Local connections

UNC —  Junior center fielder Vance Honeycutt (Salisbury) is one of the country’s top players. He’s batting .319 with 22 homers, 58 RBIs, 77 runs scored and 28 steals.

Sophomore Cameron Padgett (East Rowan) has pitched in 14 games and is 1-0.

East Carolina — Sophomore Nathan Chrismon (South Rowan) had played in 30 games, mostly as a defensive replacement and pinch-runner in the late innings.

Junior Jake Hunter (East Rowan) has pitched in 14 games, with six starts, and has a 3-2 record.

High Point — Senior Charlie Klingler (East Rowan) usually mans left field for the Panthers. Klingler is batting .286 with six homers, 18 doubles and 45 RBIs.

Wake Forest — Freshman Haiden Leffew (South Rowan) has pitched in 19 games, with five starts. He has a 3-0 record.

NC State — Freshman Chance Mako (East Rowan) has pitched in two games.

Duke — Hitting coach Eric Tyler starred at South Rowan and East Carolina. Head coach Chris Pollard coached at Pfeiffer before moving on to App State. Success at App State led to coaching the B;lue Devils.

LSU — Assistant coach Josh Jordan played for the Catawba Indians from 1999-2002.

 

D-1 Regionals

Double Elimination; x-if necessary

At Foley Field

Athens, Ga.

Friday, May 31

Game 1 – Georgia (39-15) vs. Army (31-21) 1 p.m.

Game 2 – UNC-Wilmington (39-19) vs. Georgia Tech (31-23), 7 p.m.

Saturday, June 1

Game 3 – Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner

Game 4 – Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser

Sunday, June 2

Game 5 – Game 4 winner vs. Game 3 loser

Game 6 – Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner

Monday, June 3

x-Game 7 Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner

At Boshamer Stadium

Chapel Hill, N.C.

Friday, May 31

Game 1 – LSU (40-21) vs. Wofford (41-18), 12 p.m.

Game 2 – North Carolina (42-13) vs. LIU ((33-23), 6 p.m.

Saturday, June 1

Game 3 – Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner

Game 4 – Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser

Sunday, June 2

Game 5 – Game 4 winner vs. Game 3 loser

Game 6 – Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner

Monday, June 3

x-Game 7 Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner

At Davenport Field at Disharoon Park

Charlottesville, Va.

Friday, May 31

Game 1 – Virginia (41-15) vs. Penn (24-23), 12 p.m.

Game 2 – Mississippi St. (38-21) vs. St. John’s (NY) (37-16-1, 7 P.m.

Saturday, June 1

Game 3 – Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner

Game 4 – Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser

Sunday, June 2

Game 5 – Game 4 winner vs. Game 3 loser

Game 6 – Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner

Monday, June 3

x-Game 7 Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner

At Doug Kingsmore Stadium

Clemson, S.C.

Friday, May 31

Game 1 – Vanderbilt (38-21) vs. Coastal Carolina (34-23), 12 p.m.

Game 2 – Clemson (41-14) vs. High Point (34-25), 7 p.m.

Saturday, June 1

Game 3 – Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner

Game 4 – Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser

Sunday, June 2

Game 5 – Game 4 winner vs. Game 3 loser

Game 6 – Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner

Monday, June 3

x-Game 7 Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner

At Olsen Field

College Station, Texas

Friday, May 31

Game 1 – Texas A&M (44-13) vs. Grambling (26-26), 1 p.m.

Game 2 – Louisiana (10-18) vs. Texas (35-22), 6 p.m.

Saturday, June 1

Game 3 – Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner

Game 4 – Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser

Sunday, June 2

Game 5 – Game 4 winner vs. Game 3 loser

Game 6 – Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner

Monday, June 3

x-Game 7 Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner

At Goss Stadium

Corvallis, Ore

Friday, May 31

Game 1 – UC Irvine (43-12) vs. Nicholls (38-20), 4 p.m.

Game 2 – Oregon St. (42-14) vs. Tulane (35-24), 9 p.m.

Saturday, June 1

Game 3 – Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner

Game 4 – Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser

Sunday, June 2

Game 5 – Game 4 winner vs. Game 3 loser

Game 6 – Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner

Monday, June 3

x-Game 7 Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner

At Baum-Walker Stadium

Fayetteville, Ark.

Friday, May 31

Game 1 – Arkansas (43-14) vs. SE Missouri (34-25), 3 p.m.

Game 2 – Louisiana Tech (45-17) vs. Kansas St. (32-24), 8 p.m.

Saturday, June 1

Game 3 – Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner

Game 4 – Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser

Sunday, June 2

Game 5 – Game 4 winner vs. Game 3 loser

Game 6 – Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner

Monday, June 3

x-Game 7 Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner

At ClarkLeClair Stadium

Greenville, N.C.

Friday, May 31

Game 1 – East Carolina (43-15) vs. Evansville (35-23), 1 p.m.

Game 2 – Wake Forest (38-20) vs. VCU (37-21), 6 p.m.

Saturday, June 1

Game 3 – Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner

Game 4 – Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser

Sunday, June 2

Game 5 – Game 4 winner vs. Game 3 loser

Game 6 – Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner

Monday, June 3

x-Game 7 Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner

At Lindsey Nelson Stadium

Knoxville, Tenn.

Friday, May 31

Game 1 – Southern Miss. (41-18) vs. Indiana (32-24-1), 1 p.m.

Game 2 – Tennessee (50-11) vs. N. Kentucky (35-22), 7 p.m.

