Sunday’s College Baseball Top-50 Scoreboard & Wrapup

March 5, 2012
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Florida lived up to its billing as the #1 team in the CB360 Composite National Rankings, sweeping a tough series at #10 Miami – thanks to a 5-run surge in the 9th to win Sunday’s finale, 8-5. For the second straight day, the number of top-50 upsets was in single digits, as the favorites combined to go 35-9 (80%) in Sunday’s games involving CB360 top-50 teams (with one rainout). front-page photo courtesy of Arkansas

CLICK HERE for Friday’s CB360 top-50 scoreboard & wrapup page (3/2/12)
CLICK HERE for Saturday’s CB360 top-50 scoreboard & wrapup page (3/3/12)

Nolan Fontana (Florida)

Six underdogs had the chance to win series on Sunday, but Radford was the only that won a series-deciding game (7-3 at #49 UNC Greensboro). #21 Louisville had lost its series opener vs. #42 Pepperdine, but the Cardinals won on Sunday (7-3) to secure that series.

The marquee Palmetto State rivalry was played out at its third different site during the weekend, with #14 Clemson averting the sweep thanks to a 6-3 win over #3 South Carolina. #30 USC also avoided being swept, with a 5-2 win at #6 North Carolina – while #4 Rice (11-1 vs. #47 Tennessee) and #7 Arkansas (7-3 vs. #19 Texas) both closed tournament play at Houston’s Minute Maid Park with high-quality wins.

Travis Tingle (Louisville)

In addition to the wins by Clemson, USC and Radford, Sunday’s other CB360 top-50 upsets included:

• Western Illinois 7-4 at #12 Georgia
• Saint Mary’s 4-3 (11 inn.) vs. #16 Arizona State (in Surprise, Ariz.)
• Lamar 8-7 at #25 Baylor
• Seton Hall 5-2 at #27 Virginia
• Princeton 8-5 at #41 Florida Atlantic (earning split of that 4-game series)
• North Florida 7-5 at #46 Georgia Southern (part of a 3-1 seres win)

After losing the series opener vs. Oklahoma State, #22 TCU went on to win Sunday’s decisive third game vs. the Cowboys (6-5, in 10 inn.).

There were 15 top-50 teams that completed weekend sweeps on Sunday, included #20 Oregon (which played three straight nailbiters vs. Long Beach). Other that swept included: #5 Texas A&M (Michigan State), #8 Georgia Tech (Rutgers), #9 Florida State (Maine), #11 Arizona (Harvard),#13 LSU (Dartmouth), #15 CS Fullerton (Utah Valley), #17 Oklahoma (at New Mexico), #18 UCLA (Sacramento State), #24 Cal (Lehigh), #28 UCF (Siena) and #33 Maryland (Manhattan), #35 Vanderbilt (Rhode Island) and #38 East Carolina (Stony Brook).

DJ Baxendale (Arkansas)

Several of the top-50 were competing in various neural-site tournaments, meeting with mixed results.

One other result of note: #43 Gonzaga won 7-2 vs. Kansas, remaining unbeaten (10-0) and one of only two teams that has yet to lose (min. 5 DI games) in all of Division I baseball (Kentucky is 11-0).

#49 Southeastern Louisiana was the only CB360 top-50 team not scheduled to play on Sunday. The daily top-50 results re included below, along with an assortment of postgame links. A special dedicated Twitter feed is included, featuring team tweets from the weekend’s CB360 top-50 head-to-head games and from the “baker’s 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:

Sunday (3/4/12) Photo Galleries (links also listed below w/ game score & other links):
ArkansasFlorida StateGeorgiaLSUCal State Fullerton … Louisville … TCU
Siena (vs. UCF) … NIU (vs. Oregon St.) … MarylandVanderbiltAuburn (vs. SoMiss)

Sunday (3/4/12) Postgame Video (highlights and/or interviews):
Arkansas: v-1 .. v-2 .. v-3 … Georgia TechGeorgiaMississippiVirginia
Vanderbilt: v-1 .. v-2 .. v-3CharlotteTexas Tech … Mississippi State: v-1 .. v-2
Tennessee

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SUNDAY’S TOP-50 MATCHUPS  (March 4, 2012)
… based on the CB360 Composite National Rankings

Jack Legett (Clemson)

upsets in italics

• #1 Florida 8-11-2 … won at #10 Miami 5-10-0
(series sweep) … FL now 10-1, Miami 8-3
Final Stats  |  FL Recap  |  Miami Recap

• at #14 Clemson 6-12-4 … def. #3 South Carolina 5-9-3
(SC won series, 2-1; gm1 in Charleston, gm2 at SC) … CLEM now 5-4, SC 9-1
Final Stats  |  CLEM Recap  |  SC Recap

• #4 Rice 11-17-0 … def. #47 Tennessee 1-5-3
(tournament; Minute Maid Park, Houston) … Rice now 11-1, TN 8-3
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  Rice Recap  |  TN Recap  |  Postgame Video (TN)

