College Baseball 2024 Archives

07Jun2024

Hampton League Team Previews

Tom Knuppel College Baseball 2024

This is the 2024 look at the teams participating in the summer league known s the Hampton Collegiate Baseball League The HCBL is a summer baseball organization located in The Hamptons in the U.S. state of New York. It is a six-team league consisting of the Sag Harbor Whalers, Southampton Breakers, Westhampton Aviators, North Fork Ospreys, Shelter Island Bucks and most recently, the South Shore Clippers. The HCBL is a member of the National Alliance of College Summer Baseball and is sanctioned by Major League Baseball.

Last summer, the South Shore Clippers were the league champions. Let’s look at each team in a general way.

South Shore Clippers-The South Shore Clippers play their home games at Bellport High School in Bellport, New York, as part of the Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League. Their roster is comprised of only players that have a residence in the State of New York.

Head Coach Kevin Huber recently completed his sixth season at Yale in 2015. He has over a decade’s worth of collegiate, high school and club coaching experience. Prior to joining the Yale staff, Huber spent four seasons as the defensive and hitting coach at Fairfield. He also coached at the University of New Haven, where he helped guide the Chargers to a 2004 NYCAC Championship.

Pitching coach CJ Owings is a coach at Hagerstown Community College and former pitcher in the HCBL.

Sag Harbor Whales- This team formerly played under the umbrella of the Atlantic Collegiate Baseball Leagueist now is part of the HCBL. The roster for this team is mostly from New Tork and Rhode Island with a sprinkling of players from Ohio. Home contests are played at Mashashimuet Park.

Pitching Coach Kyle Hansen-was selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 40th round of the 2009 draft. Foregoing the MLB, Kyle decided to go to St John’s University. While at St John’s, he was coached by two time NCAA Championship pitching coach Scott Brown (Vanderbilt). After his junior year, he was selected by the Chicago White Sox in the 6th round of the 2012 draft.Kyle played with the White Sox’s organization until 2016, reaching as high as AA. After his stint with the White Sox, he decided to re-pursue a degree in sports management while continuing to play independent baseball with the Long Island Ducks. Kyle played Independent baseball until the 2020 season. In the spring of 2019, he became the pitching coach for Tamalpais High School and have had 2 players move on to 4 year schools for baseball and 3 more committed to play in 2020 and 2021. Kyle currently resides in Mill Valley, California.

Celebrating Opening Day

The 16th Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League season gets started with a first. Opening Day in the HCBL will be marked as a two-day event as the defending HCBL champion South Shore Clippers travel to Southampton High School to face the Southampton Breakers on June 13th at 5:00 PM.

The following day June 14th the second part of Opening Day opens with a rematch of last year’s HCBL Championship Series as the Westhampton Aviators play the Clippers at Aviator Field in Westhampton Beach.

The Whalers open their 2024 season at Mashashimuet Park when they play the Southampton Breakers. Both the Westhampton and Southampton games will take place at 5:00 PM.

June 14th’s action wraps up with a night game at Cochran Park in Peconic between the North Fork Ospreys and the Shelter Island Bucks at 7:00 PM.

Coming up soon I will have reviews of the following teams:

Westhampton Aviators

Southampton Breakers-

Shelter Island Bucks-

North Fork Ospreys-

Some of the HCBL and ACBL alumni include:

Nick Ahmed, infielder
Garvin Alston, pitcher
Scott Arnold, pitcher
Mike Avilés, infielder
Kevin Baez, infielder
Kevin Barry, pitcher
Kevin Bearse, pitcher
Jason Bergmann, pitcher
Craig Biggio, infielder (AS, HOF)
Frank Brooks, pitcher
Terry Bross, pitcher
Kirk Bullinger, pitcher
Nate Bump, pitcher
Fred Cambria, pitcher
Cody Carroll, pitcher
Kevin Cash, catcher
Rick Cerone, catcher
Vinnie Chulk, pitcher
Mark Ciardi, pitcher
Frank Cimorelli, pitcher
Jeff Datz, catcher
Doug Davis, infielder
Jason Dellaero, infielder
Rich DeLucia, pitcher
Mark DiFelice, pitcher
Benny Distefano, player
John Doherty, pitcher
Angel Echevarria, outfielder
Brad Eldred, infielder
Frank Eufemia, pitcher
Steve Falteisek, pitcher
John Flaherty, catcher
Scott Forster, pitcher
Willie Fraser, pitcher
Danny Garcia, outfielder
Ray Giannelli, infielder
Keith Glauber, pitcher
Zack Godley, pitcher
Don Gordon, pitcher
Reid Gorecki, outfielder
Tom Gregorio, catcher
Kevin Gryboski, pitcher
John Halama, pitcher
Craig Hansen, pitcher
Pete Harnisch, pitcher (AS)
Joel Johnston, pitcher
Skip Jutze, catcher
Pat Kelly, infielder
Matt Kinzer, pitcher
Phil Klein, pitcher
Mike Koplove, pitcher
Kyle Kubitza, infielder
Jeff Kunkel, infielder
Al Lachowicz, pitcher
Rick Lancellotti, infielder
John Lannan, pitcher
Gene Larkin, player
Dennis Leonard, pitcher
Brian Lesher, outfielder
Brian Looney, pitcher
Mike Loynd, pitcher
Rob Lukachyk, pinch hitter
Zach Lutz, infielder

