Five of the top eight seeds were unbeaten through two days of an NCAA baseball tournament marked by potent offenses and few surprises until Arkansas staged a dramatic comeback against No. 7 Oklahoma State on Saturday night.
Six of the top eight seeds were unbeaten through two days of an NCAA baseball tournament marked by potent offenses and few surprises until Arkansas staged a dramatic comeback against No. 7 Oklahoma State. No. 1 Tennessee, No. 3 Oregon State, No. 4 Virginia Tech, No. 5 Texas A&M and No. 8 East Carolina advanced to regional finals. Arkansas was down 10-5 before erupting for 15 runs over the final three innings and beating the Cowboys 20-12. Five teams scored at least 20 runs Saturday, and one or both teams scored in double digits in 15 of the 33 games.
Bucs fall in Saturday doubleheader at Campbell to wrap up series By CSU Athletics | April 10, 2021 at 11:10 PM EDT - Updated April 10 at 11:10 PM BUIES CREEK, N.C. - Charleston Southern was unable to hold off host Campbell in Saturday’s doubleheader as the Buccaneers fell in both ends on the final day of the weekend series at Jim Perry Stadium. Campbell took the first game, 12-2, and then limited the Bucs’ scoring chances in the series finale win, 7-2. CSU (10-13, 10-10 Big South) fell to .500 in conference play with the pair of losses on Saturday afternoon. Campbell (16-9, 11-6 Big South) closed out the series win in the lone matchup between the two squads in the 2021 regular season.
April 7, 2021 Prospect writers Kevin Goldstein and Eric Longenhagen will sometimes have enough player notes to compile a scouting post. This is one of those dispatches, a collection of thoughts after another weekend of college baseball, a prospect trade, and minor league co-op action in Arizona. Remember, prospect rankings can be found on The Board. Kevin’s Notes Waldy Arias, 3B, Campbell: 3-for-9, 3 BB, K, 2 SB, 2 HBP If you are here for hardcore draft info, skip to the next paragraph. If you want to have fun for a minute, stick around. Arias is a little junior third baseman at a mid-major program who is slugging .290. Nobody is going to print a magnet with his name on it come July. My question is why does he have so many enemies? With two more hit by pitches over the weekend, Arias has now been hit 16 times in 21 games. That’s nearly once every six plate appearances, which was his exact rate last year, when he got hit 12 times in 15 games. Arias is a pesky slap hitter who crowds the dish. His high front elbow hangs out over the plate and the overall setup reminds me a bit of a mini-Carlos Quentin, who took a fair number of pitches to the body in his career. With access to some of the video and data tools pro teams have, I was able to click a few buttons and watch all 16 HBP. Here are the results: