Saturday’s College Baseball Top-50 Scoreboard & Wrapup

February 18, 2012
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Saturday was a crazy second day of the 2012 college baseball season, simply due to the number of games being canceled, suspended or even moved up a day from Sunday. When the dust had settled at the end of Feb. 18, there had been 51 games completed featuring top-50 teams in CB360 Composite National Rankings (CNR) with 12 upsets, and eight other games that were washed out by the weather (higher-ranked teams were 39-12/.765).

Two underdogs (based on the CNR) reprised their opening-day wins to clinch series victories, as Cal Poly beat #45 Oklahoma State (11-3) while #50 USC topped #39 Jacksonville (11-3). Saturday’s other top-50 upsets included:

• North Dakota State 8-2 at #14 Arizona
• Pepperdine 10-0 vs. #17 Oklahoma
• James Madison 4-4 vs. #23 Virginia (in Myrtle Beach)
• Minnesota 7-1 vs. #28 Louisville (St. Petersburg, FL)
• Boston College 8-3 at #41 Coastal Carolina
• Louisiana-Lafayette 1-0 vs. #43 Wichita State
• Santa Clara 7-1 vs. #43 Wichita State (at Texas State)
• Wright State 5-4 at #46 North Carolina State
• Santa Clara 4-3 at #47 Texas State
• Butler 12-9 at #49 Fresno State

All 59 games are listed below, with final stats and recap links from both teams. Photo and postgame video links will be added later in the weekend, time permitting.

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SATURDAY’S TOP GAMES  (Saturday; Feb. 18, 2012)
… based on the CB360 Composite National Rankings

• at #1 Florida 5 … def. #19 Cal State Fullerton 2  (series clincher)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  FL Recap  |  CSF Recap

• at #3 Stanford 9 … def. #11 Vanderbilt 5  (series clincher)
Final Stats  |  STAN Recap  |  VAN Recap

•  at #6 Rice 5 … def. #38 Florida International 4  (12 inn.; series clincher)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  Rice Recap  |  FIU Recap

• #33 Mississippi at #13 TCU – rainout  (no makeup)

• #23 Virginia 9 … won at #41 Coastal Carolina 3
Final Stats  |  UVa Recap  |  CC Recap 

• at #50 USC 11 … def. #39 Jacksonville 3  (series clincher)
Final Stats  |  USC Recap  |  J’ville Recap

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SATURDAY’S OTHER TOP-50 GAMES  (Saturday; Feb. 18, 2012)
… based on the CB360 Composite National Rankings

• at #2 South Carolina 3 … def. VMI 2  (DH, game-1 … series clincher, 2-0)
Final Stats  |  SC Recap  |  VMI Recap

• at #2 South Carolina 13 … def. VMI 1  (DH, game-2 … series sweep
Final Stats  |  SC Recap  |  VMI Recap

• at #4 North Carolina 16 … def. Xavier 10  (series clincher, 2-1)
Final Stats  |  UNC Recap  |  XAV Recap

• at #5 Texas A&M 9 … def. Illinois-Chicago 2  (DH, game-1; resumed from 2/17 … series opener)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  A&M Recap  |  UIC Recap

• at #5 Texas A&M 9 … def.  Illinois-Chicago 2  (DH, game-2 … series clincher, 2-0)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  A&M Recap  |  UIC Recap

• at #7 Texas 4 … def. Duke 0  (DH, game-1 … series opener)
Final Stats  |  TX Recap  |  Duke Recap

• at #7 Texas 5 … def. Duke 3,  in 7 inn.  (DH, game-2 … series clincher, 2-0)
Final Stats  |  TX Recap  |  Duke Recap

• at #8 Arkansas 13 … def. Villanova 1  (series clincher, 2-0)
Final Stats  |  ARK Recap  |  VILL Recap

• #9 Georgia Tech 6 … def. Kent State 2 (Rock Hill, SC … GT & Kent split two games)
Final Stats  |  GT Recap  |  Kent-St Recap

• #9 Georgia Tech 5 … def. Winthrop 3  (GT went 2-0 vs. Eagles)
Final Stats  |  GT Recap  |  WIN Recap

• at #10 LSU 19 … def. Alcorn State 0
Final Stats  |  LSU Recap  | ALC Recap

• at #12 Florida State 10 … def. Hofstra 8  (series clincher, 2-0)
Final Stats  |  FSU Recap  |  HOF Recap

• North Dakota State 8 … won at #14 Arizona 2  (series tied)
Final Stats  |  ND-St Recap  |  AZ Recap

• at #15 Miami 4 … def. Rutgers 1  (11 inn. … series clincher, 2-0)
Final Stats  |  MIA Recap  |  RUT Recap

• at #16 UCLA 6 … def. Maryland 5  (series tied)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  UCLA Recap  |  MD Recap

• at Pepperdine 10 … def. #17 Oklahoma 0  (series tied)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  PEP Recap  | OK Recap

• at #18 Clemson 6 … def. UAB 1  (DH, game-1 … series tied)
Final Stats  |  CLEM Recap  |  UAB Recap

• at #18 Clemson 7 … def. UAB 4  (DH, game-2 … series-clincher, 2-1)
Final Stats  |  CLEM Recap  |  UAB Recap

