One day after the favorites had dominated Friday’s CB360 top-50 action (higher-ranked teams won at a 79% clip), the underdogs rose up in impressive fashion on Saturday – as the unranked/lower-ranked teams won 42% of Saturday’s games involving CB360 top-50 teams (18-25). front-page photo courtesy of Tennessee
Vanderbilt's Jason Esposito
When the dust had settled on Saturday’s wild stretch of games, five different underdogs had clinched winning their series (2-0, unless indicated): North Carolina State vs. #5 North Carolina (8-7 win on Sat.) … #35 Auburn at #27 LSU (3-1) … Tennessee at #30 Alabama (2-1 & 1-0, to win series 2-1) … Belmont vs. #32 East Tennessee (11-1/2-0 doubleheader) … and St. John’s vs. #36 Louisville (6-5).
Plenty of noteworthy series are yet to be decided, including: #3 Vanderbillt at #4 South Carolina (the Commores won 6-4 on Sat.) … #29 Georgia at #2 Florida (UGA took gm-2, 7-2) … #47 Baylor at #6 Texas A&M (Bears won 12-1 to force decisive third game in “Battle of the Brazos”) … #15 Oklahoma vs. #21 Oklahoma State (Sooners took the “Bedlam” series gm-2, 7-5 in Oklahoma City) … #25 UCLA vs. #22 Arizona (Brunis coming off a 4-0 win) … #40 Central Florida at #34 East Carolina (UCF won 3-2 on Sat.) … and #37 Texas State vs. #46 Southeastern Louisiana (Bobcats took gm-2, 4-0).
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SATURDAY’S TOP-50 MATCHUPS (4/16/11)
(based on the CB360 Composite National Rankings … upsets in italics)
Georgia's Brett DeLoach
at #29 GEORGIA 7-12-0 def, #2 FLORIDA 2-9-1 … series tied … GA now 19-17/9-5 SEC (FL 27-9/10-4)
Final Stats | GA Recap | FL Recap
game coverage – Live Stats | Live Video/Audio (SC) | FL Audio | TV: ESPNU
GA info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2011 Stats | Media Guide | Quick Facts
FL info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2011 Stats | Media Supplement | Quick Facts
SEC info. – Home Page (w/ standings) | Weekly Release | Conference Stats | History
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#3 VANDERBILT 6-10-1 won at #4 SOUTH CAROLINA 4-7-0 … series tied … VAN now 32-4/11-3 SEC (SC 27-7/11-3)
Final Stats | VAN Recap (w/ video) | SC Recap (w/ video) | Quotes
game coverage – Live Stats | SC Audio | VAN Audio | Satellite Radio: Sirius 122 & XM 143
SC info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2011 Stats | Media Guide | Quick Facts
VAN info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2011 Stats | Media Guide | Quick Facts
SEC info. – Home Page (w/ standings) | Weekly Release | Conference Stats | History
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Baylor won big on Saturday while squaring the annual "Battle of the Brazos" series vs. Texas A&M.
#47 BAYLOR 12-14-0 won at #6 TEXAS A&M 1-5-0 … series tied … BAY now 20-16/6-8 Big-12 (A&M 25-10/10-4)
Final Stats | BAY Recap | A&M Recap | Video Highlights | Quotes
game coverage – Live Stats | Live Video/Audio | BAY Audio
A&M info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2011 Stats | Media Guide | Media Supplement | Record Book | Quick Facts
BAY info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2011 Stats | Media Guide | Quick Facts
Big 12 info. – Home Page (w/ standings) | Weekly Release | Conference Stats | Media Guide
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Oregon State's Josh Osich
#13 OREGON STATE 8-12-1 won at #16 STANFORD 1-6-1 … series-clincher … OR-St. now 26-7/7-1 Pac-10 (STAN 16-11/3-5)
Final Stats | OR-St. Recap | STAN Recap
game coverage – Live Stats | STAN Video/Audio | Ore.-St. Audio
STAN info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2011 Stats | Media Guide | Quick Facts
Ore.-St. info. – Game Notes | Road Report | Roster | 2011 Stats | Media Guide | History | Quick Facts
Pac-10 info. – Home Page (w/ standings) | Weekly Release | Conference Stats | Media Guide
