Six Top-10 Teams Upset – Virginia (at Clemson) and LSU (vs. Fullerton) completed series sweeps, leading the way for six teams that upset CB360 top-10 powers on Sunday. The #11 Cavaliers won for the third straight day at #8 Clemson, while #13 LSU swept away visiting #7 Cal State Fullerton (10-2). Equally as noteworthy was #35 Cal State Bakersfield‘s 8-3 win at #3 South Carolina and Arkansas-Little Rock winning 7-0 at #3 Oklahoma (OU’s first loss of the season. front-page photo courtesy of UALR
Arkansas-Little Rock's Calvin Drinnen delivered a 2-hit shutout to hand Oklahoma its first loss of the season.
There were 39 games played on Sunday involving CB360 top-50 teams, with the higher-ranked teams winning 72% (28-11). Other upsets of top-10 teams included #21 Auburn taking the series finale from visiting #6 Arizona State (10-8) and USC winning a rivalry game vs. #10 UCLA, 2-0 at Dodger Stadium. Other upsets included: Wake Forest‘s 5-4 series-clincher at #16 North Carolina … #34 Nebraska winning the series finale vs. visiting #19 Fresno State … #31 Tulane winning its tight series vs. visiting #29 Wichita State (3-2) … Long Island completed an impressive series victory at #39 Kansas State (6-5) … and Sacred Heart completing its southern road swing with an 8-3 win at #47 Mississippi State.
Cal State Bakersfield's Andrew Letourneau
Six of Sunday’s 11 upsets involving CB360 top-50 teams came in marquee head-to-head matchups. There were two other games on Sunday between top-50 squads – as #17 Texas A&M beat #49 Florida International (8-5) and #24 California topped #40 Long Beach State, 8-1 at San Francisco’s AT&T Park.
SUNDAY’S TOP-50 MATCHUPS (3/13/11)
(based on the CB360 Composite National Rankings … upsets in italics)
– #35 Cal State Bakersfield 8-10-0 won at #4 South Carolina 3-8-1 … SC won series 2-1
Final Stats | CSB Recap | SC Recap (w/ video) | Quotes
Auburn's Zach Blatt
– at #21 Auburn 10-14-1 def. #6 Arizona State 8-7-1 … ASU won series 2-1
Final Stats | AUB Recap | ASU Recap | Video Highlights
– at #13 LSU 10-11-2 def. #7 Cal State Fullerton 2-4-4 … series sweep
Final Stats | LSU Recap | CSF Recap | Photos | Video Highlights
Virginia's Steven Proscia
– #11 Virginia 7-12-5 won at #8 Clemson 6-8-1 … series sweep
Final Stats | UVA Recap | CLEM Recap
– at #17 Texas A&M 8-10-2 def. #49 Florida International 5-10-0 … series-clincher
Final Stats | A&M Recap | FIU Recap
– at #34 Nebraska 5-7-1 def. #19 Fresno State 4-7-0 … Fresno won series 2-1
Final Stats | NEB Recap | Fresno Recap | Photos
Nebraska's Cody Asche
– #24 California 6-8-1 def. #40 Long Beach State 1-9-1 (AT&T Park; San Francisco) … Cal was 3-0 at tournament, LB 2-1
Final Stats | Cal Recap | LBSU Recap
Tulane's Drew Zizinia
– at #31 Tulane 3-8-2 def. #29 Wichita State 2-9-1 (11 inn.) … series-clincher
Final Stats | TUL Recap | WICH Recap
SUNDAY’S OTHER TOP-50 GAMES (3/13/11)
(based on the CB360 Composite National Rankings
– #1 Florida 8-12-1 def. Rhode Island 6-12-2 … series sweep
Final Stats | FL Recap | URI Recap | Photos
– #2 Vanderbilt 2-10-0 def. Illinois-Chicago 1-6-0 … series sweep
Final Stats | VAN Recap (w/ video) | UIC Recap
– Arkansas-Little Rock 7-14-0 won at #3 Oklahoma 0-2-1 … OU won series (2-1)
Final Stats | UALR Recap | OU Recap (w/ video)
– #5 Florida State 4-6-2 def. Boston College 3-9-0 … series sweep
