This week on Juco Pod 2.0, we’re breaking down the biggest rankings shakeup of the season. In California, Santa Ana storms to #1 after a dramatic sweep of Riverside—all three games decided by a single run—while Ohlone and Palomar slide after surprising losses. Out west, Wenatchee Valley announces themselves as a legitimate NWAC powerhouse with a statement sweep of Columbia Basin, vaulting up to #8. And in Kansas, Johnson County remains the nation’s only 38-win team, but Midland is charging hard after a perfect week that saw them jump five spots to #5.
We’ve got your Players of the Week headlined by some absurd numbers: Noah Smith from South Arkansas continues his RBI barrage (61 through 35 games), Kameron Yearsley launched four homers in one week for John A. Logan, and Columbia State’s Cary Burke put up a 1.869 OPS while leading the Chargers to a series win over Walters State. Plus, we highlight the Teams of the Week including CCBC Essex’s perfect 4-0 run and Lower Columbia’s absolutely dominant 54-0 scoring week against Grays Harbor.
We round it out with the National Stat Leaders and preview the biggest matchups on deck: Iowa Central invades Iowa Western for a four-game showdown, Santa Ana immediately defends their #1 ranking against Cypress, and Edmonds heads to Everett in a top-three NWAC clash.
Tune in for all the JUCO baseball intel you need as teams head into the final stretch before postseason play.
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