Sunday’s College Baseball Top-50 Scoreboard/Wrapup

February 19, 2012
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The opening weekend of the 2012 college baseball season closed on Sunday with an assortment of noteworthy results involving top-50 teams in the CB360 Composite National Rankings (CNR) – as #3 Stanford completed an impressive sweep of #11 Vanderbilt (18-5) … Maryland won again (5-1) to take its series at #16 UCLA … and homestanding Pepperdine edged #17 Oklahoma (7-6) in the deciding game of that series.

• CB360 Opening-Day Scoreboard (2/17) … • Day-2 (2/18)

Nine series still were up-for-grabs entering Sunday, with the favorites (based on the CNR) winning five of them. Cal Poly cranked out yet another win over #45 Oklahoma State (6-0), completing an opening-week statement with the surprising series sweep. #50 USC similarly took all three games from visiting #39 Jacksonville, including a 4-3 decision on Sunday.

There were four other games on Sunday that pitted CB360 top-50 teams against each other: #19 Cal State Fullerton took the series finale at #1 Florida, 8-5 (Gators won games-1 & 2) … #6 Rice completed a sweep of #38 Florida International (8-1) … #13 TCU beat #33 Mississippi, 5-3, for a split of two games (Sat. rained out) … and #47 Texas State beat visiting #43 Wichita State, 7-4.

Sunday’s 40 games involving CB360 top-50 teams produced 11 upsets (29-11), meaning that the ranked/higher-ranked teams won 73% of those games – the same win pct. for opening weekend among CB360 top-50 favorites (97-37 … also 30-13 on Fri./70% and 39-12 on Sat./77%).

In addition to the wins by Cal Poly, Maryland, Pepperdine, USC, Fullerton and Texas State, Sunday’s other five top-50 upsets included:
• Duke 5-2 at #7 Texas
• Illinois 9-4 vs. #24 St. John’s (in St. Petersburg, FL)
• UC Santa Barbara 13-12 in resumed game vs. #27 Oregon State
• Washington State 6-5 at #32 Mississippi State
• Central Michigan 14-7 at #44 Troy

There were 33 series featuring CB360 top-50 teams during the opening-week action, with 19 of them resulting in sweeps. In addition to those referenced above, teams that opened 3-0 in series action included (some finished on Sat.): #2 South Carolina (vs. VMI), #5 Texas A&M (Illinois-Chicago), #8 Arkansas (Villanova), #12 Florida State (Hofstra), #15 Miami (Rutgers). #20 Georgia (Presbyterian), #21 Arizona State (Western Michigan), #22 California (Pacific), #26 Stetson (George Washington), #29 Baylor (Oral Roberts), #30 Central Florida (Long Island), #31 East Carolina (Milwaukee), #35 Georgia Southern (Tenn.-Martin), #36 College of Charleston (South Alabama) and #37 Dallas Baptist (Southeast Missouri).

The other 31 CB360 top-50 teams either were swept in series (3), played to series splits (16), were competing in opening-week tournaments (10) or played at home vs. two opponents over the weekend (2). In addition to those that posted series sweeps, there were a couple other CB360 top-50  teams that went unbeaten during opening week while playing multiple teams: #10 LSU (two wins vs. Air Force; one vs. Alcorn State), #25 UC Irvine (3-0 at MLB Urban Invitational in Houston) and #48 Purdue (3-0 at Big Ten/BIG EAST Challenge in St. Petersburg, FL, area).

Scroll down for a listing of all 40 Sunday scores involving CB360 top-50 teams (including note of series finish), along with an assortment of postgame links from both teams.  The top-six games are listed first and feature the new CB360 gameday dedicated Twitter feed, which includes tweets from teams competing in those must-see matchups.

For convenience, links to all photo galleries and highlight/postgame video also are grouped immediately below (full rundown of scores/links at bottom of page) …

Sunday (2/19/12) Photo Galleries (links also listed below w/ game score & other links):
FloridaTexas A&M …  RiceTexasArkansasLSU …   TCU
North Dakota State (at AZ) … Pepperdine (vs. OK) … Georgia …
Western Michigan (at ASU) … Southern Miss … South Alabama (vs. Charleston)
Texas Tech (vs. Missouri State)

Sunday (2/19/12) Postgame Video (highlights and/or interviews):
Arkansas-1Arkansas-2Arkansas-3LSUFlorida State … Miami-1 Miami-2  … GeorgiaIllinoisBaylorGeorgia Southern … Texas Tech (vs. Missouri State)

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SUNDAY’S TOP GAMES  (Feb. 19, 2012)
… based on the CB360 Composite National Rankings

upsets in italics

• #19 Cal State Fullerton 8 … won at #1 Florida 5  (Gators won series 2-1)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  CSF Recap (w/ weekend video links)  |  FL Recap  |  Photos

• at #3 Stanford 18 … def. #11 Vanderbilt 5  (series sweep)
Final Stats  |  STAN Recap  |  VAN Recap

• at #6 Rice 8 … def. #38 Florida International 1  (series sweep)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  Rice Recap  |  FIU Recap  |  Series Photo Gallery

• at #13 TCU 5 … def. #33 Mississippi 3  (series ended 1-1, with a rainout)
Final Stats  |  TCU Recap  |  Ole Miss Recap  |  Notes  |  Quotes  |  Photos

• at #50 USC  4 … def. #39 Jacksonville 3  (series sweep)
Final Stats  |  USC Recap  |  J’ville Recap

• at #47 Texas State 7 … def. #43 Wichita State 4  (Bobcat Invitational)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  TxSt Recap  |  WICH Recap

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SUNDAY’S OTHER TOP-50 GAMES  (Feb. 19, 2012)
… based on the CB360 Composite National Rankings

