Mid Major Poll

[huskrplaya]

http://www.collegebaseballdaily.com/2013/04/22/47708/

 

Mercer (32-11 overall; 3-1 week) takes over the top spot. The Bears started the week with a 5-3 win at Georgia Southern Tuesday and won 2 of 3 from Lipscomb (7-4, 5-2, 4-8) in A-Sun play and have won 7 of 8 overall.

Good Weeks

• San Diego (24-15 overall; 4-0 week)-San Diego beat UC Santa Barbara 7-5 Tuesday and swept WCC series at Santa Clara (7-3, 7-4, and 6-3). All-American 3B Kris Bryant hit 4 HRs this week to bring his nation leading total to 20.
  

• Gonzaga (26-11-1 overall; 3-1 week)-The Bulldogs beat Washington St 4-3 Tuesday and won 2 of 3 at Pepperdine. With the series win at Pepperdine the Zags now have a 2 ½ game lead over San Diego, Pepperdine, San Francisco and Loyola-Marymount and hold the tie breaker over everyone except Loyola-Marymount.
  

• UNCW (30-11 overall; 4-0 week)-The Seahawks won 7-2 at ECU Tuesday and swept George Mason in CAA series. UNCW has won 9 of 10 games and holds a 3 game lead over 2^nd place Delaware in CAA.
  

• Austin Peay (28-12 overall; 2-1 week)-The Governors won 2 of 3 vs Belmont in big OVC series. Belmont won game one 5-2 but Austin Peay rallied back to take the series with a 5-3 win Saturday and 10-6 win on Sunday. However even with the series win they are in 4^th place 3 games behind Tennessee Tech for 1^st and 2 ½ games behind Belmont and Jacksonville St for 2^nd place.
  

• New Mexico (24-16 overall; 4-0 week)-The Lobos beat rival New Mexico St 13-6 Wednesday and swept their MWC series at Nevada to extend their win streak to 7 games. New Mexico is now 3 games up on 2^nd place UNLV in the MWC.
  

• Louisiana-Lafayette (27-13 overall; 3-2 week)-The Ragin’ Cajuns opened the week with a 4-3 loss at Nicholls St Tuesday and a 12-0 win at Northwestern State on Wednesday before taking 2 of 3 from Florida Atlantic in Sun Belt play. Louisiana won the opener 5-3 Friday, FAU scored 2 runs in the top of 9^th Saturday to win 5-4, and Louisiana won the series with a 12-2 win Sunday. With the series win Louisiana is now tied for 5^th at 10-8 with FIU and travel to FIU this weekend.
  

Bad Weeks

• Pepperdine (21-17 overall; 1-3 week)-The Waves lost 8-4 to Cal St Fullerton Tuesday and lost 2 of 3 at home to Gonzaga in WCC play dropping 2 ½ games behind Gonzaga in a 4 way tie for 2^nd place.
  

• Coastal Carolina (25-15 overall; 1-3 week)-The Chanticleers lost 5-1 at UNC Tuesday and lost 2 of 3 at home to Radford in Big South series. Friday’s series opener with Radford was suspended in the top of the 8^th 0-0 due to rain and was finished Saturday with Coastal pushing across a run in the bottom of 15^th inning for a 1-0 win. Radford won game two Saturday 4-3 and took the series with a 5-2 win Sunday. Coastal still holds a 3 game lead over Presbyterian in the South division of the Big South.
  

Good and Bad Weeks

• Louisville (30-9 overall; 2-2 week)-The Cardinals week started off great with a 12-5 win at instate rival Kentucky however they dropped 2 of 3 at St John’s in Big East play. Louisville won the opener at St John’s 7-4 on Friday. Saturday, the Cardinals out hit St John’s 14 to 4 in the 4-3 loss and held a 5-2 lead into the bottom of the 8^th when St John’s scored 4 runs and held on for the 6-5 win and series win.
  

Enter Top 25

• Western Carolina (26-16 overall; 4-0 week)-The Catamounts enter the top 25 at #25 after beating Gardner Webb 9-6 Wednesday and sweeping Georgia Southern in SoCon play (9-3, 9-8, and 7-4). WCU has won 7 in a row and 9 of 10 to move into first place in the SoCon one game ahead of Elon.
  

Dropped out

• #20 Southeastern Louisiana (26-15 overall; 2-2 week)-The Lions drop out of top 25 after losing 2 of 3 at Stephen F. Austin and having lost their last 3 weekend series in SLC play. Even after going 3-6 in their last 3 series they are still in a 4 way tie for 2^nd place just one game back of Stephen F. Austin.
  

 

News and Notes

 

Bryant (25-12-1) extended the nation’s longest winning streak of 2013 to 19 games with a 10-0 win at Stony Brook Tuesday before losing 4-1 at Sacred Heart Friday.

8 inches of snow Thursday night and Friday morning along with cold temperatures forced the cancelation of the entire Michigan St (22-11) at Minnesota (23-13) Big Ten series.

[huskrplaya]

Nothing about Nebraska in here which really surprises me.

[hskrfan4life]

Well is Nebraska and the big ten considered mid major?

[huskrplaya]

Yes, look at the poll. Indiana is #3

[mrandyk]

Yes, look at the poll. Indiana is #3

I don't follow college baseball, but that's kind of embarrassing that the Big Ten is considered mid major.