Joe Martinez, pitcher
Jim Mecir, pitcher
Frank Menechino, infielder
Ray Montgomery, outfielder
Dan Morogiello, pitcher
Matt Morris, pitcher (AS)
Jamie Moyer, pitcher (AS)
Terry Mulholland, pitcher (AS)
Sean Nolin, pitcher
Keith Osik, catcher
Charlie Puleo, pitcher
Steve Ratzer, pitcher
Chris Reed, pitcher
C. J. Riefenhauser, pitcher
Wayne Rosenthal, pitcher
Mo Sanford, pitcher
Jeff Schaefer, infielder
Rich Scheid, pitcher
Davis Schneider, infielder
Frank Schwindel, infielder
Frank Seminara, pitcher
Jim Stoops, pitcher
Drew Sutton, outfielder
Nick Tropeano, pitcher
Bob Tufts, pitcher
John Valentin, infielder
Anthony Varvaro, pitcher
Frank Viola, pitcher (AS, CY)
Ryan Vogelsong, pitcher (AS)
Pete Walker, pitcher
Allen Watson, pitcher
Walt Weiss, infielder (AS)
Ed Whited, infielder
Darrin Winston, pitcher
Ron Witmeyer, infielder
Eric Young, infielder (AS)
Pete Zoccolillo, outfielder

01Jun2024

College Baseball Now! D1 Regional Results

Tom Knuppel College Baseball 2024

The long Road to Omaha has begun with regional play. Here are the results of one days worth. More to continue today.

Knoxville Regional

Game Results: The Vols were led by Dylan Dreiling with 3 runs batted in and a home run. Also homering for Tennessee include Billy Amick and Hunter Ensley.

Lexington Regional

Game Results: First baseman Drake Westcott was 2-for-3 as the Illini scored early and late. Westcott has a double and two runs batted in.

Bryan-College Station Regional

Game Results: Rightfielder Braden Montgomery and first baseman Ted Burton had 3 hits each. Burton contributed a double and 3 runs batted in.

Chapel Hill Regional

Game Results: LSU had three home runs in the game. One each from Michael Braswell III, Jared Jones and Steven Milam to drive in all of the runs.

Fayetteville Regional

Game Results: Catcher Hudson White drove in five runs with two homers for the Razorbacks in their win.

Clemson Regional

Game Results: Coastal Carolina was led by third baseman Sam Antonacchi with two hits including a double and a home run, catcher Caden Bodine with three hits and two runs batted in a long with first baseman Zack Beach with two hits and an RBI.

Athens Regional

Game Results; Third baseman Charlie Condon had three hits including a double and a home run. He also drove in three runs. The future #1 pick in the draft is read hot.

Tallahassee Regional

Game Results: Centerfielder Andrew Williamson drove in two runs with his sixth home run of the season and Matt Cedarburg doubled to drive in two runs in a squeaker by Alabama.

Norman Regional

Game Results: The Sooners banged out 17 hits including three long balls to glide to an easy win.
Kyson Witherspoon pitched 6 innings of one hit ball to shut them down.

Raleigh Regional

Game Results: Alec Makarewicz banged out four hits to lad the Tar Heels to an easy win.

Stillwater Regional

Game Results: The Gators were packed by a red hot right fielder Ashton Wilson with three doubles before the 5th innings, only to add a home run and two runs batted in.

Charlottesville Regional

Tucson Regional

Santa Barbara Regional

Corvallis Regional

Greenville Regional

2024 DI baseball tournament super regionals schedule
Dates: Friday-Sunday, June 7-9 or Saturday-Monday, June 8-10

2024 Men’s College World Series schedule
June 14

Game 1: TBD vs. TBD, 2 p.m. | ESPN
Game 2: TBD vs. TBD, 7 p.m. | ESPN
June 15

Game 3: TBD vs. TBD, 2 p.m. | ESPN
Game 4: TBD vs. TBD, 7 p.m. | ESPN
June 16

Game 5: TBD vs. TBD, 2 p.m. | ESPN
Game 6: TBD vs. TBD, 7 p.m. | ESPN
June 17

Game 7: TBD vs. TBD, 2 p.m. | ESPN
Game 8: TBD vs. TBD, 7 p.m. | ESPN
June 18

Game 9: TBD vs. TBD, 2 p.m. | ESPN
Game 10: TBD vs. TBD, 7 p.m. | ESPN
June 19

Game 11: TBD vs. TBD, 2 p.m. | ESPN
Game 12: TBD vs. TBD, 7 p.m. | ESPN
June 20

Game 13 (if necessary): TBD vs. TBD, 2 p.m. | TBD
Game 14 (if necessary): TBD vs. TBD, 7 p.m. | TBD
June 22

