Friday’s top-10 showdowns lived up to the hype, as CB360 #4 Virginia edged #3 Florida State (4-3, in 11 innings) while top-ranked Florida scored three 9th-inning runs en route to a 5-4 win at #7 LSU. The Big 12 also featured the series opener in a top matchup, with #6 Oklahoma outlasting #13 Texas A&M in a 1-0 pitchers duel. front-page courtesy of Southern Mississippi
Florida's Mike Zunino
There were 36 games played on Friday involving top-50 teams in the CB360 Composite National Rankings, with several early results indicating it might be a big day for the underdogs – but ultimately the higher-ranked teams won 69% of those games (25-11). Other noteworthy top-50 upsets on Friday included: #50 Georgia 4-2 at #5 South Carolina … #43 UNLV’s 5-4 home win over #12 TCU … and Texas Tech 6-5 at #20 Baylor.
Arkansas reliever Nolan Sanburn
Friday’s schedule featured eight head-to-head matchups between CB360 top-50 teams, some listed above plus: #10 Texas 3-0 vs. #44 Kansas State … #18 Arkansas 6-5 at #27 Auburn (11 inn.) …. and #38 Southern Mississippi 7-2 at #25 College of Charleston.
UNLV's Tanner Peters
Other CB360 top-50 upsets that played out on Friday included: Xavier 11-9 at #28 Louisville … Rhode Island 18-3 vs. #29 Connecticut (at Coll. Charleston) … Pepperdine 2-1 vs. #31 Coastal Carolina (11 inn.) … McNeese State 8-4 at #34 Southeastern Louisiana … Jacksonville 14-10 at #39 Eastern Kentucky … and Kentucky 5-3 vs. #47 Tennessee.
FRIDAY’S TOP-50 MATCHUPS (3/18/11)
(based on the CB360 Composite National Rankings … upsets in italics)
#1 Florida 5-12-2 won at #7 LSU 4-10-2 … both now 16-2
Final Stats | FL Recap | LSU Recap | Photos | Video Highlights
Virginia's Steven Proscia
at #4 Virginia 4-7-1 def. #3 Florida State 3-8-0 (11 inn.) … VA now 18-1 (4-0 ACC), FSU 15-3/3-1
Final Stats | VA Recap | FSU Recap
#50 Georgia 4-8-0 won at #5 South Carolina 2-7-5 … GA now 9-9, SC 12-4
Final Stats | GA Recap | SC Recap | Photos | Quotes
Georgia's Alex Wood
at #6 Oklahoma 1-8-1 def. #13 Texas A&M 0-3-0 … OU now 17-3, A&M 13-5
Final Stats | OU Recap (w/ video) | A&M Recap
at #10 Texas 3-5-1 def. #44 Kansas State 0-5-1 … TX now 13-5, K-St 12-5
Final Stats | TX Recap | K-St Recap | Quotes
Oklahoma's Michael Roth
at #43 UNLV 5-8-4 def. #12 TCU 4-7-3 … UNLV now 17-4, TCU 10-7
Final Stats | UNLV Recap | TCU Recap
#18 Arkansas 6-12-1 won at #27 Auburn 5-10-1 (11 inn.) … ARK now 15-2, AUB 12-6
Final Stats | ARK Recap | AUB Recap
#38 Southern Mississippi 7-13-0 won at #25 College of Charleston 2-8-1 … SoMiss now 13-3, CofC 15-4
Final Stats | SoMiss Recap | CofC Recap
Southern Mississippi picked up a noteworthy win at the College of Charleston
FRIDAY’S OTHER TOP-50 GAMES (3/18/11)
(based on the CB360 Composite National Rankings … upsets in italics)
at #2 Vanderbilt 10-10-1 def. Mississippi State 0-4-5 … VAN now 18-1, MS 14-5
Final Stats | VAN Recap (w/ video) | MS Recap
at #8 Arizona State 5-14-0 def. Oral Roberts 1-6-2 … ASU now 14-3, ORU 7-6
Final Stats | ASU Recap | ORU Recap
at #9 Clemson 9-14-3 def. Duke 6-11-2 … CLEM now 8-7 (1-3 ACC), Duke 15-5/2-2
Final Stats | CLEM Recap | Duke Recap
at #11 Cal State Fullerton 11-13-0 def. Washington 3-8-3 … CSF now 9-7, WA 3-11
