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Top 25 Tracker: March 23-25

By Aaron Fitt
March 26, 2007

1. SOUTH CAROLINA

Last Week: 4-1. Overall: 21-4 (2-0 vs. Top 25). Weekend Series: 5-0.

South Carolina kept chugging along in the week after top freshmen Lonnie Chisenhall and Nick Fuller were kicked off the team. The Gamecocks broke open a 3-2 game by scoring 17 runs over the final five frames Friday, led by So. 3B James Darnell (3-for-7, HR, 4 RBI) and So. SS Reese Havens (5-for-6, 3 2B, 4 RBI). Darnell had three more hits Saturday, but USC's bats went cold over the final six innings and Mississippi State pushed across the winning run in the 12th. So. 1B Justin Smoak (4-for-5, HR, 4 RBI) carried the offense Sunday, and Jr. RHP Wynn Pelzer (2.1 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 4 K, 0 BB) threw very well in relief.

RESULTS

March 20: UNC Asheville: W 9-2

March 21: @ Wofford: W 13-1

March 23-25: @ Mississippi State: W 20-3, L 6-5 (12 innings), W 8-3

UPCOMING

March 27: @ Elon

March 30-April 1: (3) Vanderbilt

2. FLORIDA STATE

Last Week: 3-1. Overall: 26-1 (3-0 vs. Top 25). Weekend Series: 8-0.

FSU's season-opening winning streak was snapped at 23 games Wednesday, but the Seminoles still haven't lost a weekend game after sweeping their second straight ACC series. Jr. OF Dennis Guinn (4-for-4, 3 2B) powered a 13-hit attack Friday, and Sr. RHP Bryan Henry (8 IP, 1 ER, 4 H, 10 K, 2 BB) improved to 8-0. Sr. RHP Michael Hyde (7 IP, 2 ER) joined him in the eight-win club Saturday, with help from Florida State's six-run second inning. Jr. RHP Ryan Strauss (7 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 4 K, 2 BB) picked up his sixth win Sunday, when Guinn went 3-for-3 with a homer and three RBIs.

RESULTS

March 21: @ Jacksonville: L 5-3

March 23-25: Boston College: W 5-1, W 10-3 W 7-0

UPCOMING

March 27: North Florida

March 30-April 1: @ Duke

3. VANDERBILT

Last Week: 2-2. Overall: 23-3 (5-3 vs. Top 25). Weekend Series: 4-1.

The Commodores dropped a tough road series against a fellow top-10 conference foe. Friday's marquee mound matchup between Jr. LHPs David Price (6 IP, 5 R, 4 ER, 6 H, 8 K, 4 BB) and Nick Schmidt (7 IP, 5 R, 4 ER, 6 H, 8 K, 4 BB) didn't exactly go as scripted, as both teams scored five runs over the first three innings, and Arkansas pushed across the game-winning run in the 10th against Sr. RHP Casey Weathers. Vandy trailed 2-1 heading into the eighth inning Saturday, but So. 3B Pedro Alvarez' three-run homer highlighted a four-run outburst to make So. RHP Nick Christiani (7.1 IP, 2 ER, 5 BB) a winner. So. RHP Brett Jacobson didn't make it out of the second inning Sunday, though the Commodores kept it close until Arkansas' five-run fifth.

RESULTS

March 20: Western Kentucky: W 15-2

March 23-25: @ (9) Arkansas: L 8-7 (10 innings), W 6-3, L 8-3

UPCOMING

March 28: Middle Tennessee State

March 30-April 1: @ (1) South Carolina

4. OREGON STATE

Last Week: 2-0. Overall: 22-3 (5-1 vs. Top 25). Weekend Series: 5-0.

In their final series before beginning conference play, the Beavers ran their winning streak to 11 games, their longest since 1997-98. Oregon State scored five runs in the fourth Saturday in support of Jr. RHP Mike Stutes (7 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 7 K, 3 BB). Jr. LHP Joe Paterson (7 IP, 2 R, 1 ER, 4 H) and Jr. RHP Eddie Kunz (2 IP, 0 R, 1 H) shut down the Mustangs on Sunday. The series wraps up Monday.

