News digest, polls, May 19

Paladins open SoCon play
Furman has posted preview information for its noon Tuesday game against UNC Greensboro in the first round of the Southern Conference Tournament in Charleston.
Paladins

Notes
* South Carolina has posted notes wrapping up last week as it prepares for its Southeastern Conference Tournament opener on Wednesday.
USC

Polls
Baseball America
NCAA DI: 1. Oregon State. 15. South Carolina.
BA DI
PerfectGame.org
NCAA DI: 1. Oregon State. 12. South Carolina.
PG DI
USATODAY/ESPN coaches
NCAA DI: 1. Oregon State. 6. South Carolina.
Coaches
Collegiate Baseball
NCAA DI: 1. Oregon State. 15. South Carolina.
CB DI
National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association
NCAA DI: 1. Oregon State. 9. South Carolina. 26. Clemson.
Scribes
PerfectGame.org
High schools: 1. Barbe, La. 32. A.C. Flora
PG preps

Official NCAA RPI
1. Virginia. 8. South Carolina. 51. Clemson. 61. College of Charleston. 187. Coastal Carolina. 188. The Citadel. 193. Furman. 194. Wofford. 209. Charleston Southern. 217. Winthrop. 239. Presbyterian. 259. USC Upstate.
NCAA RPI

Honors
All-ACC
Clemson First team: Daniel Gossett, SP
Second team: Steve Wilkerson, 2B; Tyler Krieger, SS; Garrett Boulware, DH/Util
Third team: Steven Duggar, OF; Jay Baum, OF; Matthew Crownover, SP
ACC

Media all-SoCon
First team: Drew DeKerlegand, OF, The Citadel
Second team: Greg Harrison, 1B, Furman; Chris Ohmstede, 3B, Furman; Bo Thompson, The Citadel
Media

Coaches all-SoCon
First team: Hunter Burton, SS, Furman
Second team: Greg Harrison, 1B, Furman; Chris Ohmstede, 3B, Furman; Drew DeKerlegand, OF, The Citadel; Bo Thompson, DH, The Citadel
All-freshman: Carter Grote, Furman.
Coaches

Collegiate Baseball/Louisville Slugger national player of the week: Eric Bauer, LHP, College of Charleston.

Lander's Grady, Smith honored
Lander's Patrick Grady has been named NCAA Division II Southeast Region player of the year and the Bearcats' Kermit Smith has been named region coach of the year by the American Baseball Coaches Association. Lander is going to the NCAA Division II World Series later this month.

American Baseball Coaches Association
NCAA DII Southeast Region
First team
Lander: Connor Lewis, 1B; Erik Lunde, SS; Patrick Grady, OF; Dylan Wolchik, SP
Second team
Erskine: Chase Corn
Francis Marion: Michael Wilson, Jeffrey Stoner
Lander: Graham Ramos
Newberry: Ryan Cranmer, Wesley Camp
USC Aiken: Tyler Moore
ABCA SE

Grady a semifinalist
Lander's Patrick Grady also is a semifinalist for the Tino Martinez Award, given annually to the top baseball player in NCAA Division II.
Tino