Final Stats | FSU Recap (w/ video) | BC Recap | Photos
– at #9 TCU 6-7-0 def. Houston Baptist 1-6-4 … series-clincher
Final Stats | TCU Recap | HB Recap
– USC 2-4-1 def. #10 UCLA 0-4-0 (Dodger Stadium) … UCLA was 1-2 at tournament
Final Stats | USC Recap | UCLA Recap | Photos
Wake Forest's John McLeod
– #12 Texas 11-10-1 def. Brown 1-7-1 … TX won series (3-1)
Final Stats | TX Recap | Brown Recap | Photos | Quotes
– at #14 Arizona 2-10-0 def. Northern Colorado 1-3-0 … series sweep
Final Stats | AZ Recap | NC Recap
– Wake Forest 5-5-1 def. #16 North Carolina 4-9-0 … series-clincher
Final Stats | WF Recap | UNC Recap | Photos (UNC)
– at #18 Rice 2-11-2 def. UC Santa Barbara 1-4-3 (AT&T Park; San Francisco) … Rice went 1-2 at tournament
Final Stats | Rice Recap | UCSB Recap
– #20 Georgia Tech 6-8-0 def. Maryland 2-7-0 … series sweep
Final Stats | GT Recap | MD Recap
#22 Arkansas 5-4-0 won at San Diego State 2-4-1 … SDSU won series (3-1)
Final Stats | ARK Recap | SDSU Recap
– at #23 UC Irvine 9-13-0 def. Sacramento State 7-9-0 … series sweep
Final Stats | UCI Recap | SacSt Recap
– #25 Louisville 7-13-1 won at Pepperdine 0-3-0 … series sweep
Final Stats | LOU Recap (w/ audio) | PEP Recap
– #26 College of Charleston 13-17-1 won at Davidson 2-7-1 … series-clincher
Final Stats | CofC Recap | DAV Recap
– at #30 Baylor 6-9-1 def. Louisiana Tech 2-7-3 … series sweep (4-0)
Final Stats | BAY Recap | LT Recap | Video Highlights | Quotes | Photos (LT)
– at #32 Coastal Carolina 5-10-1 def. UAB 2-12-1 … CC went 2-1 at tournament
Final Stats | CC Recap | UAB Recap
– #33 James Madison 13-17-0 def. Hofstra 12-14-0 … series-clincher
Final Stats | JMU Recap (w/ video links) | HOF Recap
– at #36 Oregon State 5-8-2 def. VMI 1-8-0 … OrSt went 3-0 at tournament
Final Stats | OrSt Recap | VMI Recap
New Mexico State at #36 Oregon State – canceled (no makeup)
Long Island's Derek Stupski
– at #37 Mississippi 5-8-1 def. Lipscomb 1-8-2 … series sweep
Final Stats | LIP Recap | OleMiss Recap
– at #38 Oklahoma State 2-9-1 def. New Mexico 0-3-1 … series sweep
Final Stats | OkSt Recap | NM Recap
– Long Island 6-11-0 won at #39 Kansas State 5-10-2 … series ended 2-2
Final Stats | LIU Recap | KSU Recap | Photos
– #41 Central Florida 2-3-0 def. Wagner 1-6-0 … series sweep
Final Stats | UCF Recap | WAG Recap
– #42 Duke 7-10-0 def. North Carolina State 1-7-0 … series-clincher
Final Stats | Duke Recap | NC-St Recap | Postgame Video
– at #42 Creighton 13-16-1 def. South Dakota State 0-5-2 … series sweep
Final Stats | CR Recap | SDS Recap
– at #44 Troy 10-1-2 def. New Orelans 0-2-2 .. series sweep (4-0)
Final Stats | Troy Recap | UNO Recap | Postgame Audio
Sacred Heart had several noteworthy wins during its southern swing.
– #45 Charlotte 5-12-1 def. Ball State 4-9-2 … series-clincher
Final Stats | CHAR Recap | BSU Recap
– #46 Miami 11-9-0 def. Virginia Tech 1-6-0 … series sweep
Final Stats | MIA Recap (w/ video) | VT Recap | Photos
– Sacred Heart 8-14-2 won at #47 Mississippi St. 3-6-0 … MS won series 2-1
Final Stats | SH Recap | MissSt Recap
– at #48 Alabama 5-12-1 def. Eastern Illinois 0-4-0 … series sweep
Final Stats | AL Recap | EIU Recap | Quotes & Notes
– at #50 Texas Tech 6-10-0 def. Texas A&M Corpus Christi 5-10-0 … TT went 2-1 at tournament
Final Stats | TT Recap | A&M-CC Recap | Photos | Postgame Video | Video Highlights | Quotes | Notes