March 4, 2014

Team of the Week

Fullerton is CBI Louisville Slugger Team of Week

Cal State Fullerton, which had fallen from No. 1 to No. 8 in last week’s CBI Composite Poll, rebounded in a big way by sweeping three games at No. 6 Oregon. The Titans have been named the CollegeBaseballInsider.com Louisville Slugger Team of the Week for games played Feb. 24-March 2.

Fullerton (7-3) posted a 9-2 win on Friday before earning one-run wins over the Ducks on Saturday and Sunday.

Regional Teams of the Week

Northeast: Seton Hall remained hot by sweeping three games at Arizona by scores of 9-1, 4-2 and 11-2.  

Southeast: Louisiana had a great showing against SEC foes, winning at No. 4 LSU and taking two of three at home against Alabama.

Central: Texas was named champion of the Houston College Classic after winning three close wins over Houston, Rice and Sam Houston State. The Longhorns also beat UTPA and allowed five runs in four wins on the week.

West: Fresno State welcomed Texas A&M of the SEC and swept the Aggies, including shutouts in the first and third games. The Bulldogs have won six in a row.

Honorable Mention

Illinois went 4-0 at the Florida Tournament, picking up two wins over Florida Gulf Coast and two over the host Gators. The Illini allowed four runs in four games.

South Carolina played rival Clemson at home, on the road and on a neutral field. The result was the same each time as the Gamecocks swept.

Ole Miss went 5-0, including a pair of wins against Louisiana-Monroe and a three-game home sweep of UCF.

Tennessee Tech has a 10-game winning streak after a win over Lipscomb and three at home against Northwestern.

Canisius rolled into East Tennessee State and left with a three-game sweep.

West Virginia picked up early-season tourney wins over Duke, Coastal Carolina and James Madison in a three-win week.

Memphis is 10-1 after going 4-0 last week, with a win over Belmont and three against Southeast Missouri.

Indiana State stayed red-hot with three wins at New Orleans to stretch its win streak to nine games.

Iowa went 3-0 at the Stetson Invitational, with wins over Stetson, Maine and Furman.

Creighton picked up three road wins at Charlotte

Note - regional teams of the week are chosen based on their conference affiliation. To see our list of regions, click here.