Feb. 26, 2001

TEMPE, Ariz. -- With a 13-2 record, the No. 3 Arizona State University baseball team will host one of the premier match-ups in college baseball this season, taking on No. 2 and defending national champion LSU this weekend in a three-game series at Packard Stadium.

The Sun Devils went 1-0 last weekend, beating then No. 18 Cal State Fullerton 5-3 in a come-from-behind victory Friday night at Goodwin Field. The other two games of the planned three-game series were rained out. The Sun Devils are ranked third in the most recent Baseball America and Baseball Weekly polls. The Baseball Weekly/ESPN Coaches Top 25 poll also had ASU with two first-place votes. ASU was listed sixth by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper in its recent top 30 poll.

Leading the way for the Sun Devils is senior All-American catcher Casey Myers. Myers is hitting a team-leading .453 with 29 hits, six doubles, two home runs and 28 RBI. Starting pitchers Jon Switzer (3-0, 1.78), Andy Torres (5-0, 3.00) and Ryan Schroyer (2-1, 2.77) are expected to take to the mound this weekend vs. LSU.

College Baseball National Polls (Feb. 26, 2001)

Baseball America Poll
1. Georgia Tech
2. LSU
3. Arizona State
4. Miami
5. Southern California
6. Rice
7. South Carolina
8. Auburn
9. Stanford
10. Pepperdine
11. Notre Dame
12. Nebraska
13. Central Florida
14. Clemson
15. Oklahoma State
16. Tulane
17. East Carolina
18. Baylor
19. Florida State
20. Georgia
21. South Alabama
22. UCLA
23. Stetson
24. Cal State Fullerton
25. Southern Mississippi

Baseball Weekly/ESPN Poll
1. Georgia Tech
2. Rice
3. Arizona State
4. USC
5. LSU
6. South Carolina
7. Miami, Fla.
8. Auburn
9. Stanford
10. Notre Dame
11. Pepperdine
12. Oklahoma State
13. Clemson
14. Baylor
15. Nebraska
16. Central Florida
17. UCLA
18. East Carolina
19. Tulane
20. South Alabama
21. Florida State
22. Alabama
23. Stetson
24. Tennessee
25. Rutgers

Collegiate Baseball Poll
1. Georgia Tech
2. Rice
3. LSU
4. South Carolina
5. Southern California
6. Arizona State
7. Auburn
8. Miami, Fla.
9. Stanford
10. Pepperdine
11. Notre Dame
12. Nebraska
13. Clemson
14. Oklahoma State
15. Central Florida
16. Stetson
17. South Alabama
18. East Carolina
19. Florida State
20. Southern Mississippi
21. Arkansas
22. Tennessee
23. Baylor
24. UCLA
25. Tulane