Baseball Power Poll - Week 6

1. (2) Abilene Christian (24-12, 21-6) - took 3 of 4 from ENMU
2. (1) Angelo State (27-11, 21-7) - lost 3 of 4 to UCO
3. (3) Southeastern Oklahoma (19-15, 17-11) - swept SWO
4. (4) Cameron (24-12, 18-10) - swept ECU
5. (5) Central Oklahoma (25-11, 17-10) - took 3 of 4 from ASU
6. (6) Texas A&M-Kingsville (20-17, 15-13) - lost 3 of 4 to NSU
7. (7) ENMU (17-17, 10-14) - lost 3 of 4 to ACU
8. (9) Northeastern State (14-19, 10-14) -took 3 of 4 from TAMK
9. (10) Tarleton St. (18-19, 13-15) - swept WTAM
10. (8) East Central (13-26, 10-18) - swept by Cameron
11. (11) Southwestern Oklahoma (8-24, 6-21) - Swept by SEO
12. (12) West Texas A&M (8-28, 4-23) - swept by Tarleton

Players of the Week

Hitter - Kyle Head - UCO
Pitcher - Heath Herron - Tarleton State

National Rankings

College Baseball News

Abilene Christian is back in the rankings at #19, while Central Oklahoma is recieving votes. Angelo State did not report, so they do not receive any votes.

Other regional teams include #1 Southern Arkansas, #11 Delta State, #15 Valdosta State, #20 West Alabama, #21 St. Edwards, #22 Ouachita Baptist, and #25 St. Marys.

PingBaseball.com

Central Oklahoma is the top LSC team at #23, while Angelo State checks in at #27.

Other regional teams include #1 Southern Arkansas, #5 Delta State, #10 Ouachita Baptist, #11 West Alabama, #19 St. Marys, and #22 St. Edwards.

West Texas A&M head coach Mark Jones to resign at the end of the season.

Weekend Matchups

Northeastern State (14-19, 10-14) at East Central (13-26, 10-18) - Riverhawks trying to claw their way into the middle of the pack.

ECU 3-1, NSU 13-3, NSU 6-2, ECU 8-6

Cameron (24-13, 18-10) at West Texas A&M (8-29, 4-23)- Mismatch of the weekend - Aggies have won 11 of last 12 LSC games to vault into third place and within striking distance of second, especially if the ACU/ASU series is not a split.

CU 7-2, WTAM 9-8, CU 8-7, CU 13-5

Texas A&M-Kingsville (20-18, 15-13) at Tarleton State (18-21, 13-15) - Matchup of strong pitching/weak batting vs. strong batting/weak pitching.

TAMK 11-10, TSU 5-4, TAMK 13-8, TAMK 1-11

Southwestern Oklahoma (8-24, 6-21) at Eastern New Mexico (17-17, 10-14) - ENMU with a good opportunity to get in the thick of the pack.

SWO 8-4, ENMU 13-5, ENMU 9-8, ENMU 17-1

Central Oklahoma (25-12, 17-10) at Southeastern Oklahoma (20-16, 17-11) - This would normally be the top matchup. UCO may have righted the ship by taking the final three games from Angelo State last week, but SEO has been hot for a while, winning 9 of their last 12 LSC games.

SEO 8-4, UCO 4-0, SEO 10-2, SEO 7-2

Angelo State (27-11, 21-7) at Abilene Christian (24-12, 21-6) - Top Matchup

After a 1-5 start, ACU has returned to form. ASU stumbled a bit last weekend, losing the final three games of the series against Central Oklahoma. With the GSC so loaded, and the Heartland with two strong teams, this is a very important series for the team that doesn't win the LSC tournament if they have any chance for an at-large bid to the NCAA regional tournament.

Story from San Angelo Standard Times

GAME ONE ACU 17-12 Abilene Reporter News Recap, ACU Website Recap, ASU Website Recap

GAME TWO ASU 6-3
GAME THREE ACU 6-1 ACU Website Recap, ASU Website Recap

GAME FOUR ACU 12-9 Abilene Reportern News Recap, San Angelo Standard Times Recap, ACU Website Recap, ASU Website Recap

Angelo State Projected Pitchers

Brett Nightengale 5-1, 3.53
Kenny Elkind 7-2, 3.57
Sean Winscher 6-2, 3.99
Bradley Durst 5-1, 5.05
Joe Key 2-1, 3.74, 7 saves

Abilene Christian Projected Pitchers

Trey Watten 6-3, 2.75 1 save
Ben Maynard 5-2, 3.69 With one more victory, will tie ACU and LSC record of 31 career wins.
Chris Wiman 5-2, 5.19 2 saves
Preston Vancil 4-2, 5.91

Angelo State Top Hitters

Clay Calfee .464, 8 HR, 41 RBI, 48 R, 5 SB
Shan Sullivan .393, 5 HR, 46 RBI, 39 R, 6 SB
Don Carter .423, 4 HR, 30 RBI, 24 R
Brian Rasberry .376, 3 HR, 16 RBI, 30 R, 16 SB
Trey Carter .372, 2 HR, 27 RBI, 25 R, 6 SB
Jimmy Cox .370, 1 HR, 20 RBI, 42 R, 3 SB
Steven Allred .315, 1 HR, 25 RBI, 29 R, 8 SB
Adam Resendez .293, 3 HR, 25 RBI, 26 R, 7 SB

Abilene Christian Top Hitters

Mike Elkerson .434, 10 HR, 53 RBI, 44 R, 15 SB
William Uechi .401, 1 HR, 24 RBI, 37 R, 6 SB
Thomas Bumpass .391, 30 RBI, 35 R, 6 SB
Jordan Schmitt .366, 6 HR, 34 RBI, 33 R, 5 SB
Matt Spotanski .340, 2 HR, 31 RBI, 40 R, 11 SB (might be out for this series with a shoulder injury)
Trey Watten .337, 2 HR, 14 RBI, 19 R
J.J. Pacheco .282, 15 RBI, 14 R, 10 SB
Cameron Watten .260, HR, 18 RBI, 24 R, 2 SB
Allen Smith .259, 3 HR, 22 RBI, 27 R, 3 SB