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You've got to be pitching pretty well to still be the story of the week despite getting a no decision.
So it goes for Jered Weaver.
The Long Beach State junior righthander won his first 12 starts and seemed like he might just cruise through his next five starts to enter the postseason at 17-0. His final two starts of the year, against Cal State Fullerton and at Miami, seemed to offer the most trouble.
But Weaver allowed a game-tying grand slam to Chris Malec with two outs in the eighth Friday against UC Santa Barbara. UCSB then scored four times in the ninth to send Long Beach State to an 8-4 loss, its first Big West Conference defeat of the season. The Gauchos won the next two games of the series to hand the Dirtbags their first league sweep since 2001.
Weaver allowed four earned runs on four hits and a walk in 7 2/3 innings but struck out 14 batters for the second straight game to bring his season total to 146. He set the school's career and single-season strikeout records in the process, passing Rocky Biddle with 364 career punchouts and leaping over the 133-K barrier he reached as a sophomore to tie Scott Rivette. Weaver has reached double-digit strikeouts 10 times this year and has allowed 13 walks and 51 hits in 95 innings.
Weaver, 12-0, 1.45, still has a shot to tie the NCAA record for most wins in a season without a loss. Jim Gideon of Texas went 17-0 in 1975 and Rice's Jeff Niemann tied the mark last year.
Washington wins wild one
There were some wild games over the weekend, but most were tame compared to what took place Saturday in Corvallis, Ore.
"Oh my gosh, yeah -- especially that ninth inning," said Oregon State shortstop Tony Calderon, who finished with a career-high six RBIs. "I've never seen anything like that ... it was a pretty amazing offensive effort by both sides."
Calderon spoke with amazement about how Washington entered the top of the ninth down 14-13 but crossed the plate 13 times in that inning. The Huskies chewed through three Oregon State pitchers with 11 hits, including four homers, for a 26-14 win in a wild game.
The Beavers had fought back from deficits to tie or take the lead five times before Washington ended all doubt in the ninth. Husky senior second baseman Greg Isaacson, who was hit by a pitch in the ninth and scored the winning run, reached base seven times in the game as he went 4-for-4. He drove in five runs and scored five times, and homered in his second plate appearance in the ninth inning. Junior first baseman Kyle Larson drove in Isaacson with a double during that comeback and also homered in his next at-bat of the inning to finish with six RBIs.
Mound Masterpieces
Long Island righthanders John Dooley and Ryan Ekberg combined on a no-hitter in a 4-0 win Thursday against Fairleigh Dickinson. Dooley, a sophomore, started the game but left in the third inning with a sore arm. Ekberg, a freshman, got the final 21 outs, including the last 17 in a row.
B.J. Welch threw the fifth no-hitter of the year for Columbia-Greene (N.Y.) Community College. It came in a six-inning, 10-0 win against Adirondack (N.Y.) CC in the second game of a doubleheader.
Kansas State senior righthander Jim Ripley struck out 13 Baylor batters Sunday in a complete-game, 4-2 win.
Oral Roberts junior righthander Dennis Bigley struck out a career-high 13 batters over eight innings Saturday in a 4-1 win at Valparaiso.
Jacksonville junior righthander Dennis Robinson improved to 11-2, tied for the national lead in wins with Jered Weaver and Matt Fox, and extended his streak on consecutive innings without allowing an earned run to 26 in a 3-0 win against Lipscomb on Saturday. Robinson threw seven innings for his sixth complete game and 10th win in 11 starts.
Sultans of Swat
Texas Tech junior shortstop Cameron Blair hit his third grand slam of the year Tuesday in a 10-1 win against New Mexico. Granny No. 3 set a Texas Tech career record and tied the Big 12 single-season mark. The Red Raiders (31-13, 11-6) have won 14 of their last 16 games.
Georgia sophomore outfielder Bobby Felmy drove in seven runs in a 16-6 win against Georgia State on Tuesday. Georgia swept Kentucky and has won nine straight overall, as well as seven straight in the Southeastern Conference.
Cal State Fullerton junior catcher Kurt Suzuki reached base in 11 straight appearances this weekend in a three-game sweep of Cal Poly. He recorded nine consecutive hits, one shy of the school record. He leads the Big West with a .442 average and is reaching base at a .545 clip. The Titans took a two-game lead in the Big West over Long Beach State.
Birmingham-Southern senior first baseman Connor Robertson became the school's all-time RBIs leader (218) with a sacrifice fly in an 8-7 win against Radford in the first game of a Saturday doubleheader. Robertson also owns the Panthers' career home run mark (51).
