Maryland (5-0 vs. #7 Florida State) and Duke (4-3 vs. #8 Georgia Tech) both knocked off CB360 top-10 teams during ACC series action, leading the way for a strong Saturday from underdogs throughout college baseball. All told, the lower-ranked/unranked teams won more than one-third (15-of-42; 36%) of Saturday’s games involving CB360 top-50 teams. Maryland ended a 40-game losing streak vs. FSU (spanning 14 seasons, since ’98; Terps first home win vs. the Seminoles since ’93). front-page photo courtesy of Texas-San Antonio
Maryland's Jake Stinnett
The nine head-to-head matchups between CB360 top-50 teams produced three upsets, as #26 Alabama clinched its series against #24 Arkansas (5-3) while two other teams tied their series: #37 Mississippi at #17 LSU (16-3) and #20 Oregon State at #18 Arizona (10-4).
Alex DeLeon (Kansas)
Several other underdogs clinched series on Saturday: Kansas (4-3 vs. #25 Baylor) … Houston (5-2 at #27 Tulane) … Georgia (4-3 vs. #33 Mississippi State) … UAB (5-3 vs. East Carolina) … Texas-SAn Antonio (8-2 vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi) … and Connecticut (9-1; 6-5 vs. #48 St. John’s).
Saturday’s three other top-50 upsets were as follows: Hawaii 12-3 vs. #32 Wichita State (series ended 2-2) … UNC Greensboro 13-6 vs. #43 Elon (series tied) … Florida Gulf Coast 18-9 at #47 East Tennessee State (series tied).
Alabama's Adam Morgan
The top-50 head-to-head results also saw six series clinchers: #2 Vanderbilt 11-2 at #31 Auburn … #3 Florida 11-2 vs. #49 Tennessee … #5 Arizona State 3-1 vs. #35 Oregon … #10 North Carolina 9-5 vs. #22 Clemson … #14 Oklahoma 11-1 vs. #40 Texas Tech … and #14 Oklahoma 11-1 vs. #40 Texas Tech.
SATURDAY’S TOP-50 MATCHUPS (4/2/11)
(based on the CB360 Composite National Rankings … upsets in italics)
#2 Vanderbilt 11-11-2 won at #31 Auburn 2-9-0 … series-clincher
Final Stats | VAN Recap (w/ video) | AUB Recap | Photos
at #3 Florida 11-12-1 def. #49 Tennessee 2-4-2 … series-clincher
Final Stats | FL Recap | TN Recap (w/ video) | Photos
North Carolina's Levi Michael
at #5 Arizona State 3-10-0 def. #35 Oregon 1-6-2 … series-clincher
Final Stats | ASU Recap | ORE Recap
at #10 North Carolina 9-9-1 def. #22 Clemson 5-12-1 … series-clincher
Final Stats | UNC Recap | CLEM Recap | Photos-1 | Photos-2
Southern Mississippi's MArc Bourgeois
at #14 Oklahoma 11-13-0 def. #40 Texas Tech 1-6-0 … series-clincher
Final Stats | OU Recap | TT Recap | Photos | Postgame Video (TT) | Notes (TT)
#16 Southern Mississippi 13-22-1 won at #34 Central Florida 2-6-1 … series-clincher
Final Stats | SoMiss Recap | UCF Recap
#37 Mississippi 16-18-0 won at #17 LSU 3-8-2 … series tied
Final Stats | OleMiss Recap | LSU Recap
Mississippi had a strong all-around game while tying its series at LSU.
#20 Oregon State 10-12-3 won at #18 Arizona 4-11-2 … series tied
Final Stats | OrSt Recap | AZ Recap
Oregon State's Ryan Barnes
at #26 Alabama 5-6-0 def. #24 Arkansas 3-8-3 … series-clincher
Final Stats | AL Recap | ARK Recap | Quotes & Notes
SATURDAY’S OTHER TOP-50 GAMES (4/2/11)
(based on the CB360 Composite National Rankings … upsets in italics)
#1 Virginia 9-14-4 won at Virginia Tech 3-8-1 … series-clincher
Final Stats | VA Recap | VT Recap | Photos | Video Highlights (VA)
at #4 South Carolina 4-11-1 def. Kentucky 3-8-0 (10 inn.) … series-clincher
Final Stats | SC Recap (w/ video) | KY Recap | Quotes
Duke slowed down one of the nation's hottest teams by beating Georgia Tech on Saturday.