RESULTS

March 24-25: @ Cal Poly: W 6-0, W 5-2

UPCOMING

March 26: @ Cal Poly

March 30-April 1: Arizona

5. VIRGINIA

Last Week: 3-1. Overall: 22-5 (2-1 vs. Top 25). Weekend Series: 5-1.

Pitching carried the Cavaliers to their second straight conference series victory. So. RHP Jacob Thompson (8 IP, 1 ER, 4 H, 10 K, 2 BB) improved to 6-0 in Friday's win, and Fr. LHP Matt Packer (5.1 IP, 0 R, 4 H, 8 K, 2 BB) and two relievers allowed just five hits in Saturday's shutout. Jr. LHP/1B Sean Doolittle (6 IP, 2 ER, 7 K) pitched well in Sunday's loss, but not well enough. Jr. OF Brandon Guyer paced the offense all week, going 10-for-17 with 5 RBIs.

RESULTS

March 20: @ Richmond: W 11-1

March 23-25: Miami: W 4-1, W 3-0, L 4-2

UPCOMING

March 27: George Mason

March 28: Longwood

March 30-April 1: @ Virginia Tech

6. NORTH CAROLINA

Last Week: 4-1. Overall: 22-4 (5-2 vs. Top 25). Weekend Series: 5-1.

Freshmen factored heavily into UNC's weekend. Fr. 1B Dustin Ackley continued his inexorable march toward Freshman of the Year honors on Friday, going 4-for-6 with two homers, four RBIs and four runs scored in UNC's rout. Fr. RHP Alex White, one of Ackley's biggest competitors for top freshman honors thus far, suffered his first collegiate loss Saturday (5.2 IP, 4 R, 2 ER, 7 H, 5 K, 1 BB), as the Carolina bats went cold. On Sunday, Fr. OF Tim Fedroff (3-for-5, 2B, HR, 2 RBI) paced the offense out of the leadoff spot, and Ackley added two more hits in support of Jr. RHP Luke Putkonen (7 IP, 1 ER, 7 K). Through 103 at-bats, Ackley is hitting an absurd .485/.509/.718 with 36 RBIs.

RESULTS

March 20-21: Towson: W 10-2, W 6-4

March 23-25: @ Virginia Tech: W 15-4, L 6-3, W 13-1

UPCOMING

March 28: Davidson

March 30-April 1: Wake Forest

7. ARKANSAS

Last Week: 3-1. Overall: 19-7 (4-2 vs. Top 25). Weekend Series: 7-0.

The Razorbacks won their second straight series against a ranked SEC opponent, though this one was the nation's No. 1 team. Friday's marquee mound matchup between Jr. LHPs David Price (6 IP, 5 R, 4 ER, 6 H, 8 K, 4 BB) and Nick Schmidt (7 IP, 5 R, 4 ER, 6 H, 8 K, 4 BB) didn't exactly go as scripted, as both teams scored five runs over the first three innings, and Jr. OF Sean Jones scored the winning run from second base on So. 3B Logan Forsythe's sacrifice fly in the 10th. Jr. RHP Duke Welker (8 IP, 5 R, 1 ER, 5 H, 5 K, 1 BB) turned in his third straight strong start Saturday, though he picked up his first loss of the year after allowing an eighth-inning, three-run homer to Pedro Alvarez. Jr. RHP Jess Todd allowed just one run on four hits over six innings in relief of Fr. LHP Dallas Keuchel on Sunday, when Jr. C Brian Walker (2-for-3, 2B, grand slam, 5 RBI) paced the offense. It was Todd's second win of the weekend.

RESULTS

March 20-21: @ Centenary: W 16-14

March 23-25: (1) Vanderbilt: W 8-7 (10 innings), L 6-3, W 8-3

UPCOMING

March 27: @ Oral Roberts

March 30-April 1: @ Tennessee

8. RICE

Last Week: 2-2. Overall: 19-9 (2-4 vs. Top 25). Weekend Series: 3-1.

A year after going 22-2 in Conference USA play, the Owls dropped their conference opener on Friday, mustering just four hits against Southern Miss ace Ryan Belanger--two of them homers by Jr. OF Jordan Dodson. The Owls cobbled together three runs in the seventh inning Saturday to break a 1-1 tie, and held on for a 5-3 win. Jr. LHP/DH Joe Savery (3 IP, 2 ER, 5 H; 2-for-4, 4 RBI) helped Rice more with his bat than his arm Sunday, and So. 2B Aaron Luna (2-for-4, HR, 4 RBI) helped lead the offensive onslaught.

