The Florida baseball team remained at No. 5 in the latest Baseball America poll released Monday.
And, again, no movement in the top five: Virginia (42-5), South Carolina (35-8), Oregon State (32-9), Vanderbilt (38-5) and Florida (34-10).
There is a new No. 1 in the Collegiate Baseball poll, with South Carolina moving up from No. 2, swapping places with Virginia. UF is also No. 5 in that poll.
The Gators will complete their seven-game homestand by hosting Bethune-Cookman (29-19/15-0 MEAC) at 7 p.m. Tuesday. UF defeated the Wildcats in the 2010 NCAA Gainesville Regional, 7-3.
UF travels to Arkansas (29-13/10-11 SEC) for a three-game series that will begin Thursday night.
Catcher Mike Zunino, a key player in UF's run this season, was chosen as the SEC Player of the Week for the first time in his career Monday.
Zunino batted a sizzling .583 (7-for-12) during the three wins over the Rebels that enabled Florida (34-10/17-4 SEC) to remain tied on top of the league and Eastern Division standings with Vanderbilt (38-5) and South Carolina (35-8). He paced the Gators on the weekend sweep of Ole Miss with eight RBI, four doubles, four runs and a slugging percentage of 1.167.
In Sunday's finale, Zunino went a career-high 4-for-4, drove in four runs and had three doubles to become the first Gator player with a trio of two-baggers in a game since April 11, 2010. He went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer, a pair of runs and a double in Saturday's series-clincher. The sophomore opened the series Friday by going 1-for-4 with a key two-run single that turned a 3-2 lead into a 5-2 advantage.
Zunino has seen action in all 44 games this season, with 42 starts behind the plate, and is hitting a team-best .381. He also boasts team-highs in slugging percentage (.632), runs (47), doubles (15), multiple-RBI games (11) and stolen bases (6). In addition, he has totaled 39 RBI, drawn 20 walks and clubbed eight homers. Zunino's .450 average in conference games leads the league and he is currently on an eight-game hitting streak in which he is 17-for-31 (.548)
