Wright State beat #2 Virginia 2-1, but there were only four other top-50 upsets on Friday, spanning 43 games involving teams in the CB360 top-50. The other upsets: at Arizona 8, #23 CS Fullerton 7 (11 inn.) … Iowa 5, at #29 Kansas 3 … #44 Florida Gulf Coast 7, at #30 Wichita State 2 … UC Riverside 4, #42 Florida International 3 (Surprise, Ariz.). (front-page photo courtesy of Wright State)
Eleven matchups between fellow top-50 teams highlighted Friday’s college baseball schedule (March 5). Most notably: Florida (#5 in the CB360 composite rankings) won 7-1 at #12 Miami … #6 Arizona State edged #16 Oregon State, 6-4, in Surprise, Ariz. (a “non-conference” battle between the Pac-10 favorites) … and #19 South Carolina lost 4-3 in a spirited game at in-state rival #9 Clemson.
The 11 top-50 showdowns are listed below, as are 32 other Friday games involving teams in the CB360 Composite National Rankings. All 43 final scores are posted below, with postgame links (stats/recaps/photos/video, etc.) to be added on a continuing basis (time permitting). The bottom of the page includes pregame and season team links (such as game notes, rosters, season stats, media guides and “quick facts”).
CLICK HERE for the wrapup page from Thursday’s top-50 action (March 4).
Results (upsets in italics)
• at #1 LSU 13, Brown 7 | Final Stats
LSU Recap | Brown Recap
• Wright State 2, at #2 Virginia 1 | Final Stats
WSU Recap | UVa Recap
• #3 Texas 2, #21 Rice 1 (Minute Maid Park) | Final Stats
TX Recap | Rice Recap
• at #4 Florida State 12, #27 Georgia 1 | Final Stats
FSU Recap | UGa Recap | Photos
• #5 Florida 7, at #12 Miami 1 | Final Stats
FL Recap (w/ link to postgame notes) | Miami Recap
• #6 Arizona St. 6, #16 Oregon St. 4 (Surprise, AZ) | Final Stats
ASU Recap | OSU Recap
• at #7 Georgia Tech 5, Rutgers 0 | Final Stats
GT Recap | RUT Recap
• #8 TCU 11, Texas Tech 2 (Minute Maid Park) | Final Stats
TCU Recap | TT Recap | TT postgame video
• at #9 Clemson 4, #19 South Carolina 3 | Final Stats
CLEM Recap (w/ video hi-lites) | SC Recap | SC Postgame Blog | Photos
• at #10 Coastal Carolina 14, Toledo 4 | Final Stats
CC Recap | TOL Recap
• at #11 Louisville 8, Le Moyne 1 | Final Stats
LOU Recap | LEM Recap | Photos
• at #13 UC Irvine 11, St. Mary’s 9 (gm-1) | Final Stats
UCI Recap | SMC Recap
• at #13 UC Irvine 12, St. Mary’s 8 (gm-2) | Final Stats
UCI Recap | SMC Recap
• #14 Arkansas 7, at #44 California 3 | Final Stats
ARK Recap | Cal Recap
• at #15 North Carolina 4, Michigan 2 | Final Stats
UNC Recap | MICH Recap | Photos
• at #17 UCLA 13, Nebraska 1 (gm-1) | Final Stats
UCLA Recap | NEB Recap
• at #17 UCLA 5, Nebraska 3 (gm-2) | Final Stats
UCLA Recap | NEB Recap
• at #18 East Carolina 7, Illinois 5 | Final Stats
ECU Recap | ILL Recap | Photos 1 | Photos 2
• #20 Mississippi 6, at Tulane 4 | Final Stats
Ol’Miss Recap | TUL Recap
• #22 Kentucky 6, at #37 San Diego 0 | Final Stats
KY Recap (w/ postgame audio) | USD Recap
• at Arizona 8, #23 Cal State Fullerton 7 (11 inn.) | Final Stats
ARIZ Recap | CSF Recap
• #24 Ohio State 9, Duquesne 8 (Port Charlotte, FL) | FINAL STATS
OSU Recap | DUQ Recap
• at #25 Stanford 6, UC Santa Barbara 5 | Final Stats
STAN Recap | UCSB Recap
• at #26 Oklahoma 12, Western Illinois 1 | Final Stats
OU Recap | WIU Recap
• at #28 Vanderbilt 7, Kent State 1 | Final Stats
VAN Recap | Kent Recap
• at #29 Kansas 8, Iowa 1 (gm-1) | Final Stats
KU Recap | Iowa Recap | Photos
• Iowa 5, at #29 Kansas 3 (gm-2) | Final Stats
Iowa Recap | KU Recap | Photos | KU Quotes
• #30 New Mexico 3, at USC 2 | Final Stats
UNM Recap | USC Recap | Video Replay
• #44 Florida Gulf Coast 7, at #30 Wichita State 2 | Final Stats
FGC Recap | WICH Recap
• at #32 Western Kentucky 14, Illinois-Chicago 4 | Final Stats
WKU Recap | UIC Recap
• #33 Alabama 6, at #50 College of Charleston 2 | Final Stats
AL Recap | CofC Recap
• #34 St. John’s 10, at East Tennessee State 2 | Final Stats
SJU Recap | ETSU Recap
