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Conference play got rolling in dozen or so conferences around the country on Friday, with an assortment of noteworthy results and exciting finishes – as the 38 games featuring top-50 teams in the top-50 of the CB360 to Composite National Rankings saw the underdogs win nearly one-third of Friday’s top-50 games (12-26; two rainouts). Most notably, Kentucky (cs360 #28) won its first significant test of the season, improving to 19-0 on Luke Maile‘s booming 2-run, bottom-of-the-9th blast over the centerfield wall (for a 4-3 win over #3, two-time defending champ South Carolina). In the Pac-12, there were several upsets – including Utah‘s sweep at USC (1-0, 3-1) – in the Utes’ conference debut.
Recent CB360 Top-50 Scoreboard Pages …
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South Carolina was one of six CB360 top-20 teams that were upset on Friday, with the other top-20 upsets including:
• Kansas State 15-12 at #8 Texas A&M
• Washington State 6-0 at #9 Arizona
• Duke 5-1 vs. #11 Miami
• Washington 8-3 vs. #16 Oregon
• #41 Texas 7-6 at #18 Oklahoma (Red River Shootout)
The ACC embarked on its second week of league play, with noteworthy results (in addition to Duke’s upset of Miami) including: #4 North Carolina rallying for 4-3 win at #30 Maryland, while #23 North Carolina State continued to roll, 9-5 vs. fellow upstart and #31 Wake Forest.
The SEC’s opening day of conference action – in addition to the drama in Lexington – featured #13 LSU outlasting #27 Mississippi State, 3-2, in 10 innings.The Pac-12 fireworks produced Utah’s memorable debut, the pair of upsets posted by the Washington schools, and a game-ending home run from #12 UCLA (6-5 vs. #19 UCLA).
Friday’s eight head-to-head matchups between CB360 top-50 teams (most of them mentioned above) also included #38 Baylor besting #34 Texas Tech, 9-4 (#22 Oregon State at #24 California was rained out).
Friday’s 12 CB360 top-50 upsets also included: Murray State 11-6 at #38 Southern Mississippi … Kent State 2-0 at #39 Pepperdine … and Columbia 6-2 at #43 San Diego.
In addition to the ACC, SEC, Pac-12 and Big 12, here are the nine others that were set to open conference play:
• Atlantic Sun –#29 Stetson does not begin A-Sun play until next week
• Big South – partial start included #40 Liberty’s 13-4 win at Presbyterian
• Colonial – William & Mary won 5-0 at CAA favorite James Madison
• Horizon – Illinois-Chicago also pulled the upset, 5-1 at league favorite Wright State
• Mountain West – highlighted by #33 TCU’s 5-2 win at UNLV
• Northeast – favorite Monmouth beat Fairleigh Dickinson, 3-1
• Southern – with #45 College of Charleston’s 5-1 win vs. Wofford and #46 Appalachian State 10-5 vs. The Citadel (#50 Elon at Davidson rained out)
• Southland – #25 Texas State 6-1 win vs. Stephen F. Austin
• Sun Belt – included FAU 5-1 win at FIU (both cb360 top-50 earlier in season)
In addition to #6 Florida State and #42 Virginia (their series will be Sat.-Sun.-Mon.), there were three other CB360 top-50 teams idle on Friday (#2 Stanford, #7 Rice and #37 Cal Poly). The Cardinal are in the midst of a 12-day break from competition (next: March 24 vs. USC), while the Owls will return to the diamond Saturday at home vs. Grambling State. Cal Poly opens a series at Minnesota on March 17.
There were four games on Thursday involving CB360 top-50 teams (two upsets), with those results at the bottom of this page.
