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USA Today
3 days ago
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- USA Today
Who will win the Auburn Regional? D1Baseball weighs in
Who will win the Auburn Regional? D1Baseball weighs in Auburn has the tools to emerge victorious in this weekend's regional. Will they get it done? Auburn baseball's postseason journey gets underway on Friday evening when it faces Central Connecticut at 6 p.m. CT at Plainsman Park in Auburn. The Tigers are gearing up to host its third regional in four years, and will look to advance to the Super Regionals for the fourth time since 2018. Will they get the job done? D1Baseball dropped its predictions for each regional on Friday, including their picks for the Auburn Regional. According to D1Baseball's picks, Auburn has an 81% chance to emerge victorious in its regional this weekend. Nine members of D1Baseball's staff including Kendall Rogers and Mark Etheridge forecasted Auburn to win, with two members, Aaron Fitt and Bradley Smart, picking NC State. Central Connecticut, Stetson, and NC State will each provide its own set of challenges for Auburn this weekend, but NC State's greatest quality will be its pitching. In its preview of the Auburn Regional, D1Baseball named NC State's starting rotation the best in the regional, with Dom Fritton being the most dominant pitcher in the staff with 102 strikeouts through 83 1/3 innings. The Tigers would miss Fritton should Auburn and NC State win its Friday games, as he is scheduled to pitch against Stetson in game one on Friday. Auburn would most likely face Ryan Marohn on Saturday, who boasts a team-low 3.72 ERA with 81 punchouts. How will Auburn combat the Wolfpack's elite pitching staff? In terms of offense and defense, the Tigers have the edge. D1Baseball gave Auburn the title of best offensive and defensive team in the regional. Offensively, five players are hitting above .300, three players have double-digit home run totals, and eight players have 30-or-more RBI. Defensively, D1Baseball highlights the sneaky good team Auburn has in the field. Though it's not necessarily a team you think of when you think about electric defensive players, Auburn is the best defensive team in this regional, as it has a .982 fielding percentage and no player on the roster with more than eight errors on the season. They might not be the team that turns in the most acrobatic play during the weekend, but they're the team most likely to make every single routine play. Auburn baseball opens the Auburn Regional on Friday night at 6 p.m. CT against Central Connecticut. Click here to see the full Auburn Regional schedule. Contact/Follow us @TheAuburnWire on X (Twitter), and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Auburn news, notes, and opinions. You can also follow Taylor on Twitter @TaylorJones__
USA Today
23-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Texas A&M outfielder's status updated following injury in SEC Tournament
Texas A&M outfielder's status updated following injury in SEC Tournament INJURY NEWS: @AggieBaseball OF Jace LaViolette suffered a fractured fourth metacarpal shaft today, and they were able to put the knuckle back in place. Should the #Aggies continue winning in Hoover, he would be able to return, and hit, next weekend, I'm told. #MLBDraft — Kendall Rogers (@KendallRogers) May 23, 2025 After what seemed like a season-ending broken hand, Texas A&M's superstar outfielder is reportedly able to return should the Aggies win out in Hoover, Alabama, to conclude the SEC Tournament and make it to the postseason. D1 Baseball co-owner Kendall Rogers was the first to report on the LaViolette news, as he stated on Thursday night that the 6-foot-6 junior outfielder suffered a fractured fourth metacarpal shaft on the hit-by-pitch in the Aggies' second-round contest against Auburn in Hoover. The injury updates bring much-needed good news, on top of the 3-2 victory over the Tigers, as many believed LaViolette was done for the remainder of the season after he returned to the dugout with a cast on his hand and seemingly emotional about the injury. Those feelings LaViolette displayed were more than just frustration and the overall pain of the injury itself. He has been a true warrior and a leader for the Aggies this season, which is why the realization that the program was heading to the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament was bittersweet. The Major League Baseball prospect leads the Aggies with 18 home runs this season, one of which was a grand slam that helped Texas A&M jump out to an early lead over Mississippi State in the tournament's first round. There is no overstating just how integral his loss is for an Aggies team that cannot afford to lose a game in Hoover if the program aspires to make the postseason for the third consecutive year. On the flip side of the coin, the severity of the injury being less than first expected provides a sense of relief to everyone involved as Texas A&M faces LSU tomorrow night in hopes of living to see another day. Contact/Follow us @AggiesWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Texas A&M news, notes and opinions. Follow Dylan on X: @dylanmflippo.
