News digest, April 23

Paez, White on Wallace Award list
Coastal Carolina's Michael Paez and Clemson's Eli White are on the watch list for the Brooks Wallace Award, given annually to the top shortstop in college baseball.
Brooks Wallace

4 S.C. players on top pitcher watch list
Clemson's Matthew Crownover, College of Charleston's Taylor Clarke, Coastal Carolina's Austin Kerr and Wofford's Matthew Milburn are on the watch list for the Pitcher of the Year Award.
Pitchers

Voorhees' Thomas profiled
The Gulf Coast Athletic Conference has posted a feature on Voorhees pitcher Denada Thomas, who is leading the GCAC in ERA.
Thomas

Previews
* Clemson has posted preview notes for its weekend ACC series at Georgia Tech.
Tigers

* Presbyterian has issued preview notes for its weekend home series with Coastal Carolina.
PC

* South Carolina has sent out out notes regarding its SEC weekend series at Tennessee.
Gamecocks

* USC Upstate has published preview notes for its Atlantic Sun Conference series with Northern Kentucky.
Spartans

* The Citadel and VMI resume their Southern Conference rivalry this weekend. Here are some notes.
Bulldogs

* Winthrop has sent out preview notes on its Big South Conference weekend series at Charleston Southern.
Eagles

Rankings
BlackCollegeNines.com
HBCU Small Division poll
1. Winston-Salem State. 6. Benedict.
HBCU