Luckily for the Wildcats, they’ve won four-straight with a midweek win against New Mexico and a sweep of San Diego this past weekend. Arizona could likely return to our top 25 in the next update.
#19 NC State Wolfpack
The Wolfpack handled their business in week one, easily taking down Fordham. But things have gone downhill as they’ve run into four straight losses. It started with a mid-week loss to Liberty, and then they ran into a buzzsaw in Jacksonville, Florida.
They came to Jacksonville for the Jax College Baseball Classic. They faced Ohio State, Alabama, and Coastal Carolina and didn’t come away with a single victory. It’s not the weekend you want if you are the Wolfpack.
On Friday, Ohio State got a quick 3-0 lead in the second thanks to a throwing error. They came back to tie it in the bottom of the third, but that would end the scoring for NC State, who would lose 8-3. On Saturday, they got blanked 4-0 by Alabama thanks to a stellar performance from Riley Quick and the Crimson Tide bullpen.
Sunday wasn’t much better as they dropped that game 10-3 to Coastal Carolina. The common theme in this article is that it’s early. But we will need to see a ton more from the Wolfpack, especially the lineup, if they want to return to the top 25.
#23 Oklahoma State Cowboys
Like the Arizona Wildcats, Oklahoma State struggled at the Shriners Children’s College Showdon in Arlington, Texas. They did get an excellent win over Lousiville, nearly ten-run ruling them, but had a tough 6-5 loss to Clemson, and their pitching struggled against Texas as they lost 14-8.
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