Top-5 Teams ASU, UCLA & Louisville Upset … The depth of the Pacific-10 Conference rose to the surface again on Friday night, as Arizona State and UCLA – the top teams in the CB360 Composite National Rankings (CNR) – were upset for the second straight week. The top-ranked Sun Devils fell victim to a late rally by Washington State (6-5) while the #2 Bruins also lost in the Northwest, as Greg Peavey’s 2-hitter led #11 Oregon State to the 4-1 victory. (front-page photo courtesy of Oregon State)
More than one-third (14 of 39) of Friday’s games involving CB360 top-50 teams saw the lower-ranked/unranked team emerge with the upset victory, with the others including: at Pittsburgh 8, #5 Louisville 3 … at Duke 10, #12 Clemson 9 … at #43 Virginia Tech 9, #14 Miami 7 … at #48 Kentucky 7, #22 Alabama 6 … #34 Oregon 5, at #24 Stanford 2 … Texas Arlington 7, at #27 Southeastern Louisiana 6 … at Furman 11, #28 College of Charleston 3 … Nebraska 5, at #29 Kansas State 3 … at #45 Tulane 6, #30 Rice 5 … BYU 13, at #37 New Mexico 5 … at Nicholls State 7, #47 Northwestern (La.) State 4 … and at UC Davis 3, #50 Long Beach State 2.
Friday’s blockbuster schedule included the openers of 11 different series featuring head-to-head matchups between CB360 top-50 teams. Several of these top-50 matchups are mentioned above, with the others including: at #3 Virginia 7, #4 Georgia Tech 4 … #7 LSU 14, at #36 Auburn 10 … at #8 Texas 3, #41 Kansas 2 (11 inn.) … #15 South Carolina 3, at #18 Vanderbilt 2 … at #21 UC Irvine 7, #23 Cal State Fullerton 4 … and at #32 North Carolina 14, #40 North Carolina State 7.
CB360’s expanded top-50 page follows below (scroll down), with starting pitching matchups (including headshots) added for the 11 big matchups. An assortment of postgame links for all 39 games (recaps for both teams, final stats, video highlights, photos, etc.) are being added on a continuing basis.
FRIDAY’S TOP-50 RESULTS (CB360 Composite Nat’l Rankings; upsets in italics; 4/9/10)
• at Washington State 6, #1 Arizona State 5 | Final Stats
WSU Recap | ASU Recap
• at #11 Oregon State 4, #2 UCLA 1 | Final Stats
OSU Recap | UCLA Recap | Photos | Peavey Postgame Audio
• at #3 Virginia 7, #4 Georgia Tech 4 | Final Stats
VA Recap | GT Recap | Photos | Video HiLites
• at Pitsburgh 8, #5 Louisville 3 | Final Stats
PITT Recap | LOU Recap
• #6 Arkansas 8, at Mississippi State 3 | Final Stats
ARK Recap | MS Recap
• #7 LSU 14, at #36 Auburn 10 | Final Stats
LSU Recap | AUB Recap | Photos
• at #8 Texas 3, #41 Kansas 2 (11 inn.) | Final Stats
TX Recap | KU Recap | Photos | Quotes
• #9 Florida 4, at Tennessee 2 | Final Stats
FL Recap | TN Recap
• #10 Florida State 10, at Wake Forest 1 | Final Stats
FSU Recap | WFU Recap
• at Duke 10, #12 Clemson 9 | Final Stats
Duke Recap | CLEM Recap
• at #13 Coastal Carolina 10, High Point 9 | Final Stats
CC Recap (w/ video HiLites) | HP Recap
• at #43 Virginia Tech 9, #14 Miami 7 | Final Stats
VT Recap | MIA Recap | Photos
• #15 South Carolina 3, at #18 Vanderbilt 2 | Final Stats
SC Recap | VAN Recap
• #16 Mississippi 4, at Georgia 1 | Final Stats
OlMiss Recap | GA Recap
• #17 TCU 15, at Houston 1 | Final Stats
TCU Recap | HOU Recap
• at #19 Western Kentucky 13, South Alabama 3 | Final Stats
WKU Recap | SoAL Recap
• at #20 Oklahoma 6, Missouri 4 | Final Stats
OK Recap | MO Recap