RESULTS

March 20: (16) Texas A&M: L 10-9

March 23-25: @ Southern Mississippi: L 9-3, W 5-3, W 18-5

UPCOMING

March 27: @ (9) Texas

March 30-April 1: Marshall

9. TEXAS

Last Week: 3-1. Overall: 22-8. Weekend Series: 6-2.

Texas ran its winning streak to nine games before dropping Sunday's series finale to Kansas State. So. OF Kyle Russell smacked his 14th homer and So. 3B Bradley Suttle swatted his seventh in Friday's win, while So. C Preston Clark went 3-for-3 with a triple and a homer. Jr. RHP Adrian Alaniz breezed through seven shutout innings Saturday, aided by a 14-run, 17-hit Texas attack. Russell blasted his 15th homer in that one, and Suttle followed with his eighth on Sunday, when Sr. RHP Randy Boone couldn't hold a 9-6 lead, allowing five runs to score in the seventh and eighth innings.

RESULTS

March 20: Texas State: W 8-3

March 23-25: Kansas State: W 10-3, W 14-3, L 11-9

UPCOMING

March 27: (8) Rice

March 30-April 1: (17) Oklahoma

10. WICHITA STATE

Last Week: 5-0. Overall: 21-5 (3-3 vs. Top 25). Weekend Series: 5-1.

The Shockers dominated their conference-opening series. Jr. C Tyler Weber smacked three homers Friday in support of Jr. RHP Travis Banwart (7 IP, 1 R, 0 ER, 4 H, 10 K, 0 BB). Weber kept it going Saturday and Sunday, going 6-for-6 to help So. RHP Aaron Shafer (7 IP, 2 ER, 4 H, 11 K, 1 BB) and Jr. LHP Rob Musgrave (5 IP, 3 R, 0 ER) pick up wins. Jr. 2B Damon Sublett went 14-for-22 on the week, raising his average to a team-leading .412.

RESULTS

March 20-21: Arkansas-Pine Bluff: W 19-2, W 17-0

March 23-25: Indiana State: W 7-1, W 12-2 (7 innings), W 12-3

UPCOMING

March 27: @ Kansas State

March 30-April 1: @ Bradley

11. CLEMSON

Last Week: 1-3. Overall: 15-7 (1-2 vs. Top 25). Weekend Series: 4-2.

Clemson's six-game winning streak turned into a three-game losing streak before the Tigers salvaged Sunday's series finale at Maryland. Clemson fell behind 3-0 early Friday, but Jr. RHP Alan Farina (4 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 8 K, 0 BB) relieved starter P.J. Zocchi and kept the Terrapins at bay until the ninth, when the Tigers tied the game with three runs against All-American LHP Brett Cecil, only to see their own All-American closer, Jr. LHP Daniel Moskos, surrender the winning run in the bottom of the frame. Clemson mustered just four hits and made three errors (leading to two unearned runs) in Saturday's loss. Jr. RHP David Kopp (7 IP, 0 R, 6 H, 5 K, 0 BB) was strong in his return to the weekend rotation Sunday, and the Tigers supported him with a 12-hit attack.

RESULTS

March 20: @ Western Carolina: L 6-3

March 23-25: @ Maryland: L 4-3, L 4-1, W 5-0

UPCOMING

March 27: Gardner-Webb

March 28: Western Carolina

March 30-April 1: Miami

12. PEPPERDINE

Last Week: 2-1. Overall: 19-8 (5-3 vs. Top 25). Weekend Series: 4-1-1.

The top six hitters in Pepperdine's lineup went 13-for-28 with six extra-base hits and 11 RBIs in Saturday's rout, helping Jr. RHP Barry Enright (7 IP, 1 ER, 4 H, 6 K, 1 BB) improve to 6-1. The timely hitting disappeared Sunday, as the Waves left 12 runners on base and So. RHP Brett Hunter (1.1 IP, 6 ER, 2 H, 3 BB) had his worst start of the year. The series wraps up Monday.