• at #35 Washington State 5, Utah 1 (gm-1) | Final Stats
WSU Recap | Utah Recap
• at #35 Washington State 6, Utah 2 (gm-2) | Final Stats
WSU Recap | Utah Recap
• at #36 Southeastern Louisiana 14, Texas Southern 8 | Final Stats
SELA Recap | TS Recap
• at #38 Texas A&M 7, #50 Winthrop 0 | Final Stats
A&M Recap | WIN Recap
• at #39 North Carolina State 17, Quinnipiac 6 | Final Stats
NCS Recap | QUIN Recap
• #40 Oregon 7, at #44 Fresno State 2 | Final Stats
ORE Recap | FS Recap
• #42 Middle Tennessee State 10, at Jacksonville State 3 | Final Stats
MTSU Recap | JSU Recap
• UC Riverside 4, #42 Florida International 3 (Surprise, AZ) | Final Stats
UCR Recap | FIU Recap
• #44 Southern Mississippi 4, at Louisiana-Lafayette 0 | Final Stats
SM Recap | LL Recap
• at #48 UAB 9, Eastern Illinois 2 | Final Stats
• at #49 Liberty 8 Delaware State 1 | Final Stats
Friday’s Big-Game Matchups (all teams top-50)
• 7:00 ET – #5 Florida at #12 Miami
• 7:00 ET (4PT) – #6 Arizona State vs. #16 Oregon State (Surprise, AZ)
ASU info. – GAME NOTES | ROSTER | 2010 STATS
OSU info. – GAME NOTES | ROSTER | 2010 STATS | MEDIA GUIDE
• 6:30 ET – #19 South Carolina at #9 Clemson
• 8:00 ET (7CT) – #21 Rice vs. #3 Texas (Minute Maid Park)
• 6:00 ET – #27 Georgia at #4 Florida State
• 5:00 ET (2PT) – #22 Kentucky at #37 San Diego
KY info. – GAME NOTES | ROSTER | 2010 STATS | MEDIA GUIDE
• 4:30 ET (1:30PT) – #14 Arkansas at #44 California
• 9:00 ET (6PT)– #40 Oregon at #44 Fresno State
• 4:00 ET (3CT) – #44 Florida Gulf Coast at #30 Wichita State
• 7:00 ET (6CT) – #33 Alabama at #50 College of Charleston
• 7:30 ET (6:30CT) – #50 Winthrop at #38 Texas A&M
Friday’s Other Top-50 Games
• 1:00 ET (12 CT) – #8 TCU vs. Texas Tech (Minute Maid Park)
live coverage: Live Stats | Audio
TCU info: Game Notes | Roster | 2010 Stats | Media Guide
• 1:00 ET – Duquesne vs. #24 Ohio State (Port Charlotte, FL)
live coverage: Live Stats
OSU info.: Game Notes | Roster | 2010 Stats | Media Guide | Quick Facts
• 2:00ET (1:00 CT) Iowa at #29 Kansas (gm-1)
• 3:00 ET – Le Moyne at #11 Louisville
live coverage: Live Stats | Video | Audio
LOU info.: Game Notes | Roster | 2010 Stats | Quick Facts
• 3:00 ET – Michigan at #15 North Carolina
live coverage: Live Stats
UNC info. – PREGAME NOTES | ROSTER | 2010 STATS | MEDIA GUIDE | QUICK FACTS
• 6:00 ET (3PT) – #42 FIU vs. UC Riverside (Surprise, AZ)
FIU info. – GAME NOTES | ROSTER | 2010 STATS | MEDIA GUIDE
• 3:00 ET – Quinnipiac at #39 North Carolina State
• 3:00 ET – Delaware State at #49 Liberty
• 4:00 ET – Wright State at #2 Virginia
• 4:00 ET – Rutgers at #7 Georgia Tech
• 4:00 ET – Toledo at #10 Coastal Carolina
• 4:00 ET (3CT) – Western Illinois at #26 Oklahoma
OU info. – GAME NOTES | ROSTER | 2010 STATS | MEDIA GUIDE | QUICK FACTS
Sooner Classic MAIN PAGE (March 4-7; field includes USF, W. Illinois & S.F. Austin)
• 4:00 ET – Eastern Illinois at #48 UAB
• 4:00 ET (1PT) – Utah at #35 Washington State (gm-1)
• 4:00 ET – Illinois-Chicago at #32 Western Kentucky
• 5:00 ET – Illinois at #18 East Carolina
• 5:00 ET (2PT) – Nebraska at #17 UCLA (gm-1)
• 5:00 ET – Kent State at #28 Vanderbilt
• 5:30 ET (4:30 CT) Iowa at #29 Kansas (gm-2)
• 6:00 ET – St. Mary’s (CA) at #13 UC Irvine (gm-1)
• 7:00 ET – #34 St. John’s at East Tennessee State
• 7:00 ET (6CT) – Texas Southern at #36 Southeastern Louisiana
• 7:30 ET – #20 Mississippi at Tulane
• 7:30 ET (4:30 PT) – Utah at #35 Washington State (gm-2)
• 8:oo ET – Brown at #1 LSU
LSU info. – GAME NOTES | ROSTER | 2010 STATS | MEDIA GUIDE
• 8:00 ET (5PT) – #23 Cal State Fullerton at Arizona
• 8:00 ET (7CT) – #42 Middle Tennessee State at Louisiana-Monroe
• 8:00 ET (7 CT) – #44 Southern Mississippi at Louisiana-Lafayette
• 8:30 ET (5:30PT)– Nebraska at #17 UCLA (gm-2)
• 8:30 ET (5:30PT) – UC Santa Barbara at #25 Stanford
STAN info. – GAME NOTES | ROSTER | 2010 STATS | MEDIA GUIDE | QUICK FACTS
• 9:30 ET – St. Mary’s (CA) at UC #13 Irvine (gm-2)
• 9:30 ET (6:30 PT)– #30 New Mexico at USC