Wofford senior first baseman Steve Casey set a school record with his 40th career double Saturday in a 3-2 win at UNC Greensboro.
Around The Nation
Bethune-Cookman became the first team to qualify for this year's NCAA Tournament by topping Delaware State 7-4 on Sunday to clinch its sixth straight Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference title. Delaware State came through the loser's bracket to defeat Bethune-Cookman 4-3 earlier in the day, forcing a second and deciding game.
Tracking The Top 25
1. Stanford
This Week: 4-0. Overall: 35-6, 10-2 in Pac-10. (5-1 vs. Top 25).
Notes: : The Cardinal have won 13 in a row at home and 20 straight against Wazzu. Jr. OF Danny Putnam hit two homers Sun., and six other Stanford players also homered, including five in the third inning. Sr. OF Brian Hall went 10-for-11 in the series with eight RBIs. He's batting .638 in Pac-10 play. So. 2B Jed Lowrie leads the league with 14 homers and 54 RBIs.
Results:
April 27: @ Santa Clara: W 12-8 (14 inn.)
April 30-May 2: Washington State: W 8-3, W 13-11, W 17-3 (7 inn.)
Next:
May 4: San Jose State
May 7-9: @ Washington (21)
2. Texas
This Week: 1-2. Overall: 42-8, 14-6 in Big 12. (9-3 vs. Top 25).
Notes: Texas scores a season-high 16 runs (out of frustration?) to avoid the sweep Sun. Jr. LHP J.P. Howell earned his 10th win in the team's 10th shutout, the most since 1986. Garrett Broshuis struck out nine and held Texas to four hits in 8.1 IP Sat. So. RHP Sam LeCure, a Missouri native, tied a career-high with eight strikeouts Fri., but took the loss.
Results:
April 30-May 2: @ Missouri: L 4-1, L 8-0, W 16-0 (7 inn.)
Next:
May 4: Texas State
May 7-9: Kansas
3. Rice
This Week: 0-0. Overall: 33-7, 16-1 in WAC. (3-5 vs. Top 25).
Notes: The Owls took the week off for sha-zams.
Results:
None
Next:
May 5: McNeese State
May 7-9: @ Hawaii
4. Miami
This Week: 3-0. Overall: 33-9. (8-4 vs. Top 25).
Notes: So. SS Ryan Braun delivered a pinch-hit three run double in a sixth-run eighth inning Sun. to rally from a four-run deficit. Jr. CF Brian Barton, Sr. 3b/2b Adam Ricks and Fr. SS Roger Tomas also collected three RBIs. Sr. LHP J.D. Cockroft dealt seven scoreless innings Fri.
Results:
April 30-May 2: Coastal Carolina: W 6-1, W 5-1, W 13-11
Next:
May 7-9: Jacksonville
5. LSU
This Week: 3-1. Overall: 34-12, 12-9 in SEC (8-4 vs. Top 25).
Notes: Sr. DH Nick Stavinoha popped an RBI single in the bottom of the eighth in G1 Sun. So. RHP Justin Meier allowed just one run over 7.1 IP for a no-decision in that one before Sr. RHP Nate Bumstead went the distance in G2. Wade LeBlanc (CG, 5 H, 2 R, ER) was perfect through four and proved the league's best Fr. LHP Sat. by topping LSU's Clay Dirks (3.1 IP, 8 H, 7 R, 4 ER, first career loss).
Results:
April 27: Tulane (13) @ The Superdome: W 9-5
May 1, 2 (DH): Alabama: L 8-2, W 2-1 (G1), W 9-2 (G2)
Next:
May 7-9: @ Kentucky
6. East Carolina
This Week: 3-0. Overall: 38-6, 18-3 in C-USA. (3-4 vs. Top 25).
Notes: The school-record winning streak improves to 19 games. Sr. DH Ryan Jones had four RBIs and two homers Sun., including an inside-the-parker. He had three homers and seven RBIs in the series to push his NCAA-best slugging percentage to 1.014. Fr. LHP Dustin Sasser got seven strikeouts in his first career start Sat. So. 2B Trevor Lawhorn hit homer No. 20. Sr. CF Jamie Page had five hits Fri., including the game-winning single in the bottom of the ninth.
Results:
April 30-May 2: Houston: W 11-10, W 5-3, W 9-5
Next:
May 4: UNC Wilmington
May 7-9: @ St. Louis
7. South Carolina
This Week: 3-1. Overall: 32-12, 11-10 in SEC. (9-5 vs. Top 25).