Stephen Tarpley (USC

#30 USC 5-9-0 … won at #6 North Carolina 2-7-0  
(UNC won series, 2-1) … USC now 8-3, UNC 8-2
Final Stats  |  USC Recap  |  UNC Recap

• #7 Arkansas 7-8-1 … def. #19 Texas 3-7-1
(tournament; Minute Maid Park, Houston) … ARK now 11-2, TX 4-7
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  ARK Recap  |  TX Recap
Photos  |  Video Highlights (ARK)  |  ARK Post Video: part-1 .. part-2 & part-3

• at #21 Louisville 7-12-0 … def. #42 Pepperdine 3-5-0
(LOU won series, 2-1) … LOU now 8-3, PEP 8-4
Final Stats  |  LOU Recap  |  PEP Recap  |  Notes  |  Quotes  |  Photos

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SUNDAY’S OTHER TOP-50 GAMES  (March 4, 2012)
… based on the CB360 Composite National Rankings

upsets in italics

• #2 Stanford 9-13-0 … won at Fresno State 2-7-2
(STAN won series, 2-1) … STAN now 10-1, FS 5-7
Final Stats  |  STAN Recap  |  FS Recap

• at #5 Texas A&M 9-11-3 … def. Michigan State 8-10-3
(series sweep) … A&M now 11-1, MSU 4-6
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  A&M Recap  |  MSU Recap

• at #8 Georgia Tech 6-12-0 … def. Rutgers 3-5-2
(series sweep) … GT now 10-2, RUT 3-6
Final Stats (via tab)  |  GT Recap  |  RUT Recap  |  Postgame Video

Nick Smith (Western Illinois)

• at #9 Florida State 18-17-0 … def. Maine 2-8-6
(DH, gm-1; FSU has clinched series, 2-0) … FSU now 8-1, Maine 3-4
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  FSU Recap  |  Maine Recap  |  Photos

• at #9 Florida State 10-15-0 … def. Maine 0-4-4
(DH, gm-2; series sweep) … FSU now 9-1, Maine 3-5
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  FSU Recap  |  Maine Recap

• at #11 Arizona 13-13-0 … def. Harvard 2-9-6
(series sweep) … AZ now 8-2, HARV 0-3
Final Stats  |  AZ Recap  |  HARV Recap

Western Illinois 7-12-1 … at #12 Georgia 4-7-3  
(UGa won series, 2-1) … WIU now 4-6, UGa 10-2
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  WIU Recap  |  UGa Recap (w/ video)  |  Photos

Patrick Keane (Saint Mary's)

• at #13 LSU  5-13-0 … def. Dartmouth 4-10-1
(series sweep) … LSU now 10-2, DART 0-3
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  LSU Recap  |  DART Recap
Photos  |  Video Highlights

• at #15 Cal State Fullerton 11-14-3 … def. Utah Valley 3-9-2
(Titans swept series) … CSF now 8-3, UV 2-8
Final Stats  |  CSF Recap  |  UV Recap  |  Photos

Saint Mary’s 4-11-1 … def. #16 Arizona State 3-9-2  (11 inn.)
(tournament; Surprise, AZ) … SMC now 8-4, ASU 8-2
… FinalStats: HTML & PDF  |  SMC Recap  |  ASU Recap

• #17 Oklahoma 4-12-0 … won at New Mexico 0-5-0
(series sweep) … OU now 7-3, NM 2-8
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  OU Recap  |  NM Recap

• at #18 UCLA 11-11-2 … def. Sacramento State  2-4-2
(series sweep) … UCLA now 8-3, SAC 4-7
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  UCLA Recap  |  SAC Recap

• at #20 Oregon 8-12-1 … def. Long Beach State 7-12-1
(Ducks swept series) … ORE 10-1, LB 4-7
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  ORE Recap  |  LBSU Recap  |  Quotes

• at #22 TCU 6-8-3 … def. Oklahoma State 5-12-3  (10 inn.)
(TCU won series, 2-1) … TCU now 4-6, OK-St 6-6
… Final Stats  |  TCU Recap  |  OK-St Recap  |  Quotes  |  Notes  |  Photos

Jude Vidrine (Lamar)

• at #23 Mississippi 2-6-0 … def. Miami, Ohio 1-8-0
(Ole Miss won series, 2-1) … Ole Miss now 9-2, Miami 4-5
Final Stats  |  Ole Miss Recap  |  Miami (OH) Recap  |  Video Highlights

• at #24 California 10-11-2 … def. Lehigh 0-3-2  (DH, gm-1)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  Cal Recap  |  LEH Recap

• at #24 California 18-16-2 … def. Lehigh 3-5-5
(DH, gm-2; series sweep) … Cal now 8-2, LEH 2-5
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  Cal Recap  |  LEH Recap