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at #14 ARKANSAS 6-11-1 def. #38 MISSISSIPPI STATE 1-9-0 … series-clincher … ARK now 26-8/8-6 SEC (MS 21-14/5-9)
Final Stats | ARK Recap | MS Recap
game coverage – Live Stats | Live Video (ARK) | ARK Audio | Live Video (MS) | MS Audio
ARK info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2011 Stats | Media Guide | Quick Facts
MS info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2011 Stats | Media Guide | Quick Facts
SEC info. – Home Page (w/ standings) | Weekly Release | Conference Stats | History
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Oklahoma game-2 heroes Tyler Ogle and Burch Smith
#15 OKLAHOMA 7-10-2 def. #21 OKLAHOMA STATE 5-9-2, in Oklahoma City … series tied … OU now 26-9/7-6 Big-12 (OK-St 26-7/9-5)
Final Stats | OU Recap | OK-St. Recap | Photos (OU)
game coverage – Live Stats | OU Audio | OSU Audio | TV: Cowboy Sports/Cox 3
OU info. – Game Notes | Sunny Galloway Bedlam Blog | Roster | 2011 Stats | Media Guide | Quick Facts
OSU info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2011 Stats | Media Guide | Quick Facts
Big 12 info. – Home Page (w/ standings) | Weekly Release | Conference Stats | Media Guide
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UCLA's Trevor Bauer
at #25 UCLA 4-10-0 def. #22 ARIZONA 0-4-2 … series tied … UCLA now 18-12/6-5 Pac-10 (AZ 23-12/5-6)
Final Stats | UCLA Recap | AZ Recap
game coverage – Live Stats | UCLA Audio | AZ Audio
UCLA info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2011 Stats | Media Guide | Quick Facts
AZ info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2011 Stats | Media Guide | Quick Facts
Pac-10 info. – Home Page (w/ standings) | Weekly Release | Conference Stats | Media Guide
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Auburn's Cory Luckie
#35 AUBURN 3-6-1 won at #27 LSU 1-6-0 … series-clincher … AUB now 20-14/7-7 SEC (LSU 23-14/3-11)
Final Stats | AUB Recap | LSU Recap | Photos | Video Highlights
game coverage – Live Stats | Live Video | LSU Audio | AUB Audio
LSU info. – Game Notes | Series Preview | Roster | 2011 Stats | Media Guide | Quick Facts
AUB info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2011 Stats | Media Guide | Quick Facts
SEC info. – Home Page (w/ standings) | Weekly Release | Conference Stats | History
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#40 CENTRAL FLORIDA 3-7-1 won at #34 EAST CAROLINA 2-10-0 … series tied … UCF now 22-13/4-7 CUSA (ECU 23-12/5-6)
Final Stats | UCF Recap | ECU Recap
Central Florida's Brian Adkins
game coverage – Live Stats | Live Video/Audio
ECU info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2011 Stats | Media Guide | Interactive Guide | Quick Facts
UCF info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2011 Stats | Media Guide | Quick Facts
CUSA info. – Home Page (w/ standings) | Weekly Release | Conference Stats | Interactive Guide | Media Guide
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at #37 TEXAS STATE 4-8-0 def. #46 SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA 0-3-0 … (21-12/11-5 SEC) … series tied … TxSt now 22-12/12-15 Southland (SL 24-12/10-7)
Final Stats | TxSt Recap | SE-La. Recap
game coverage – Live Stats | Live Video | TxSt Live Audio | SE-La. Live Audio
TxSt info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2011 Stats | Media Guide | Online/Virtual Guide | Quick Facts
SE-La. info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2011 Stats | Media Guide | Quick Facts
SLC info. – Home Page | Standings | Weekly Release | Conference Stats | Record Book
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SATURDAY’S OTHER TOP-50 GAMES (4/16/11)
(based on the CB360 Composite National Rankings … upsets in italics)
N.C. State's Grant Sasser
at North Carolina State 8-9-2 def. #5 North Carolina 7-11-3 … series-clincher
