NEWS DIGEST, MAY 21

NCAA talk
* Baseball America has South Carolina as on the bubble (out) for a national seed in its May 21 stock report on of how the NCAA Tournament Field might look if it were selected today. The Website has both the Gamecocks and Clemson as on the bubble (in) to be regional hosts, meaning both schools might need a win or two in their conference tournament to improve their status. The site has Coastal Carolina as on the bubble (in) for an at-large bid if it does not win the Big South Conference.
Stock

* CollegeBaseballDaily.com's latest projection of the NCAA field has Clemson and USC as regional hosts and Coastal Carolina as an at-large selection from the Big South.
CBD

Kondla a finalist
Coker's Fico Kondla has been named a finalist for the Josh Willingham Award, given to the player deemed the most valuable player on college baseball.
Willingham

Honors
SoCon player of the week: Tyler Griffin, The Citadel.
SoCon

All-Atlantic Sun Conference team
First team: OF - Gaither Bumgardner, USC Upstate
Second team: RP - Chad Sobotka, USC Upstate
A-Sun