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College baseball fans were treated to the best Tuesday of the season, with six head-to-head battles highlighting a slate of 31 games involving CB360 top-50 teams (nine of those games ended in upsets). Four of the head-to-head matchups saw the lower-ranked team prevail, including a pair of wild finishes – as #32 Texas State rallied in the 9th vs. #4 Rice (3-2) and #31 TCU used a big 8th inning to top #33 Baylor (9-4; game featured NCAA record 13 combined HBP, including 10 by TCU pitchers/Baylor batters, also a record). front-page photo courtesy of Texas State
Tuesday’s other top matchups saw #39 USC pick up a quality win over #13 Cal State Fullerton (7-4), while #24 Texas Tech extended its early-season success with an 8-4 win at #17 Arizona State. #9 Florida State played at UCF (#22) for the first time in nearly 25 years and emerged with a 7-6 win, while #15 LSU won at in-state rival #40 Tulane, 5-0.
Tuesday’s other CB360 top-50 upsets included: Santa Clara 11-6 vs. #36 Cal Poly … Holy Cross 5-1 at #41 Charlotte … South Alabama 5-3 at #47 Southern Mississippi … Belmont 6-5 vs. visiting #48 Vanderbilt … and Florida International’s 14-6 home win vs. #49 Boston College (FIU was in the CB360 top-50 earlier this season and has played a commendable first-month schedule).
All listings reflect the most-recent update to the CB360 Composite National Rankings (full list and update to be posted on the site later on Wed.). The six newcomers/returners to the CB360 top-50 are: #32 Texas State, #35 Kentucky, #45 Liberty, #46 Missouri State, #49 Boston College and #50 North Carolina State (teams that dropped out: Southeastern Louisiana, Tennessee, Florida Atlantic, Georgia Southern, St. John’s and UNC Greensboro).
There was a total of 31 games on tap Tuesday involving CB360 top-50 teams, with the 13 idle top-50 teams including: #3 South Carolina, #6 Arkansas, #8 Georgia Tech, #12 Oregon, #14 Miami, #19 Clemson, #28 Gonzaga, #29 Oregon State, #30 Purdue, #37 East Carolina, #43 Pepperdine, #44 UC Irvine and #50 North Carolina State.
The daily top-50 results are included below, with results and an assortment of postgame links. A special dedicated Twitter feed is included, featuring team tweets from Tuesday’s CB360 top-50 head-to-head games and from the “baker’s dozen” top-13. …
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TUESDAY’S TOP-50 GAMES (March 6, 2012)
… based on the CB360 Composite National Rankings
upsets in italics
• at #1 Florida 16-16-1 … def. Florida Atlantic 1-10-3
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | FL Recap | FAU Recap
• #2 Stanford 5-12-2 … won at Saint Mary’s 0-5-2
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | STAN Recap | SMC Recap | Postgame Video
• at #32 Texas State 3-7-1 … def. #4 Rice 2-6-1
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | TX-St Recap | Rice Recap
• at #5 Texas A&M 10-16-0 … def. Prairie View A&M 1-5-1
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | TX A&M Recap | PV A&M Recap
• at #7 North Carolina 5-6-1 … def. Davidson 4-7-1
… Final Stats | UNC Recap | DAV Recap | Photos
• #9 Florida State 7-9-1 … won at #22 Central Florida 6-10-2
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | FSU Recap | UCF Recap (w/ postgame video) | Photos
• at #10 Arizona 6-12-0 … def. UC Davis 0-6-2
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | AZ Recap | UCD Recap
• #11 Georgia 3-6-1 … def. Kennesaw State 2-7-2 (Lawrenceville, GA)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | GA Recap | KS Recap
• at #39 USC 7-14-1 … def. #13 Cal State Fullerton 4-5-0
… Final Stats | USC Recap | CSF Recap
• #15 LSU 5-12-0 … won at #40 Tulane 0-3-0
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | LSU Recap | TUL Recap
• at #16 Mississippi 20-15-2 … def. Tennessee-Martin 4-8-5
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | OleMiss Recap | UTM Recap
• #24 Texas Tech 8-10-0 … won at #17 Arizona State 4-9-3
… Final Stats | TT Recap | ASU Recap | Notes | Video Highlights | Postgame Video
• at #18 Louisville 13-15-0 … def. Indiana 4-10-5
… Final Stats | LOU Recap | IU Recap | Notes | Quotes | Photos
• at #20 Oklahoma 9-12-1 … def. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 4-6-0
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | OU Recap | APB Recap
• at #21 UCLA 4-10-1 … def. UC Riverside 0-4-0
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | UCLA Recap | UCR Recap
• at #23 Maryland 2-8-0 … def. Delaware 0-4-0
… Final Stats | MD Recap | DEL Recap
• at #25 California 7-14-4 … def. Creighton 5-8-1
… Final Stats | Cal Recap | Jays Recap
• at #26 Mississippi State 7-7-2 … def. Penn State 3-5-1
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | Miss-St Recap | PSU Recap | Video Highlights | Postgame Video
• at #27 Stetson 3-3-1 … def. Maine 2-5-1
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | STET Recap | Maine Recap
• at #33 TCU 9-9-1 … def. #31 Baylor 4-3-1
… Final Stats | TCU Recap | BAY Recap | Notes
• at #34 Texas 2-5-0 … def. Dallas Baptist 1-5-0 (12 inn.)
… Final Stats | TX Recap | DB Recap
• at #35 Kentucky 10-12-3 … def. Tennessee Tech 6-9-0
… Final Stats | KY Recap | TN-Tech Recap | Photos
• at Santa Clara 11-18-1 … def. #36 Cal Poly 6-8-1
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | SCU Recap | CP Recap
• at #38 College of Charleston 2-4-1 … def. Toledo 0-3-0
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | CofC Recap | TOL Recap | Video Highlights
• Holy Cross 5-9-1 … won at #41 Charlotte 1-2-3
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | HC Recap | CHAR Recap | Postgame Video
• #42 Virginia 14-17-0 … won at James Madison 6-4-4
… Final Stats | VA Recap | JMU Recap | Photos | Postgame Video (JMU)
• #45 Liberty 10-14-1 … won at Old Dominion 6-18-3
… Final Stats | LIB Recap | ODU Recap
• at #46 Missouri State 5-9-1 … def. Oklahoma State 2-7-1
… Final Stats | MO-St Recap | OK-St Recap
• South Alabama 5-9-1 at #47 Southern Mississippi 3-10-1
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | So.-AL Recap (w/ postgame video) | So.-Miss Recap
• at Belmont 6-8-1 … def. #48 Vanderbilt 5-6-2
… Final Stats | BEL Recap | VAN Recap | Photos | Postgame Video (VAN)
• at Florida International 14-7-2 … def. #49 Boston College 6-7-2
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | FIU Recap | BC Recap