Day of Upsets (Thursday’s Top-50)

It was a night for underdogs, as Pepperdine (5-3 vs. #12 ECU) led four teams that knocked off CB360 top-50 teams (#9 Clemson was only top-50 team to win on Thursday). California hit a pair of 3-run home runs (plus a late solo shot) and held on for an 8-6 win at #23 Rice, while BYU won its home opener vs. #40 Washington (10-4) and Fresno State shut out #42 Cal State Fullerton (5-0; at San Diego State). Pepperdine, Cal and Fresno each had been ranked in the CB360 Composite National Rankings earlier this season (front-page photo courtesy of Pepperdine). Links ...

Around The Bases-March 11

A Look At Teams Trending In Different Directions The fourth week of the college baseball season is under way, and we are starting to get a true feel for what teams are (and aren't). UC Irvine and Cal State Fullerton were each top 10 teams at the start of the season, so who could have predicted they would be a combined 9-12 heading into this weekend's action? Here are a few teams that caught my eye this week: Stock-Up UCLA: The Bruins lost a lot of offensive production from last year's team, but they're 11-0 thanks to solid contributions throughout the line-up as well ...

Two Sport Report #1

The First Report Of The Baseball Season Last fall we reported on how college baseball players did in their "other" sports and now we'll be following how they're doing on the diamond this spring. You will also find summaries of their fall/winter sport performances. Clemson Kyle Parker- 6’1-200 – Football: QB & Baseball: OF Parker, a junior, leads the team with a .378 BA, with 4 HR and 10 RBI through 10 games. He’s also 2-3 in stolen bases this season. Parker passed for 2,526 yards with 20 touchdowns and 12 interceptions in 2009. Clemson finished 9-5 last season beating Kentucky 21-13 in the Music ...

Wednesday’s Top-50 Results/Links

Evansville handed #19 Kentucky its first home loss of the season (8-4), as one of four games on Wednesday that saw a CB360 top-50 team suffer an upset loss. Four other games were postponed, leaving a total of 20 games played on Wednesday involving top-50 squads. (front-page photo of Trent Copeland courtesy of Evansville) (based on the CB360 Composite National Rankings) Wednesday's Top-50 Matchups (March 10, 2010) Results (upsets in italics) • #1 LSU vs. #43 Northwestern State (in Shreveport, La.) – postponed • #2 Virginia 12, at William & Mary 6 | Final Stats UVa Recap | W&M Recap • at #4 Florida State 6, North ...

CB360 Composite National Rankings #4 – March 10

Following an expanded and reconfigured CB360 Composite National Rankings, two teams – #7 Louisville (up from #11) and #8 UCLA (which jumped from #17) – have moved into the CNR top-10, replacing current #17 Georgia Tech (down from #7) and #13 TCU (previously #8). Several teams maintained their spots in the CNR, including the top-4 (LSU, Virginia, Texas and Florida St.), along with #6 Arizona State and #9 Clemson. Current #5 Coastal Carolina and #10 Florida complete the current CNR top-10, after swapping places from the previous rankings. In addition to including five national polls, the current CNR formula now features ...

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Day of Upsets (Thursday’s Top-50)

It was a night for underdogs, as Pepperdine (5-3 vs. #12 ECU) led four teams that knocked off CB360 top-50 teams (#9 Clemson was only top-50 team to win...

Around The Bases-March 11

A Look At Teams Trending In Different Directions The fourth week of the college baseball season is under way, and we are starting to get a true feel for...

Two Sport Report #1

The First Report Of The Baseball Season Last fall we reported on how college baseball players did in their “other” sports and now we’ll...

Wednesday’s Top-50 Results/Links

Evansville handed #19 Kentucky its first home loss of the season (8-4), as one of four games on Wednesday that saw a CB360 top-50 team suffer an upset...

CB360 Composite National Rankings #4 – March 10

Following an expanded and reconfigured CB360 Composite National Rankings, two teams – #7 Louisville (up from #11) and #8 UCLA (which jumped from #17)...

Tuesday’s Top-50 Results/Links

Here’s a quick rundown of the 32 games today (March 9) involving teams listed in last week’s CB360 Composite National Rankings (CNR). Note...

FSU’s Cardullo, Wright St.’s Kaminsky Headline Primetime Performers #3

First Week of March Yielded Plenty of Clutch Performances … CollegeBaseball360.com has announced its third group of Primetime Performers, for action...