NEWS DIGEST, MARCH 26

Holbrook unsure of Greiner's status
South Carolina coach Chad Holbrook said after Tuesday's 4-2 win over College of Charleston that he would do all he could to keep from having to use catcher Grayson Greiner in Wednesday's game against Coastal Carolina. Greiner injured his left thumb during Sunday's game at Kentucky. He sat out the CofC game. Holbrook, who said the injury is similar to a bruise, indicated it's not certain that Greiner will be available for the Tennessee series this weekend.

Coker/Belmont Abbey game date uncertain
Coker and Belmont Abbey had a scheduled Tuesday doubleheader in Belmont postponed because on the weather. It was first announced one game would be made up Wednesday, but later Belmont Abbey issued a release that the Wednesday game was postponed because of a school policy prohibiting the rescheduling of athletic events during the academic week.
Coker

Paladins fight cancer
Furman is participating in the Baseball vs. Cancer fundraiser is past 60 percent of the way to its team goal of $25,000.
Paladins

USC, Clemson, CofC grouped
CollegeBaseballDaily.com's weekly projection of the NCAA Tournament field based on results today has South Carolina as the No. 3 national seed and Clemson and College of Charleston headed to a regional in Columbia.
CBD NCAA

Clemson projected as host
CollegeSportsMadness.com also has taken a stab at predicting the tournament field. It has USC as the No. 2 seed and hosting a regional with College of Charleston as one of the participants. It also projected Clemson as a regional host.
CSM

Triple the fun
The Citadel turned its first triple play since March 19, 2003 in Tuesday's 12-4 win over Coastal Carolina. The triple killing was started on a sharp grounder to third baseman Calvin Orth.

Previews
* St. Augustine's has posted a preview of its Wednesday home doubleheader against Claflin.
Falcons

National notes
* Texas Augie Garrido became college baseball's winningest coach of all time as the Longhorns beat Texas State, 5-1, Tuesday night. He has 1,894, one more than former St. Francis coach Gordon Gillespie.
Garrido

* Clemson and South Carolina have one of the most heated rivalries in college baseball, but Florida and Florida State showed there's no love lost between those teams. Both benches emptied in the eighth innings of the Gators' 4-1 victory Tuesday night after a collision at first base (link to video below). On a side note, it looks to me like the FSU player should have been called out for not running in the baseline. The Seminoles had a runner called out at Clemson last Saturday for running doing the same. I wonder if they're coached to do that.
Fracas

Honors
Conference Carolinas
Player of the week: Chad Balderman, Limestone.
Pitcher of the week: Kaleb Earls, Limestone.
CC

Polls
CollegeBaseballCentral.com
NCAA DI: 1. South Carolina. 20. Clemson.
CBC

NCBWA Division II: 1. Tampa. 2. Lander. 19. USC Aiken.
NCBWA DII Southeast region: 1. Lander. 4. USC Aiken. 9. Erskine.
DII

NAIA
Division I: 1. Faulkner.
NAIA

NJCAA
Divison I. 1. Connors State. 7. Spartanburg Methodist.
NJCAA

Power ratings
ESPN.com: 1. Virginia. 7. South Carolina.
Power

NCAA DI home attendance
Average: 1. LSU 10,754. 4. South Carolina 7,388. 8. Clemson 4,890.
Total: 1. LSU 204,327. 3. South Carolina 125,610. 9. Clemson 68,468.
Attendance