RESULTS

March 20: @ (19) Southern California: W 5-3

March 24-25: @/vs. UC Santa Barbara: W 16-1, L 7-0

UPCOMING

March 26: UC Santa Barbara

March 30-April 1: St. Mary's

13. CAL STATE FULLERTON

Last Week: 2-1. Overall: 15-10 (7-4 vs. Top 25). Weekend Series: 6-1.

Jr. OF Clark Hardman paced the Fullerton offense all weekend, going 6-for-16 with four RBIs. Jr. RHP Wes Roemer's struggles continued Friday (4.2 IP, 4 R, 1 ER, 5 H, 5 K, 4 BB), but Sr. RHP Justin Klipp bailed him out with 3.1 scoreless, hitless innings of relief before handing off to Jr. RHP Adam Jorgenson for the final scoreless frame. Five CSF relievers combined to throw 8.1 scoreless innings of relief Saturday before Jr. RHP Nolan Bruyninckx surrendered the game-winning run in the bottom of the 14th, ending a five-hour, 43-minute affair. Klipp (3.2 IP, 0 R, 2 H) picked up his second win of the weekend Sunday, when Fullerton overcame a 5-3 deficit with four runs in the ninth, capped by Hardman's two-out, two-run single.

RESULTS

March 23-25: @ (18) Long Beach State: W 7-4, L 4-3 (14 innings), W 7-5

UPCOMING

March 30-April 1: @ Cal State Northridge

14. OKLAHOMA STATE

Last Week: 2-1. Overall: 19-6 (1-1 vs. Top 25). Weekend Series: 3-1-1.

Oklahoma State had plenty of offensive heroes Friday, as Sr. OF Keanon Simon (5-for-6, 2B), Jr. OF Corey Brown (3-for-4, HR, 3 RBI), Jr. 3B Matt Mangini (2-for-5, 2B, HR, 4 RBI) and Jr. 1B Rebel Ridling (3-for-5, 2B, HR, 4 RBI) all had big games. No Cowboy registered multiple hits in Saturday's loss. Sr. 2B Tyler Mach's three-run homer in the fifth inning Sunday helped Fr. LHP Andrew Oliver (5.2 IP, 2 ER, 3 H, 5 K, 4 BB) improve to 5-0.

RESULTS

March 23-25: @ Kansas: W 14-4, L 6-3, W 7-3

UPCOMING

March 30-April 1: Baylor

15. COASTAL CAROLINA

Last Week: 4-0. Overall: 23-3. (2-2 vs. Top 25). Weekend Series: 2-0.

Coastal ran its winning streak to 11 games (its longest since 2001) by sweeping its Big South-opening set against Radford. The Chanticleers are also off to their best start since 1983, when they started 25-3-1. So. OF David Sappelt ran his hitting streak to 16 games before it was snapped Sunday; his three-run homer broke a scoreless tie in the fifth Friday, helping Sr. LHP Andy DeLaGarza (6.2 IP, 0 R) improve to 6-0. Sr. 1B Chris Raber homered twice and drove in five in support of So. RHP Bobby Gagg (6 IP, 1 ER) on Saturday. Coastal scored six in the first Sunday and held on for the win. So. RHP/DH David Anderson has continued to thrive in the closer role, picking up three saves on the week over 4.1 scoreless IP, allowing just one hit while striking out seven.

RESULTS

March 20: Elon: W 6-3

March 23-25: Radford: W 6-2, W 10-3, W 9-7

UPCOMING

March 27: @ College of Charleston

March 30-April 1: Charleston Southern

16. ARIZONA STATE

Last Week: 2-1. Overall: 21-8 (4-4 vs. Top 25). Weekend Series: 4-2.

So. 1B Brett Wallace (3-for-5, HR, 2 RBI) led ASU's 15-hit attack Friday, and Jr. LHP Josh Satow (9 IP, 0 R, 6 H, 6 K, 4 BB) was dominating in his seventh win of the year. Two freshmen carried the Sun Devils on the mound Saturday, as RHP Mike Leake (7.1 IP, 3 ER) pitched well in his second start in 13 appearances, and RHP Jason Jarvis (1.2 IP, 0 R, 1 H) picked up a save in his first appearance after finally getting ruled eligible by the NCAA. Wallace went 4-for-4 with two homers in a wild game Sunday, but Jarvis surrendered a walk-off two-run home to Lucas Duda in the bottom of the ninth. Wallace is batting .466/.548/.853 with 10 homers and 40 RBIs through 116 at-bats.

