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How the series loss at Texas A&M affected Arkansas Baseball in the weekly polls

It’s clear that the national pollsters have many differing opinions when it comes to Arkansas Baseball.

Arkansas Baseball suffered just its’ second SEC-series loss of the season last weekend when the Razorbacks fell in two games on the road to a hot Texas A&M squad.

Just how crucial was the series loss? The pollsters have many differing opinions on that.

Out of the five major polls, Arkansas is placed in five different positions. Some polls had in mind that Texas A&M has played very well recently, while others punished Arkansas by losing a series on the road to an unranked program.

Here’s a look at the whirlwind that is the national polls for the week of April 25:

Texas falls to No. 10 in the top 25 after series loss to Kansas State

Texas drops three spots in lastest D1Baseball top 25 rankings.

Texas dropped three spots to No. 10 in D1Baseball’s latest top 25 after a disappointing series loss to Kansas State.

Here is a full look at D1Baseball’s latest top 25:

  1. Tennessee
  2. Oregon State
  3. Oklahoma State
  4. Arkansas
  5. Miami
  6. Southern Miss
  7. Stanford
  8. Virginia Tech
  9. Texas Tech
  10. Texas
  11. Virginia
  12. Gonzaga
  13. UCLA
  14. Georgia
  15. Connecticut
  16. Louisville
  17. Texas State
  18. Notre Dame
  19. Auburn
  20. Oregon
  21. TCU
  22. LSU
  23. Dallas Baptist
  24. Maryland
  25. Georgia Southern

To add insult to injury, star slugger Ivan Melendez left Thursday’s game with a shoulder injury and never returned in the series. Texas needs both Melendez and Eric Kennedy back in a major way. The Wildcats shocked the Longhorns with an 8-5 comeback victory to open the series followed by a dominant 8-1 performance. Texas bounced back to salvage game three on Saturday.

The Horns are now 26-12 overall and 6-6 in Big 12 conference play.

Two midweek games against Air Force and a three-game set vs. Baylor present Texas a chance to get back on track in front of a home crowd this week.

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Texas stays put at No. 7 in latest D1Baseball top 25

The Big 12 is the only conference in the country with three teams in the top seven.

Texas remains at No. 7 in D1Baseball’s top 25 rankings after a 3-1 week that included a top 25 series victory over TCU.

Pete Hansen set the tone for the weekend set with a complete game, two-hit shutout against the Frogs on Friday night. Texas dropped game two of the series but was able to bounce back to clinch the series on Sunday.

Here is a full look at D1Baseball’s latest top 25:

  1. Tennessee
  2. Miami
  3. Oregon State
  4. Texas Tech
  5. Oklahoma State
  6. Arkansas
  7. Texas
  8. Virginia
  9. Louisville
  10. Notre Dame
  11. Southern Miss
  12. UCLA
  13. Georgia
  14. Gonzaga
  15. LSU
  16. Dallas Baptist
  17. Auburn
  18. Connecticut
  19. Texas State
  20. Arizona
  21. Virginia Tech
  22. Stanford
  23. Florida
  24. Alabama
  25. Ole Miss

The Big 12 is the only conference in the country with three teams in the top seven. TCU and West Virginia are just on the outside looking in of the top 25.

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Big 12 baseball standings following a wild weekend of conference play

Big 12 baseball is competitive as ever and it showed this past weekend. 

Big 12 baseball is competitive as ever and it showed this past weekend.

No. 8 Texas looked to be in danger of dropping a rivalry series to Oklahoma on Sunday before the Longhorns erased a 7-1 deficit with an 11 run explosion in the late innings.

The upset of the weekend came in Fort Worth as West Virginia went on the road and took the series from No. 12 TCU. The Mountaineers won Friday’s game in dramatic fashion on this steal of home which lead to two runs.

No. 7 Texas Tech and No. 6 Oklahoma State took care of business in the first two games against Kansas and Kansas State but could not complete the sweep on Sunday.

Four Big 12 teams are ranked in D1Baseball’s newest Top 25 rankings. Texas Tech (No. 4), Oklahoma State (No. 6) and Texas (No. 7) all moved up while TCU (No. 24) fell 12 spots.

Here is a look at the Big 12 standings after the first weekend of April.

Top-Ten’s All Around For Razorback Baseball

Following the sweep of Kentucky, Arkansas has caught the attention of all major polls. Click to see where the Hogs are ranked this week.

Following a weekend sweep of Kentucky where they outscored the Wildcats, 18-6, the Arkansas Razorbacks are starting to gain respect across all national polls.

The Razorbacks stand alone in the SEC Western Division at 3-0 and have won an impressive 11 games in a row while sitting at 16-3 overall. Offensive production is at a season-high with three batters hitting over .300, and seven batters with at least 10 RBI. Pitching has played a dominant role in recent wins, as all three weekend starters have at least 25 strikeouts in over 25 innings of work.

Here’s a look at what the national polls are saying about the Razorbacks:

Razorbacks Remain No. 3 In Latest D1Baseball Top-25

After going 3-1 last week, Arkansas Baseball remains at No. 3 in the latest D1Baseball.com polls.

Arkansas baseball enjoyed a successful week, going 3-1 by earning wins over Omaha and taking two-of-three from Southeastern, all at Baum-Walker Stadium.

Because of that, the Razorbacks are holding steady at No. 3 in the latest D1Baseball poll released Monday.

