Get Your Peanuts: Crazy catches and big plays around the SEC (2:05)The Rally Cap crew takes a look back at some of the craziest action around the SEC softball and baseball diamonds and highlights the players who stood out on the field. (2:05)
As we enter the final month of the regular season, teams are starting to show us what they’re really made of and if they’re playing above the rest, and this week’s top 25 is a great example as no new teams entered or exited for Week 11.
UCLA remains on top as it has all season long, but one of the more impressive teams as of late has been Kansas. The Jayhawks jumped up five spots from No. 16 to No. 11 after wins over Nebraska and Kansas State — they put up 46 total runs last week, 18 of which came in a single outing on the road against rival Kansas State.
Alabama dropped quite a bit, going from No. 13 to No. 24 after losing its weekend series to Tennessee and a midweek matchup to UAB.
Here is the entire top 25 as of April 27, plus our favorite moments and what we’re watching in the week to come.
And depending on what side of the Backyard Brawl you’re on, this was either one to forget or to remember for a long, long time.
Another hot midweek matchup! North Carolina has been on a heater lately, and if anything might push the Tar Heels over the UCLA Bruins in the top 25 rankings, it would be an impressive win over the Chants. UNC doesn’t have too tough a schedule the rest of the way until the ACC tournament, so this will be one of its last chances to thoroughly prove its case. Coastal has been playing steady and is in a similar situation with this likely being its toughest test until the postseason. With the game in Chapel Hill, the Tar Heels do have the slight edge, but it will be fun to watch no matter what.
Get Your Peanuts: Crazy catches and big plays around the SEC (2:05)The Rally Cap crew takes a look back at some of the craziest action around the SEC softball and baseball diamonds and highlights the players who stood out on the field. (2:05)
The Rally Cap crew takes a look back at some of the craziest action around the SEC softball and baseball diamonds and highlights the players who stood out on the field. (2:05)
Oh my lord… Eric Hines just sent a ball so far out of the stadium 🔥🔥”Might be one of the longest HRs I have ever seen at Lindsey Nelson” pic.twitter.com/oycM7ctnxb
PITT DOMINATES THE BACKYARD BRAWL AGAINST NO. 12 WEST VIRGINIA 😤@Pitt_BASE pic.twitter.com/aoS7ZtQRV6
Vahn Lackey is unbelievable 🤯📺 ACC Network#StingEm🐝 x #WreckHavoc x @LackeyVahn pic.twitter.com/KR6jymKpxi
It was also the second-most runs in the history of the Backyard Brawl.
There’s a reason ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel is so high on Lackey.
Here are D1baseball.com’s latest rankings, plus information on each team’s next game.
Previous rank: 1 Record: 39-4 Next game: at UC Santa Barbara, 7:35 p.m. Tuesday (ESPN+)
Previous rank: 2 Record: 36-8 Next game: vs. Coastal Carolina, Tuesday 7 p.m.. (ACC Network)
Previous rank: 3 Record: 36-7 Next game: at Kennesaw State, 6 p.m. Tuesday
Previous rank: 4 Record: 32-9 Next game: vs. Sam Houston, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday (SEC Network+)
Previous rank: 5 Record: 34-11 Next game: vs. Troy, 3 p.m. Tuesday (SEC Network+)
Previous rank: 7 Record: 33-8 Next game: vs. Tarleton State, 7 p.m. Tuesday (SEC Network+)
Previous rank: 11 Record: 30-13 Next game: at Texas A&M, 8 p.m. Friday (SEC Network)
Previous rank: 9 Record: 30-13 Next game: at North Carolina, Tuesday 7 p.m.. (ACC Network)
Previous rank: 15 Record: 34-10 Next game: vs. Ole Miss, 7 p.m. Tuesday (SEC Network+)
Previous rank: 16 Record: 33-11 Next game: at Wichita, 7:05 p.m. (ESPN+)
Previous rank: 18 Record: 31-13 Next game: at Tulane, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday (ESPN+)
Previous rank: 8 Record: 29-14 Next game: vs. South Florida, 4 p.m. Wednesday (ACC Network Extra)
Previous rank: 17 Record: 31-14 Next game: vs. Mississippi State, 7 p.m. Tuesday (SEC Network+)
Previous rank: 12 Record: 28-12 Next game: at Penn State, 5:30 p.m. Wednesday
Previous rank: 25 Record: 31-14 Next game: at UCF, 5 p.m. Friday (ESPN+)
Previous rank: 22 Record: 33-14 Next game: at UMass Lowell, 6 p.m. Tuesday
Previous rank: 23 Record: 34-11 Next game: at UC Irvine, 9 p.m. Tuesday (ESPN+)
Previous rank: 24 Record: 29-16 Next game: vs. Northwestern State, 7 p.m. Tuesday (SEC Network+)
Previous rank: 10 Record: 29-16 Next game: vs. George Mason, 6 p.m. Tuesday (ACC Network Extra)
Previous rank: 13 Record: 29-16 Next game: vs. Vanderbilt, 7 p.m. Thursday (ESPNU)
Previous rank: 21 Record: 29-16 Next game: at Oklahoma, 7:30 p.m. Friday (SEC Network+)
SEBBY ‼️ AGAIN 🚀19-0 PANTHERS pic.twitter.com/DOP0AYHYq9
No. 9 Coastal Carolina at No. 2 North Carolina 7 p.m. Tuesday (ACC Network)
Previous rank: 6 Record: 33-9 Next game: vs. UTRGV, 8:35 p.m. Tuesday
Previous rank: 19 Record: 32-11 Next game: vs. Gonzaga, 5:05 p.m. Tuesday
Previous rank: 14 Record: 29-14 Next game: vs. Texas Tech, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday
Previous rank: 20 Record: 33-11 Next game: vs. Kansas State, 7 p.m. Tuesday