• at #5 Texas A&M 7 … def. Illinois-Chicago 8  (series sweep)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  A&M Recap  |  UIC Recap  |  Photos

• Duke 5 … won at #7 Texas 2  (Longhorns won series 2-1)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  Duke Recap  |  TX Recap  |  Photos

• at #8 Arkansas 17 … def.  Villanova 1  (8 inn.; series sweep)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  ARK Recap  |  VILL Recap  |  Notes
Photos  |  Video Highlights  |  Postgame Video-1  |  Postgame Video-2

• at #10 LSU 4 … def. Air Force 0  (Tigers beat Falcons twice)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  LSU Recap  |  AFA Recap  |  Photos  |  Video Highlights

• at #12 Florida State 13 … def. Hofstra 6  (series sweep )
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  FSU Recap (w/ video link)  |  HOF Recap

• at #14 Arizona 8 … def. North Dakota State 0  (Wildcats won series, 2-1)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  AZ Recap  |  ND-St Recap  |  Photos (NDS)

• at #15 Miami 9 … def. Rutgers 7  (series sweep)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  MIA Recap  | RUT Recap (w/ stats & PBP)
Postgame Video-1  |  Postgame Video-2

• Maryland 5 … won at #16 UCLA 1  (8 inn.; Terps won series, 2-1)
Final Stats  |  MD Recap  |  UCLA Recap

• at Pepperdine 7 ... def. #17 Oklahoma 6  (Waves won series, 2-1)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  PEP Recap  |  OK Recap  |  Photos

• at #20 Georgia 11 … def. Presbyterian 0  (series sweep)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  GA Recap (w/ video link)  |  PRES Recap  |  Photos

• at #21 Arizona State 16 … def. Western Michigan 2  (series sweep)
…  Final Stats: HTML & PDF |  ASU Recap  |  WMU Recap  |  Photos (WMU)

• at #22 California 9 … def. University of the Pacific 3  (series sweep; gm-2 played at UOP)
Final Stats  |  Cal Recap  |  UOP Recap (w/ video link)

• Illinois 9 … def. #24 St. John’s 4  (St. Petersburg, FL; Big Ten/BIG EAST Challenge)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  ILL Recap  |  StJ Recap  |  Postgame Video (ILL)

• #25 UC Irvine 5 … def. Texas Southern 2  (Houston; MLB Urban Invit./Minute Maid Park)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  UCI Recap  |  TS Recap

• at #26 Stetson 13 … def. George Washington 8  (series sweep)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  STET Recap  |  GW Recap

• at UC Santa Barbara 13 … def. #27 Oregon State 12   (Beavers lead 4-gm series, 2-1)
Final Stats  |  UCSB Recap  |  OR-St Recap

• #27 Oregon State 8 … won at UC Santa Barbara 6  (Beavers lead 4-gm series, 3-1)
Final Stats  |  OR-St Recap  |  UCSB Recap

• #28 Louisville 7 … def. Michigan State 6  (St. Petersburg, FL; Big Ten/BIG EAST Challenge)
Final Stats  |  LOU Recap  | MSU Recap

• at #29 Baylor 3 … def. Oral Roberts 2  (DH, gm-1; Bears lead series 2-0)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  BAY Recap (w/ video) |  ORU Recap

• at #29 Baylor 8 … def. Oral Roberts 1  (DH, gm-2; series sweep)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  BAY Recap (w/ video)  |  ORU Recap

• Washington State 6 … won at #32 Mississippi State  5  (13 inn.; DH, gm-1; series tied)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  WSU Recap  |  Miss-St Recap  |  Notes & Quotes

• at #32 Mississippi State 5 … def. Washington State 4  (Bulldogs won series, 2-1)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF   |  Miss-St Recap  |  WSU Recap  |  Notes & Quotes

• at #34 Southern Mississippi  5 ... def. Nicholls State 1 (DH, gm-1 … series tied)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  SoMiss Recap  |  NICH Recap

• at #34 Southern Mississippi  5 ... def. Nicholls State 1 (7 inn.; DH, gm-2 … SoMiss won series 2-1)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  SoMiss Recap  |  NICH Recap  |  Photos

• at #35 Georgia Southern 11 … def. Tennessee-Martin 2  (series sweep)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  GS Recap (w/ video links)  |  UTM Recap

• #36 College of Charleston 6 … won at South Alabama 3 (DH, gm-1; Cougars lead series 2-0)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  CofC Recap  |  So-AL Recap  | Photos

• #36 College of Charleston 3 … won at South Alabama 0 (DH, gm-2; series sweep)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  CofC Recap  |  So-AL Recap

• #40 Oregon 14 … won at Hawaii 5  (Ducks lead 4-gm series, 2-1)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  ORE Recap  |  UH Recap

• #42 Missouri State 4 ... won at Texas Tech 2 (Red Raider Classic; TT beat MS on Fri.)
Final Stats  |  Mo-St Recap  |  TT Recap  |  Notes  |  Quotes  |  Photos  |  Postgame Video (TT)

• at #44 Troy 12 … def. Central Michigan 10  (DH, gm-1; Trojans lead series, 2-0)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  Troy Recap  |  CMU Recap

• Central Michigan 14 … won at #44 Troy 7  (DH, gm-2; Trojans won series, 2-1)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  CMU Recap  |  Troy Recap

• at Cal Poly 6 … def. #45 Oklahoma State 0  (series sweep)
Final Stats  |  CP Recap  |  OK-St Recap

• #48 Purdue 15 … def.  Notre Dame 8  (St. Petersburg, FL; Big Ten/BIG EAST Challenge)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  PUR Recap  |  ND Recap

• at #49 Fresno State 17 … def. Butler 2  (4-gm series; FS won series 3-1)
Final Stats  |  FS Recap  |  BUT Recap

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