Notes: Fr. LHP Arik Hempy struck out a career-high 11 in a four-hit shutout Sun. He also threw three scoreless innings for his first save Fri. Jr. RHP Brendan Winn was 3-for-5 with a homer and four RBIs Fri. while So. SS Steve Tolleson had a 4-for-4 night.
Results:
April 28: Wofford: W 3-0
April 30-May 2: Mississippi (9): W 7-3, L 6-1, W 3-0
Next:
May 7-9: @ Auburn
8. Arkansas
This Week: 3-1. Overall: 32-14, 15-6 in SEC. (12-9 vs. Top 25).
Notes: Fr. OF Stephen Robinson, the No. 9 hitter, rocked a two-run homer in the sixth Sun. to give the Hogs the lead for good and a sixth straight series win. Sr. LHP Jay Sawatski started Sun. for the first time since a six games in three days stretch in late February and earned the win by not allowing an earned run in seven innings. Fr. OF Jake Dugger tied for the team lead with his seventh homer Sun. So. RHP Charley Boyce threw a complete-game three-hitter Sat., tying a career-best with eight strikeouts.
Results:
April 27: @ Oral Roberts (19): W 8-4
April 30-May 2: Tennessee: L 9-3, W 4-1, W 5-3
Next:
May 7-9: @ Mississippi (12)
9. Long Beach State
This Week: 1-3. Overall: 30-12, 9-3 in Big West. (11-2 vs. Top 25).
Notes: The Dirtbags were a ninth-inning single on Tue. away from an 0-4 week and drop to second place in the conference. Still it was the team's first sweep in league of the year, and first in league play since 2001. Jr. RHP Jered Weaver allowed a game-tying grand slam with two outs in the eighth Fri., and took his first no decision of the year. Still he fanned 14 and allowed four hits and a walk in 7.2 IP. So. LHP Cesar Ramos tied his career-best with 10 punchouts Sat., but allowed three earned for the loss.
Results:
April 27: UCLA: W 2-1
April 30-May 2: UC Santa Barbara: L 8-4, L 6-2, L 5-4 (10 inn.)
Next:
May 4: @ Pepperdine
May 7-9: Pacific
10. Notre Dame
This Week: 3-1. Overall: 35-9, 12-5 in Big East. (2-0 vs. Top 25).
Notes: Irish are 4-4 in their last eight heading into their exam break. So. SS Greg Lopez missed the last three games with a sore back, Jr. Matt Macri replaced him defensively Fri., moving over from 3B to get two hits. Fr. RHP Jeff Samardzija allowed five hits and no walks over seven innings Thur. as Jr. 3B Matt Edwards matched his career-high with five RBIs. Jr. RHP Chris Niesel struck out a career-high 12 in 8.1 relief IP Tue. Six errors and two passed balls derailed Notre Dame Wed.
Results:
April 27: Ball State: W 7-6 (15 inn.)
April 28: Cleveland State: L 12-5
April 29: Manchester College W 10-0
April 30: IUPU-Fort Wayne: W 7-5
Next:
May 9 (DH): @ Connecticut
11. Florida
This Week: 3-0. Overall: 34-12, 14-7 in SEC. (9-5 vs. Top 25).
Notes: The Gators deal Auburn its first sweep since 2002 and win their eighth straight SEC game to move up 10 spots. Florida leads the SEC East by two games over Georgia. The 22 runs and 23 hits Sun. were each season-highs. They blew open the Sat. game with a season-high nine runs in the sixth inning then held on as Jr. RHP Justin Hoyman improved to 9-0 by allowing one earned over six innings. Sr. OF Ben Harrison homered and drove in three Fri., then launched another bomb Sun. to go along with four hits and as many RBIs. OF Jeff Corsaletti had eight hits, seven runs and seven RBIs in the series.
Results
April 30-May 2: Auburn (18): W 7-4, W 11-8, W 22-8
Next
May 7-9: @ Alabama
12. Mississippi
This Week: 2-3. Overall: 33-14, 12-9 in SEC. (8-6 vs. Top 25).
Notes: The Rebels have lost eight of 10. So. LHP Matt Maloney went the distance but lost the rubber game, allowing three runs on six hits while striking out eight in his first SEC appearance. So. LHP/DH Stephen Head won Sat., throwing an eight-strikeout CG while going 2-for-4 with a homer.
Results:
April 27: Southern Mississippi (11) @ Jackson, Miss.: L 6-3
April 28: Murray State: W 2-1
April 31-May 2: @ South Carolina (8): L 7-3, W 6-1, L 3-0
Next:
May 7-9: Arkansas (8)
13. Tulane
This Week: 2-2. Overall: 32-14, 15-6 in C-USA. (7-5 vs. Top 25).