American Press
22-05-2025
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- American Press
Scooter Hobbs column: SEC a mish-mash in a no-lose situation
The Southeastern Conference baseball tournament is underway. Enjoy it. Embrace it. Binge-watch it. Excuse me for repeating old news. But I know it's the best six-day baseball entertainment you're going to find that, in reality, signifies next to nothing. It's all a fairly harmless prelude to the latest round of SEC fatigue set for Monday when, according to reliable projections, the conference will put 13 teams into the NCAA tournament when the bracket is announced. Worse yet, the conference could and probably will land as many as six of the coveted top eight national seeds. Sorting out the top teams in the league is the only challenge. It's complicated by the fact that this year the whole week is single-elimination. That's not how baseball postseason is supposed to be played, but who cares when it really doesn't matter. Maybe the SEC is trying to prove you can expand to 16 teams, still get them all in one tournament bracket and get it done in less than a week on one field. There could be a Nobel prize for mathematics in the offing. But single-elimination doesn't do much for the (relative) bottom-feeders trying to make a deep run and the worst that can happen to the front runners is one loss. Hard to imagine much mobility. Anyway, things look as murky as could be, filled with contradictions. LSU is waiting it out assuming it has locked up a top eight seed regardless of what ensues. The website is the most reliable of the wide array of college ball's various ratings and rankings. It's run by unapologetic college baseball junkies who, even during football season, live and breathe the seam head intricacies like WHIP (walks, hits per inning pitched), BQR-S (bequeathed runners scored) and even the mathematically unexplainable WAR (wins above replacement). Maybe, so you don't have to. I once told Kendall Rogers, one of the co-owners, that he'd go crazy if he had to cover a game without a radar gun. Kyle Peterson, the face of college baseball like Kirk Herbstreit is to football, is another of the owners. I just know, even while waiting on a definition for a 'bequeathed runner,' that it's my go-to horsehide spot on the usually shaky internet. That said, I'm still trying to decipher its latest logic here. It has LSU as the No. 1 team in the country in its rankings. In fact, the Tigers are the consensus No. 1 when the various other polls check in. I'd say unanimous, but there are so many ratings I could have missed one. Explain, please. Never mind that the Tigers finished tied for third in the SEC and are the third seed in the tournament — if they ever get around to playing in it. That'll be on Friday night, we are promised, in an affair that began Tuesday morning and by then 11 of the 16 teams will already have been sent home. Maybe LSU will end up No. 1 in the end. But even apparently has some mixed emotions. The same website that ranks LSU No. 1 in its national rankings has the Tigers projected as the No. 7 national seed. That makes the No. 1 Tigers the No. 6 SEC team among the all-important top eight. That predicts LSU behind No.1 Texas (finally, some love for the regular season SEC champ), No. 2 Arkansas, No. 3 Vanderbilt, No. 5 Georgia and No. 6 Auburn. That would be fine with LSU, of course. All that matters is being in the top eight. The order doesn't mean squat. History says so. In fact, the Tigers will be hoping their eventual NCAA tournament seed does not catch up with their current poll ranking. It's one of college baseball's sacred superstitions. Still, just to clear up an urban legend, it is not true, as widely misreported, that the No. 1 overall national seed has never gone on to win the national championship in the current format. It might as well be, however. Since this (perfect) format began it has happened once — but that was the very first year of the change when Miami won it all as the top seed in 1999. In other words never in this century. So, yes, it's best to stay away from that No. 1 overall seed. And, by the way, a bequeathed runner is one left out on base by a pitcher who departs the game. Happy to clear that up.
