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UCLA Holds No. 1 Spot; Coastal Carolina, Auburn Jump Top Ten

4/29/2026

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UCLA Holds #1

Baseball America kept UCLA No. 1 in the Week 12 Top 25 poll on 2026-04-28 despite a narrow loss to Sacramento State.
The top-10 rankings shifted as Coastal Carolina rose to No. 9, Mississippi State entered at No. 10 and Auburn moved to No. 8.
Florida dropped to No. 25 after losses to Texas A&M and a series, while Florida State fell to No. 17 after a Stanford sweep.
Kansas climbed to a season-high No. 11 after a 17-win stretch.

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Reese Homers

Ace Reese hit three homers in the LSU sweep, raising his season total to 15.
Will Furniss posted a .429 batting average with six RBI, four walks, three homers last week.
Walker Hooks posted a 1.14 ERA in his last 11 outings, tying for the SEC lead with five saves.
Cade Townsend ranks sixth in SEC ERA (2.33), fourth in WHIP (0.97), fourth in K/9 (13.21).

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Kansas Sweeps

Kansas recorded a three-game sweep at Kansas State since 1963, extending its run to 17 wins in 18 games.
The offensive surge lifted Kansas’s batting average to .294, on-base percentage to .401 and slugging to .511.
Kansas is 33-11 and 17-4 in the Big 12, three games ahead of Arizona State and UCF with eleven games left.
A conference title would give Kansas its first consecutive NCAA Tournament berths.

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Johnson County Unbeaten

Johnson County Community College entered the week unbeaten at 28-0 and 50-2 in conference (April 27).
Ryan Bradford posted a .472 average and 32 homers, ranking fifth in average and second in homers.
Liam Roche led the conference with 93 strikeouts, fourth among Division I pitchers.
Hutchinson College recorded a 20-8 win over Pratt on April 25, week’s highest run total.
Brooks, Whipple and Robinson each logged four saves, sharing the conference lead.

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UCLA Holds #1

Baseball America kept UCLA No. 1 in the Week 12 Top 25 poll on 2026-04-28 despite a narrow loss to Sacramento State.
The top-10 rankings shifted as Coastal Carolina rose to No. 9, Mississippi State entered at No. 10 and Auburn moved to No. 8.
Florida dropped to No. 25 after losses to Texas A&M and a series, while Florida State fell to No. 17 after a Stanford sweep.
Kansas climbed to a season-high No. 11 after a 17-win stretch.

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