UCLA & ASU Suffer First Losses Of Season …
Each of the top-4 teams (ASU, UCLA, UVa, FSU) in the CB360 top-50 were upset on Friday, as part of 13 total defeats by top-50 teams vs. lower-ranked/unranked opponents (#8 Arkansas also was knocked off). Arizona State lost an error-filled, 12-inning game at #34 Oregon (6-5 in 12 inn.; only 3-of-11 runs in game were earned) while #2 UCLA joined the Sun Devils in losing for the first time this season (8-4, vs. #23 Stanford). Virginia had its own extra-inning tough loss (6-5 at NC State, in 11) and Florida State was doubled up by visiting Virginia Tech (10-5).
Friday’s other nine upset winners vs. top-50 teams included: #49 Kentucky 12, at #8 Arkansas 8 … at USC 8, #15 Oregon State 2 … at Texas Tech 13, #24 Kansas State 4 … at Lamar 8, #26 Southeastern Louisiana 1 … at Maryland 6, #29 North Carolina 5 (10 inn.) … Iowa 5, at #32 Michigan State 3 … at Rutgers 6, #35 Pittsburgh 1 … #44 Tulane 10, at #36 East Carolina 5 … and New York Tech 4, at #37 Western Carolina 3. Three of the teams mentioned above – Texas Tech, Lamar and Rutgers – beat the same teams on Thursday and already have clinched the series upsets.
In addition to four of the games mentioned above (OR-ASU, Stan.-UCLA, KY-ARK & Tulane-ECU), there were four other key matchups on Friday between top-50 teams: #10 Texas 2, at #16 Oklahoma 0 … at #9 Florida 3, #18 Vanderbilt 2 … at #25 Alabama 10, #31 Auburn 5 … and #22 Texas A&M 6, at #45 Kansas 4. Texas also shut out Oklahoma on Thursday and has clinched that rivalry series, heading into Saturday’s third and final game.
The full 42-game schedule, results and links are listed below (recap links for both teams and stats to be added for all games).
FRIDAY’S TOP-50 RESULTS (upsets in italics)
• at #34 Oregon 6, #1 Arizona State 5 (12 inn.) | Final Stats
ORE Recap | ASU Recap
• #23 Stanford 8, at #2 UCLA 4 | Final Stats
STAN Recap | UCLA Recap
• at North Carolina State 6, #3 Virginia 5 (11 inn.) | Final Stats
NCS Recap | VA Recap
• Virginia Tech 10, at #4 Florida State 5 | Final Stats
VT Recap | FSU Recap | Photos
• at #5 Georgia Tech 13, Duke 3 | Final Stats
GT Recap | Duke Recap
• at #6 LSU 4, Georgia 3 | Final Stats
LSU Recap | GA Recap | Video HiLites | Photos
• at #7 Louisville 7, Villanova 0 | Final Stats
LOU Recap | VILL Recap
• #49 Kentucky 12, at #8 Arkansas 8 | Final Stats
KY Recap | ARK Recap
• at #9 Florida 3, #18 Vanderbilt 2 | Final Stats
FL Recap | VAN Recap
• #10 Texas 2, at #16 Oklahoma 0 | Final Stats
TX Recap | OK Recap
• at #11 Clemson 15, Boston College 2 | Final Stats
CLEM Recap | BC Recap
• at #12 Mississippi 7, Tennessee 3 | Final Stats
Ol’Miss Recap | TN Recap
• at #13 Coastal Carolina 14, Presbyterian 1 | Final Stats
CC Recap | PRES Recap
• at #14 TCU 11, San Diego State 5 | Final Stats
TCU Recap | SDSU Recap
• at USC 8, #15 Oregon Sate 2 | Final Stats
USC Recap | OrSt Recap
• at #17 Miami 7, Wake Forest 4 | Final Stats
MIA Recap | WFU Recap
• at #19 South Carolina 10, Mississippi State 2 | Final Stats
SC Recap | MS Recap
• #20 Western Kentucky 4, at Arkansas State 3 | Final Stats
WKU Recap | ArkSt Recap
• #21 Arizona at California – postponed (DH on 4/3, at noon)
• #22 Texas A&M 6, at #45 Kansas 4 | Final Stats
A&M Recap | KU Recap
• at Texas Tech 13, #24 Kansas State 4 | Final Stats
TT Recap | KSU Recap
• at #25 Alabama 10, #31 Auburn 5 | Final Stats
ALA Recap | AUB Recap
• at Lamar 8, #26 Southeastern Louisiana 1 | Final Stats
Lamar Recap | SELA Lou. Recap
• #27 The Citadel 3, at Wofford 2 | Final Stats
CITi Recap | WOFF Recap
• #28 UC Irvine 5, at Cal State Northridge 3 | Final Stats
UCI Recap | CSN Recap
• at Maryland 6, #29 North Carolina 5 (10 inn.) | Final Stats
UNC Recap | MD Recap
• at #30 Cal State Fulleton 23, UC Davis 7 | Final Stats
CSF Recap | UCD Recap
• Iowa 5, at #32 Michigan State 3 | Final Stats
MSU Recap | Iowa Recap
• at #33 College of Charleston 5, Georgia Southern 4 | Final Stats
CofC Recap | GS Recap
• at Rutgers 6, #35 Pittsburgh 1 | Final Stats
Pitt Recap | RU Recap
• #44 Tulane 10, at #36 East Carolina 5 | Final Stats
ECU Recap | TUL Recap
• New York Tech 4, at #37 Western Carolina 3 | Final Stats
NYT Recap | WCU Recap
• #38 Connecticut 9, at West Virginia 2 | Final Stats
UConn Recap | WVU Recap
• #39 Texas State 3, at Stephen F. Austin 2 | Final Stats
TSU Recap | SFA Recap
• #40 Washington State at Washington – postponed (noon doubleheader, 4/3)
• #41 VMI 6, at UNC Asheville 5 | Final Stats
VMI Recap | UNC-A Recap
• #42 New Mexico 7, at UNLV 3 | Final Stats
UNM Recap | UNLV Recap
• at #43 Rice 11, Houston 2 | Final Stats
RICE Recap | HOU Recap
• at #46 Appalachian State 10, Furman 7 | Final Stats
APP Recap | FUR Recap
• at #47 Hawaii 3, Gonzaga 1 | Final Stats
HI Recap | GON Recap
• at #48 Northwestern (La.) State 10, Sam Houston State 3 | Final Stats
NWLA Recap | SHS Recap
• at #50 Long Beach State 13, Univ. of the Pacific 4 | Final Stats
LBSU Recap | UOP Recap