Notes: Jr. DH Scott Madden got a two-run single (BOOM!) in the top of the eighth in G2 as Jr. 1B Wes Swackhamer and Jr. C Greg Dini each went 3-for-4 with a homer. Memphis Derek Hankins (CG, 7 IP, 6 H, 7 K) shoved it against them in G1. Swackhamer and Sr. Brian Bormaster homered Fri.
Results:
April 27: Louisiana State (6) @ The Superdome: L 9-5
April 30, May 2 (DH): @ Memphis: W 5-2, L 4-0 (G1, 7 inn.), W 6-4 (G2, 8 inn.)
Next:
May 7-9: South Florida
14. Texas A&M
This Week: 2-2. Overall: 35-14, 11-9 in Big 12. (1-3 vs. Top 25).
Notes: So. 1B Coby "Simply" Mavroulis hit a three-run homer with two down in the top of the ninth Sun. to clinch the series win for the Aggies. Jr. LHP Zach Jackson carried a perfect game into the ninth Sat. before finishing with 11 strikeouts. Sr. OF Cory Patton had four hits in the game. Fr. LHP Jason Meyer (7 IP, 4 R, 8 K) was out-dueled by Nebraska So. LHP Zach Kroenke (CG, 3 H) Fri.
Results:
April 27: Texas State: L 1-0
April 30-May 2: @ Nebraska: L 4-1, W 4-2, W 7-6
Next:
May 11: Texas-San Antonio
May 14-16: Kansas State
15. Virginia
This Week: 1-0. Overall: 36-9, 14-4 in ACC (5-4 vs. Top 25).
Notes: OFs Tim Henry and Matt Street drop RBI singles in the bottom of the ninth for a comeback win Tue. Fr. LHP Casey Lambert went 8.2 innings in his first college start, allowing two runs on nine hits.
Results
April 27: Radford: W 3-2
Next
May 7-9: Florida State
16. Oral Roberts
This Week: 4-1. Overall: 37-8, 14-0 Mid-Continent (6-6 vs. Top 25).
Notes: Oral Roberts played 23 innings of baseball Sun., completing G2 from Sat. and then another doubleheader and emerge with a sweep. ORU has won 32 straight games against Mid-Con teams. Sr. OF Matt VanDerbosch went 3-for-6 with two RBIs and four steals Sun. Jr. RHP Dennis Bigley struck out a career-high 13 batters in eight innings Sat. as Ricky Rivera went 4-for-4. Bigley improved to 9-1 and leads the conference in wins and strikeouts. Jr. RHP Rene Recio allowed five runs in the first Tue.
Results:
April 27: Arkansas (12): L 8-4
May 1-2 (DHs): @ Valparaiso: W 4-1 (G1), W 5-3 (G2), W 2-1 (G1, 11 inn.), W 5-2 (G2)
Next:
May 11: @ Kansas
May 15-16 (DHs): Oakland
17. Wichita State
This Week: 2-2. Overall: 30-9, 19-1 in Missouri Valley. (0-5 vs. Top 25).
Notes: Sr. 1B Logan Sorensen hit .400 with 11 RBIs on the week. Sr. 3B Brandon Green has a 16-game hitting streak. So. RHP Mike Pelfrey took his first loss of the year Wed. (4 IP, 9 H, 4 R, 2 ER).
Results:
April 27-28: Arizona State: L 10-9, L 4-3
May 1-2: Chicago State: W 19-0, W 16-4
Next:
May 3: Emporia State
May 4-5: UCLA
May 7-9: @ Creighton
18. Southern Miss
This Week: 3-1. Overall: 33-12, 14-7 in C-USA. (3-3 vs. Top 25).
Notes: So. 1B Marc Maddox had four hits Sun. as Sr. RHP Anthony DeWitt allowed one run over seven innings. Jr. CF Jason Lowery had two hits, a homer and three RBIs Sat. in G2, while Jr. 2B Jarrett Hoffpauir drove in three in the opener. Fr. OF Jody Blount hit a three-run homer Tue. to help beat Mississippi for the third time this year. Southern Miss hadn't swept multiple games from Ole Miss in 31 years.
Results:
April 27: Mississippi (9): W 6-3
May 1 (DH), 2: @ Alabama-Birmingham: L 14-5 (G1), W 7-6 (G2), W 6-2
Next:
May 4: New Orleans
May 7-9: Louisville
19. Oklahoma
This Week: 2-2. Overall: 28-18, 14-7 in Big 12. (6-3 vs. Top 25).