Saturday, June 1

Game 3 – Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner

Game 4 – Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser

Sunday, June 2

Game 5 – Game 4 winner vs. Game 3 loser

Game 6 – Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner

Monday, June 3

x-Game 7 Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner

At Kentucky Proud Park

Lexington, Ky.

Friday, May 31

Game 1 – Kentucky (40-14) vs. W. Michigan (32-21) 12 p.m.

Game 2 – Indiana St. (42-13) vs. Illinois (34-19), 7 p.m.

Saturday, June 1

Game 3 – Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner

Game 4 – Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser

Sunday, June 2

Game 5 – Game 4 winner vs. Game 3 loser

Game 6 – Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner

Monday, June 3

x-Game 7 Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner

At L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park

Norman, Okla.

Friday, May 31

Game 1 – Oklahoma (37-19) vs. Oral Roberts ((27-30-1)

Game 2 – Duke (39-18) vs. UConn (32-23), 7 p.m.

Saturday, June 1

Game 3 – Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner

Game 4 – Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser

Sunday, June 2

Game 5 – Game 4 winner vs. Game 3 loser

Game 6 – Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner

Monday, June 3

x-Game 7 Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner

At Doak Field

Raleigh, N.C.

Friday, May 31

Game 1 – South Carolina (36-23) vs. James Madison (34-23), 2 p.m.

Game 2 – NC State (33-20) vs. Bryant (36-19), 7 p.m.

Saturday, June 1

Game 3 – Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner

Game 4 – Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser

Sunday, June 2

Game 5 – Game 4 winner vs. Game 3 loser

Game 6 – Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner

Monday, June 3

x-Game 7 Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner

At Caesar Uyesaka Stadium

Santa Barbara, Calif.

Friday, May 31

Game 1 – San Diego (40-13) vs. Oregon (37-18), 3 p.m.

Game 2 – UC Santa Barbara (42-12) vs. Fresno St. (33-27), 9 p.m.

Saturday, June 1

Game 3 – Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner

Game 4 – Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser

Sunday, June 2

Game 5 – Game 4 winner vs. Game 3 loser

Game 6 – Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner

Monday, June 3

x-Game 7 Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner

At O’Brate Stadium

Stillwater, Okla.

Friday, May 31

Game 1 – Nebraska (39-20) vs. Florida (28-27), 3 p.m.

Game 2 – Oklahoma (40-17) vs. Niagara (38-15), 7 p.m.

Saturday, June 1

Game 3 – Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner

Game 4 – Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser

Sunday, June 2

Game 5 – Game 4 winner vs. Game 3 loser

Game 6 – Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner

Monday, June 3

x-Game 7 Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner

At Dick Howser Stadium

Tallahassee, Fla.

Friday, May 31

Game 1 – Florida St. (42-15) vs. Stetson (40-20), 12 p.m.

Game 2 – Alabama (33-22) vs. UCF (35-19), 6 p.m.

Saturday, June 1

Game 3 – Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner

Game 4 – Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser

Sunday, June 2

Game 5 – Game 4 winner vs. Game 3 loser

Game 6 – Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner

Monday, June 3

x-Game 7 Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner

At Hi Corbett Field

Tucson, Ariz.

Friday, May 31

Game 1 – Dallas Baptist (44-13) vs. West Virginia (33-22), 3 p.m.

Game 2 – Arizona (36-21) vs. Grand Canyon (34-23), 9 p.m.

Saturday, June 1

Game 3 – Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner

Game 4 – Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser

Sunday, June 2

Game 5 – Game 4 winner vs. Game 3 loser

Game 6 – Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner

Monday, June 3

x-Game 7 Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner

USA Today Poll

The USA TODAY Sports Top 25 Coaches baseball poll, with first-place votes received in parentheses, team’s RECORDS THROUGH SUNDAY, total points based on 25 for first place through one point for 25th and ranking in the last poll.

Record Pts Pvs

1. Tennessee (29) 50-11 774 1

2. Kentucky (1) 40-14 724 2

3. Texas A&M 44-13 690 3

4. Arkansas 43-14 656 4

5. North Carolina 42-13 647 6

6. Clemson 41-14 595 5

7. Oregon St. 42-14 567 7

8. Florida St. 42-15 517 8

9. Georgia 39-15 474 9

10. Duke 39-18 416 15

11. Oklahoma 37-19 412 11

12. East Carolina 43-15 408 10

13. Virginia 41-15 371 13

14. Oklahoma St. 40-17 370 17

15. NC State 33-20 345 14

16. UC Santa Barbara 42-12 286 18

17. Wake Forest 38-20 298 19

18. UC Irvine 43-12 286 13

19. Mississippi St. 38-21 269 16

20. Arizona 36-21 255 21

21. Indiana St. 42-13 161 20

22. Dallas Baptist 44-13 115 25

23. Louisiana-Lafayette 40-18 99 22

24. Southern Miss. 41-18 79 NR

25. Nebraska 39-20 44 NR

Dropped Out: No. 23 Oregon (37-18); No. 24 Texas (35-22).

Others receiving votes: Vanderbilt (38-21)39; Oregon (37-18)33; Louisiana Tech (45-17) 22; Texas (35-22) 21; LSU (40-21) 17; San Diego (40-13) 15; West Virginia (33-22) 12; South Carolina (36-23) 11; UNC-Wilmington (31-19) 7; Alabama (33-22) 9; Lamar (44-15) 6; Coll. of Charleston (41-14) 5; College of Charleston (41-14) 5; Coastal Carolina (34-23) 1.