News digest, April 7

Rankings

* Baseball America: 1. Arkansas. 5. Clemson (up from 7). 

BA

* D1Baseball.com: 1. Arkansas. 4. Clemson (up from 6). 21. Coastal Carolina.
D1

* NCBWA: 1. Arkansas. (up from 2). 4. Clemson (up from 7).
Writers

* Perfect Game: 1. Arkansas. 3. Clemson (up from 4). 19. Coastal Carolina.
PG

* USATODAY coaches: 1. Arkansas. 5. Clemson (up from 7). 25. Coastal Carolina (not ranked).
Coaches

11point7 mid major: 1. UC Irvine. 3. Coastal Carolina. 24. College of Charleston
11point7

* DivIIBaseball.com: 1. Angelo State. 8. North Greenville. 18,. Francis Marion (up from 21).
D2

* NJCAA Division I: 1, LSU Eunice. 15. Florence-Darlington Tech.
NJCAA

Honors

* Big South Conference
Player of the week: Johnny Sweeney, USC Upstate
Starting pitcher of the week: Amp Phillips, USC Upstate; Harrison Wilkson, Winthrop

Big South 

* Peach Belt Conference
Freshman of the week: Hunter Thompson, USC Aiken
PBC

Game previews/notes

* College of Charleston at Charleston Southern, Tuesday
Cougars

* Presbyterian at Georgia, Tuesday
Blue Hose

* South Carolina at home vs. USC Upstate, Tuesday

USC

* USC notebook

Gamecocks