Seven different underdogs – among them the Logan Odom-led USC (6-2 vs. #5 Arizona State) – completed series upsets on Sunday vs. CB360 top-50 teams, with those games including three head-to-head showdowns between top-50 squads: #4 Florida 6-3 in a 12-inning thriller at #2 Vanderbilt ... #10 Georgia Tech 3-0 vs. #9 North Carolina … and #46 Baylor 5-3 at #22 Oklahoma State. Lower-ranked/unranked teams enjoyed their best day of the weekend in CB360 top-50 action, with the underdogs winning 38% of the top-50 games (12-21-1). front-page photo courtesy of USC
The other top-50 series that were won by underdogs played out as follows: Houston 6-1 vs. #11 Southern Mississippi … Oregon 6-5 vs. #23 Stanford ... and Missouri 4-3 vs. #49 Texas Tech (4-3). Two other underdogs – Kentucky vs. #29 Georgia and Winthrop vs. #34 Coastal Carolina – had clinched their series on Saturday but failed to complete the sweeps on Sunday.
In addition to games mentioned above, Sunday’s five other upsets of CB360 top-50 teams included: #42 North Carolina State 12-4 vs. #7 Florida State … Lipscomb 9-3 vs. #15 Stetson … Virginia Tech 3-2 vs. #16 Clemson … Evansville 10-1 vs. #45 Creighton … and Stephen F. Austin 8-5 at #48 Southeastern Louisiana.
There were seven head-to-head series between CB360 top-50 teams that wrapped up on Sunday, several referenced above along with: #1 Virginia 5-4 vs. #20 Miami … #3 South Carolina 7-1 vs. #19 Arkansas … #7 Florida State split DH at #42 NC State (7-5; 4-12) … and #30 Alabama 7-6 at #36 Auburn, which had swept Saturday’s DH.
There were 35 games scheduled for Sunday involving Cb360 top-50 teams, with all but seven of the top-50 slated to be action (teams not playing on Sunday included: #6 Oregon State (won 2-1 series at Washington) … #8 Texas (swept DH from Texas Southern) … #25 Connecticut (won 2-1 series vs. Louisville) … #28 California (idle since May 8, next May 17 at UC Davis) … #40 Elon (idle since May 8, next May 19 series opener vs. Furman) … #43 East Tennessee State (swept series vs. Campbell) …and #50 Charlotte (won 2-1 series at La Salle).
SUNDAY’S TOP-50 MATCHUPS (5/15/11)
(based on CB360’s Composite National Rankings) … upsets in italics
at #1 VIRGINIA 5-8-3 def. #20 MIAMI 4-6-2 … VA 45-6/22-5 ACC (MIA 32-18/17-9) … series-clincher (2-1)
Final Stats | VA Recap | MIA Recap | Photos | Video Highlights
Virginia's Will Roberts
game coverage – Live Stats | Live Video (VA) | Live Audio (VA) | Live Audio (MIA)
VA info. – Game Notes | Series Preview | Roster | 2011 Stats | Media Guide | History | Record Book | Quick Facts
MIA info. – Games Notes | Roster | 2011 Stats | Media Guide | Quick Facts
ACC info. – Home Page (w/ standings) | Weekly Release | Conference Stats | Media Guide
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#4 FLORIDA 6-8-1 won at #2 VANDERBILT 3-8-1 (12 inn.) … FL 39-13/20-7 SEC (VAN 42-8/20-7 SEC) … series-clincher (2-1)
Final Stats | FL Recap | VAN Recap (w/ video)
Florida's Mke Zunino
game coverage – Live Stats | Live Audio (VAN) | Live Audio (FL)
VAN info. – Game Notes | Roster | Riley Reynolds Feature | Corey Williams Video Feature| 2011 Stats | Media Guide | Quick Facts
FL info. – Game Notes (HTML) | Game Notes(PDF) | Austin Maddox Feature | Roster | 2011 Stats | Media Supplement | Quick Facts
SEC info. – Home Page (w/ standings) | Weekly Release | Conference Stats| History
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at #3 SOUTH CAROLINA 7-14-0 def. #19 ARKANSAS 1-7-1 … SC 41-11/20-7 SEC … ARK 33-17/13-14 … series-clincher (2-1)
Final Stats | SC Recap | ARK Recap | Photos | Quotes (SC)
South Carolina's Colby Holmes
game coverage – Live Stats | Live Audio (SC) | Live Audio (ARK) | Live Audio (FL)
SC info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2011 Stats | Media Guide | Quick Facts
ARK 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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#7 FLORIDA STATE 7-9-1 won at #42 NORTH CAROLINA STATE 5-12-2 … series-clincher (2-0)
