Kumar Rocker had a rough ride against UCLA to kick-off the Southern California College Classic.

New to the rankings earlier this week, Pepperdine put on a show Friday afternoon in a dominant win over Michigan.

Duke righthander Bryce Jarvis spent all offseason working to build strength and improve his stuff, and it has paid off in spectacular fashion, as he showed in a brilliant performance against Florida State.

Texas A&M’s Asa Lacy, a legitimate option for the top overall pick in the MLB draft, looked better than ever in an outstanding start against Nick Gonzales and New Mexico State.

The Shriners College Classic has come and gone, but our analysis is not finished. Our Kendall Rogers looks at The Good, The Bad and Player to Watch for each team moving forward.

Oklahoma finished off an extremely impressive weekend at the Shriners College Classic with Dane Acker throwing a no-hitter against LSU.

UCLA and Illinois have been the toast of Frisco after two days, and Aaron Fitt’s Saturday notebook has observations on both of those clubs, as well as Texas A&M and Oklahoma State.

Texas jumped on Arkansas for eight runs in the first two innings in a huge win. We dissect Texas RHP Ty Madden, Arkansas’ Casey Martin, Baylor and so much more from Saturday’s Shriners action.

Pitching and free baseball headlined the second day of the Cambria College Classic as the ACC again came out on top in the matchup with the Big Ten up North.

Ty Weber came up huge in a compelling duel against Asa Lacy, and Illinois got a late run to knock off the Aggies. Earlier, UCLA continued to play superb baseball in a dominant win over Oklahoma State.

Relievers made a big splash Friday at the Shriners College Classic with Oklahoma’s Wyatt Olds coming up clutch and LSU’s Jaden Hill showing unreal stuff in the nightcap.

Eric Sorenson reports from Minneapolis on victories for Minnesota, NC State and Duke at the six-team tournament pitting teams from the ACC and Big Ten.

Cooper Chandler has been part of a strong starting pitching group for Pepperdine. Shotgun Spratling examines strong starts by the Waves and UCLA, and looks at early scuffles by Rice and Nebraska.

Long Beach State opened some eyes the first weekend of the season, but made a massive statement this past weekend with a series win over Wake Forest.

Iowa and Cal State Fullerton bounced back with wins on Saturday, while San Diego State is off to a hot start this season in the latest Shotgun Spratling Dispatch.

Down to their last strike, No. 2 Florida rallied to defeat top-ranked Miami on the road in extra innings for the second straight night to clinch the marquee series.

Texas Tech’s Bryce Bonnin and Micah Dallas shined in their respective roles Saturday in a win over Stanford, while Tennessee was terrific in a late-inning win over Houston.

Pepperdine stayed unbeaten Saturday afternoon against Akron, which is in its first season back with baseball under new head coach Chris Sabo.

Mississippi State got strong pitching from Christian MacLeod and Will Bednar, and its patient offense took what it was given in a series-clinching win against Oregon State.

USC righthanded pitcher Kyle Hurt and San Diego State two-way star Casey Schmitt made strong impressions on our Shotgun Spratling on Friday.

Houston was opportunistic earlier in the day in a win over Stanford, while Zach Daniels shined in Tennessee’s upset win over Texas Tech.

The marquee showdown series between top-ranked Miami and No. 2 Florida sure lived up to its billing on Friday night as the Gators pitching staff three-hit the Canes in a 2-1 extra innings victory.

UCLA got terrific pitching once again from righthander Zach Pettway in a series-opening win over St. Mary’s.

Oregon State’s Christian Chamberlain dominated Mississippi State for five innings, but the Bulldogs showed how difficult they are to put away by rallying for six runs in the eighth en route to victory.

We empty out our notebook after opening weekend in Winston-Salem, with observations on Illinois, Seton Hall and Milwaukee. Plus Midwest nuggets on Dayton, Youngstown State and Michigan State.

Shotgun Spratling examines some winners and losers from a compelling opening weekend slate of action in Arizona, with notes on Pepperdine, Arizona, Michigan, Minnesota, GCU, ASU, Vandy and more.