SHSU Baseball Moves Up To No. 20 nationally

By: SHSU Sports Information

Posted: Mon 2:04 PM, Apr 09, 2012

Extending their winning streak to 12 games including a non-conference victory over No. 9 Rice and three consecutive Southland Conference series sweeps, Sam Houston State moved up to No. 20 in the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper poll and, for the first time this season, jumped into Baseball America's Top 20 rankings at the No. 24 position.

The Bearkats have been ranked in the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper poll each of the past three weeks.

Sam Houston owns a four-game lead over second place Northwestern State after a series sweep of the Demons last week. The sweep marked the first time in the Bearkats' 25-years as a member of the Southland Conference to post three consecutive league series sweeps.

SHSU started the string with a sweep of 2012 preseason favorite Texas State then took three on the road at UTSA before the sweep of the Demons this past Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The Kats stand 13-2 in league play.

Designated hitter Anthony Azar has been named as the Southland Conference "Hitter of the Week" each of the past two Mondays.

The "Collegiate Baseball" newspaper poll is the oldest college baseball poll. Its birth took place during the 1957 college baseball season.

The staff of Baseball America determines the Top 25 rankings. Records indicated are through games of April 8 and do not include ties.

Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's

NCAA Div. I Poll (As of April 9, 2012)

Rank School (Record)
Points
Previous

1. Kentucky (30-3)
497
1

2. Florida St. (27-5)
495
3

3. Louisiana St. (25-7)
492
7

4. Florida (25-7)
491
2

5. Baylor (25-7)
487
8

6. Texas A&M (26-6)
483
9

7. Miami, Fla. (24-8)
480
12

8. Arizona (23-9)
479
5

9. Arkansas (24-7)
476
11

10. Oregon (20-9)
473
14

11. UCLA (21-7)
472
4

12. North Carolina (23-9)
470
6

13. Rice (23-11)
468
10

14. Cal. St. Fullerton (21-10)
465
15

15. Central Florida (26-7)
463
17

16. Stanford (19-7)
462
16

17. N.C. State (21-9)
460
13

18. South Carolina (23-9)
459
18

19. San Diego (25-8)
457
19

20. Sam Houston St. (23-9)
455
24

21. Mississippi (21-10)
453
21

22. Purdue (24-5)
452
22

23. New Mexico St. (25-9)
451
20

24. Arizona St. (19-12)
449
-

25. Texas (17-12)
442
25

26. Louisville (23-9)
439
26

27. Cal. Poly (20-10)
436
-

28. Florida Atlantic (22-11)
433
30

29. Virginia (21-10-1)
430
-

30. Appalachian St. (24-6)
428
-

The Baseball America the Top 25 rankings as of April 9

Rk.
Team
W-L

1.
Florida State
27-5

2.
Texas A&M
26-6

3.
Kentucky
30-3

4.
Arizona
23-9

5.
Louisiana State
25-7

6.
Stanford
19-7

7.
Florida
25-7

8.
Baylor
25-7

9.
Rice
23-11

10.
South Carolina
23-9

11.
Arkansas
24-7

12.
Cal State Fullerton
21-10

13.
Miami
24-8

14.
North Carolina
23-9

15.
Central Florida
26-7

16.
Oregon
20-9

17.
UCLA
21-7

18.
Mississippi
21-10

19.
Purdue
24-5

20.
San Diego
25-8

21.
Arizona State
19-12

22.
North Carolina State
21-9

23.
Texas
17-12

24.
Sam Houston State
23-9

25.
New Mexico State
25-9

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