UVa Ends Coastal Win Streak; LSU & Vandy Among Upset Victims …
Virginia doubled up Coastal Carolina (6-3) in Tuesday marquee matchup between two of the top-ranked teams (#3 & #6) in the most recent CB360 Composite National Rankings (April 21), with the CNR set to be updated and posted on the 28th. The loss snapped Coastal’s win streak at 17 games, second-longest in the history of the Chanticlers baseball program.
Tuesday’s 28 games involving CB360 top-50 teams featuring six showdown series (both teams top-50) while producing four upsets and three postponements/cancellations. The most noteworthy upsets included the University of New Orleans winning at LSU (7-4) and Austin Peay edging visiting #17 Vanderbilt. Note that LSU – now losers of four straight and a .500 team over its past 12 games (after a 26-4 staart) – and Vanderbilt (on a three game slide and 4-4 in its past eight) both already were likely to take a dip in the updated CNR top-50, which will be announced later in the day on April 28.
Tuesday’s other top-50 upsets included #41 Kansas losing at Wichita State (22-7) while #47 Liberty dropped a 3-1 game at Elon.
In addition to the showdown betwee UVa and CC, Tuesday’s other head-to-head matchups between CB360 top-50 teams also went to the higher-ranked teams: at #6 UCLA 4, #38 UC Irvine 1 … at #14 TCU 5, #49 Baylor 4 (10 innings) … #15 Cal State Fullerton 13, at #40 San Diego 10 (2-out, 9th-inning grand slamf rom CSF’s Carlos Lopez) … at #20 Oregon 9, #24 Oregon State 4 … and at #32 New Mexico 16, #48 Texas Tech 8.
Despite Coastal Carolina seeing its win streak come to an end, #2 Texas was able to post its 17th straight victory (6-4 vs. Texas-San Antonio) while #23 Connecticut extended the longest win streak in its program’s history to 22 games (14-6 vs. Bryant).
TCU – which rallied to tie Baylor in the 9th and then won on Joe Welik‘s sacrifice fly – was one of three CB360 top-50 teams that won in 10 innings on Tuesday. #22 Mississippi edged Murray State on Alex Yarbrough‘s 10th-inning home run (11-10), while Ryan Grapel‘s 10th-inning grand slam gave #42 North Carolina a 6-2 win over High Point.
Note: there was only one Monday game (4/26) involving a CB360 top-50 team, as #29 Stanford lost at Santa Clara (9-3) to snap the Cardinal’s 8-game win streak: Final Stats | SCU Recap | STAN Recap
Here’s the full rundown of April 27 games involving CB360 top-50 teams (with assortment of postgame links):
Tuesday’s Top-50 Results (CB360 Composite Nat’l Rankings; 4/27/10; upsets in italics)
• at #1 Arizona State 11, San Francisco 5 | Final Stats
ASU Recap | USF Recap
• at #2 Texas 6, Texas San Antonio 4 | Final Stats
TX Recap | UTSA Recap | Quotes
• at #3 Virginia 6, #8 Coastal Carolina 3 | Final Stats
VA Recap | CC Recap | Video HiLites
• #5 Georgia Tech 6, Georgia 4 (Turner Field/Atlanta) | Final Stats
GT Recap | GA Recap
• at #6 UCLA 4, #38 UC Irvine 1 | Final Stats
UCLA Recap | UCI Recap
• New Orleans 7, at #7 LSU 4 | Final Stats
UNO Recap | LSU Recap | Photos | Video HiLites
• at #11 Miami 9, St. Thomas 6 | Final Stats
MIA Recap | St.T Recap
• at #14 TCU 5, #49 Baylor 4 (10 inn.) | Final Stats
TCU Recap | BAY Recap | Quotes (BAY)
• #15 Cal State Fullerton 13, at #40 San Diego 10 | Final Stats
CSF Recap | USD Recap
• at Austin Peay 5, #17 Vanderbilt 4 | Final Stats
AP Recap | VAN Recap
• #18 California at UC Davis – postponed
• at #20 Oregon 9, #24 Oregon State 4 | Final Stats
ORE Recap | OrSt Recap | Photos
• at #21 Oklahoma 14, Dallas Baptist 0 | Final Stats
OU Recap | DB Recap
• at #22 Mississippi 11, Murray State 10 (10 inn.) | Final Stats
OleMiss Recap (w/ Video HiLites) | MUR Recap
• at #23 Connecticut 14, Bryant 6 (8 inn.) | Final Stats
UConn Recap | BRY Recap
• Evansville at #25 Western Kentucky – canceled
• at #26 Kansas State 12, Chicago State 4 | Final Stats
KSU Recap | CS Recap | Photos
• at #28 Auburn 11, Samford 4 | Final Stats
AUB Recap | SAM Recap | Photos
• #30 Virginia Tech 9, at VMI 2 | Final Stats
VT Recap | VMI Recap
• at #31 Southeastern Louisiana 11, Southern 6 | Final Stats
SELA Recap | SU Recap
• at #32 New Mexico 16, #48 Texas Tech 8 | Final Stats
NM Recap | TT Recap | Notes (TT)
• at #35 Alabama 7, Mississippi Valley State 4 | Final Stats
ALA Recap | MVS Recap
• at #37 Texas A&M 7, Prairie View A&M 5 | Final Stats
A&M Recap | PVA&M Recap
• at Wichita State 22, #41 Kansas 7 | Final Stats
WICH Recap (w/ Video HiLites & Postgame Video) | KU Recap
• at #42 North Carolina 6, High Point 2 (10 inn.) | Final Stats
UNC Recap | HP Recap | Photos
• #43 Rutgers at Delaware – canceled
• at #45 Texas State 17, Houston Baptist 2 | Final Stats
TxSt Recap | HB Recap
• at Elon 3, #47 Liberty 1 | Final Stats
Elon Recap | LIB Recap