Miami held on to the top spot in the PG Crosschecker Top 50 college rankings for the fourth straight week after sweeping No. 42 Virginia (32-15, 13-11) in a three-game series over the weekend. The Hurricanes (36-5, 20-2) are known for their potent offense, but the pitching came through as they allowed four runs over the three games. Freshman lefthander Chris Hernandez (8 IP, 2 H, 1 BB, 11 K) was outstanding on Friday night, leading the Hurricanes to a 1-0 victory.

The biggest ACC series this weekend saw No. 2-ranked North Carolina (38-8, 18-5) take two of three games from No. 5 Florida State. (35-7, 19-5) With a 3-0 lead going to the bottom of the eighth in the opener on Friday night, North Carolina’s offense suddenly came to life in a huge way, putting up 11 runs en route an 11-4 victory.

Junior righthander Elih Villanueva (9 IP, 2 H, 2 ER) threw a gem for the Seminoles on Sunday, but ended up being the hard-luck loser in a 2-1 Tar Heels victory. Sophomore second baseman Kyle Seager (.387-8-63) was crucial for UNC in the comeback win as he drove in the tying run in the seventh inning and stroked a double in the 10th. Florida State has now dropped its last two series and will look to get back on track against struggling Clemson next weekend.

Third-ranked Arizona State (35-7, 10-5) hammered No. 21 California (27-13-2, 7-8) over the weekend, putting up 40 runs over three games. The Sun Devils battered All-American righthander Tyson Ross (5.1 IP, 8 ER) en route to an 11-7 victory on Friday night. In an 18-2 Arizona State win on Sunday, California issued a staggering 16 bases on balls.

The Pacific-10 Conference is looking like the most balanced league in the nation, top-to-bottom, with No. 11 Stanford (25-13-1, 10-5) being the only school not to drop a series this year. The Cardinal took two of three games from USC, highlighted by a 4-0 victory on Friday night with junior righthander Austin Yount (7.1 IP, 3 H) leading the way for Stanford.

No. 14 Oregon State (20-14, 8-7) took two of three games from No. 20 Arizona (28-13, 7-8) over the weekend. The two-time College World Series champion Beavers have now won series over Arizona and Arizona State the past two weekends and have a favorable schedule coming down the stretch. Arizona saw its 13 game winning streak come to a close, losing the final two games of the series by one run.

The race for the Big 12 Conference title is starting to shape up as a three-horse race with No. 4 Texas A&M (33-7, 15-3), No. 6 Oklahoma State (32-11, 14-7) and No. 7 Nebraska (32-8-1, 15-5-1) leading the charge. Oklahoma State has now won nine straight games, including four straight conference series after sweeping Kansas over the weekend. Sophomore lefthander Andy Oliver (4-2, 2.19, 70 IP, 45 H) had another strong outing for the Cowboys in Friday night’s 6-1 victory over Kansas. Oliver went eight innings, giving up one run on four hits.

No. 12 San Diego (35-11, 13-2) has now won 16 straight games after sweeping Loyola Marymount and taking a mid-week match over No. 26 Long Beach State. (26-15, 8-4). Junior lefthander Brian Matusz (7 IP, O ER, 0 BB, 9 K), a favorite to be the first college pitcher drafted in June, had another strong outing in leading San Diego to an 11-4 victory over Loyola Marymount.

Along with Matusz (9-1, 1.59), another pitcher that plays his college ball in San Diego and might be a leading candidate for national player of the year honors is sophomore righthander Stephen Strasburg (6-1, 1.63). He was dominant again on Friday, leading the Aztecs to a 4-1 victory over TCU. Strasburg went the distance, allowing only one hit and one earned run, while striking 13 and walking only one. For the year, Strasburg has a staggering 99-9 strikout-to-walk ratio in just 66 innings.

No 39 Southern Miss (31-13, 9-6), No. 41 Missouri State (30-13, 13-5), No. 43 Elon (33-14, 15-6), No. 46 Purdue (25-17, 16-4) and No.50 Dallas Baptist (29-12) all entered the rankings this week. Southern Miss had a big weekend, sweeping then No.-46 Houston after taking a pair of games from Mississippi State in mid-week action.

Teams that fell out of the rankings this week include Canisius, Tennessee, Houston, UC Davis and Northern Iowa.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Casey McMurray, OF, Illinois. The freshman outfielder had a big week in leading Illinois to a 4-2 record on the week. Overall, McMurray was 13-for-23 (.565) with seven runs scored and six RBIs. In Illinois’ two wins over Penn State, McMurray was a combined 9-for-9. For the year, McMurray improved his batting average to .358.

PITCHER OF THE WEEK: Anthony Shawler, RHP, Old Dominion. The junior righthander made his way into the record books on Friday in a 10-0 victory Northeastern. Shawler tied a school record with 18 strikeouts, which was also previously set against Northeastern in 2006 by Jason Godin. Shawler went the distance, allowing only two hits and one walk. For the year, he improved to 5-2, 4.36. He has struck out 83 batters in 64 innings, while only allowing 55 hits.

TEAM OF THE WEEK: Texas A&M: The Aggies claimed their second team-of-the-week honors after sweeping No. 23 Missouri (29-14, 9-9) over the weekend. The Aggies got the series kicked off in a strong way, roughing up All-American righthander Aaron Crow (6 IP, 6 H, 5 ER) en route to a 9-8 victory. Saturday was much the same for the Aggies, facing another potential All-American in sophomore righthander Kyle Gibson (5 IP, 7 H, 7 ER). Texas A&M hammered Missouri 15-0 in that game. Several offensive players are having big years for Texas A&M, including senior third baseman Dane Carter (.417-7-49, 8 3B), junior shortstop Jose Duran (.397-4-46) and junior outfielder Luke Anders (.377-11-40). The Aggies improved their team batting average to .329 after going 4-0 on the week.