Lamar 8-10-0 … won at #25 Baylor 7-7-0 
(tournament; Lamar also beat BAY on Sat.) … Lamar now 4-5, BAY 9-4
Final Stats  |  Lamar Recap  |  BAY Recap  |  Quotes 

• at #26 Stetson 5-8-1 … def. Georgia State 0-8-1
(tournament) … STET now 9-2, GA-St 6-6
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  STET Recap  |  GA-St Recap

Ryan Harvey (Seton Hall)

Seton Hall 5-9-0 … won at #27 Virginia 2-7-2  
(tournament) … SHU now 4-7, UVa 6-4-1
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  SHU Recap  |  UVa Recap  |  Video Highlights

• at #28 Central Florida 15-14-1 … def. Siena 2-8-2
(series sweep) … UCF now 10-2, Siena 1-10
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  UCF Recap (w/ postgame video)  |  Siena Recap  |  Photos (Siena)

•  #29 Oregon State  11-16-3 … def. Northern Illinois 3-11-1
(tournament; Surprise, AZ) … OR-St now 8-4, NIU 0-11
Final Stats  |  OR-St Recap  |  NIU Recap  |  Photos  (NIU)

• #31 UC Irvine 4-6-0 … def. Lamar 1-7-0
(tournament; at Baylor) … UCI now 6-5, Lamar 3-6
Final Stats  |  UCI Recap  |  Lamar Recap

• #32 Cal Poly 11-9-1 … def. San Francisco 9-14-4
(tournament; at San Diego State) … CP now 9-3, SanFran 6-6
Final Stats  |  CP Recap  |  SanFran Recap

• at #33 Maryland 9-14-0 … def. Manhattan 0-4-1
(Terps swept 4-gm series) … MD now 9-1, MAN 1-7
Final Stats  |  MD Recap  |  MAN Recap  |  Photos

• at #35 Vanderbilt 12-12-5 … def. Rhode Island 8-14-3
(series sweep) … Vandy now 4-7, URI 4-5
Final Stats  |  VAN Recap  |  URI Recap  |  Photos
Postgame Video: part-1 .. part-2  & part-3

• at #36 Charlotte 11-14-0 … def. Wagner 0-3-3
(49ers won 4-gm series, 3-1) … CHAR now 9-3, WAG 1-8
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  CHAR Recap (w/ video highlights)  |  WAG Recap

• #37 Texas Tech 10-15-0 … def. Houston 4-10-3
(tournament; Minute Maid Park; Houston) … TT now 9-3, HOU 6-5
Final Stats  |  TT Recap  |  HOU Recap  |  Notes  |  Video Highlights (TT)

• at #38 East Carolina 4-11-3 … def. Stony Brook 3-7-3
(series sweep) … ECU now 8-2, SB 4-3
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  ECU Recap  |  SB Recap

Alex Flink (Princeton)

• at #39 Mississippi State 16-19-3 … def. Lipscomb 6-9-4
(tournament) … Miss-St now 10-2, LIP 4-8
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  Miss-St Recap  |  LIP Recap  |  Notes & Quotes
Video Highlights  |  Postgame Video 

• #40 Purdue 5-9-4 … def. Charleston Southern 2-9-2
(tournament, at Auburn) … PUR now 8-1, CS 4-7
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  PUR Recap  |  CS Recap

Princeton 8-11-0 … won at #41 Florida Atlantic 5-7-3
(4-gm series ended 2-2) …PRIN now 2-2, FAU 8-4
Final Stats  |  PRIN Recap  |  FAU Recap

• #43 Gonzaga 7-14-0 … def. Kansas 2-6-0
(UT San Antonio tournament; Wolff Stadium) … GON now 10-0, KU 5-5
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  GON Recap  |  KU Recap

Pittsburgh vs. #44 St. John’s – rainout (no makeup … tournament, at Coastal Carolina)

Tyler Marincov (North Florida)

• at #45 Tulane 7-9-0 … def. Alabama 2-9-0
(Green Wave won series, 2-0) … TUL now 10-2, AL 5-6
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  TUL Recap  |  AL Recap

North Florida 7-14-2 … won at #46 Georgia Southern 5-8-3  
(DH, gm-1; UNF has clinched 4-gm series, 3-0; gms 1 & 2 at UNF)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  UNF Recap  |  GS Recap

• at #46 Georgia Southern 9-13-1 … def. North Florida 5-9-2
(DH, gm-2; UNF won series, 3-1; gms 1 & 2 at UNF) … GS now 6-6, UNF 7-5
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  GS Recap  |  UNF Recap 

• #48 Southern Mississippi 5-9-0 … won at Auburn 4-6-0
(tournament) … SoMiss now 8-4, AUB 7-6
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  SoMiss Recap  |  AUB Recap  |  Photos (AUB)

Tyler Costello (Radford)

Radford 7-11-1 … won at #49 UNC Greensboro 3-9-2
(RAD won series, 2-1) … RAD 4-7, UNCG 8-2
Final Stats  |  RAD Recap  |  UNCG Recap

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