Sunday’s short slate of games involving CB360 top-50 teams played out as expected (for the most part), with the higher-ranked teams winning 82% of those games (14-3). The day’s only top-50 upsets saw Kentucky win again at #14 Arkansas (3-1) to claim that series, while Southern Illinois similarly won its series against a top-50 team (2-1 at #35 Creighton) and Memphis posted a gm-3 win over #47 Central Florida (12-7). front-page photo courtesy of North Carolina
#6 North Carolina bounced back from a pair of losses on Saturday to take the series finale from visiting #21 Miami (8-1).
The past few days saw 40 series featuring CB360 top-50 teams, with only 13 of those series resulting in sweeps – including six that were wrapped up on Sunday: #3 Florida vs. #36 Alabama … #4 Vanderbilt vs. #32 LSU … #7 Texas A&M vs. #17 Oklahoma State … #10 Florida State vs. Duke … #11 Georgia Tech vs. Boston College … and #33 Troy vs. Western Kentucky. The seven other series sweeps that were decided on Fri./Sat. included: #12 Arizona State at #22 California … #16 Southern Mississippi vs. Marshall … #19 TCU vs. UNLV … UC Riverside vs. #40 Cal State Bakersfield … Kansas State vs. #45 Texas Tech … #46 Connecticut vs. Georgetown ,,, and #50 Kent State vs. Buffalo.
SUNDAY’S TOP-50 MATCHUPS (4/24/11)
(based on the CB360 Composite National Rankings … upsets in italics)
at #1 Virginia 7-12-1 def. #42 North Carolina State 6-13-2 … series-clincher
Final Stats | VA Recap | NC-St. Recap
#2 South Carolina 13-18-1 won at #36 Mississippi State 4-12-0 … series-clincher
Final Stats | SC Recap | MS Recap
at #3 Florida 2-10-1 def. #37 Alabama 1-6-0 … series sweep
Final Stats | FL Recap | AL Recap
at #4 Vanderbilt 10-20-1 def. #32 LSU 7-9-1 … series sweep
Final Stats | VAN Recap (w/video) | LSU Recap
at #6 North Carolina 8-8-1 def. #21 Miami 1-9-1 … Miami won series (2-1)
Final Stats | UNC Recap | MIA Recap | Photos
at #7 Texas A&M 8-10-1 def. #17 Oklahoma State 1-9-0 … series sweep
Final Stats | A&M Recap | OK-St. Recap
SUNDAY’S OTHER TOP-50 GAMES (4/24/11)
(based on the CB360 Composite National Rankings … upsets in italics)
at #10 Florida State 13-13-1 def. Duke
9-13-2 … series sweep
Final Stats | FSU Recap (w/ video) | Duke Recap
at #11 Georgia Tech 10-11-2 def. Boston College 8-12-0 … series sweep
Final Stats | GT Recap | BC Recap
Kentucky's Michael Williams
at Kentucky 3-5-0 def. #14 Arkansas 1-5-0 (resumed game) … series-clincher (2-0)
Final Stats | KY Recap | ARK Recap
#14 Arkansas 4-8-1 won at Kentucky 1-6-0 (5 inn.; gm-2) … KY won series (2-1)
Final Stats | ARK Recap | KY Recap
Nebraska at #18 Oklahoma – rainout (no makeup) … OU won series (2-0)
at #25 Clemson 10-12-1 def. Wake Forest 4-6-4 … series-clincher
Final Stats | CLEM Recap | WFU Recap
#29 Georgia 5-7-1 won at Tennessee 3-12-0 … series-clincher
Final Stats | GA Recap | TN Recap (w/ video) | Photos
at #33 Troy 12-16-2 def. Western Kentucky 9-10-3 … series sweep
Final Stats | Troy Recap (w/ video) | WKU Recap
Southern Illinois 2-4-2 won at #35 Creighton 1-6-1 … series-clincher
Final Stats | SIU Recap | Creighton Recap
#38 Elon 9-11-1 won at Georgia Southern 0-6-3 … GS won series (2-1)
Final Stats | Elon Recap | GS Recap
Jacob Wilson's pair of home runs led Memphis to its win over UCF.
at Memphis 12-14-0 def. #47 Central Florida 7-10-2 … UCF won series (2-1)
Final Stats | MEM Recap | UCF Recap
at #49 Charlotte 8-11-1 def. Fordham 3-6-1 … series-clincher
Final Stats | CHAR Recap | Fordham Recap | Video Highlights