• at #21 UC Irvine 7, #23 Cal State Fullerton 4 | Final Stats
UCI Recap | CSF Recap
• at #48 Kentucky 7, #22 Alabama 6 | Final Stats
KY Recap | AL Recap
• #34 Oregon 5, at #24 Stanford 2 | Final Stats
ORE Recap | STAN Recap
• #25 Arizona 7, at Washington 2 | Final Stats
AZ Recap | WASH Recap
• at #26 Texas A&M 4, Baylor 3 | Final Stats
A&M Recap | BAY Recap
• Texas Arlington 7, at #27 Southeastern Louisiana 6 | Final Stats
UTA Recap | SELA Recap
• at Furman 11, #28 College of Charleston 3 | Final Stats
FUR Recap | CofC Recap
• Nebraska 5, at #29 Kansas State 3 | Final Stats
NEB Recap | KSU Recap
• at #45 Tulane 6, #30 Rice 5 | Final Stats
TUL Recap | Rice Recap
• at #32 North Carolina 14, #40 North Carolina State 7 | Final Stats
UNC Recap | NCS Recap
• #31 California 16, at USC 9 | Final Stats
CAL Recap | USC Recap
• at #33 Citadel 4, Indiana State 3 | Final Stats
CIT Recap | ISU Recap
• #35 Michigan State 5, at Minnesota 3 | Final Stats
MSU Recap | MN Recap
• BYU 13, at #37 New Mexico 5 | Final Stats
BYU Recap | NM Recap
• #38 VMI 7, at Gardner Webb 5 | Final Stats
VMI Recap | GW Recap
• Villanova at #39 Connecticut – postponed (Sat. doubleheader at noon)
• at #42 Texas State 14, Central Arkansas 2 | Final Stats
TS Recap | C-ARK Recap
• at #44 Western Carolina 5, Wofford 4 | Final Stats
WCU Recap | WOF Recap
• at #46 Wichita State 9, Southern Illinois 2 | Final Stats
WICH Recap | SIU Recap
• at Nicholls State 7, #47 Northwestern (La.) State 4 | Final Stats
NICH Recap | NWLA Recap
• at #49 San Diego 15, Loyola Marymount 2 | Final Stats
USD Recap | LMU Recap
• at UC Davis 3, #50 Long Beach State 2 | Final Stats
UCD Recap | LBSU Recap
FRIDAY’s TOP-50 MATCHUPS (CB360 Composite Nat’l Rankings; 4/9/10)
• 8:30 ET/530PT – #2 UCLA (23-2/2-1 Pac-10) … at #11 Oregon State (19-6/2-1 Pac-10)
game coverage – Live Stats | Live Audio | Live Video
UCLA info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2010 Stats | Media Guide
OSU info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2010 Stats | Media Guide
PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUP
UCLA
#12 Gerritt Cole
RHP • So. … 6-4 • 220
Santa Ana, CA
2.49 • 6-0
43.1 IP • 61 K / 20 BB • 24 H (.157 opp. avg.)
OREGON STATE
#24 Greg Peavey
RHP • Jr. … 6-1 • 200
Vancouver, WA
2.13 • 2-0
38 IP • 37 K / 14 BB … 25 H (.185 opp. avg.)
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• 7 ET – #4 Georgia Tech (26-3/11-1 ACC) … at #3 Virginia (25-6/8-4 ACC)
game coverage – Live Stats | VA Audio | GT Audio
GT info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2010 Stats | Media Guide
UVA info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2010 Stats | Media Guide
PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUP
GEORGIA TECH
#12 Deck McGuire
RHP • Jr. … 6-6 • 220
Richmond, VA
1.53 • 5-1
53 IP • 54 K / 12 BB … 40 H (.215 opp. avg.)
VIRGINIA
#23 Danny Hultzen
LHP • So. … 6-3 • 200
Bethesda, MD
1.57 • 4-1
46 IP • 55 K / 8 BB … 26 H (.160 opp. avg.)
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• 8 ET/7CT – #7 LSU (25-4/7-2 SEC) … at #36 Auburn (20-10/5-4 SEC)
game coverage – Live Stats | AUB Audio | LSU Audio | Live Video
LSU info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2010 Stats | Media Guide
AUB info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2010 Stats | Media Guide
PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUP
LSU
#23 Anthony Ranaudo
RHP • Jr. … 6-7 • 230
Jackson, NJ
0.90 • 0-0
10 IP • 11 K / 4 BB … 4 H (.121 opp. avg.)
AUBURN
#27 Cole Nelson
LHP • Jr. … 6-7 • 230
Edina, MN
3.29 • 4-1
41 IP • 38 K / 13 BB … 35 H (.230 opp. avg.)
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• 7 ET/6CT – #41 Kansas (19-10/3-2 Big 12) … at #8 Texas (23-7/7-2 Big 12)
game coverage – Live Stats | Live Video | KU Audio
KU info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2010 Stats | Media Guide | Quick Facts
TX info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2010 Stats | Media Guide | Quick Facts
PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUP
KANSAS
#39 T.J. Walz
RHP • Jr. … 6-0 • 175
Omaha, NE
5.83 • 5-2
46.1 IP • 43 K / 13 BB … 55 H (.301 opp. avg.)
TEXAS
#26 Taylor Jungmann
RHP • So. … 6-6 • 195
Temple, TX
2.94 • 3-1
49 IP • 62 K / 16 BB … 38 H (.215 opp. avg.)
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• 5:30 ET – #14 Miami (22-7/10-2 ACC) … at #43 Virginia Tech (21-10/6-6 ACC)
game coverage – Live Stats | Live Audio
MIA info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2010 Stats | Media Guide | Quick Facts
VT info. – Game Notes (click on headline) | Roster | 2010 Stats | Media Guide | Quick Facts (left sidebar link)
PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUP
MIAMI
#27 Chris Hernandez
LHP • Jr. … 6-1 • 195
Miami, FL
2.45 • 4-2
44 IP • 46 K / 12 BB … 35 H (.215 opp. avg.)
VIRGINIA TECH
#24 Justin Wright
LHP • Jr. … 5-9 • 175
Montclair, VA
3.95 • 4-3
41 IP • 37 K / 11 BB … 40 H (.250 opp. avg.)
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• 7 ET – #15 South Carolina (23-6/7-2 SEC) … at #18 Vanderbilt (25-6/5-4)
game coverage – Live Stats | SC Audio | Live Video
SC info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2010 Stats | Media Guide
VAN info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2010 Stats | Media Guide
PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUP
SOUTH CAROLINA
#27 Blake Cooper
RHP • Sr. … 5-10 • 180
Neeses, SC
3.11 • 5-0
46.1 IP • 44 K / 16 BB … 34 H (.209 opp. avg.)
VANDERBILT
#2 Sonny Gray
RHP • So. … 5-11 • 195
Smyrna, TN
2.33 • 4-3
33.1 IP • 31 K / 6 BB … 31 H (.248 opp. avg.)
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• 8:30 ET/530PT – #34 Oregon (19-10/2-4 Pac-10) … at #24 Stanford (13-11/3-3 Pac-10)
game coverage – Live Stats | Live Video
ORE info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2010 Stats | Media Guide
STAN info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2010 Stats | Media Guide | Quick Facts
PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUP
OREGON
#13 Tyler Anderson
LHP • So. … 6-4 • 215
Las Vegas, NV
2.23 • 4-3
44.1 IP • 46 K / 12 BB … 34 H (.202 opp. avg.)
STANFORD
#23 Brian Busick
RHP • So. … 6-3 • 200
Poway, CA
2.41 • 2-0
18.2 IP • 14 K / 5 BB … 15 H (.224 opp. avg.)
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• 6:30 ET – #22 Alabama (20-9/4-5 SEC) … at #48 Kentucky (19-11/2-7)
game coverage – Live Stats | KY Audio | ALA Audio | Live Video | Live Blog
‘Bama info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2010 Stats | Media Guide
KY info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2010 Stats | Media Guide
PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUP
ALABAMA
#32 Adam Morgan
LHP • So. … 6-1 • 180
Marietta, GA
3.60 • 4-0
40 IP • 38 K / 16 BB … 41 H (.279 opp. avg.)
KENTUCKY
#15 Logan Darnell
LHP • Jr. … 6-2 • 210
Joelton, TN
4.50 • 3-2
44 IP • 32 K / 15 BB … 53 H (.303 opp. avg.)
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• 9 ET – #23 Cal State Fullerton (16-11/3-0 BigWest) … at #21 UC Irvine (17-9/3-0 BigWest)
game coverage – UCI Audio | Live Stats
CSF info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2010 Stats | Media Guide | Quick Facts
UCI info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2010 Stats | Media Guide | Quick Facts
PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUP
CS FULLERTON
#24 Noe Ramirez
RHP • So. … 6-3 • 180
East Los Angeles, CA
2.94 • 5-1
52 IP • 60 K / 8 BB … 43 H (.222 opp. avg.)
UC IRVINE
#3 Daniel Bibona
LHP • Sr. … 6-0 • 170
Lake Forest, CA
2.54 • 4-2
49.2 IP • 60 K / 11 BB … 38 H (.213 opp. avg.)
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• 7:30 ET/630 CT – #30 Rice (17-13/4-2 CUSA) … at #45 Tulane (20-10/4-2 CUSA)
game coverage – Live Stats | Rice Audio | TUL Video | Rice Video
Rice info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2010 Stats | Media Guide
TUL. info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2010 Stats | Quick Facts
PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUP
TULANE
#24 Conrad Flynn
RHP • Jr. … 6-3 • 210
Midland, TX
3.14 • 3-2
48.2 IP • 40 K / 7 BB … 40 H (.222 opp. avg.)
RICE
#26 Taylor Wall
LHP • So. … 6-1 • 180
Houston, TX
4.43 • 1-4
42.2 IP • 32 K / 15 BB … 28 H (.181 opp. avg.)
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• 7 ET – #40 North Carolina St. (20-10/5-7 ACC) … at #32 North Carolina (20-11/4-8 ACC)
game coverage – Live Stats | UNC Audio | NCS Audio | Live Video
NCS info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2010 Stats | Media Guide
UNC info. – Game Notes | Series Preview | Roster | 2010 Stats | Media Guide | Quick Facts
PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUP
NORTH CAROLINA STATE
#33 Jake Buchanan
RHP • Jr. … 6-0 • 220
Dallas, NC
4.53 • 3-2
43.2 IP • 38 K / 11 BB … 42 H (.250 opp. avg.)
NORTH CAROLINA
#43 Matt Harvey
RHP • Jr. … 6-4 • 225
Mystic, CT
2.20 • 3-1
45 IP • 51 K / 24 BB … 28 H (.182 opp. avg.)
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FRIDAY’s OTHER TOP-50 GAMES (CB360 Composite Nat’l Rankings; 4/9/10)
• 3 ET – #5 Louisville (24-4/5-1 BIG EAST) … at Pittsburgh (20-7/4-2 BIG EAST)
game coverage – Live Stats | LOU Audio
Lou. info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2010 Stats | Media Guide | Quick Facts
• 3 ET – Villanova (18-8/2-4 BIG EAST) … at #39 Connecticut (19-7/4-2 BIG EAST)
game coverage – Live Stats | Live Video
UConn info. – Roster | 2010 Stats| Quick Facts | Media Guide
• 4 ET – Indiana State (18-8) … at #33 The Citadel (22-9)
game coverage – Live Stats | Live Video | ISU Audio
CIT info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2010 Stats | Media Guide | Quick Facts (left sidebar link)
• 5:30 ET/230PT – #50 Long Beach St. (13-12/2-1 Big West) … at UC Davis (12-12/0-3 Big West)
game coverage – Live Stats
LBSU info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2010 Stats | Media Guide
• 6 ET – #10 Florida State (22-7/7-5 ACC) … at Wake Forest (10-21/2-10 ACC)
game coverage – Live Stats | FSU Audio | WFU Audio
FSU info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2010 Stats | Media Guide
• 6 ET – #12 Clemson (22-8/9-3 ACC) … vs. Duke (17-12/3-9 ACC), at Durham Bulls Park
game coverage – Live Stats | Live Audio
CLEM info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2010 Stats | Media Guide | Quick Facts
• 6 ET – High Point (17-13/4-5 Big South) … at #13 Coastal Carolina (224-5/5-0 Big South)
game coverage – Live Stats | Live Audio | Live Video
CC info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2010 Stats | Media Guide
• 6 ET – #38 VMI (25-5/7-2 Big South) … at Gardner-Webb (15-13/5-3 Big South)
game coverage – Live Stats
VMI info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2010 Stats | Media Guide | Quick Facts (left sidebar link)
• 6 ET – Wofford (9-19, 3-6 SoCon) … at #44 Western Carolina (19-8/3-5 SoCon)
game coverage – Live Stats
WCU info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2010 Stats | Quick Facts
• 6 ET/3PT – Loyola Marymount (15-12/0-0 WCC) … at #49 San Diego (14-14/0-0 WCC)
game coverage: Live Stats | Live Video
USD info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2010 Stats | Media Guide | Quick Facts
• 7 ET – #9 Florida (21-7/6-3 SEC) … at Tennessee (15-5/2-7 SEC)
