News digest, April 17

Rankings

* Baseball America: 1. LSU. 6. South Carolina (from 5).  8. Coastal Carolina (18).

* D1Baseball: 1. LSU. 6. South Carolina. 10, Coastal Carolina (17).

* Collegiate Baseball D1: 1. LSU. 6. South Carolina (3). 29. Coastal Carolina.

* NCBWA writers: 1. LSU. 7. South Carolina. 13. Coastal Carolina (18). 

* Perfect Game USA: 1. LSU. 6 South Carolina (5). 16. Coastal Carolina (20).

* USA TODAY coaches: 1. LSU. 6. South Carolina (5). 13. Coastal Carolina (21).

* College Baseball Nation: 1. LSU. 6. South Carolina. 15. Coastal Carolina. 

* 11point7 mid major: 1. Coastal Carolina. 11 Wofford.

* Collegiate Baseball DII: 1. Angelo State 2. North Greenville. 22. Newberry.

* NJCAA Division I: 1. Walters State. 8 Florence-Darlington Tech (8).

* Dream Big Juco: 1. Central Arizona. 4. Florence-Darlington Tech. 

Honors

* Big South freshman of the week: Kyle Mueller, Presbyterian.

* Peach Belt freshman of the week: Luke Johnson, Lander.

* CAA co-player of the week: Luke Wood, College of Charleston.

* Collegiate Baseball players of the week: Teddy Sharkey, Coastal Carolina.

* SoCon player of the week: Trey Yunger, Wofford.

Previews/notes

* Anderson (at Belmont Abbey).

* Bob Jones (at St. Andrews).

* Clemson (Georgia).

* South Carolina (Charleston Southern).

* South Carolina (notebook).

* USC Upstate (Western Carolina).