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April 16, 2013
Team of the Week
Florida is CBI Louisville Slugger Team of Week
Florida went 4-0 against Top 10 teams, including a three-game SEC
sweep of No. 9 South Carolina. The Gators have been named the
CollegeBaseballInsider.com Louisville Slugger Team of the Week.
Florida started its week with a 4-3 victory on Tuesday at
seventh-ranked Florida State. The Gators welcomed the Gamecocks to town, winning
3-2 on Thursday, 4-3 on Friday and 14-5 on Saturday to push their overall record
above .500 at 19-18.
Regional Teams of the Week
Northeast: Pittsburgh posted a 4-0
week, blasting Youngstown State 24-7 on Tuesday before sweeping a three-game Big
East set from Notre Dame. The Panthers won 4-0 on Friday, 4-2 on Saturday and
12-3 on Sunday.
Southeast: Tennessee went 3-1 on the
road, winning 4-3 at East Tennessee State before taking two of three at No. 13
Kentucky. The Vols rebounded from a 5-4 Friday loss to triumph 10-9 on Saturday
and 5-0 on Sunday.
Central: Michigan State put together
a 4-0 week, winning 10-1 against Western Michigan on Tuesday before sweeping a
three-game Big Ten set from No. 14 Indiana. The Spartans had three walk-off
wins, 2-1 in 11 innings on Friday, 6-5 in 10 innings on Saturday and a run in
the bottom of the ninth in Sunday’s 6-5 victory.
West: Oregon was 4-0 on the road, beating sixth-ranked Oregon State 6-3
in a non-conference contest on Tuesday before sweeping a three-game Pac-12
series at California. The Ducks downed the Golden Bears 3-2 on Friday, 10-4 on
Saturday and 5-4 on Sunday.
Honorable Mention
Bryant went 5-0 to extend its win
streak to 18, beating Rhode Island before sweeping a four-game NEC set against
Quinnipiac.
Baylor had a 3-1 week, topping UT
Arlington before taking two of three from No. 9 Oklahoma in Big 12 play.
Omaha went 4-0 to stretch its win
streak to eight, taking four at WIU to remain in first in the Summit.
Dartmouth had a 5-1 week, bouncing
back from a loss at Boston College to win at Holy Cross and take four from Brown
to put a stranglehold on first in the Ivy League’s Red Rolfe Division.
Mercer was 4-0, beating Alabama
State before sweeping a three-game Atlantic Sun series from FGCU.
North Carolina had a 5-0 week,
winning at Elon and besting Liberty before winning a three-game ACC set at
Virginia Tech to extend its win streak to 10.
Mississippi State went 4-0, beating
Ole Miss before sweeping a three-game SEC series at Texas A&M.
Saint Louis had a 3-1 week, topping
SIUE before taking two of three from Horizon leader Milwaukee.
UNC Wilmington was 3-1, winning at
Elon before taking two of three from Delaware to remain in first in the CAA.
The Citadel went 3-1, bouncing back
from a loss at South Carolina to sweep a three-game Southern Conference series
from first-place Georgia Southern.
Note -
regional teams of the week are chosen based on their conference affiliation.
To see our list of regions,
click here.
Previous Teams of the Week
April
9 - Vanderbilt
April 2 - Florida Atlantic
March
26 - Arkansas
March
19 -
Oregon State
March
12 -
UNLV
March 5 -
NC State
Feb.
26 -
FGCU
Feb. 19 -
Pittsburgh
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