Rank Team Overall Record Record Last Week Previous Rank
1 Texas 11-1 3-1 1
2 Ole Miss 10-1 4-1 2
3 Arkansas 7-3 3-1 3
4 Vanderbilt 10-2 5-0 5
5 Stanford 8-3 2-2 6
6 Oklahoma State 6-4 2-2 4
7 Oregon State 9-1 2-1 13
8 Florida State 7-4 2-2 10
9 Notre Dame 8-1 3-0 12
10 Tennessee 10-1 3-1 17
11 Florida 10-3 4-1 14
12 LSU 9-3 2-2 7
13 Georgia Tech 10-2 3-1 18
14 Liberty 10-1 4-0 20
15 North Carolina 11-1 5-0 24
16 Arizona 9-3 2-2 11
17 Texas Tech 10-2 5-0 19
18 Tulane 10-2 4-1 NR
19 Clemson 11-0 4-0 NR
20 Georgia 9-2 2-2 15
21 TCU 8-3 2-2 16
22 NC State 8-4 0-4 8
23 Mississippi State 6-6 2-3 9
24 Maryland 9-2 2-2 21
25 Gonzaga 8-2 2-0 NR
Dropped Out
Miami 8-3 1-2 22
Sacramento State 8-4 1-4 23
Long Beach State 4-6 2-2 25

Arkansas remains with the best in the Southeastern Conference, as six of the top-12 teams in this week’s poll are also members of the league.

The No. 3 Razorbacks open a four-game set with Illinois-Chicago beginning Thursday at 3 p.m. at Baum-Walker Stadium in Fayetteville.

Texas baseball holds steady at No. 1 after a 2-1 weekend in Houston

No. 1 Texas made a statement over the weekend.

No. 1 Texas flexed its muscles over the weekend against a stacked field at the Shriners College Classic in Houston.

The Longhorns went 2-1 on the weekend, highlighted by victories over No. 10 Tennessee and No. 12 LSU. Improving its record against SEC opponents to a perfect 5-0 on the young season.

Texas did lose the weekend finale to UCLA after Tanner Witt was scratched from his start for “precautionary reasons.” Witt’s long-term status is still unknown at this point.

D1Baseball kept Texas at the top of its latest top 25 rankings after the successful weekend at Minute Maid Park. Oklahoma State, Texas Tech and TCU join Texas as Big 12 teams who made the cut.

Texas will take its 11-1 record into San Marcos on Tuesday to battle it out against the red-hot Texas State Bobcats, who just took a series on road over No. 16 Arizona.

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Quick primer ahead of Notre Dame baseball’s season opener Friday

It’s almost time to play ball for the Irish

The NCAA baseball season begins for the Irish this weekend and the expectations are sky high. After a run to the Super Regionals last year, Link Jarrett has establish the program as one of the best in the Midwest quickly. In his first full season, the Irish finished first in the ACC’s Atlantic division, racking up a 25-10 conference record, 34-13 overall. Obviously we all remember their run in the NCAA tournament, but the brilliance spanned the whole season. Gone is slugging first baseman Niko Kavadas, but the Irish are still viewed as one of the best teams in the country heading into the 2022 season. Here is a quick primer of what to expect from this seasons squad.

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Will Kevin O’Sullivan leave Florida baseball for LSU?

After Florida’s early exit in NCAA regionals, the rumors of Kevin O’Sullivan are swirling. Here are some reasons why we think he stays put.

The college baseball rumor mill picked up major steam after South Alabama eliminated Florida in a 19-1 beatdown Saturday.

Media outlets reported that LSU had serious interest in Florida head coach Kevin O’Sullivan to fill their vacancy after the Tigers coach Paul Mainieri announced his retirement after 15 seasons with the program. With the Gators’ early exit, the potential move has gone ablaze again.

This isn’t the first time O’Sullivan has been named as a top candidate for another program. In 2016, there were reports that Texas wanted to steal O’Sullivan from Gainesville. But plans for a new stadium and a contract extension that made him the highest-paid coach in college baseball kept O’Sullivan in orange and blue.

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Kendall Rodgers, a writer for D1Baseball.com, outlined some of the pros and cons of each program.

The biggest negative he cited for Florida that fan support for baseball isn’t as strong as it is in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Yes, the fan support at the new Florida Ballpark wasn’t great this weekend. They averaged only about 3,500 fans over the two games that can hold up to 10,000. But the weather was terrible. It was muggy and humid, and both games endured rain delays, however, this is nothing new to Rainesville. People in Gainesville also were still adjusting to lift without COVID-19 restrictions.

And yes, the Gators will lose a slew of talented players to the draft, but that isn’t new, either. O’Sullivan hasn’t had difficulty reloading his roster and having his team compete at a high level.

Finally, Florida’s 2021 baseball season was the most disappointing one in Gators athletics in a long time. But this year was different because of COVID-19. If the season wasn’t upended, the Gators seemed poised to make a run for another title at the College World Series. They went undefeated until FSU knocked them off in the final game of 2020.

Personally, Gators fans should take a lesson from Aaron Rodgers and R-E-L-A-X. O’Sullivan won’t be going anywhere this offseason.

Florida has owned the state on the recruiting trail and just opened a gorgeous new ballpark. It has all the pieces for the program to stay in the hunt for more championships.

O’Sullivan would be foolish to leave for another program, even a powerhouse like LSU, with all the resources available to him. UF has also been traditionally better than the Tigers over the last decade, including a win over LSU for its first title in 2017. It would also be difficult to leave his family behind and make his children move away from their friends in Gainesville.

Because of all these factors, I’d be surprised if O’Sullivan ditched the Gators.

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Baseball: Notre Dame getting midseason recognition

Getting the respect they deserve

The baseball season is just about halfway through and the Irish have established themselves as one of the best teams in the conference and in the country. With many outlets looking back at this seasons accomplishments, projections for the rest of the year are coming out. Take a look below at some of the recognition the Irish are getting.