… Final Stats | FSU Recap | NC-St. Recap
at #42 North Carolina State 12-15-0 def. Florida State 4-7-8 … NC-St. 29-23/12-15 ACC (FSU 39-13/18-9) … FSU won series (2-1)
… Final Stats | NC-St. Recap FSU Recap
Florida State's James Ramsey
game-1 coverage – Live Stats | Live Video (NC-St.) | Live Audio (NC-St.) | Live Audio (FSU)
NC-St. info. – Game Notes | Roster | Chris Overman Feature | 2011 Stats | Media Guide | Quick Facts
FSU info. – Game Notes | Series Preview | Roster | 2011 Stats | Media Guide | Quick Facts
ACC info. – Home Page (w/ standings) | Weekly Release | Conference Stats | Media Guide
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at #10 GEORGIA TECH 3-8-0 def. #9 NORTH CAROLINA 0-5-1 … GT 37-15/20-7 ACC ( UNC 40-12/17-8) … series-clincher (2-1)
Final Stats | GT Recap | UNC Recap
Georgia Tech's Buck Farmer
game coverage – Live Stats | Live Audio (GT) | Live Audio (UNC)
GT info. – Game Notes | Series Preview | Senior Class Feature | Roster | 2011 Stats | Media Guide | Quick Facts
UNC info. – Game Notes (HTML) | Games Notes (PDF) | UNC Offense Feature | Roster | 2011 Stats | Media Guide| Quick Facts
ACC info. – Home Page (w/ standings) | Weekly Release | Conference Stats | Media Guide
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#46 BAYLOR 5-11-2 won at #22 OKLAHOMA STATE 3-7-1 … BAY 26-23/11-13 Big 12 (OK-St. .33-18/13-10) … series-clincher (2-1)
Final Stats | BAY Recap | OK-St. Recap | Quotes (BAY)
Baylor's Max Muncy
Game Coverage – Live Stats | Live Audio/Video (OSU) | Live Audio (BAY)
OSU info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2011 Stats | Media Guide | 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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#30 ALABAMA 7-13-0 won at #36 AUBURN 6-10-1 … AL 31-22/13-14 SEC (AUB 28-24/13-14) … AUB won series (2-1)
Final Stats | AL Recap | AUB Recap
Alabama's Taylor Dugas
Game Coverage –Live Stats | Live Audio/Video (AUB) | Live Audio (AL)
AUB info. – Game Notes | Roster | Brooks Beisner Feature | 2011 Stats | Media Guide | Quick Facts
AL info. – Game Notes (HTML) | Games Notes (PDF) | Roster | 2011 Stats | Media Guide|
SEC info. – Home Page (w/ standings) | Weekly Release | Conference Stats| History
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USC's Logan Odom added to his list of noteworthy 2011 wins with Sunday's victory over Arizona State.
SUNDAY’S OTHER TOP-50 GAMES (5/15/11)
(based on CB360’s Composite National Rankings) … upsets in italics
at USC 6-13-4 def. #5 Arizona State 2-3-2 … series-clincher (2-1)
Final Stats | USC Recap | ASU Recap
at Houston 6-14-0 def. #11 Southern Mississippi 1-8-1 … series-clincher (2-1)
Final Stats | HOU Recap | SoMiss Recap
Houston's Mo Wiley
at #12 Texas A&M 5-6-1 def. Nebraska 1-5-1 … series sweep
Final Stats | A&M Recap | NEB Recap
at #13 Cal State Fullerton 6-11-3 def. Long Beach State 1-3-3 … series sweep
Final Stats | CSF Recap | LB Recap | Photos
Lipscomb's Chris Nunn
at #14 TCU 2-4-0 def. Utah 1-6-1 … series-clincher (2-1)
Final Stats | TCU Recap | Utah Recap | Photos
at Lipscomb 9-14-2 def. #15 Stetson 3-10-2 … STET has clinched series (2-0)
Final Stats | LIP Recap | STET Recap
at Virginia Tech 3-8-1 def. #16 Clemson 2-7-0 … CLEM won series (2-1)
Final Stats | VT Recap | CLEM Recap | Photos
Virginia Tech's Joe Parsons
at #17 Oklahoma 6-10-2 def. New Mexico 2-9-0 … 4-gm series sweep
Final Stats | OU Recap | NM Recap | Photos
at #18 Rice 7-12-2 def. Memphis 6-15-0 … series-clincher (2-1)
Final Stats | Rice Recap | MEM Recap
at #21 Fresno State 6-13-1 def. New Mexico State 3-6-0 … 4-gm series sweep
Final Stats | FS Recap | NMS Recap
Oregon's Brett Thomas
at Oregon 6-10-2 def. #23 Stanford 5-11-1 … series-clincher (2-1)
Final Stats | ORE Recap (w/ video) | STAN Recap
at #24 UCLA 3-8-1 def. Cal State Bakersfield 2-4-0 … series-clincher (2-1)
Final Stats | UCLA Recap | CSB Recap
#26 Arizona 8-11-0 won at Washington State 1-6-2 … series tied (finale on Mon.)
