Thursday, April 10, 2014

News digest, April 10

Greiner still in contention
USC's Grayson Greiner is the only state player on the midseason watch list for the Golden Spikes Award presented by USA Baseball.
Spikes

Previews
* College of Charleston plays host to Delaware this weekend in Colonial Athletic Association play. Here are the Cougars' preview notes.
CofC

* USC Upstate visits the northernmost outpost of the Atlantic Sun Conference for a series with Northern Kentucky.
Spartans

* Presbyterian tries to halt a 13-game losing streak as it entertains Big South South Division leader Winthrop this weekend.
Hose

* South Carolina and Florida share the SEC East Division lead entering this weekend's series in Columbia.
Gamecocks

* Clemson's notes for this weekend's ACC series at Virginia have Matthew Crownover as the only announced scheduled starter for the Tigers. That suggests Daniel Gossett (shoulder) and Jake Long (back)  could be sidelined for a second weekend series.
Tigers

* Anderson visits first-place Lincoln Memorial this weekend as the Trojans try to enhance their chances for qualifying for the six-team South Atlantic Conference Tournament later this month.
Trojans

* Charleston Southern tries to get back above .500 for the season with a home series against Gardner-Webb.
Buccaneers

* Coker entertains South Atlantic Conference rival Newberry this weekend.
Cobras

Guesstimations
* CollegeBaseballDaily.com has South Carolina as the No. 4 national seed and Clemson as a regional host in its latest look at how the NCAA Tournament Field should look if the selections were made based on games to date.
CBD

* A similar prognostication by CollegeSportsMadness.com has USC as the No. 5 national seed and Clemson as a regional host.
CSM

Polls
CollegeBaseballCentral.com

NCAA DI: 1. Florida State. 4. South Carolina. 13. Clemson.
CBC

ESPN.com
NCAA DI power ratings:
1. Virginia. 8. South Carolina.
ESPN

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