MCWS Final Game 1: TBD vs. TBD, 7:30 p.m. | ESPN
June 23

MCWS Final Game 2: TBD vs. TBD, 2 p.m. | ABC
June 24

MCWS Final Game 3 (if necessary): TBD vs. TBD, 7 p.m. | ESPN

31May2024

College Baseball Now! May 31st

Tom Knuppel College Baseball 2024

Previous editions:

May 27 HERE

May 28 HERE

May 30 HERE

Let’s take a look at what happened in the world of college baseball. First of all, they college games are starting up again on June 1st with the D1 and D2 World Series each taking place while the summer league are almost completely started.

The Texas Collegiate League started up and the Baton Rouge Bougarou defeated Lake Charles Gumbeaux Gators 1-0. In the game , the Bougarou were led by second baseman Mason Ruiz with two hits. He is a sophomore from Grayson College. Cayden Schmidt a freshman from Hill College fanned three in 1.2 IP for the winners. For the Gators.

In other action, the Sequin River Monsters were 5-3 winners over the Victoria Generals. Erik Janner had two hits including a triple and two runs batter in for the freshman from UTRGV. The Generals saw Dalton Mullins and Riley Bender lead the offense.

In the Prospects League, the Worcester Bravehearts scored 4 in the 7th, 1 in the 8th and 2 in the ninth to defeat the New Britain Bees. Right fielder Matt Millone, senior from SUNY Maritime led the offense with 3 hits including a home run and a double with 3 RBI’s.

The Bees saw Kyle Carlson get two hits and two runs batted in s the team dropped to 1-4 on the young season

On May 31st, the Valley League Baseball will have their opening day.

D1 and D2 baseball each open up their World Series run in Omaha and Cary respectively.

On June 1st, I will be giving my predictions for the first round of the MLB draft!

30May2024

College Baseball Now! May 30th

Tom Knuppel College Baseball 2024

-sorry I missed a post yesterday but a family issue took priority-

COLLEGE BASEBALL NOW!

Prospect League games can be watched on FUBO and the Northwoods League televise their contests on ESPN PLUS. Not always the best announcing in them but it is baseball to watch.

In action yesterday in the Prospect League we have the Clinton LumberKings defeating the Springfield Lucky Horseshoes 9-6. Shortstop Rayth Petersen led Clinton in hitting as he was 4-for 6( including two doubles and a home run)for the evening. He is 5’11” and 185 lbs from the University of Illinois-Chicago and a senior. Cade Turner from Eastern Illinois University pick up the win in relief with two scoreless innings.

Springfield saw three hits from first baseman Tyler Butina who is a freshman at Central Michigan University.Pitcher Logan Rushing gave up three hits and five earned runs in one inning to get handed the loss. Rushing is a lefty sophomore from University of Memphis.

D2 BASEBALL Road to Cary

Championship finals: Saturday, June 1 – Saturday, June 8

Saturday, June 1
Game 1: (4) Pont Loma vs. (5) Indiana (PA), 1:30 p.m.
Game 2: (1) Central Mo. vs. (8) Angelo State, 6 p.m.
Sunday, June 2
Game 3: (3) Catawba vs. (6) Southern N.H., 1:30 p.m.
Game 4: (2) Tampa vs. (7) UIndy, 6 p.m.
Monday, June 3
Game 5: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 1:30 p.m.
Game 6: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 6 p.m.
Tuesday, June 4
Game 7: Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 1:30 p.m.
Game 8: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4, 6 p.m.
Wednesday, June 5
Game 9: Loser Game 6 vs. Winner Game 5, 1:30 p.m.
Game 10: Loser Game 8 vs. Winner Game 7, 6 p.m.
Thursday, June 6
Game 11: Winner Game 6 vs. Winner Game 9, 1:30 p.m.
Game 12: Winner Game 8 vs. Winner Game 10, 6 p.m.
Friday, June 7
Game 13: Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 6, TBA
Game 14: Winner Game 10 vs. Winner Game 8, TBA
Saturday, June 8
Game 15: Winner Game 13 vs. Winner Game 14

D1 Baseball Road to Omaha

The Top 10 seeds from the NCAA College World Series are:

The national top 16 seeds are

Tennessee (50-11)

Kentucky (40-14)

Texas A&M (44-13)

North Carolina (42-13)

Arkansas (43-14)

Clemson (41-14)

Georgia (39-15)

Florida St. (42-15)

Oklahoma (37-19)

NC State (33-20), -15).

