out 13 batters
with no walks over 7 innings to earn the win. The 13 strikeouts were the
most by a Tiger since 2009. He also retired the first 15 batters of the game
against the Eagles. Then he struck out 2 batters over 2 scoreless innings
against Duke. |
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OF Jabari Henry, Florida
International: Over a 5-game
period, Henry hit 4 home runs and 13 RBI as he went 9-for-20 at the plate
(.450). He also scored 7 runs and produced a run-saving outfield assist. In
a series against Troy, he had two game-winning hits. He also belted a home
run and 5 RBI against Troy All-American and Sun Belt Pitcher of The Year
Tyler Ray. |
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OF Tristan Moore, Wright
State: Moore hit .625 (10-for-16) over 4 games with 3 home runs, 14 RBI
and 11 runs scored. His best game was a 3-for-4 performance against
Youngstown State as he hit a pair of 2-run homers and a 2-run double with 3
walks and 6 runs scored. |
