Thursday produced a wild string of games in Pacific-10 play, as two CB360 top-50 teams suffered upset losses while another – #12 Arizona State – survived a 17-inning marathon at #24 California, 6-4. In other Pac-10 results of note, #26 Stanford beat #24 UCLA and its “co-ace” Gerritt Cole (7-4), while Oregon topped #23 Arizona, 4-2. The lower-ranked teams nearly carried the day, going 8-10 during Thursday’s 18 games that involved CB360 top-50 teams. front-page photo courtesy of Northwestern (La.) State
Arizona State's Deven Marrero
There were two other CB360 top-50 upsets out on the west coast during Thursday’s late-night action, as Cal Poly shocked #5 Cal State Fullerton (7-2) and UC Riverside won its series opener at #40 Cal State Bakersfield, 3-0. The other four upsets in Thursday’s CB360 top-50 action included: Northwestern (La.) State 7-4 vs. #31 Texas State … Missouri 4-2 at #43 Baylor ... Kennesaw State 8-4 at #44 East Tennessee State … and Kansas State 2-1 vs. #45 Texas Tech.
Oregon's Tyler Anderson
THURSDAY’S CB360 TOP-50 SCHEDULE (4/21/11)
(based on the CB360 Composite National Rankings … upsets in italics)
Stanford's Stephen Piscotty
#12 Arizona State 6-17-3 won at #22 California 4-12-0 (17 inn.)
Final Stats | ASU Recap | Cal Recap
at #26 Stanford 7-10-1 def. #24 UCLA 4-11-0
Final Stats | STAN Recap (w/ video) | UCLA Recap
at #27 Auburn 6-13-4 def. #39 Mississippi 3-5-1
Final Stats | AUB Recap | OleMiss Recap | Photos
Cal Poly's David Armendariz
THURSDAY’S OTHER TOP-50 GAMES (4/21/11)
(based on the CB360 Composite National Rankings… upsets in italics)
at Cal Poly 7-1-0 def. #5 Cal State Fullerton 2-10-1
Final Stats | CP Recap | CSF Recap | Video Highlights
at #8 Oregon State 4-6-1 def. Washington State 2-7-1
Final Stats | Ore.-St. Recap | WSU Recap | Photos
#9 Texas 9-12-0 won at Kansas 0-2-3
Final Stats | TX Recap | KU Recap | Quotes (TX) | Quotes (KU)
#13 Fresno State 2-8-0 won at Sacramento State 0-4-2
Final Stats | FS Recap | SAC Recap
at #19 TCU 4-10-2 def. UNLV 1-6-0
Final Stats | TCU Recap | UNLV Recap
Northwestern (La.) State's Drew Helenihi
at Oregon 4-11-1 def. #23 Arizona 2-3-1
Final Stats | ORE Recap (w/ postgame audio) | AZ Recap
at #28 UC Irvine 3-12-0 def. UC Davis 2-6-1
Final Stats | UCI Recap | UCD Recap
#30 East Carolina 5-14-0 won at Houston 4-7-1 (12 inn.)
Final Stats | ECU Recap | HOU Recap
UC Riverside's Eddie Orozco
at Northwestern (La.) State 7-8-1 def. #31 Texas State 4-8-5
Final Stats | NW-La. Recap | TxSt Recap
at #34 Gonzaga5-9-0 def. St. Mary’s 2-3-3
Final Stats | GON Recap | SMC Recap
Missouri's Brandon Champagne
UC Riverside 3-8-2 won at #40 Cal State Bakersfield 0-6-0
Final Stats | UCR Recap | CSB Recap
Missouri 4-8-0 won at #43 Baylor 2-6-2
Final Stats | MO Recap | BAY Recap | Video Highlights (BAY) | Quotes
Kennesaw State's Aaron Dobbs
Kennesaw State 8-14-0 won at #44 East Tennessee State 4-11-0
Final Stats | Ken.-St. Recap | ETSU Recap
at Kansas State 2-8-1 def. #45 Texas Tech 1-6-0
Final Stats | K-St Recap | TT Recap | Notes (TT)
Kansas State's Ross Kivett
at #46 Connecticut 5-10-0 def. Georgetown 0-5-0
Final Stats | UConn Recap | GU Recap