News digest, May 8

Golinski registers hot week

Greenville High School graduate Braden Golinski of Army had a nine-game hitting streak snapped in Game 2 against Lafayette on Sunday. He was 19-for-37 with 5 HR and 17 RBI during the streak. Golinski was 5-for 5 with 2 2B, 2 HR and 5 RBI in a Tuesday game against Long Island. For the season he as a .328 batting average with 10 homers and 47 RBI.

Miller has upstate ties

Thanks to former USC Lancaster coach Steve Williams for a tip he shared. Jarrett Miller, an Easley native and former Atlanta Braves farmhand, is the coach at Carolina University a school in Winston-Salem. Carolina University beat Bob Jones on Monday in the first round of the National Christian College Athletic Association's South Regional.

Rankings

* Baseball America: 1. Wake Forest (from 2). 6. South Carolina (4). 8. Coastal Carolina (7). 18. Clemson.

* College Baseball Nation: 1. Wake Forest. 9. South Carolina. 10. Coastal Carolina. 24. Clemson. 

* Collegiate Baseball D1: 1. Wake Forest (2). 9. South Carolina (4). 17. Clemson (25). 19. Coastal Carolina (20).

* Collegiate Baseball D2. 1. Colorado Mesa. 2. North Greenville. 10. Newberry.

* D1Baseball.com: 1. Wake Forest (2). 6. South Carolina (3). 8. Coastal Carolina. 16. Clemson (unranked).

* NCBWA: 1. Wake Forest (2). 7. South Carolina (4). 10. Coastal Carolina (8). 21. Clemson (unranked).

* NJCAA Division 1: 1 Walters State (2). 14. Florence-Darlington Tech (7).

 * Perfect Game USA: 1. Wake Forest (2). 5. South Carolina (3). 8. Coastal Carolina (7). 10. Clemson (18).

* USA Today coaches: 1. Wake Forest (2). 7. South Carolina (4). 9. Coastal Carolina (8). 21: Clemson (unranked).

11point7.com midmajor: 1. Coastal Carolina. 

Honors

* Big South
Player of the week: Grant Sherrod, USC Upstate.
Starting pitcher of the week: Henry Proger, USC Upstate.
Reliever pitcher of the week:  Derek Sivec, USC Upstate.

Freshman of  the week: Harrison Wilson, Winthrop.

* SoCon pitcher of the week: Gant Starling, The Citadel.

Previews

* Presbyterian (at Western Carolina).

* South Carolina (North Florida).

* Winthrop (Queens).

Notebook

* South Carolina