USA Today
19-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Clemson baseball Top 25 rankings roundup: Where Tigers sit as regular season ends
Clemson baseball Top 25 rankings roundup: Where Tigers sit as regular season ends Clemson baseball had a strong showing to finish the 2025 regular season. The Tigers (41-15 overall, 18-12 ACC) capped the regular season with a 13-6 victory at Pitt on Saturday to complete a three-game sweep of the Panthers. Clemson had dropped three straight series after starting the season by winning their first 10 weekend series or tournaments/invitationals. The Tigers reached 40 wins for the third straight season under coach Erik Bakich. Clemson will head to the ACC Baseball Championship as the No. 5 seed and will face either Stanford or Virginia Tech Wednesday at 1 p.m. ET. The game will be televised on ACC Network. The Tigers' sweep of Pitt, in which they outscored the Panthers 30-9, caused them to rise in Monday's new top 25 college baseball rankings. Here's a roundup of where Clemson sits in the new rankings and polls. USA TODAY Sports Baseball Coaches Poll ranking for Clemson The Tigers rose to No. 12 in this week's USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll. They're ranked one spot below No. 11 Coastal Carolina (43-11) and one spot ahead of No. 13 UCLA (36-15). Last week's Coaches Poll ranking: No. 13. Coaches Poll No. 1 ranked team: LSU Tigers D1 Baseball Top 25 ranking for Clemson Over at D1 Baseball, veteran analyst Kendall Rogers and staff moved Clemson up to No. 14 in the rankings behind UCLA (No. 13) and Southern Miss (No. 12, 41-13). Last week's ranking: No. 15. D1 Baseball's No. 1 ranked team: LSU Baseball America Top 25 ranking for Clemson At Baseball America, the Tigers rose to No. 14. Clemson ranks one spot below No. 13 Dallas Baptist and one spot ahead of UCLA in these rankings. Baseball America's Peter Flaherty and Jacob Rudner said of Clemson: "Clemson appears built for another deep postseason push, boasting the kind of balance that plays in the summer. Jacob Jarrell, Collin Priest and Josh Paino each reached double-digit home runs, while Cam Cannarella hit .332 and played standout defense in center field. On the mound, Knaak, Drew Titsworth and a steady bullpen trio of Lucas Mahlstedt, Joe Allen and Reed Garris provided consistency from start to finish." Last week's ranking: No. 17 Baseball America's No. 1 ranked team: LSU New York Times Top 25 college baseball ranking for Clemson Mitch Light moved Clemson up to No. 12 in his Top 25 rankings for The Athletic. As with the Coaches Poll, the Tigers rank one spot below Coastal Carolina and just ahead of Southern Miss. Last week's ranking: No. 15 The Athletic No. 1 ranked team: Texas Longhorns Perfect Game college baseball ranking for Clemson baseball Clemson rose to No. 12 in Perfect Game's rankings, a marginal bump from last week. The three teams the Tigers passed in the rankings were UC Irvine, Dallas Baptist and West Virginia. Last week's ranking: No. 15 No. 1 team: LSU Clemson baseball ACC Tournament schedule Clemson will face the winner of Stanford vs. Virginia Tech on Wednesday at 1 p.m. ET at Durham Bulls Park in North Carolina. The game will be televised on ACC Network.
Yahoo
11-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Texas A&M baseball vs Missouri game score: Live updates, how to watch SEC series finale
COLLEGE STATION — With postseason chances possibly on the line for Texas A&M baseball this weekend, it stumbled at every turn. As it welcomed in a previously winless Missouri Tigers team, the Aggies (27-20, 10-16 SEC) inexplicably dropped both games to start the series. Advertisement The Tigers (15-35, 2-24) captured their first conference win and series victory of the year. Now, A&M has one game to try to salvage any positivity from the weekend. More: Texas A&M vs Missouri baseball prediction: TV channel, game info for SEC series The Aggies' postseason aspirations have taken a massive hit with just four games left. A&M enters Sunday three games short of the 13-win magic number, while according to Kendall Rogers of D1 Baseball, the Aggies' RPI has dropped to 50, 20 shy of the 30th spot threshold historically needed. A win on Sunday keeps the Aggies on pace to hit 13 wins. Advertisement However, a third-straight loss almost assuredly requires them to sweep the Georgia Bulldogs in Athens, Ga., next weekend to even be in the conversation of an at-large bid, barring a run to an SEC Tournament title. Stay tuned for updates from the action: Texas A&M vs Missouri baseball: Live updates from Sunday Aggies vs Tigers game 3 score, highlights Updated following first pitch. Texas A&M vs Missouri starting lineups Texas A&M batting order CF Jace LaViolette 3B Wyatt Henseler RF Caden Sorrell C Bear Harrison SS Kaeden Kent DH Blake Binderup 1B Gavin Kash 2B Ben Royo LF Terrence Kiel II Missouri batting order SS Jackson Lovich RF Pierre Seals DH Cayden Nicoletto 3B Chris Patterson CF Kaden Peer 1B Mateo Serna 2B Keegan Knutson C Jedier Hernandez LF Tyler Macon Texas A&M starting pitcher LHP Myles Patton Missouri starting pitcher LHP Wil Libbert What time does Texas A&M baseball play Missouri today? Time : 1 p.m. CT Date : May 11 Location: Blue Bell Park in College Station. How to watch Texas A&M baseball vs Missouri today Advertisement Texas A&M baseball and Missouri will be broadcast and streamed on SEC Network+. Other streaming options for the game include ESPN and Fubo. Reach Texas A&M Beat Reporter Tony Catalina via email at ACatalina@ Follow the American-Statesman on Facebook and X for more. Your subscription makes work like this possible. Access all of our best content with this tremendous offer. This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: Texas A&M vs Missouri baseball score today: Live updates Sunday