28May202428May2024

College Baseball Now! for May 28th

Tom Knuppel College Baseball 2024

May 28th, 2024

The Northwoods League opened up with the Wisconsin Rapid Rafters defeating the Fon Du Lac Lake Spiders 8-7. The winning pitcher was Pierce Boles from LSU Eunice as he is a freshman righthander. The offense was led by sophomore outfielder Quintin Purelli from Elizabethtown College. The right fielder went 2-for-3 with 2 runs batted in with a huge triple in the game. The losing pitcher of record was lefty Elden Santana from Lawrence University.

In the Western Canadian League openers, the Regina Red Sox edged out Saskatoon Berries 5-4. Carter Beck led the offense with 2 hits in 4 at-bats including a double and a walk. Landon Nunes added on with 2 runs batted in for the sophomore from Cal.

The Prospect League will open up today and we will let the readers know what prevailed.

Division 1 SEC tourney- Since nine clubs are moving on to the College World Series, here are the bracket and results from the 2024 tourney:

Wednesday, May 21

Game 1: No. 11 LSU 9, No. 6 Georgia 1
Game 2: No. 10 South Carolina 10, No. 7 Alabama 5
Game 3: No. 8 Vanderbilt 6, No. 9 Florida 3
Game 4: No. 5 Mississippi State 2, No. 12 Ole Miss 1
Wednesday, May 22

Game 5: No. 11 LSU 11, No. 3 Kentucky 0
Game 6: No. 10 South Carolina 6, No. 2 Arkansas 5
Game 7: No. 8 Vanderbilt 13, No. 1 Tennessee 4
Game 8: No. 5 Mississippi State 5, No. 4 Texas A&M 3
Thursday, May 23

Game 9: No. 3 Kentucky 9, No. 2 Arkansas 6
Game 10: No. 1 Tennessee 7, No. 4 Texas A&M 4
Game 11: No. 11 LSU 11, No. 10 South Carolina 10
Game 12: No. 8 Vanderbilt 4, No. 5 Mississippi State 3
Friday, May 24

Game 13: No. 10 South Carolina 6, No. 3 Kentucky 5
Game 14: No. 1 Tennessee 6, No. 5 Mississippi State 5
Saturday, May 25

Game 15: No. 11 LSU 12, No. 10 South Carolina 11
Game 16: No. 1 Tennessee 6, No. 8 Vanderbilt 4

After all or most of the leagues open, we will be mainly covering the Florida League, the Cape Cod League and the Hampton League.

27May2024

College Baseball Now!

Tom Knuppel College Baseball 2024

COLLEGE BASEBALL NOW!

Welcome to College Baseball Now! This will be an almost daily report on the happenings in collegiate baseball. I will be giving the latest information of the D1 and D2 NCAA baseball news along with a dose of over twenty summer collegiate leagues around the country. Strap in and let’s go!

There are nearly twenty leagues that I will cover (not each one every day) but some of the latest results and who is getting it done this summer.

Collegiate Baseball Leagues

Atlantic- started May 23
Cape Cod- June 13
Hampton – June 13
California CBL- June 6
Cal Ripken CBL- June 1
Futures Leagues – started May 24
Florida CBL- May 30
Great Lakes- June 4
Jayhawk League –
Northwoods- May 27
NY CBL – June 6
Perfect Game- May 30
Prospect- May 29
Southern CBL- May 30
Florida CBL- June 1
South Florida League- June 1
Texas CBL- May 30
Valley League – May 31
Western Canadian- May 27

From Last Night– In the Ten Team Atlantic League, the High Point Dirty Birds split a doubleheader as Delino DeShields, Jr. hit his first home run of the summer for a 6-0 win over Charleston. In the nightcap, Rusber Estrada stroked his 9th long ball as the catcher from Gascara, Venezuela leads the league.
Also, right handed hurler Hayden Mutz, a senior from AIC, fanned five and tossed 6 innings for the Vermont Lake Monsters to secure the win.

Summer League action returns tomorrow with openers in the Northwoods and Western Canadian Leagues.

Division 2 NCAA Tournament-

This tourney will run June 1-8 in Cary, North Carolina at the USA Baseball National Training Complex. Here is the bracket for that event.