Final Stats | NC-St. Recap | UNC Recap
at #7 Cal State Fullerton 5-6-0 def. UC Santa Barbara 4-12-1 … series-clincher
Final Stats | CSF Recap | UCSB Recap | Photos
at #8 Arizona State 8-11-0 def. Washington State 2-9-2 … series-clincher
Final Stats | ASU Recap | WSU Recap
#9 Florida State 15-16-2 won at Virginia Tech 11-18-4 … series tied
Final Stats | FSU Recap | VT Recap | Photos
Wake Forest's James Harris
at Wake Forest 6-6-0 def. #10 Georgia Tech 4-11-1 … series tied
Final Stats | WFU Recap | GT Recap
Texas Tech 2-7-0 won at #11 Texas 1-3-0 … series tied
Final Stats | TT Recap | TX Recap | Video Postgame (TT) … Notes (TT)
Texas Tech's Trey Masek
at #12 Fresno State 8-12-1 def. Nevada 1-7-2 (gm-1) … FS leads 4-gm series (2-0)
Final Stats | FS Recap | NV Recap
at #12 Fresno State 4-7-1 def. Nevada 2-9-2 (gm-2) … series-clincher (4-gm series)
Final Stats | FS Recap | NV Recap
#17 TCU 8-12-1 won at San Diego State 2-6-4 … series-clincher
Final Stats | TCU Recap | SDSU Recap
Middle Tennessee's Hunter Adkins
at #18 Southern Mississippi 14-11-0 def. New Orleans 1-6-3 … series-clincher
Final Stats | SoMiss Recap | UNO Recap
at #19 Stetson 5-10-0 def. Savannah State 3-10-0 … series-clincher
Final Stats | STET Recap (w/ video) | SAV Recap
#20 Troy 11-17-1 won at Middle Tennessee State 1-6-0 (gm-1) … sereis opener
Final Stats | Troy Recap | MTSU Recap
at Middle Tennessee State 1-7-1 def. #20 Troy 0-3-0 (gm-2)
Final Stats | MTSU Recap | Troy Recap
Tulane's Matt Ryan
#23 California 8-12-1 won at Washington 2-8-0 … series-clincher
Final Stats | Cal Recap | WA Recap
Tulane 7-9-1 won at #24 Rice 4-6-2 … series tied
Final Stats | TUL Recap | Rice Recap | Photos
#26 Clemson 7-14-1 won at Boston College 5-10-1 (gm-1) … series-clincher
Final Stats | CLEM Recap | BC Recap
Tennessee's Steven Gruver
#26 Clemson 9-12-0 won at Boston College 2-6-4 (gm-2) … series sweep
Final Stats | CLEM Recap | BC Recap
#28 Miami at Maryland – postponed to Sunday doubleheader (4/17; 11 ET)
Tennessee 2-8-2 won at #30 Alabama 1-4-0 (gm-1) … series tied
Final Stats | TN Recap | AL Recap
Tennessee 1-8-0 won at #30 Alabama 0-5-1 (7 inn.: gm-2) … series-clincher
Final Stats | TN Recap (w/ video) | AL Recap
UOP's Brian Martin
at Univ. of the Pacific 6-10-2 def. #31 UC Irvine 4-10-1 … series tied
Final Stats | UOP Recap | UCI Recap
at Belmont 11-12-2 def. #32 East Tennessee State 1-6-4 (gm-1) … series opener
Final Stats | BEL Recap | ETSU Recap
Belmont's Matt Hamann
at Belmont 2-8-0 def. #32 East Tennessee State 0-3-1 ((gm-2) … series-clincher
Final Stats | BE: Recap | ETSU Recap
#33 Kent State 9-10-2 won at Central Michigan 3-8-4 … series tied
Final Stats | Kent-St Recap | CMU Recap | Postgame Video (CMU)
St. John's slugger Jeremy Baltz
at St. John’s 6-8-1 def. #36 Louisville 5-14-5 … series-clincher
Final Stats | SJU Recap | LOU Recap
at Loyola Marymount 9-14-1 def.#39 Gonzaga 4-14-0 … series tied
Final Stats | LMU Recap | GON Recap | Postgame Video
#41 Cal State Bakersfield 6-13-2 won at UC Davis 2-3-4 … series-clincher
Final Stats | CSB Recap | UCD Recap
LMU's Bret Dahlson
at #42 Mississippi 12-14-3 def. Kentucky 10-14-4 … OleMiss won opener
Final Stats | OleMiss Recap | KY Recap | Photos
at St. Louis 10-12-0 def. #43 Charlotte 5-12-1 … series tied
Final Stats | SLU Recap | CHAR Recap
at #44 Coastal Carolina 8-10-0 def. Gardner-Webb 2-8-2 … series-clincher
Final Stats | CC Recap | G-Webb Recap
St. Louis catcher Connor Gandossy
at #48 Elon 5-10-2 def. College of Charleston 4-8-1 … series-clincher
Final Stats | Elon Recap | CofC Recap
#49 Creighton 9-10-0 won at Indiana State 5-8-1 … series-clincher
Final Stats | Creighton Recap | Ind.-St. Recap
at #50 Jacksonville 16-17-1 def. Campbell 13-12-4 (gm-1) … series-clincher
Final Stats | JU Recap | CAMP Recap
at #50 Jacksonville 16-21-0 def. Campbell 10-18-4 (gm-2) … series sweep
Final Stats | JU Recap | CAMP Recap