Notes: The Sooners avoided a sweep with a G2 win courtesy of Sr. Mike Swindell holding the Pokes to one earned run in a season-high six innings. So. 2B Russell Raley extended his hitting streak to 13 games Jr. LHP David Purcey worked a career-best nine innings in G1, allowing three runs.
Results
April 27: Arkansas-Little Rock: W 7-5
April 29, May 1 (DH): vs. Oklahoma State: L 8-5, L 6-5 (G1, 13 inn.), W 4-1 (G2)
Next
May 7-9: Kansas State
20. Arizona State
This Week: 2-0. Overall: 30-13, 7-8 in Pac-10. (12-1 vs. Top 25).
Notes: Jr. INF Josh Asanovich had five hits against Wichita State, including a three-run homer Tue. Jr. SS Dustin Pedroia also had five hits, including two homers, against the Shockers. Fr. RHP Zechry Zinicola saved both wins with 2.1 scoreless IP. Sr. RHP Jeff Mousser allowed an earned run over 6.1 IP Tue. for his third straight win.
Results:
April 27-28: @ Wichita State (10): W 10-9, W 4-3
Next:
May 3-4: New Mexico State
21. Washington
This Week: 2-1. Overall: 26-14-1, 10-5 in Pac-10. (2-1 vs. Top 25).
Notes: Jr. RF Taylor Johnson hit a fourth-inning grand slam that was the difference Sun. as the Huskies stayed in second place in the Pac-10. Sr. 2B Greg Isaacson was 4-for-4 with a homer, five RBIs and five runs while Jr. 1B Kyle Larson homered and drove in six. Fr. LHP Tim Lincecum struck out nine Sun.
Results:
April 30-May 2: @ Oregon State: L 7-3, W 26-14, W 8-5
Next:
May 7-9: Stanford (1)
22. UC Irvine
This Week: 2-2. Overall: 28-13-1, 5-7 in Big West. (7-3-1 vs. Top 25).
Notes: Alberto Quintana killed the Anteaters, with a walk-off homer Fri. and the second of two longballs in Sun.'s comeback. So. C Mark Wagner hit two homers Sat., including one of the game's three grand slams (the other two from Northridge), to finish with six RBIs. So. 3B Matt Anderson also hit two homers in the contest. Jr. RHP Brett Smith allowed two runs over seven innings Fri., but Fr. closer Blair Erickson coughed up four in the ninth. Jr. OF Jordan Szabo had 11 hits and seven RBIs on the week, falling a double shy of the cycle Tue.
Results:
April 27: @ Southern California: W 13-2
April 30-May 2: @ Cal State Northridge: L 6-5, W 21-16, L 7-5
Next:
May 7-9: @ Cal Poly
23. Oklahoma State
This Week: 3-1. Overall: 29-15, 12-5 in Big 12 (6-7 vs. Top 25).
Notes: The Cowboys push into first place in the Big 12 by winning the OU Bedlam Series for the first time since 2001. Jr. C Jason Jaramillo, who had three hits in G1 Sat., doubled to lead off the 13th and came around to score on a double play ball. Jr. RHP Scott Richmond earned both wins for the Cowboys, working 4.1 IP each game and not allowing any earned runs. Sr. OF Rod Allen capped a six-run first Thur. with a three-run homer and tied a career-high with five RBIs.
Results
April 29, May 1 (DH): Oklahoma: W, W 6-5 (G1, 13 inn.), L 4-1 (G2)
Next
May 7-9: Nebraska
24. Central Florida
This Week: 2-1. Overall: 34-10, 19-5 in Atlantic Sun. (1-2 vs. Top 25).
Notes: So. 1B/C Ryan Bono went 6-for-9 with five RBIs over the weekend. His twin brother Kyle, a RHP, tied a school record with his fifth complete-game shutout of the year in G2 Sat. He struck out 10. Jr. RHP Matt Fox lost his first game of the year in G1.
Results:
May 1 (DH), 2: Troy State: L 5-0 (G1), W 6-0 (G2), W 7-1
Next:
May 4: South Florida
May 7-9: @ Clemson (22)
25. North Carolina
This Week: 0-0. Overall: 31-11, 11-7 in ACC. (4-4 vs. Top 25).
Notes: The Tar Heels took the week off to flex the mental muscles.
Results:
None
Next
May 5: @UNC-Greensboro
May 7-9: Maryland
Dropped out: Auburn 29-17 (1-3), Clemson 27-16 (0-2), Tennessee 33-13 (2-2).