Saturday, June 1
Game 1: (4) Point Loma vs. (5) Indiana (PA), 1:30 p.m.
Game 2: (1) Central Mo. vs. (8) Angelo State, 6 p.m.
Sunday, June 2
Game 3: (3) Catawba vs. (6) Southern N.H., 1:30 p.m.
Game 4: (2) Tampa vs. (7) UIndy, 6 p.m.
Monday, June 3
Game 5: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 1:30 p.m.
Game 6: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 6 p.m.
Tuesday, June 4
Game 7: Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 1:30 p.m.
Game 8: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4, 6 p.m.
Wednesday, June 5
Game 9: Loser Game 6 vs. Winner Game 5, 1:30 p.m.
Game 10: Loser Game 8 vs. Winner Game 7, 6 p.m.
Thursday, June 6
Game 11: Winner Game 6 vs. Winner Game 9, 1:30 p.m.
Game 12: Winner Game 8 vs. Winner Game 10, 6 p.m.
Friday, June 7
Game 13: Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 6, TBA
Game 14: Winner Game 10 vs. Winner Game 8, TBA
Saturday, June 8
Game 15: Winner Game 13 vs. Winner Game 14

D1 NCAA tournament
This College World Series is being held in Omaha, Nebraska
The selection for the Field of 64 is Monday, May 27th

Selection show: Monday, May 27 at noon ET | ESPN2/ESPNU
Regionals: Friday-Monday, May 31-June 3
Super regionals: Friday-Sunday, June 7-9 or Saturday-Monday, June 8-10
First day of MCWS games: Start Friday, June 14
MCWS finals: Saturday-Monday, June 22-23-24

Look for more tomorrow……

29Apr2024

College Baseball Post Season Schedule

Tom Knuppel College Baseball 2024

With the month of May looming, it is time to check out the Road to Omaha and college baseball

College Baseball 2024

The 2024 Men's College World Series bracket

22Apr2024

Tom’s Top 25 – College Baseball 2024

Tom Knuppel College Baseball 2024 college baseball

One more week left in April as the season is grinding down to a halt. These are my opinions on college baseball. Also, check in at tomknuppel.com for other college sports such as, volleyball, football(on Fridays) and college basketball will be back. Let’s take a look at the Top 25 according to Tom and how they fared this week.

#1 Texas A&M – The Aggies are 35-5 overall and went 3-1 this week as they beat Air Force in a mid week contest and defeated Alabama 10-5, 18-9 and lost the final contest on Sunday 10-9.

#2- Arkansas – We find the Razorbacks are 34-6 and was 4-1 on the week. They defeated Texas Tech 9-8 and 5-4 in midweek games and won 2-1 on Friday against South Carolina and lost Saturday 6-3 but took the rubber game of the series 9-6.

#3- Tennessee – is 33-7 on the year. They were 3-1 this week after destroying Bellarmine 20-5 then won two of three against a good Kentucky team with a loss on Friday 5-3 but wins over the Saturday/Sunday contests with 9-4 and 13-11 wins.

#4- Clemson- the Tigers are 32-7 overall and 13-5 in the ACC conference. They defeated Pittsburgh two of three this weekend with a loss on Saturday. They are on the road at Georgia on Tueday and again on the road for the weekend series at Louisville.

#5- Florida State is 31-8 and lost two of three to a former #1 team in Wake Forest this weekend with all three contests decided in the final inning. They will next face Duke next weekend.

#6 – Duke – The Blue Devils are 29-11 on the year and won all three in close affairs over Virginia Tech. They face Florida State in an important weekend series.

#7- Kentucky – The Wildcats are 32-7 and 2-2 on the week. They opened up with a midweek win 17-13 over in-state rival Louisville but then won on Friday and lost twice to Tennessee. It doesn’t get any easier as they face the South Carolina Gamecocks for three next weekend.

#8- East Carolina- The Pirates are impressive with an overall record at 32-7. They were dominant with three wins over Wichita State and now look ahead to play North Carolina in a midweek game and then host Memphis.

#9- Wake Forest – The former #1 team is back to playing stellar baseball as their overall record is now 26-13. They were productive with a 2 of 3 wins over the weekend against Florida State. They next will travel to Notre Dame for a weekend series.

#10- Vanderbilt – The Commodores are 29-11 and had a successful weekend by winning 2 of 3 games against the Florida Gators. They next play at home at Hawkins Filed to take on Mississippi State next weekend.

#11- North Carolina- The tar Heels are 30-10 on the season and finished a tough week after losing midweek at home to Coastal Carolina. This snapped a 27 game home streak. Then they lost 2 of 3 to NC State in a pair of one run games but came back on Sunday to salvage the series with a 14-3 win. They will face Virginia Tech at home for a three game series.

#12- Virginia- is 29-11 on the year with a 12-9 ACC record. They had a bad midweek loss to Old Dominion and they dropped two of three against Georgia Tech over the weekend. The Cavaliers travel to Boston College for a weekend series.

#13- UC Irvine – They are 28-8 overall and lost in a midweek game to USC 12-4 but came back to sweep a series against San Diego State. Next up is a week day game at UCLA followed by traveling to UC Riverside for the weekend series.

#14- Oregon State – They are 30-9 on the season and 10-7 in the Pac 12. They were swept three games over the weekend by Cal. Next up they host the Oregon Ducks for a weekend series.

#15- Coastal Carolina jumped up in the polls after a 3-1 week. The Chants are currently 27-12 overall and beat two ranked opponents in North Carolina and 2 of 3 from Louisiana. They travel to Creighton for a midweek game and host Troy for a series n the weekend.

#16- Oklahoma- The Sooners are 24-14 overall and 14-7 in the Big-12 conference. They swept BYU and now take on Wichita State and Texas.

#17- NC State is 22-15 overall but lost two of three to UNC. This coming midweek, they face a ranked East Carolina team and then host Ball State for the weekend series.

#18- Oregon is 27-12 and won 2 of 3 at Stanford after defeating Gonzaga in a midweek contest. Now the Ducks will travel to Oregon State for a weekend series.

#19 – Oklahoma State dropped two of three to Kansas State to drop their overall record to 26-4. A crucial weekend series is looming this week as they host BYU.

#20- Alabama- the Tide are 25-15 over but a poor 7-11 in the SEC. They took one of three from the top team in the nation in Texas A&M and now they get to face Mississippi on the road.

#21- South Carolina- The Gamecocks are currently 27-13 overall and 9-9 in the SEC..They lost a pair to Arkansas over the weekend. Next up is the Kentucky Wildcats.

#22- West Virginia finished the weekend with a 23-26 overall record after getting swept by Texas Tech. Going forward, the Mountaineers will have Penn State for one game and Baylor for a weekend series.

#23- Arizona enters the rankings after sweeping Washington State even though they lost a week day game to Grand Canyon. Their next weekend event will be traveling to face the Washington Huskies. for three games.

#24- Indiana Tate enters the Top 25 with an overall record of 12-3 in the Missouri Valley and 29-8 overall. They travel to Carbondale to face Southern Illinois in the weekend series.

#25- Louisiana- the Ragin’ Cajun are 31-11 and 15=3 in the Sun Belt conference. They lost two of three against Coastal Carolina over the weekend series. Now, they host Houston Christian midweek and Southern Miss in the weekend bout.

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11Apr2024

College Baseball Top 25 -April 11,2024

Tom Knuppel College Baseball 2024 college baseball

Each week I bring the Top 25 to you in College Baseball. There is always change and sometimes even big name, such as LSU, that drop out. Let’s get started!

#1- Arkansas – The Razorbacks are still going well with 27-3 record and 4-0 in conference play. They won four games this week with a midweek win 13-0 over Arkansas State . The weekend saw them sweep Ole Miss 5-2, 8-3 and 7-4. They have a weekend series with Alabama next.

#2- Clemson – They are 28-3 and 10-2 in conference play. They beat Upstate SC in the week day contest and swept Notre Dame with the Sunday game being an 11 inning win 13-12. they play North Carolina for three games over the weekend.

#3- Texas A&M – The Aggies are 28-4 overall and 8-4 in their conference. They won 2 of 3 over South Carolina in the weekend series with the Sunday contest going to the Gamecocks 6-5. Next up for them will be an important series against a top ten team at home with Vanderbilt.

#4- Tennessee – The Volunteers are 28-6 overall and 6-4 in SEC play. They won 2 0f 3 against Auburn . Losing the first game, they roared back with 12-2 and 19-5 wins. This weekend they play the reigning national champions in the LSU Tigers.

#5- Oregon State – Overall, they are 26-4 and 8-3 in the PAC-12 conference. They won five games this week with two over Gonzaga and swept three from Arizona State. They host the Stanford Cardinals for three this weekend.

#6- Vanderbilt – The Commodores are 25-7 overall and 6-4 in the SEC. They had a good weekend as they swept three from LSU. It doesn’t get any easier as the play #3 Texas A&M for a weekend series.

#7- Kentucky – The Wildcats are currently 27-4 with a conference leading 11-1 in the SEC. They defeated the Alabama Crimson Tide in three contests and now will face Auburn for three.

#8- Duke- the Blue Devils enter this week with a 24-8 overall record and are 6-4 in the ACC. the swept Miami over the past weekend and now will face Pittsburgh for three contests.

#9 – Florida State- Overall, the Seminoles are 26-5 and 7-3 in conference play. They took two of three from Boston College and now play Florida midweek and face Miami for three over the weekend.

#10 – East Carolina – The Pirates are 24-6 and 3-1 in the American Conference. Last week they took two of three from FAU and now will square off against Charlotte.

