{"id":1764,"date":"2024-05-06T18:37:11","date_gmt":"2024-05-06T18:37:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ventil.rs\/blog\/sports\/college-baseball-top-25-rankings-plus-players-to-watch\/"},"modified":"2024-05-06T18:37:11","modified_gmt":"2024-05-06T18:37:11","slug":"college-baseball-top-25-rankings-plus-players-to-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ventil.rs\/blog\/sports\/college-baseball-top-25-rankings-plus-players-to-watch\/","title":{"rendered":"College baseball top 25 rankings, plus players to watch"},"content":{"rendered":"


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There’s a new No. 1 in town. With the college baseball season winding down — just two more weeks of regular-season play before conference tournaments begin — Tennessee has claimed the top spot for the first time this season. The Vols beat Florida twice in Gainesville this past weekend, and elsewhere former No. 1 Texas A&M dropped a road series to LSU and fell to No. 3 in the first rankings of May.<\/p>\n

Clemson has risen to the No. 2 ranking and the the rest of the top five includes two more SEC schools with Kentucky at No. 4 and Arkansas at No. 5.<\/p>\n

With teams making their final push to qualify for the NCAA Division I baseball tournament, these next couple of weeks will surely be entertaining from the top to bottom.<\/p>\n

Here are the players we’re watching in May, plus the current top 25.<\/p>\n

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Players to watch<\/h2>\n

Blake Wright, INF, Clemson<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wright was dominant in Clemson’s series against Georgia Tech, especially in Friday’s doubleheader where he hit a combined three home runs and registered a career-high seven RBIs in the second game. On the season, he has a 65 RBIs and 19 home runs, though he did just break a 15-game hit streak after not recording a single hit in the series finale vs. the Yellow Jackets. That aside, Wright has been steady for the No. 2 ranked Tigers in ACC play.<\/p>\n

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\ud83d\udd25 @BlakeWr86324186<\/a>‘s Friday \ud83d\udc40<\/p>\n

6-for-9
3 home runs
1 double
1.777 slugging %
10 RBIs
5 runs
2 HBPs
.727 on-base % pic.twitter.com\/j4AEPPdG5D<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Clemson Baseball (@ClemsonBaseball) May 4, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Clark Candiotti, RHP, Arizona<\/strong><\/p>\n

With a nickname like the “Candi Man”, of course we’re going to mark this pitcher as someone we’re watching. Candiotti threw a complete-game shutout over the weekend, and he has been an instrumental part in why Arizona has broken its way into the top 25. He has a 2.93 ERA to go along with 77 strikeouts and five wins this season, putting him in the top five of each of those categories in the Pac-12. And the only players with a better ERA than him? Fellow Wildcats Cameron Walty (2.63 ERA) and Jackson Kent (2.88). The Pac-12 has some solid teams this year, and we’re eager to see what else the Candi Man has up his sleeve.<\/p>\n

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.@clarkcandiotti<\/a> caught ’em napping \ud83d\ude34 pic.twitter.com\/dQ8G8IIG0s<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Arizona Baseball (@ArizonaBaseball) May 5, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Current top 25 rankings<\/h2>\n

Here is the D1baseball.com<\/a> poll as of May 6, plus information for each team’s next couple of games.<\/p>\n

All times Eastern<\/em><\/p>\n

\"\" 1. Tennessee<\/h2>\n

Record: <\/b>39-9
Next two games: <\/b>vs. Queens, Tuesday at 6 p.m. on SEC Network+,
at Vanderbilt, Friday at 7 p.m. on SEC Network+<\/p>\n\n

\"\" 2. Clemson<\/h2>\n

Record: <\/b>36-10
Next two games: <\/b>at Charlotte, Tuesday at 6 p.m. on ESPN+,
at Wake Forest, Friday at 6 p.m. on ACCNX<\/p>\n\n

\"\" 3. Texas A&M<\/h2>\n

Record: <\/b>40-8
Next two games: <\/b>vs. Rice, Tuesday at 7 p.m. on SEC Network+,
at Ole Miss, Friday at 8:30 p.m. on SEC Network<\/p>\n\n

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4. Kentucky<\/h2>\n

Record: <\/strong>35-10
Next two games: <\/strong>at Xavier, Tuesday at 6 p.m.,
at Florida, Friday at 6:30 p.m. on SEC Network+<\/p>\n\n

\"\" 5. Arkansas<\/h2>\n

Record:<\/b> 40-9
Next two games: <\/b>vs. Mississippi State, Friday at 7:30 p.m. on SEC Network+ ,
vs. Mississippi State, Saturday at 7 p.m. on SEC Network+<\/p>\n\n

\"\" 6. East Carolina<\/h2>\n

Record: <\/b>37-9
Next two games: <\/b>vs. Duke, Tuesday at 6 p.m. on ESPN+,
at Tulane, Friday at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN+<\/p>\n\n

