Week 3: It's crowded at the top

Lightning without Thunder

After three weeks of play, three teams have each staked a share of the lead--Wichita State has sustained its winning ways, but the '97 LSU Tigers and the '01 Hurricanes have pulled even with the Shockers.  All three teams are winning in their own style--LSU leads the league in team homers, Miami with speed and pitching, and Wichita State with their blend of hitting and running.  However, none of these teams have separated themselves from the pack, with the two entries from the Lone Star State hovering with a game or two--the Aggies with offense, the Longhorns with defense.   Oklahoma State managed to climb out of the basement as Pete Incaviglia pounded out 6 homers in two weeks, although he is still only hitting .222.  Mired in the basement after a dismal losing streak were the vaunted '85 MSU Bulldogs, with a fair amount of "lighting" from Will Clark (.338, 7 doubles, 2 homers, 13 RBI) but not much "thunder" from Rafael Palmiero (.222, 0 HR, 5 RBI).  Although the MSU pitching staff has been solid, the team batting average of .219 points to a painful lack of hitting depth after Will the Thrill take his cuts.


College Greats League Standings

Year      Team                     W    L    PCT   GB   
1997      LSU Tigers               13   8    .619  -    
2001      Miami Hurricanes         13   8    .619  -    
1982      Wichita State Shockers   13   8    .619  -    
1989      Texas A&M Aggies         12   9    .571  1.0  
1983      Texas Longhorns          11   10   .524  2.0  
1971      USC Trojans              10   11   .476  3.0  
1967      Arizona State Sun Devils 10   11   .476  3.0  
1995      Cal State Fullerton      8    13   .381  5.0  
1985      Oklahoma State Cowboys   8    13   .381  5.0  
1985      Miss State Bulldogs      7    14   .333  6.0  

College Greats League Batting Statistics

Team                     Year  AVE   AB   SO   BB   H    HR   R   SB  E   
Arizona State Sun Devils 1967  .227  715  173  91   162  3    74  28  27  
Cal State Fullerton      1995  .246  729  136  49   179  9    66  25  18  
LSU Tigers               1997  .231  723  226  73   167  19   79  21  18  
Miami Hurricanes         2001  .238  711  181  82   169  11   76  50  21  
Miss State Bulldogs      1985  .219  761  169  78   167  7    71  33  31  
Oklahoma State Cowboys   1985  .227  701  149  105  159  14   89  51  27  
Texas A&M Aggies         1989  .279  750  177  81   209  13   108 36  15  
Texas Longhorns          1983  .229  691  149  98   158  7    69  25  23  
USC Trojans              1971  .248  773  128  73   192  7    78  11  13  
Wichita State Shockers   1982  .279  723  116  128  202  13   143 69  24  
-                        -     .242  7277 1604 858  1764 103  853 349 217 

College Greats League Pitching Statistics

Team                     Year   ERA   SV   IP    CG  SO   BB   H     R    ER  
Arizona State Sun Devils 1967   4.17  0    192.0 14  209  84   181   108  89  
Cal State Fullerton      1995   3.53  5    191.1 0   126  98   168   84   75  
LSU Tigers               1997   3.71  11   194.0 0   196  57   194   85   80  
Miami Hurricanes         2001   2.77  6    192.0 0   168  66   174   70   59  
Miss State Bulldogs      1985   2.77  0    201.2 16  156  74   196   80   62  
Oklahoma State Cowboys   1985   4.74  5    184.0 0   154  136  186   116  97  
Texas A&M Aggies         1989   4.33  7    185.0 0   138  104  167   95   89  
Texas Longhorns          1983   2.46  7    186.2 10  140  60   159   62   51  
USC Trojans              1971   2.39  5    196.0 6   156  69   144   60   52  
Wichita State Shockers   1982   3.81  7    191.1 0   161  110  195   93   81  
-                        -      3.46  53   1914.046  1604 858  1764  853  735