Saturday’s College Baseball Top-50 Scoreboard & Wrapup

March 10, 2012
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Upsets ruled the day during Saturday’s action involving top-50 teams in the CB360 Composite National Rankings – as the top-50 favorites won only two-thirds of the games (28-14; with seven rainouts). Three different underdogs – Wake Forest (9-6 vs. #23 Maryland), New Mexico (2-1 vs. #28 Gonzaga) and Missouri (5-3/3-2 DH vs. #41 Charlotte; lead 4-gm series 3-0) – clinched their home series on Saturday, while taking on top-50 opponents.   front-page photo courtesy of  North Carolina State

Recent CB360 Top-50 Scoreboard Pages …
March 8-9  |  March 7  |  March 6   |  March 4  |  March 3   |  March 1-2 …
Feb. 29 |  Feb. 27-28  |  Feb. 26    

Carlos Rodon (NC State)

Several other underdogs will have the chance to wrap up their respective series on Sunday (series 1-1, unless indicated):
• Cal State Fullerton at #5 Texas A&M (DH; A&M won opener)
• #50 North Carolina State at #8 Georgia Tech (NC-St won 8-5 on Sat.)
• Long Beach State vs. #17 Arizona State (LB won 7-3 on Sat.)
• Nebraska vs. #25 California (Huskers won 12-5 on Sat.)
• Mercer at #26 Mississippi State (Bears won 6-1 on Sat.)
• Harvard at #27 Stetson (DH; Hatters won opener)
• San Diego at #48 Vanderbilt (USD won 2-1 on Sat.)

Tommy Coyle (North Carolina)

In Saturday’s top head-to-head action, #2 Stanford beat #4 Rice again (11-6) to sew up that series, while #7 North Carolina clinched its ACC-opening series v. #19 Clemson (6-3). #21 UCLA impressively won for the second straight day, 7-6 at #11 Georgia, to wrap up that cross-country series– with #14 Miami also clinching its weekend set (5-3 vs. #49 Boston College). In Fort Worth, #24 Texas Tech has yet to play a game at #33 TCU yet (the Raiders and Frogs will try to play once on Sunday and a second game on Monday).

Nebraska is one of several underdogs that will be looking to win series on Sunday vs. CB360 top-50 teams.

Several of Saturday’s upsets took place during tournament action: #20 Oklahoma 3-2 at #12 Oregon … at Alabama 7-6 vs. #18 Louisville … and Connecticut 8-3 at #29 Oregon State. Saturday’s final CB360 top-50 upset came from SIU-Edwardsville, which split a pair at #46 Missouri State (3-1, 7-10; SIU-E dropped the series).

Saturday’s top-50 results are included below, with linescores, series standings, updated won-loss records and  an assortment of postgame links. A special dedicated Twitter feed is included, featuring team tweets from CB360 top-50 teams playing head-to-head and from the “Bakers dozen” top-13 …

For convenience to our followers, here’s a bonus grouping of postgame media links (also included below w/ result listings) for game photos, video highlights and postgame video:

Saturday (3/10/12) Photo Galleries (links also listed below w/ game score & other links):
FloridaSouth CarolinaArkansasLSUAlabamaNebraskaMurray State (vs. Purdue) …
KentuckyLiberty-1Liberty-2

Saturday (3/10/12) Postgame Video (highlights and/or interviews):
StanfordArkansas gm-1 …. Arkansas gm-2 (w/ 3 links) … LSUMississippiMississippi State-1
Mississippi State-2Oregon State Tulane … Virginia … Vanderbilt: part-1 & part-2

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SATURDAY’S TOP-50 MATCHUPS  (March 10, 2012)
… based on the CB360 Composite National Rankings

Brett Mooneyham (right)

upsets in italics

• at #2  Stanford 11-14-0 … def. #4 Rice 6-10-1
(Cardinal have clinched series, 2-0) … STAN now 13-1, Rice 12-4
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  STAN Recap  |  Rice Recap  |  Postgame Video

• #13 Cal State Fullerton at #5 Texas A&M – suspended to March 11  (5-5, top-10)
(A&M won series opener)

• #7 North Carolina 6-6-0 … won at #19 Clemson 3-8-4
(UNC has clinched series, 2-0) … UNC now 11-2, CLEM 6-5
Final Stats  |  UNC Recap  |  CLEM Recap

Scott Griggs (UCLA)

• at #50 North Carolina State 8-8-0 … def. #8 Georgia Tech 5-7-5
(series tied) … NC-St now 10-3, GT 11-4
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  NC-St Recap  |  GT Recap

• #21 UCLA 7-9-2 … won at #11 Georgia 6-10-4
(UCLA has clinched series, 2-0) … Bruins now 11-3, UGa 11-4
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  UCLA Recap  |  UGa Recap

Brad Fieger (Miami)

