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April 2, 2013
Team of the Week
Florida Atlantic is CBI Louisville Slugger Team
of Week
Florida Atlantic went 4-0, including a three-game Sun Belt sweep
of first-place South Alabama. The Owls have been named the
CollegeBaseballInsider.com Louisville Slugger Team of the Week.
FAU started its week with a 6-1 victory at
Miami (Fla.) of the ACC on Wednesday. The Owls topped the nationally-ranked
Jaguars 6-3 on Friday, 7-6 on Saturday and 3-0 on Sunday. Both Miami and South
Alabama are ranked in the Top 12 in RPI (according to
www.BoydsWorld.com)
Regional Teams of the Week
Northeast: Louisville went 3-1,
rebounding from a loss at Indiana to sweep a three-game Big East set from
nationally-ranked Notre Dame. The Cardinals lost 6-2 on Wednesday to the
Hoosiers before beating the Fighting Irish 10-5 on Thursday, 2-1 on Friday and
10-5 on Saturday.
Southeast: Troy put together a 4-0
week, beating Auburn before sweeping a three-game Sun Belt set from Middle
Tennessee. The Trojans thumped the Tigers 11-2 on Tuesday before downing the
Blue Raiders 3-2 on Friday, 3-0 on Saturday and 5-3 on Sunday.
Central: Indiana enjoyed a 4-0 week,
with a win over Louisville and a three-game Big Ten sweep at Iowa to extend its
win streak to 15. The Hoosiers topped the Cardinals 6-2 on Wednesday before
defeating the Hawkeyes 16-5 on Saturday while sweeping a Sunday doubleheader,
9-6 and 6-4.
West: Arizona State took two of three from nationally-ranked UCLA in
Pac-12 play. The Sun Devils defeated the Bruins 4-1 on Thursday and 7-4 on
Friday before UCLA avoided the sweep with a 12-10 decision on Saturday.
Honorable Mention
UC Riverside swept a three-game Big
West set from UC Irvine.
Radford took two of three from
Campbell, the first-place team in the Big South North Division.
Milwaukee swept a three-game Horizon
series from preseason favorite Valparaiso in Chicago.
Penn put together a 4-0 week,
winning at Lafayette in the first round of the Liberty Bell Classic before
starting Ivy League play with two wins over Dartmouth and one over Harvard.
Georgetown took two of three USF in
Big East action.
Northeastern had a 5-0 week, winning
at Central Connecticut and beating Boston College before sweeping a three-game
CAA set from James Madison.
UNC Greensboro went 3-1 at home,
defeating North Carolina A&T before taking two of three from first-place Georgia
Southern in Southern Conference play.
Bryant went 5-0, topping Boston
College and sweeping a four-game NEC set at Fairleigh Dickinson to stretch its
win streak to eight.
Hofstra had a 5-0 week at home,
taking two from NYIT before sweeping a three-game CAA series from George Mason.
Delaware enjoyed a 4-0 week, beating
Saint Joseph’s in the opening round of the Liberty Bell Classic before sweeping
a three-game CAA set from Georgia State to extend its win streak to eight.
Note -
regional teams of the week are chosen based on their conference affiliation.
To see our list of regions,
click here.
Previous Teams of the Week
March
26 - Arkansas
March
19 -
Oregon State
March
12 -
UNLV
March 5 -
NC State
Feb.
26 -
FGCU
Feb. 19 -
Pittsburgh
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