Final Stats | AZ Recap | WSU Recap (w/ video)
#27 UC Irvine 4-9-0 won at UC Santa Barbara 2-9-3 … series sweep
Final Stats | UCI Recap | UCSB Recap (w/ video)
#29 Georgia 7-14-0 won at Kentucky 6-13-1 … KY won series (2-1)
Final Stats | GA Recap | KY Recap | Photos | Notes (KY)
#31 Troy 13-11-1 won at Louisiana-Monroe 4-12-3 … series-clincher (2-1)
Final Stats | Troy Recap | ULM Recap
at #32 Florida International 8-11-1, Arkansas State 8-9-2 (8 inn./curfew) … FIU won series (2-0-1)
Final Stats | FIU Recap (w/ video) | Ark-St. Recap
#33 Kent State at Bowling Green – rainout … Kent-St. wonseries (2-0)
#34 Coastal Carolina 5-11-1 won at Winthrop 0-3-0 … WIN won series (2-1)
Final Stats | CC Recap | WIN Recap
at #37 East Carolina 6-8-1 def. Delaware State 1-8-1 … series sweep
Final Stats | ECU Recap | DS Recap
#38 Central Florida 18-20-0 won at Alabama Birmingham (UAB) 6-11-2 (8 inn.) … series sweep
Final Stats | UCF Recap | UAB Recap
at #39 Texas State 14-15-0 def. Nicholls State 3-7-0 (7 inn.) … series sweep
Final Stats | TxSt Recap | NICH Recap
at #41 LSU 15-17-0, Tennessee 5-6-4 … series sweep
Final Stats | LSU Recap | TN Recap (w/ video) | Photos | Video Highlights
at Evansville 10-12-0 def. #45 Creighton 1-5-1 … CU won series (2-1)
Final Stats | EV Recap | Creighton Recap
Stephen F. Austin's Bryson Myles
at #47 Kansas State 13-16-0 def. New Orleans 2-9-2 … series sweep
Final Stats | K-St. Recap | UNO Recap
Stephen F. Austin 8-15-0 won at #48 Southeastern Louisiana 5-9-2 … SL won series (2-1)
Final Stats | SFA Recap | SL Recap
Missouri's Conner Mach
at Missouri 4-3-0 def. #49 Texas Tech 3-8-0 … series-clincher (2-1)
Final Stats | MO Recap | TT Recap | Notes (TT)
PATRIOT LEAGUE SEMIFINAL SERIES (best-of-3; May 14-15)
• #3 seed Lafayette at #2 seed Army
gm-1 (Sat.): Army 4-13-3 def. Lafayette 2-6-1
… Final Stats | Army Recap | LAF Recap
gm-2 (Sat.): Army 7-14-1 def. Lafayette 3-7-1
… Final Stats | Army Recap | LAF Recap
• #4 seed Bucknell at #1 seed Navy
gm-1 (Sat.): Bucknell 1-9-1 def. Navy 0-11-0
… Final Stats | BUCK Recap | Navy Recap | Photos (BUCK)
gm-2 (Sat.): Navy 6-8-1 def. Bucknell 1-4-2
… Final Stats | Navy Recap | BUCK Recap | Photos (BUCK)
gm-3: at Navy 6-10-0, Bucknell 0-5-1
… Final Stats | Navy Recap | Buck Recap
Notes – Navy will serve as host team for the Patriot League Championship series on May 23-24 (vs. Army; best-of-3).