#11 – UC Irvine- The first West Coast team in the rankings finds them overall with a 24-4 overall record and they are currently 2-1 in the Big West. They took two of three from a strong UC Santa Barbara team and now move forward to take on UC San Diego on the road.

#12 – Virginia – The Cavaliers are 24-7 0verall, but the strongest completion has come in conference as they are 7-4 in the ACC. They defeated North Carolina twice over the weekend and now travel to face Louisville

#13 – North Carolina – is 24-6 overall and in the ACC they are 11-4. The Tar Heels lost 2 of 3 last week against Virginia. This weekend they have a series at home against Notre Dame.

#14- UCF- I should have had them in my Top 25 last week. This week they took 2 of 3 from Kansas State and sport a record of 21-8 with 7 of the losses in the Big 12. This weekend they have a series at West Virginia.

#15 – Wake Forest – The former top team of the polls is currently with a 21-10 record and struggling in the ACC with a 7-8 record. Last weekend they swept Virginia Tech in three games and now face Boston College on the road for three contests.

#16- Virginia Tech – is 21-8 overall and 10-6 in he Atlantic Coast Conference. Last weekend they were swept in three games by Wake Forest and now they head to Georgia Tech for three.

#17- Oregon – they have a 22-8 overall record and are 8-4 in conference play. They won 2 of 4 from UCLA last weekend and take on USC at home this weekend.

#18 – Dallas Baptist- I might have this team higher except their schedule is weaker than the others. Their record is 25-6 and 2-2 in conference play. They lost 2 of 3 from Western Kentucky over the previous weekend and now travel for a weekend series at Air Force.

#19 – Oklahoma State – at 21-11 and 7-5 in the Big 12, I almost didn’t include them but they are 3-3 against Top 25 teams. They took 2 of 3 from in-state rival Oklahoma the previous weekend and now they face Cincinnati at home.

#20 – Nebraska – The lone Big Ten team left in the polls, the Huskers are 22-7 overall an 0-1 in conference play plus they are 0-1 facing Top 25 teams. They took two of three from Ohio State and now travel to Rutgers for a three game series.

#21 – Louisiana – This team is 24-8 and 11-1 in the Sun Belt conference. They swept Louisiana-Monroe and are riding a 15 game winning streak. They face Marshall at home.

22- Coastal Carolina- The Chanticleers have been hanging around the is area of the Top 25 most of the season. They are 22-9 along with a 7-5 record in the Sun Belt conference. They travel to Georgia Southern for a three game series this weekend.

#23- Mississippi State – With a 21-12 overall record along with a 6-6 record in the SEC, I couldn’t put them as high as the national polls. They lost 2 of 3 to Georgia last weekend and now face in-state rival Mississippi for a series.

#24- Alabama – The Tide come onto this week with a 21-10 record and a poor 4-8 in the conference. They were swept by Kentucky this past weekend and now face the top in the country Arkansas coming up.

#25- South Carolina – The Gamecocks are 22-8 overall with a 11-1 in the Sun Belt. However, they are 0-1 against Top 25 teams. They will take on Marshall for a weekend series.

Dropped out- Florida Gators. LSU Tigers

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College Baseball Week 7 Top 25

Tom Knuppel College Baseball 2024

COLLEGE BASEBALL Top 25 WEEK 7
1. Arkansas- The Razorbacks highlighted a series win over reigning national champions LSU with a 10th inning double by Hudson White to lift Arkansas to a 20-3 overall record and 7-1 in the SEC. Starter Mason Molina was firing on all cylinders to keep them in the game for the win.

2.Clemson– the Tigers are 24-3 on the season. They took 2 of 3 from the Miami Hurricanes The Tigers pitchers allowed five runs and 18 hits along with three walks in the entire series.

3.Tennessee – The Volunteers are 25-4 overall and 5-4 in the tough SEC. They won 2 of 3 from Georgia this weekend and have a few days off before traveling to face Auburn. The offense is lead by Kavares Kears hitting .417 and Blake Burke at .400 for the season. There are four players each with ten homers (Dreiling, Moore, Amick, Burke).

4.Texas A&M The Aggies are riding high after taking all 3 from the weekend over Auburn. They are now 25-3 on the year and 6-3 on the SEC. A&M scored 22 runs in the final two contests over the Auburn Tigers to move up in the polls.

5.Oregon State– The Beavers lost against USC on Friday and Saturday and to Mother Nature with a rain out on Sunday. With Gonzaga and Arizona State looming on the schedule this week, it is an important series for Oregon State. Their schedule has not been particularly tough but they have won lost of games.

6.Vanderbilt – The Vandy Boys only allowed three runs in two games against Missouri in a two game series. Vanderbilt is currently 23-6 on the season and 6-3 in the SEC. They have won four straight games. An important series with LSU is coming up this weekend.