game coverage – Live Stats | FL Audio | Live Video
FLA info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2010 Stats | Media Guide | Quick Facts
• 7 ET – South Alabama (22-11/10-2 Sun Belt) … at #19 Western Kentucky (24-7/7-2 Sun Belt)
game coverage – Live Stats | Live Audio | Live Video
WKU info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2010 Stats | Media Guide | Quick Facts (top-menu link)
• 7 ET/6 CT – Texas Arlington (14-15/7-5 Southland) … at #27 Southeastern Louisiana (24-6/8-4 SLC)
game coverage – Live Stats | Live Audio
SELA info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2010 Stats | Media Guide | Quick Facts (right-sidebar link)
• 7 ET – #28 College of Charleston (23-8/8-4 SoCon) … at Furman (9-20/3-9 SoCon)
game coverage: Live Stats | Live Video
CofC info. – Games Notes | Roster | 2010 Stats | Media Guide | Quick Facts
• 7 ET/6CT – #47 Northwestern (La.) St. (19-9/7-4 Southland) … at Nicholls St. (14-14/5-7 SLC)
game coverage – Live Stats | NWLA Audio
NWLA info. – Games Notes | Roster | 2010 Stats | Media Guide
• 7:30 ET/630 CT – #6 Arkansas (23-6/6-3 SEC) … at Mississippi State (16-13/3-6 SEC)
game coverage – Live Stats | Live Audio | Live Video
ARK info. – Games Notes | Series Preview | Roster | 2010 Stats | Media Guide
• 7:30 ET/630 CT – #17 TCU (20-7) … at Houston (13-14)
game coverage – Live Stats | TCU Audio | Live Video
TCU info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2010 Stats | Media Guide | Team Video Intro
• 7:30 ET/630 CT – Missouri (17-11/2-4 Big 12) … at #20 Oklahoma (23-6/3-4 Big 12)
game coverage – Live Stats | OK Audio | MO Audio | Live Video | TV: Cox
OU info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2010 Stats | Media Guide | Quick Facts
• 7:30 ET/630 CT – Baylor (17-10/3-4 Big 12) … at #26 Texas A&M (19-8/5-3 Big 12)
game coverage – Live Stats | A&M Audio | BAY Audio | Live Video
A&M info. – Games Notes | Roster | 2010 Stats | Media Guide
• 7:30 ET/630 CT – Nebraska (15-14/3-6 Big 12) … at #29 Kansas State (21-5/4-2 Big 12)
game coverage – Live Stats | NEB Audio | K-St Video | NEB Video
KSU info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2010 Stats | Media Guide
• 7:30 ET/630 CT – #35 Michigan State (20-5/2-1 Big Ten) … at Minnesota (12-7/2-1 Big Ten)
game coverage – Live Stats | Live Audio
MSU info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2010 Stats
• 7:30 ET/630CT – Central Arkansas (9-19/3-9 Southland) … at #42 Texas State (17-10/9-3 SLC)
game coverage – Live Stats
TX-St info. – Game Notes | Series Preview | Roster | 2010 Stats | Media Guide | Quick Facts
• 8 ET – #16 Mississippi (21-9/5-4 SEC) … at Georgia (10-19/2-7 SEC)
game coverage – Live Stats | OlMiss Audio | GA Audio | TV: ESPNU
OlMiss info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2010 Stats | Media Guide
• 8 ET/6MT – BYU (13-15/3-4 Mt. West) … at #37 New Mexico (20-10/7-3 Mt. West)
game coverage – Live Stats | BYU Audio | Live Video
UNM info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2001 Stats | Media Guide | Quick Facts
• 8 ET/7CT – Southern Illinois (15-14/4-2 Missouri Valley) … at #46 Wichita State (19-9/5-1 MVC)
game coverage: Live Stats | WICH Audio | SIU Audio
WICH info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2010 Stats | Media Guide | Quick Facts
• 8:30 ET/530 PT – #1 Arizona State (27-1/5-1 Pac-10) … at Washington State (15-10/1-2 Pac-10)
game coverage – Live Stats | ASU Audio | Live Video
ASU info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2010 Stats
• 9 ET/6PT – #25 Arizona (20-8/2-4 Pac10) … at Washington (16-11/2-1 Pac10)
game coverage – Live Stats | AZ Audio | WA Audio | Live Video
AZ info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2010 Stats | Media Guide
• 9:30 ET/630 PT – #31 California (17-10/3-3 Pac10) … at USC (15-14/2-4 Pac10)
game coverage – Live Stats | Live Video
Cal info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2010 Stats