Feb. 20, 2014

 

Team of the Week

Texas Tech is CBI Louisville Slugger Team of Week

 

Texas Tech opened its season by taking three of four from seventh-ranked Indiana and has been named the CollegeBaseballInsider.com Louisville Slugger Team of the Week.

 

The Red Raiders dropped the season opener 1-0 before reeling off three straight wins – a doubleheader sweep by scores of 10-5 and 6-2. In the finale, Texas Tech clinched the series with a 7-0 win.

 

Regional Teams of the Week

 

Northeast: VCU traveled to Atlanta and picked up three wins. The Rams topped Radford 9-4 and Old Dominion 6-3 before knocking off homestanding Georgia Tech 5-3.

 

Southeast: Tennessee opened its year by taking three straight games from Purdue, allowing a total of four runs: 3-0, 20-2 and 8-2.

 

Central: McNeese State got off to a great start under new coach Justin Hill, beating Chicago State 9-3, Missouri 3-2 and Southern Miss 7-1.


West: Cal Poly welcomed defending Big 12 champ Kansas State and notched a sweep of the Wildcats by scores of 3-0, 5-2 and 10-1.

 

Honorable Mention

 

College of Charleston took two of three at home against 13th-ranked North Carolina.

South Florida picked up three wins against Liberty, Richmond and North Florida

George Mason went 3-0 with two wins over Morehead State and one over USC Upstate

Seattle went 3-1 in its series with UC Davis

USC got off to a hot start, sweeping three games against Northwestern

Oregon traveled to Honolulu and posted four straight wins against Hawaii

Oregon State opened the season in Tempe, Ariz., where the Beavers beat Gonzaga, Nebraska and Pacific twice.

Pittsburgh went on the road and took two of three from Coastal Carolina

Georgia Southern traveled to in-state rival Georgia and took two of three from the Bulldogs

Houston allowed two runs in three close wins over Nicholls State

 

Note - regional teams of the week are chosen based on their conference affiliation. To see our list of regions, click here.