• at #20 Georgia 5 … def. Presbyterian 4  (series clincher, 2-0)
Final Stats  |  GA Recap  |  PRES Recap

• at #21 Arizona State 13 … def. Western Michigan 0 (series clincher, 2-0)
Final Stats  |  ASU Recap  |  WMU Recap

• #22 California 6 … won at University of the Pacific 3  (series clincher, 2-0)
Final Stats  |  Cal Recap  |  UOP Recap

James Madison 4 … tied vs. #23 Virginia 4 (8 inn, called due to rain; Myrtle Beach, SC)
Final Stats  |  JMU Recap  |  VA Recap

• #24 St. John’s 6 … def. Minnesota 1  (St. Petersburg, FL; Big Ten/BIG EAST Challenge))
Final Stats  |  StJ Recap  |  MN Recap

• #25 UC Irvine 5 … def.  Southern 1  (Houston/Minute Maid Park)
Final Stats  |  UCI Recap  |  So. Recap

• at #26 Stetson 7 … def. George Washington 2 (series clincher, 2-0)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  STET Recap  |  GW Recap

• #27 Oregon State 3 … won at UC Santa Barbara 2  (OS leads series, 2-0)
Final Stats  |  OR-St Recap  |  UCSB Recap

• #27 Oregon State at UC Santa Barbara – rainout (makeup 2/19)

• Minnesota 7 … def. #28 Louisville 1  (called top-9, played 2/17, no resumption; St. Pete, FL)
Final Stats  |  MN Recap  |  LOU Recap

• #28 Louisville 4 … def. Illinois 3  (St. Petersburg, FL; Big Ten/BIG EAST Challenge)
Final Stats  |  LOU Recap  |  ILL Recap

• Oral Roberts at #29 Baylor – rainout (makeup 2/19)

• at #30 Central Florida 9 … def. Long Island Brooklyn 1  (DH, game-1 … series clincher, 2-0)
Final Stats  |  UCF Recap  |  LIU Recap

• at #30 Central Florida 9 … def. Long Island Brooklyn 1  (DH, game-2 … series sweep)
Final Stats  |  UCF Recap  |  LIU Recap

• at #31 East Carolina 16 … def. Milwaukee 1  (DH, game-1 … series clincher, 2-0)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  ECU Recap  |  MIL Recap

• at #31 East Carolina 6 … def. Milwaukee 3  (DH, game-2 … series sweep)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  ECU Recap  |  MIL Recap

Washington State at #32 Mississippi State – rainout (makeup 2/19)

• Nicholls State at #34 Southern Mississippi – rainout (makeup 2/19)

• at #35 Georgia Southern 10 … def. Tennessee-Martin 1 (series clincher, 2-0)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  GS Recap  |  UTM Recap

• #36 College of Charleston at South Alabama – rainout (makeup 2/19)

• at #37 Dallas Baptist 3 … def. Southeast Missouri State 1  (5 inn. … series sweep)
Final Stats  |  DB Recap  |  SE-Mo. Recap

• #40 Oregon 3 … won at Hawaii 2  (11 inn. … series tied)
Final Stats  |  ORE Recap  |  Hawaii Recap

• Boston College 8 … won at #41 Coastal Carolina 3  (Caravelle Resort Tournament)
Final Stats  |  BC Recap  |  CC Recap

• #42 Missouri State 10 … def. Tennessee Tech 8  (at Texas Tech; Red Raider  Classic)
Final Stats  |  MO-St Recap  |  TN-Tech Recap

• Louisiana-Lafayette 1 … def. #43 Wichita State 0  (at Texas State; Bobcat Invitational)
Final Stats  |  ULL Recap  |  WICH Recap

• Santa Clara 7 … def. #43 Wichita State 1  (12 inn.; at Texas State; Bobcat Invitational)
Final Stats  |  SCU Recap  |  WICH Recap

• Central Michigan at #44 Troy (DH, game-1) – susp. to 2/19 (Troy 8-7, b-5)

• Central Michigan at #44 Troy (DH, game-2) – canc. (no makeup)
Final Stats  |  CP Recap  |  OK-St Recap

• at Cal Poly 11 … def. #45 Oklahoma State 3  (series clincher)
Final Stats  |  CP Recap  |  OK-St Recap

• at #46 North Carolina State 14 … def.  Youngstown State 3
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  NC-St Recap  |  YSU Recap

• Wright State 5 ... won at #46 North Carolina State 4  (11 inn.)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF   |  WS Recap  |  NC-St Recap

• Santa Clara 5 … won at #47 Texas State 4  (13 inn.)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  SCU Recap  |  TX-St Recap

• #48 Purdue 9 … def. Connecticut 4  (Clearwater, FL; Big Ten/BIG EAST Challenge)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  PUR Recap  |  UConn Recap

• #48 Purdue 6 … def. Cincinnati 0  (Clearwater, FL; Big Ten/BIG EAST Challenge)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  PUR Recap  |  CIN Recap

Buter 12 … won at #49 Fresno State 9  (10 inn. … series tied)
Final Stats  |  BUT Recap  |  FS Recap

• at #49 Fresno State 6  … def. Butler 0  (FS leads series 201; 4-gm series)
Final Stats  |  FS Recap  |  BUT Recap

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