Virginia’s Will Roberts posted the eighth 9-inning perfect game spanning nearly 55 years of Division I college baseball (that’s a lot of games!), during Tuesday’s slate of college baseball action that saw 29 of the CB360 top-50 in action (five top-50 games were postponed). front-page photo courtesy of Mercer
Several underdogs (40%; 10-15) claimed upset victories in those games, including Mercer winning 4-2 at #8 Georgia Tech and Charlotte outlasting #10 North Carolina (4-3) – while #7 Florida State topped #3 Florida (5-2) to win that midweek rivalry series.
TUESDAY’S TOP-50 MATCHUPS (3/29/11)
(based on the CB360 Composite National Rankings … upsets in italics)
at #7 Florida State 5-8-2 def. #3 Florida 2-3-2
Final Stats | FSU Recap | FL Recap
at #11 Cal State Fullerton 5-7-2 def. #19 UCLA 3-7-2
Final Stats | CSF Recap | UCLA Recap
#14 Oklahoma at #24 Arkansas – rainout (makeup TBA)
at #34 Central Florida 8-14-0 def. #23 Stetson 2-10-3
Final Stats | UCF Recap | STET Recap
at #31 Auburn 6-7-1 def. #30 Troy 1-3-1
Final Stats | AUB Recap | Troy Recap | Video Highlights
TUESDAY’S OTHER TOP-50 GAMES (3/29/11)
(based on the CB360 Composite National Rankings … upsets in italics)
at #1 Virginia 2-6-0 def. George Washington 0-0-1 … Will Roberts perfect game
Final Stats | VA Recap | GW Recap | Photos | Video Highlights
at #2 Vanderbilt 10-9-3, def. Tennessee-Martin 3-9-5
Final Stats | VAN Recap (w/ video) | UTM Recap
#6 Texas A&M at Texas Arlington – postponed to Wed., 3/30 (6:30 CT)
Mercer 4-6-1, at #8 Georgia Tech 2-10-0
Final Stats | MER Recap | GT Recap
at Charlotte 4-7-0, #10 North Carolina 3-8-0
Final Stats | CHAR Recap | UNC Recap
at #12 Texas 2-3-0, Oral Roberts 1-7-0
Final Stats | TX Recap | ORU Recap
Stephen F. Austin at #13 TCU – postponed to Wed., 3/30 (6:30 CT)
at #15 Stanford 16-19-6 def. St. Mary’s 14-14-2
Final Stats | STAN Recap | SMC Recap (w/ video)
at #18 Arizona 12-14-1 def. New Mexico 3-9-1
Final Stats | AZ Recap | NM Recap
#21 California 4-9-0 won at San Francisco 0-1-0
Final Stats | Cal Recap | SanFran Recap (w/ video) | Photos
at #22 Clemson 11-11-1 def. Georgia 5-11-0
Final Stats | CLEM Recap | GA Recap
Texas-San Antonio 4-8-2 won at #25 Baylor 2-8-1
Final Stats | UTSA Recap | BAY Recap | Quotes (BAY)
at Alabama Birmingham 5-7-0 def. #26 Alabama 1-7-0
Final Stats | UAB Recap | AL Recap | Photos
New Orleans at #27 Tulane – postponed (makeup TBA)
#28 UC Irvine 4-8-0 won at USC 0-7-1
Final Stats | UCI Recap | USC Recap
at #29 Rice 7-11-0 def. Houston 0-2-0
Final Stats | Rice Recap | HOU Recap | Photos (HOU)
Alabama A&M at #33 Mississippi State – postponed to Wed., March 30 (5 CT)
at #36 Louisville 3-5-0 def. Western Kentucky 1-4-2
Final Stats | LOU Recap (w/ postgame audio) | WKU Recap | Photos | Notes
#38 East Carolina 20-20-0 won at UNC Wilmington 5-9-6
Final Stats | ECU Recap | UNC-W Recap | Photos (UNCW)
at #41 Oklahoma State 6-7-0 def. Oklahoma Wesleyan 1-5-1
Final Stats | OkSt Recap | OW Recap
at Washington State 17-19-3 def. #44 Gonzaga 11-14-3
Final Stats | WSU Recap (w/ video) | GON Recap
at #45 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 11-18-0 def. Houston Baptist 8-14-1
Final Stats | A&M-CC Recap | HB Recap
at Jacksonville 4-9-0 def. #46 Georgia Southern 2-6-1
Final Stats | J’ville Recap | GS Recap
at Long Island 5-9-2 def. #48 St. John’s 3-6-2
Final Stats | LIU Recap | SJU Recap
at #50 Miami 13-1-0 def. Florida Gulf Coast 2-7-0
Final Stats | MIA Recap (w/ video) | FGC Recap