• at #14 Miami 5-8-1 … def. #49 Boston College 3-12-0
(‘Canes have clinched series, 2-0) … MIA now 11-3, BC 6-7
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  MIA Recap  |  BC Recap

• #24 Texas Tech at #33 TCU – canceled (makeup on March 11)

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SATURDAY’S OTHER TOP-50 GAMES  (March 10, 2012)
… based on the CB360 Composite National Rankings

• at #1 Florida 8-7-0 … def. Florida Gulf Coast 3-6-1
(Gators have clinched series, 2-0) … FL now 13-1, FGCU 6-6
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  FL Recap  |  FGCU Recap  |  Photos

• at #3 South Carolina 6-12-0 … def. Princeton 1-6-2
(SC has clinched series, 2-0) … SC now 12-1, PRIN 2-5
Final Stats  |  SC Recap (w/ video)  |  PRIN Recap  |  Quotes  |  Photos

• at #6 Arkansas 5-10-2 … def. Binghamton 3-7-0   (DH, gm-1)
(ARK has clinched series, 2-0) … Hogs now 13-2, BING 0-5
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  ARK Recap (w/ video)  |  BING Recap

Jonathan Gray (Oklahoma)

• at #6 Arkansas 6-8-0 … def. Binghamton 0-4-0  (DH, gm-2)
(series sweep) … ARK now 14-2, BING 0-6
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  ARK Recap (w/ video)  |  BING Recap  |  Photos

• #9 Florida State 5-7-1 … won at Duke 0-5-0
(FSU has clinched series, 2-0) … ‘Noles now 13-1, Devils 7-10
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  FSU Recap  |  Duke Recap

• at #10 Arizona 16-19-1 … def. Eastern Michigan 7-12-3
(AZ has clinched series, 2-0) … AZ now 12-2, EMU 3-10
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  AZ Recap  |  EMU Recap

• at #12 Oregon 12-15-0 … def. West Virginia 0-4-2  (tournament)
… ORE now 11-2, WV 6-9 … Final Stats  |  ORE Recap  |  WV Recap

• #20 Oklahoma 3-7-0 … won at #12 Oregon 2-9-1  
(tournament) … Sooners now 11-4, Ducks 11-3
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  OK Recap  | ORE Recap

Matt Duffy (Long Beach State)

• at #15 LSU 6-7-0 … def. Michigan 4-11-2
(tournament) … LSU now 13-2, MICH 6-9
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  LSU Recap  |  MICH Recap  |  Photos  |   Video Highlights

• at #16 Mississippi 9-15-0 … def. Houston 0-6-2
(Rebels have clinched series, 2-0) … OleMiss now 12-2, HOU 6-8
Final Stats  |  OleMiss Recap  |  HOU Recap  |  Video Highlights

Hunter Gregory (Alabama)

• at Long Beach State 7-10-0 … def. #17 Arizona State 3-9-0  
(series tied) … LB now 5-9, ASU 9-4
Final Stats  |  LB Recap  |  ASU Recap

• at Alabama 7-11-3 … def. #18 Louisville 6-11-2  (tournament)
AL now 6-8, LOU 10-4
Final Stats  |  AL Recap  |  LOU Recap  |  Notes (LOU)  |  Quotes (AL)  |  Quotes (LOU)  |  Photos

Charlie Morgan (Wake Forest)

•  #20 Oklahoma 5-5-1 … def. West Virginia 2-6-0  (at Oregon)
… OU now 10-4, WV 6-8 … Final Stats: HTMLPDF  |  OU Recap  |  WV Recap

• at #22 Central Florida 5-9-4 … def. UMass 4-9-2
(UCF has clinched series, 2-0) … UCF now 12-4, UMass 0-2
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  UCF Recap  |  UMass Recap

• at Wake Forest  9-11-0 … def. #23 Maryland 6-7-2
(WFU has clinched series, 2-0) … WFU now 13-4, MD 11-3
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  WFU Recap  |  MD Recap

Brandon Barker (Mercer)

• at Nebraska 12-13-2 … def. #25 California 5-13-1
(series tied) … NEB now 9-5, Cal 10-3
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  NEB Recap  |  Cal Recap  |  Photos

Harvard at #27 Stetson  (Hatters won series opener) – rainout (makeup March 11)

Mercer 6-14-0 … won at #26 Mississippi State 1-7-0
(series tied) … MER now 12-4, Miss-St 13-4
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  MER Recap  |  Miss-St Recap  |  Notes  |  Video Highlights  |  Postgame Video (w/ 3 links)

Austin House (New Mexico)

• at New Mexico 2-6-3 … def. #28 Gonzaga 1-9-1  (10 inn.)
(Lobos have clinched the series, 2-0) … NM now 4-9, GON 10-2
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  NM Recap  |  GON Recap

• at #29 Oregon State 8-7-0 … def. Illinois 2-7-3  (tournament)
OR-St now 10-4, ILL 6-6
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  OR-St Recap (w/ video)  |    ILL Recap (w/ video links)