7.Duke– They may not fit the profile of a team that is #6, but the way they are playing is certainly indicative towards that. They are 20-8 on the season and 6-6 in conference play. The Blue Devils have beaten or split against most of the top dogs. They took two of three from Virginia over the Easter weekend and now host the Miami Hurricanes.

8. Florida– If you judged them on their losses theyn they wouldn’t be in the top 25 but it is their wins and schedule that keep them in the Top Ten.They won two of three over the reigning national champion LSU team. That’s a big deal. This past series saw them win two of three from Mississippi State. Now they face Florida A&M for one game and host Missouri next weekend. Jac Caglione is one of the top three players in the country and being a dual player, he can hit and pitch.

9.Dallas Baptist – I had them unranked at the beginning of the season but they are a good team and are 23-4 on the season and -1 in their conference. They swept New Mexico State and now travel rto Bowling Green to face Western Kentucky in a three game series.Their schedule is very good but they continue to win.

10.Virginia Tech- The Hokies are 21-5 and 10-2 in the conference. They took 2 of 3 from Pitt this previous weekend and will get a tough challenge next weekend as they entertain a tough Wake Forest squad.

11.North Carolina – The Tar Heels are 25-4 and 10-2 in the ACC conference. It was a fantastic series as they swept a former #! Team in Wake Forest. Now they face a very good Virginia team.

12.East Carolina – The Pirates finished the weekend with a sweep of UAB and are 20-6 on the season. The Pirates could very easily be moved up a spot but the schedule got weaker for a few weeks into the season. Now they travel to Florida to take on Florida Atlantic.

13.Alabama – The Crimson Tide is 21-7 overall but a weak 4-5 in conference play. They swept the Bulldogs of Georgia over the weekend and wait for the next series with Auburn.

14.Florida State – It wasn’t long ago the Seminoles were undefeated but now they have been swept by Clemson and had a loss to Louisville,The record stands at 22-4 with all four losses coming in conference play.

15.Virginia – The Cavaliers are 22-6 overall and just finished the weekend by losing to Tennessee Tech and Georgia. They are trending downward in most polls.

16.Kentucky – With a 24-4 start along with a 8-1 conference play. Over the Easter weekend. Jeu swept Ole Miss and travels to in-state foe Louisville. Nick Lopez leads the offense with a .412 average. Pitcher Mason Moore is 6-0 from the mound with 35 strikeouts and Dominic Niman is 5-2 on the season and has fanned 36 batters.

17.UC Irvine – This the first West Coast team in the ranking as they are 22-3 and 8-1 in conference games. They swept Hawaii in Oahu and now face another ranked team next weekend with a series at home with UC Santa Barbara.

18.LSU – What a huge drop for the reigning national champions. They are 20-9 and a disappointing 2-7 in conference play. They were swept by the top team in the Arkansas Razorbacks and now host Vanderbilt for three. A top ten pick in the draft, Tommy White leads the team with a .319 average and nine home runs.

19.NC State– They are 18-7 along with a 8-4 conference record. They had a fie game losing streak at one time.Now they face East Carolina on Tuesday and then have a series in Kentucky facing Louisville.

20.Wake Forest – The one time number one team in the nation has fallen on hard times. The Deacons are 17-10 overall and sport a 4-8 record in conference play. North Carolina swept them this past weekend and now they wait for a weekend series facing Virginia Tech.Their two aces on the mound Chase Burns is 5-0 on the year while Josh Hartle is 4-1 so far. The rest of the staff has been somewhat dismal. Prospect Nick Kurtz is down to hitting .236 this year.

21.Coastal Carolina – The Chanticleers are 20-7 overall on the season and 5-4 in conference play. They won 2 of 3 from ULM this weekend and now wait for the Old Dominion series next weekend but then travel to David F Couch Ballpark for a huge series with Wake Forest. They are led by Sam Antonacchi with a .374 batting average with Derek Bender and Jake Books each at .370 for the team. Oliver Ellison lead the hurler with a 3-0 record.

22.South Carolina– The Gamecocks have some good wins for a team at #22. They have 21 wins and 7 losses this year . They lost 2 or 3 from Alabama this past weekend and now entertain a tough Texas A&M team at home next weekend.

23.Mississippi State – They are 19-10 overall and 4-5 in conference play. They lost 2 of 3 with Florida over the Easter weekend and now they face Georgia over the weekend in Starkville.

24.UC Santa Barbara – They are 15-8 for the year and 4-2 in the conference. The Gauchos won 2 games from San Jose State and now wait for a big series against in-state UC Irvine.

25.Nebraska – The Huskers are 20-5 overall and 3-0 in the Big Ten conference. They won two game over Northwestern and now face conference foe Ohio State at home in a three game series.