RESULTS

March 23-25: @ (19) Southern California: W 10-0, W 4-3, L 14-13

UPCOMING

March 28: Challenge at Chase, Phoenix: Arizona

March 30-April 1: @ Washington

17. OKLAHOMA

Last Week: 3-1. Overall: 20-7 (6-2 vs. Top 25). Weekend Series: 4-0.

So. RHP Stephen Porlier (7 IP, 7 R, 5 ER, 9 H, 12 K, 1 BB) battled through seven innings but allowed three homers in Friday's loss. Jr. OF Joe Dunigan, who homered Friday, went 3-for-4 with four RBIs to power the offense Saturday, helping Jr. LHP Heath Taylor (6 IP, 2 ER) improve to 5-0. Dunigan went 3-for-4 with another homer Sunday, as the Sooners forced extra innings with four runs in the eighth inning, then pushed across the game-winner in the 11th despite having two runners caught stealing in the inning.

RESULTS

March 20: @ Dallas Baptist: W 9-7

March 23-25: (16) Texas A&M: L 7-3, W 9-3, W 8-7 (11 innings)

UPCOMING

March 30-April 1: @ (9) Texas

18. TEXAS A&M

Last Week: 2-2. Overall: 22-5 (4-4 vs. Top 25). Weekend Series: 4-1.

Three of the Aggies' last six games have gone 11 innings, and they're 1-2 in those games. The one win was a tough midweek game at Rice on Tuesday, A&M's first road test of the year, which was immediately followed by a tough trip to Oklahoma. The Aggies got three homers Friday to support Jr. LHP David Newmann (6.1 IP, 3 ER, 5 H, 5 K, 3 BB). Texas A&M's middle infielders committed three errors behind So. RHP Kyle Thebeau (5.1 IP, 6 R, 3 ER) in Saturday's loss. Jr. SS Brandon Hicks (2-for-5, HR, 2 RBI) and Sr. 2B Parker Dalton (3-for-5, HR, 2 RBI) helped atone for their defensive lapses with their bats on Sunday, but the Sooners scored four runs in the eighth to force extra innings and won it in the 11th. Sr. RHP Kyle Nicholson (7.1 IP, 5 ER) returned to the rotation in that one.

RESULTS

March 20: @ (8) Rice: W 10-9 (11 innings)

March 23-25: @ (20) Oklahoma: W 7-3, L 9-3, L 8-7 (11 innings)

UPCOMING

March 27: Texas Christian

March 30-April 1: Nebraska

19. EAST CAROLINA

Last Week: 4-0. Overall: 19-6 (4-4 vs. Top 25). Weekend Series: 4-1.

East Carolina has won 13 in a row since starting 6-6. The Pirates fell behind 10-4 on Friday but stormed back behind two homers from So. 3B Drew Scheiber (3-for-4, 4 RBI) and a go-ahead three-run shot by Jr. SS Dale Mollenhauer in the eighth. Jr. LHP Dustin Sasser (7 IP, 0 R, 4 H, 6 K, 3 BB) shut down the Tigers in Saturday's blowout. Mollenhauer homered again and drove in three in Sunday's mercy-rule-shortened game, which saw So. RHP Josh Dowdy (5.1 IP, 1 ER, 3 H) pick up his first win of the year.

RESULTS

March 21: High Point: W 12-4

March 23-25: Memphis: W 12-10, W 12-0, W 11-1 (7 innings)

UPCOMING

March 28: UNC Wilmington

March 30-April 1: @ Tulane

20. SAN DIEGO

Last Week: 2-1. Overall: 21-10 (3-2 vs. Top 25). Weekend Series: 6-2.

Sr. C Jordan Abruzzo homered and drove in three runs as the Toreros scored six over the first two innings Friday, helping So. LHP Brian Matusz (6.2 IP, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 H, 9 K, 6 BB) improve to 5-1. So. LHP/OF Josh Romanski (7 IP, 2 ER, 5 H, 4 K, 0 BB) continued to pitch well in his return to the weekend rotation Saturday. San Diego made three errors behind So. LHP Ricardo Pecina (4.2 IP, 3 R, 2 ER) Sunday.