#6 Texas A&M 4-8-0 won at Kansas State 3-10-0 … series-clincher
Final Stats | A&M Recap | K-St Recap | Photos
at Maryland 5-10-0 def. #7 Florida State 0-3-0 … series tied
Final Stats | MD Recap | FSU Recap
at Duke 4-10-0 def. #8 Georgia Tech 3-9-1 … series tied
Final Stats | Duke Recap | GT Recap
at #9 Fresno State 4-11-0 def. San Francisco 3-10-0 … series-clincher
Final Stats | FRES Recap | SF Recap
#11 Cal State Fullerton 7-10-0 won at UC Davis 0-9-1 … series-clincher
Final Stats | CSF Recap | UCD Recap
at #12 Texas 5-9-0 def. Missouri 2-4-0 … series-clincher
Final Stats | TX Recap | MO Recap
at #13 TCU 3-8-1 def. Air Force 2-6-1 … series-clincher
Final Stats | TCU Recap | AFA Recap
#15 Stanford 22-25-0 won at Washington State 3-7-2 … series tied
Final Stats | STAN Recap | WSU Recap
Houston ran away from Tulane again, clinching that C-USA series.
at #19 UCLA 5-11-1 def. Washington 3-7-1 … series-clincher
Final Stats | UCLA Recap | WASH Recap
at #21 California 9-13-1 def. USC 2-7-1 … series tied
Final Stats | Cal Recap | USC Recap
#23 Stetson 9-10-2 won at South Carolina-Upstate 2-12-1 (gm-1) … series tied
Final Stats | STET Recap (w/ video) | SC-U Recap
#23 Stetson 10-12-0 won at South Carolina-Upstate 4-7-2 (gm-2) … series-clincher (2-1)
Final Stats | STET Recap (w/ video) | SC-U Recap
at Kansas 4-10-1 def. #25 Baylor 3-8-0 … series-clincher
Final Stats | KU Recap (w/ postgame video links) | BAY Recap | Quotes
Hawaii closed with a victory to win its 4-game series vs. Wichita State.
Houston 5-10-1 won at #27 Tulane 2-10-1 … series-clincher
Final Stats | HOU Recap | TUL Recap | Quotes
at #28 UC Irvine 10-14-1 def. Cal State Northridge 4-6-0 … series-clincher
Final Stats | UCI Recap | CSN Recap
at #29 Rice 9-9-1 def. Marshall 6-12-1 … series tied
Final Stats | Rice Recap | MAR Recap
#30 Troy 2-7-0 won at Arkansas State 1-4-1 … series-clincher
Final Stats | Troy Recap | ArkSt Recap | Postgame Audio
at Hawaii 12-15-4 def. #32 Wichita State 3-4-3 … Hawaii won series 3-1
Final Stats | UH Recap | WICH Recap
Georgia's Brett DeLoach
at Georgia 4-7-2 def. #33 Mississippi State 3-6-1 … series-clincher
Final Stats | GA Recap | MS Recap | Photos-1 | Photos-2
at #36 Louisville 8-9-0 def. West Virginia 2-7-2 … series tied
Final Stats | LOU Recap (w/ postgame audio) | WV Recap | Photos | Notes
UAB's Ryan Nance
at UAB 5-6-0 def. #38 East Carolina 3-7-2 … series-clincher
Final Stats | UAB Recap | ECU Recap
at #39 Texas State 12-15-3 def. Stephen F. Austin 11-15-3 … series-clincher
Final Stats | TxSt Recap | SFA Recap
#41 Oklahoma State 10-7-1 won at Nebraska 0-5-4 … series-clincher
Final Stats | OkSt Recap | NEB Recap
at #42 College of Charleston 15-16-3 def. Western Carolina 8-9-0 … series-clincher
Final Stats | CofC Recap | WCU Recap
Greensboro's Ray Guinones
at UNC Greensboro 13-9-1 def. #43 Elon 6-10-3 .. series tied
Final Stats | UNCG Recap | Elon Recap
at #44 Gonzaga 17-18-2 def. New Mexico 4-11-1 … series-clincher
Final Stats | GON Recap | NM Recap
at Texas-San Antonio 8-10-0 def. #45 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 2-8-1 … series-clincher
Final Stats | UTSA Recap | A&M-CC Recap
at #46 Georgia Southern 15-21-1 def. The Citadel 2-5-3 … series-clincher
Final Stats | GS Recap (w/ postgame audio/video) | CIT Recap
Texas-San Antonio's Matthew James
Florida Gulf Coast 18-20-0 won at #47 East Tennessee State 9-13-5 … series tied
Final Stats | FGC Recap | ETSU Recap
Florida Gulf Coast won on Saturday to tie its A-Sun series against East Tennessee.
at Connecticut 9-14-2 def. #48 St. John’s 1-3-1 (gm-1) … series opener
Final Stats | UConn Recap | SJU Recap
at Connecticut 6-7-2 def. #48 St. John’s 5-7-2 (gm-2) … series-clincher
Final Stats | UConn Recap | SJU Recap
Connecticut's Tim Martin
#50 Miami at Boston College – postponed (DH on Sun., 4/3, at 11 ET)