\"\" 7. Oregon State<\/h2>\n

Record: <\/b>35-12
Next two games: <\/b>at Gonzaga, Monday at 3 p.m. ET on ESPN+,
vs. UCLA, Friday at 10 p.m. ET<\/p>\n\n

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8. Florida State<\/h2>\n

Record: <\/strong>35-10
Next two games: <\/strong>vs. Jacksonville, Tuesday at 6 p.m. on ACCNX,
at Pitt, Friday at 6 p.m. on ACCNX<\/p>\n\n

\"\" 9. Duke<\/h2>\n

Record: <\/b>32-14
Next two games: <\/b>at East Carolina, Tuesday at 6 p.m. on ESPN+,
at Georgia Tech, Friday at 6 p.m. on ACCNX<\/p>\n\n

\"\" 10. Virginia<\/h2>\n

Record: <\/b>35-12
Next two games: <\/b>vs. Georgia Washington, Wednesday at 1 p.m. on ACCNX,
vs. NC State, Saturday at 4 p.m. on ACCNX<\/p>\n\n

\"\" 11. North Carolina<\/h2>\n

Record: <\/b>35-11
Next two games: <\/b>vs. Campbell, Tuesday at 6 p.m. on ACCNX,
vs. Louisville, Friday at 6 p.m. on ACCNX<\/p>\n\n

\"\" 12. Wake Forest<\/h2>\n

Record: <\/b>32-16
Next two games: <\/b>vs. North Carolina A&T, Wednesday at 6 p.m. on ACCNX,
vs. Clemson, Friday at 6 p.m. on ACCNX<\/p>\n\n

\"\" 13. South Carolina<\/h2>\n

Record: <\/b>35-15
Next two games: <\/b>at Winthrop, Tuesday at 6 p.m. on ESPN+,
vs. Georgia, Thursday at 8 p.m. on ESPNU<\/p>\n\n

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14. Mississippi State<\/h2>\n

Record: <\/strong>32-16
Next two games: <\/b>at Arkansas, Friday at 7:30 p.m. on SEC Network+,
at Arkansas, Saturday at 7 p.m. on SEC Network+<\/p>\n\n

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15. Georgia<\/h2>\n

Record: <\/strong>35-12
Next two games<\/strong>: <\/b>at South Carolina, Thursday at 8 p.m. on ESPNU,
at South Carolina, Friday at 5:30 p.m. on SEC Network<\/p>\n\n

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16. UC Irvine<\/h2>\n

Record: <\/strong>34-10
Next two games: <\/strong>vs. UCLA, Tuesday at 9 p.m. on ESPN+,
at Long Beach State, Friday at 9 p.m. on ESPN+<\/p>\n\n

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17. Arizona<\/h2>\n

Record: <\/strong>29-17
Next two games: <\/strong>at Arizona State, Tuesday at 9:30 p.m.,
at Utah, Friday at 1 p.m.<\/p>\n\n

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18. Oklahoma<\/h2>\n

Record: <\/strong>29-17
Next two games: <\/strong>vs. Baylor, Friday at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN+ Sooner Vision,
vs. Baylor, Saturday at 5 p.m. on ESPN+ Sooner Vision<\/p>\n\n

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19. Oklahoma State<\/h2>\n

Record: <\/strong>32-16
Next two games: <\/b>vs. Texas Tech, Friday at 7 p.m. on Big 12 Now on ESPN+,
vs. Texas Tech, Saturday at 7 p.m. on Big 12 Now on ESPN+<\/p>\n\n

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20. Indiana State<\/h2>\n

Record: <\/strong>34-10
Next two games: <\/b>vs. Evansville, Friday at 4:30 on ESPNU,
vs. Evansville, Saturday at 2 p.m. on ESPN+<\/p>\n\n

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21. Troy<\/h2>\n

Record: <\/b>34-15
Next two games: <\/b>vs. Alabama, Tuesday at 7 p.m. on ESPN+,
at Texas State, Friday at 7 p.m. on ESPN+<\/p>\n\n

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22. Louisiana<\/h2>\n

Record: <\/strong>34-15
Next two games<\/strong>: vs. Jackson State, Tuesday at 7 p.m. on ESPN+,
at Georgia Southern, Friday at 6:30 p.m. on ESPN+<\/p>\n\n

\"\" 23. NC State<\/h2>\n

Record: <\/b>26-18
Next two games: <\/b>vs. Norfolk State, Tuesday at 6 p.m. on ACCNX,
at Virginia, Friday at 7 p.m. on ACC Network<\/p>\n\n

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24. Oregon<\/h2>\n

Record: <\/strong>32-15
Next two games: <\/strong>at Washington, Friday at 10:05 p.m.,
at Washington, Saturday at 8:05 p.m.<\/p>\n\n

\"\" 25. UC Santa Barbara<\/h2>\n

Record: <\/b>31-12
Next two games: <\/b>vs. Pepperdine, Tuesday at 7:35 p.m.,
at Cal State Bakersfield, Friday at 9 p.m. on ESPN+<\/p>\n<\/div>\n