RESULTS

March 23-25: @ Nevada-Las Vegas: W 6-4, W 5-4, L 3-2

UPCOMING

March 27: San Diego State

March 30-April 1: @ Gonzaga

21. MISSISSIPPI

Last Week: 3-1. Overall: 18-8 (6-4 vs. Top 25). Weekend Series: 4-2.

Jr. RHP Will Kline (7.1 IP, 6 ER) suffered his first loss of the year Friday after the Crimson Tide overcame a 5-2 deficit with five runs in the eighth. A week after nearly nearly no-hitting Vanderbilt, So. RHP Lance Lynn (9 IP, 2 ER, 7 H, 10 K, 1 BB) was masterful again Saturday, and So. RHP Cody Satterwhite followed with two shutout frames of relief, allowing the Rebels to get the winning run in the 11th when So. 3B Cody Overbeck singled home Jr. 2B Justin Henry. The bats exploded for 20 hits Sunday, led by Jr. SS Zack Cozart (5-for-5, 2B, HR, 4 RBI, 4 R), who had his second straight big Sunday.

RESULTS

March 20: @ South Alabama: W 8-6

March 23-25: Alabama: L 8-5, W 3-2 (11 innings), W 15-9

UPCOMING

March 27: @ Southern Mississippi

March 30-April 1: @ Auburn

22. KENTUCKY

Last Week: 3-0-1. Overall: 23-2-1 (1-2 vs. Top 25). Weekend Series: 5-1.

The Wildcats chased LSU ace Charlie Furbush in the third after tagging him with six runs, en route to a 16-run, 18-hit assault. Saturday was closer, as Kentucky needed three runs in the eighth (highlighted by Fr. OF Jason Kipnis' two-run homer) to hold off the Tigers. UK scored twice in the eighth Sunday to earn a tie in a game shortened by a travel curfew. Jr. 1B Sawyer Carroll (3-for-4, 3 RBI) led the offense in that one.

RESULTS

March 21: Western Kentucky: W 12-5

March 23-25: @ Louisiana State: W 16-2, W 6-5, T 9-9 (8 innings)

UPCOMING

March 28: Morehead State

March 30-April 1: @ Mississippi State

23. LONG BEACH STATE

Last Week: 1-2. Overall: 13-9. (9-8 vs. Top 25). Weekend Series: 4-3.

The Dirtbags struck first blood against the rival Titans, scoring three in the first inning Friday before the bats went cold. The Dirtbags and Titans combined to leave 28 runners on base in Saturday's 5-hour, 43-minute marathon, which saw Sr. LHP Omar Arif tie his career high with 6.2 IP and strike out a career-high six before closer Bryan Shaw blew the save. But Jr. RHP Andrew Liebel preserved the tie with four shutout innings of relief in extra frames, and the Dirtbags won when Fr. Steve Tinoco singled home Sr. DH A.J. Pinocchio in the 14th. Shaw blew another save opportunity Sunday (his third straight after converting five of his first six chances) as the Titans overcame a 5-3 deficit with a four-run ninth.

RESULTS

March 23-25: (13) Cal State Fullerton: L 7-4, W 4-3, L 7-5

UPCOMING

March 30-April 1: @ (24) UC Irvine

24. UC IRVINE

Last Week: 0-0. Overall: 19-5. Weekend Series: 6-1.

The Anteaters had a week off to prep for their Big West opener against Long Beach State.

RESULTS

No games.

UPCOMING

March 27: @ Nevada-Las Vegas

March 30-April 1: (23) Long Beach State

25. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Last Week: 1-3. Overall: 17-12. (5-6 vs. Top 25). Weekend Series: 5-2.

The Sun Devils chased So. RHP Ryan Cook in the third after putting up six runs against him on seven hits. Fr. RHP Brad Boxberger (8 IP, 4 ER, 7 H, 9 K, 3 BB) pitched well in a loss Saturday but allowed ASU to manufacture the game-winning run in the eighth. Jr. OF Lucas Duda hit a grand slam in USC's eight-run sixth inning Sunday, then delivered a walk-off, two-run homer with two outs in the bottom of the ninth. The Trojans improved to 9-2 in one-run games this season.

RESULTS

March 20: (12) Pepperdine: L 5-3

March 23-25: (17) Arizona State: L 10-0, L 4-3, W 14-13

UPCOMING

March 27: @ UC Riverside