Final Stats | CSF Recap | WA Recap | Photos
Texas Tech's Andre Wheeler
Washington State at #14 Fresno State – suspended (Fresno up 16-1 mid-5th; resume Sat., 3/19, at 4:30 PT)
#15 North Carolina 10-11-1 won at Virginia Tech 4-9-1 … UNC now 16-3 (2-2 ACC), VT 12-8/0-4
Final Stats | UNC Recap | VT Recap
Michigan at #17 Stanford – series canceled due to impending weather in Bay Area
at #19 Georgia Tech 9-13-1 def. North Carolina St. 2-4-1 … GT now 15-4 (4-0 ACC), NC-St 10-8/1-3
Final Stats | GT Recap | NC-St Recap
Texas Tech 6-1-0 won at #20 Baylor 5-10-0 … TT now 13-6, BAY 12-6
Final Stats | TT Recap | BAY Recap | Postgame Video (TT) | Notes (TT) | Quotes (BAY)
at #22 Tulane 9-16-0 def. New Orleans 2-5-0 … TUL now 14-4, UNO 1-16
Final Stats | TUL Recap | UNO Recap | Quotes
Ohio State at #23 California – postponed (DH on Sat., 3/19, at 11 PT
at #24 Rice 5-12-0 def. Louisiana Tech 1-8-0 … Rice now 11-9, LT 8-9
Final Stats | Rice Recap | LT Recap
Xavier's Tyler Koors
at #26 UC Irvine 5-7-1 def. Loyola Marymount 2-4-0 … UCI now 13-1, LMU 12-7
Final Stats | UCI Recap | LMU Recap
Xavier 11-15-2 won at #28 Louisville 9-12-1 … XAV now 12-6, LOU 11-6
Final Stats | XAV Recap | LOU Recap (w/ postgame audio) | Notes (LOU)
Rhode Island's Tom Coulombe
Rhode Island 18-21-1 def. #29 Connecticut 3-11-2 (Mt. Pleasant, SC) … URI now 8-6, UConn 7-8
Final Stats | URI Recap | UConn Recap
#30 Oregon State 4-9-0 won at Long Beach State 0-1-0 … OrSt now 14-3, LBSU 9-8
Final Stats | OrSt Recap | LBSU Recap
at Pepperdine 2-10-1 def. #31 Coastal Carolina 1-4-2 (11 inn.) … PEP now 7-10, CC 13-6
Final Stats | PEP Recap | CC Recap
at #32 Mississippi 4-5-0 def. Alabama 0-7-0 … OleMiss now 15-4, AL 11-7
Final Stats | OleMiss Recap | AL Recap
Pepperdine's Jon Mascot
at #33 Troy 7-10-0 def. South Alabama 1-5-1 … Troy now 15-3, So.-AL 9-7
Final Stats | Troy Recap | So.-AL Recap | Photos | Postgame Audio
McNeese State 8-11-2 won at #34 Southeastern Louisiana 4-7-1
Final Stats | McN-St Recap | SE-La. Recap
at #36 Wichita State 9-8-2 def. Penn State 0-6-0
Final Stats | WICH Recap | PSU Recap
at #37 Stetson 4-11-1 def. Mercer 3-7-0
Final Stats | STET Recap (w/ video) | MER Recap
Jacksonville 14-20-0 won at #39 East Tennessee 10-10-1
Final Stats | J’ville Recap | ETSU Recap
#40 Oklahoma State 3-10-0 won at Kansas 1-6-1 … OkSt now 14-3, KU 7-10
Final Stats | OkSt Recap | KU Recap | Quotes
at #41 Texas State 6-9-3 def. Sam Houston State 3-13-1
Final Stats | TxSt Recap | SH-St Recap
at #42 East Carolina 3-10-3 def. Rutgers 2-5-2 (11 inn.) … ECU now 14-4, RUT 7-9
Final Stats | ECU Recap | RUT Recap
at #45 Central Florida 9-10-3 def. Columbia 8-10-3 … UCF now 14-4, COL 7-4
Final Stats | UCF Recap | COL Recap
Kentucky's Braden Kapteyn
#45 James Madison 12-11-3 won at Virginia Commonwealth 8-10-3 (10 inn.) … JMU now 14-4 (6-1 CAA), VCU 6-11/0-1
Final Stats | JMU Recap | VCU Recap
at Kentucky 5-8-1 def. #47 Tennessee 3-7-1 … KY now 11-7, TN 15-3
Final Stats | KY Recap | TN Recap | Photos
#48 Elon 6-9-0 won at Western Carolina 5-14-1 … Elon now 13-6, WCU 8-8
Final Stats | Elon Recap | WCU Recap
#49 Michigan State 10-12-2 won at Evansville 3-7-1 … MSU now 12-3, EV 7-7
Final Stats | MSU Recap | EV Recap