Wednesday, April 1, 2015

News digest, poll updates, honors, April 1

Winthrop honors 1995 NCAA team
Winthrop will recognize its 1995 NCAA tournament baseball team during the April 18 home game with UNC Asheville. It was Winthrop's first trip to the NCAA playoffs.
Eagles

Previews
Several weekend conference series will begin on Thursday so teams won't be playing on Easter Sunday.

* Presbyterian has sent out its preview of Wednesday's game at Clemson and the weekend home series with Campbell.
Blue Hose

* The Citadel has posted preview notes on its SoCon home series vs. Mercer.
Bulldogs

* USC Upstate has an Atlantic-Sun Conference series at Florida Gulf Coast.
Spartans

* Winthrop has a preview of its Big South Conference home series with High Point.
Eagles

Coaches reach milestones
A couple of coaches in conferences with South Carolina schools as members recently reached coaching milestones.
* Carl Lancaster of Mount Olive recorded his 1,000th career victory as the Trojans of Conference Carolinas beat Catawba March 24.
* Doug Jones of Tusculum got his 600th career victory on Monday as his South Atlantic Conference team swept Lincoln Memorial.

Polls
D2Baseballnews.com

National: 1. Colorado Mesa. 18. Erskine (down from 7).
Southeast Region: 1. Mount Olive. 4. Erskine (down from 1)
D2 polls

NJCAA national
1. Weatherford. (no S.C. teams ranked)
NJCAA

ECAC
Division II player of the week

Brandan Sheridan, Newberry
ECAC

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