News digest, May 15

Guesstimations
* Baseball America's weekly "stock report" of teams' NCAA Tournament chances has South Carolina as "on the bubble - out" for a national seed and "on the bubble - in" as a regional host. It also has Clemson as "barely hanging on" and "on the bubble - in" for a tournament bid.
Stock
*CollegeBaseballDaily.com's tournament field projection has South Carolina as a regional host (not a national seed) and Clemson going to the Columbia regional.
CBD NCAA
*The Website also has South Carolina as a lock to make the tournament, but indicates Clemson still has some work to do to get a bid.
Breakdown
* ChasingOmaha.com has USC as a regional host and Clemson and College of Charleston going to the Columbia regional.
Chasing

Previews
In case you're wondering why there are so many games on Thursday this week, it's because this is the final weekend of the regular season and schools like having an extra day to rest pitchers for conference tournaments next week.
* College of Charleston's home series with William & Mary will determine the regular-season champion in the Colonial Athletic Association. Here are CofC's notes.
Cougars
* Coastal Carolina has revealed preview information for its Big South Conference home series with Campbell. The Chanticleers and Winthrop share first place in the South Division entering the weekend. Charleston Southern is a half-game game.
Chants
* Winthrop closes Big South play with a home series against Longwood.
Eagles
* Here are Charleston Southern's notes for its Big South Conference series at VMI.
Bucs
* South Carolina has posted preview notes on this weekend's big series at Vanderbilt. The game will determine the second-place team in the SEC East Division and could determine if either, or both, teams will have a first-round bye in next week's SEC Tournament.
USC
* Clemson closes regular-season play with a home series against Boston College. The Tigers are trying to bolster their resume for an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament.
Tigers
* Furman has listed notes for its Southern Conference series at Appalachian State.
Paladins
* USC Upstate has issued notes on its season-ending series at Stetson. The Spartans did not qualify for the Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament.
Spartans
* Here are Presbyterians notes on its home series against Gardner-Webb. This was posted before Thursday's game was moved to part of a noon Friday doubleheader because of weather issues.}
Hose
* USC Aiken has released its weekly notes package, including information on the Pacers' appearance in the NCAA Division II Southeastern regional in Greenwood.
Pacers

ESPN power rankings
1. Oregon State. 12. South Carolina.
Power

Polls
CollegeBaseballInsider.Com composite rankings
1. Virgina. 13. South Carolina.
Composite

PerfectGame.org
Junior college: 1. Chattahoochee Valley. 23. Spartanburg Methodist. 31. USC Sumter.
JuCo

NCAA DII: 1. Tampa. 2. Lander. 13. USC Aiken.
PG D2

NJCAA
DI: 1. Chattahoochee Valley. 6. Spartanburg Methodist.
NJCAA DI