LJ Mazzilli (UConn)

Connecticut 6-8-0 … won at #29 Oregon State 3-7-2  
(tournament) … UConn now 6-7, OR-St 10-5
Final Stats  |  UConn Recap  |  OR-St Recap

• #30 Purdue 22-30-1 … won at Murray State 1-4-2
(Boilers have clinched series) … PUR now 10-1, MUR 807
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  PUR Recap  |  MUR Recap  |  Photos (MUR)

Memphis at #31 Baylor  (DH, gm-1) – rainout (no makeup)

• Memphis at #31 Baylor  (DH, gm-2) – rainout  (makeup March 11)

• #32 Texas State at Texas-Arlington – rainout  (makeup March 11)

Loyola Marymount at #34 Texas  (‘Horns won series opener) – rainout  (makeup March 11)

• at #35 Kentucky 7-12-1 … def. Canisius 5-9-2
(Wildcats have clinched series, 2-0) … KY now 15-0, CAN 7-7
Final Stats  |  KY Recap  |  CAN Recap  |  Photos

• at #36 Cal Poly 2-5-1 … def. Washington 0-6-1
(CP has clinched series) … CP now 11-4, WA 9-5
Final Stats  |  CP Recap  |  WA Recap

• #37 East Carolina 4-10-0 … def. Oral Roberts 2-10-1  (at Alabama)
… ECU now 10-3, ORU 6-7 … Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  ECU Recap  |  ORU Recap

Ron Zastryzny (Missouri)

• #38 College of Charleston 4-8-0 … won at Furman 3-6-2  (CofC won series opener)
(CofC has won series, 2-0) … CofC now 11-3, FUR 8-7
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  CofC Recap  |  FUR Recap

• at #39 USC 9-13-0 … def. Cal State Bakersfield 8-15-1   (Trojans won series opener)
(USC leads series, 2-0) … USC now 11-3, CSB 7-9
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  USC Recap  |  CSB Recap

• #40 Tulane 7-8-1 … won at Wichita State 2-4-0
(series tied) … TUL now 11-5, WICH now 9-7
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  TUL Recap (w/ video links)  |  WICH Recap

• at Missouri 5-10-2 … def. #41 Charlotte 3-8-3 (DH, gm-1)
(MO leads 4-gm series, 2-0) …  MO now 7-5, CHAR 9-6
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  MO Recap  |  CHAR Recap

• at Missouri 3-8-1 … def. #41 Charlotte 2-5-0  (DH, gm-2; MO won Fri.)
(MO has clinched 4-gm series, 3-0) … MO now 8-5, CHAR 9-7
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  MO Recap  |  CHAR Recap

• at #42 Virginia 4-11-0 … def. Virginia Tech 3-4-0
(series tied) … VA now 8-5-1, VT 12-3
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  VA Recap  |  VT Recap  |  Video Highlights

• at #43 Pepperdine 7-11-1 … def. Rhode Island 1-6-1
(PEP has clinched series, 2-0) … PEP now 10-4, URI 4-7
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  PEP Recap  |  URI Recap

• at #44 UC Irvine 9-14-1 … def. BYU 2-7-3
(UCI won series , 2-1) … UCI now 8-6 BYU 6-8
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  UCI Recap  |  BYU Recap

Travis Felax (SIU Edwardsville)

• at #45 Liberty 7-8-0 … def. St. John’s 4-9-6  (DH, gm-1; LIB won on Fri.)
(LIB leads 4-gm series, 2-0) … LIB now 15-1, StJ 4-8
Final Stats  |  LIB Recap  |  StJ Recap  |  Photos

• at #45 Liberty 4-7-0 … def. St. John’s 1-6-3  (DH, gm-2; LIB won on Fri.)
(LIB has clinched 4-gm series, 3-0) … LIB now 16-1, StJ 4-9
Final Stats  |  LIB Recap  |  StJ Recap  |  Photos

SIU-Edwardsville 3-10-0 … won at #46 Missouri State 1-6-2  (DH, gm-1)
(series tied) … SIU-E now 8-6, MO-St 11-4
Final Stats  |  SIU-E Recap  |  MO-St Recap

• at #46 Missouri State 10-10-4 … def. SIU-Edwardsville  7-9-2 (DH, gm-2; MoSt won Fri.)
(Mo-St won series, 2-1) … MO-St now 12-4, SIU-E 8-7
Final Stats  |  MO-St Recap  |  SIU-E Recap

Paul Sewald (San Diego)

• #47 Southern Mississippi 4-8-0 … won at Louisiana (Lafayette) 3-9-1
(series tied) … both teams now 9-6
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  SoMiss Recap  |  ULL Recap

  • San Diego 2-6-0 … won at #48 Vanderbilt 1-8-0
(series tied) … USD now 12-4, VAN 5-9
Final Stats  |  USD Recap  |  VAN Recap  |  Postgame Video: part-1 & part-2

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