Friday’s top-50 results (40 total games) is included below, with 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 …
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FRIDAY’S TOP-50 MATCHUPS (March 16, 2012)
… based on the CB360 Composite National Rankings
upsets in italics
• at #28 Kentucky 4-7-1 … def. #3 South Carolina 3-10-1
… Final Stats | KY Recap (w/ video) | SC Recap | Photos
• #4 North Carolina 4-8-0 … won at #30 Maryland 3-8-2
… Final Stats | UNC Recap | MD Recap
• at #12 UCLA 6-11-0 … def. #19 Arizona State 5-4-1
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | ASU Recap | UCLA Recap
• at #13 LSU 3-7-1 … def. #27 Mississippi State 2-5-0 (10 inn.)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | LSU Recap | Miss-St Recap | Video Highlights
• #41 Texas 7-17-1 … won at #18 Oklahoma 6-10-3 (12 inn.)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | TX Recap | OU Recap | Photos
• #22 Oregon State at #24 California – rainout (DH Sat. at 12 PT)
• at #23 North Carolina State 9-11-0 … def. #31 Wake Forest 5-9-3
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | NC-St Recap | WFU Recap | Photos (WFU) | Video Highlights
• at #38 Baylor 9-16-0 … def. #34 Texas Tech 4-9-0
… Final Stats | BAY Recap | TT Recap | Notes (TT) | Postgame Video (TT)
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FRIDAY’S OTHER TOP-50 GAMES (March 16, 2012)
… based on the CB360 Composite National Rankings
upsets in italics
• at #1 Florida 10-11-0 … def. Vanderbilt 2-8-2
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | FL Recap | VAN Recap | Postgame Video (VAN)
• at #5 Arkansas 4-9-1 … def. Alabama 3-9-1 (12 inn.)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | ARK Recap | AL Recap | Photos | Video Highlights
• Kansas State 15-20-0 … won at #8 Texas A&M 12-13-1
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | K-St Recap | A&M Recap
• Washington State 6-11-1 … won at #9 Arizona 0-7-2
… Final Stats | WSU Recap | AZ Recap | Postgame Video (WSU)
• at #10 Cal State Fullerton 2-12-0 … def. Long Beach State 1-8-0 (DH, gm-1)
… Final Stats | CSF Recap | LB Recap | Photos
• at #10 Cal State Fullerton 2-7-0 … def. Long Beach State 1-5-1 (DH, gm-2)
… Final Stats | CSF Recap | LB Recap | Photos
• at Duke 5-12-3 … def. #11 Miami 1-8-2
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | Duke Recap | Miami Recap | Video Highlights | Postgame Video
• at #14 Mississippi 2-5-1 … def. Auburn 1-8-1
… Final Stats | OleMiss Recap | AUB Recap | Video Highlights
• at #15 Georgia Tech 12-13-2 … def. Virginia Tech 3-8-1
… Final Stats | GT Recap | VT Recap | Photos | Postgame Video
• at Washington 8-11-0 … def. #16 Oregon 3-7-3
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | WA Recap | ORE Recap
• at #17 Georgia 4-7-1 … def. Tennessee 0-9-1
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | GA Recap (w/ video) | TN Recap | Postgame Video (TN)
• at #20 Central Florida 4-7-2 … def. Harvard 3-11-1
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | UCF Recap (w/ video) | HARV Recap
• #21 Purdue 10-13-0 … won at Wichita State 5-9-1 (PUR leads series, 2-0)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | PUR Recap | WICH Recap
• at #25 Texas State 6-8-2 … def. Stephen F. Austin 1-7-1
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | TX-St Recap | SFA Recap
• at #26 Louisville 9-11-2 … def. Ball State 4-8-1
… Final Stats | LOU Recap | BSU Recap | Notes | Photos
• at #29 Stetson 3-9-3 … def. Rutgers 0-6-1
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | STET Recap | RUT Recap
• Utah 1-8-1 … won at #32 USC 0-3-2 (DH, gm-1)
… Final Stats | Utah Recap | USC Recap
• Utah 3-5-1 … won at #32 USC 1-9-2 (DH, gm-2)
… Final Stats | Utah Recap | USC Recap
• #33 TCU 5-9-1 … won at UNLV 2-8-1
… Final Stats | TCU Recap | UNLV Recap | Notes
• at #35 Clemson 6-8-0 … def. Boston College 4-6-1
… Final Stats | CLEM Recap | BC Recap
• at #36 East Carolina 5-10-0 … def. Penn State 4-9-1
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | ECU Recap | PSU Recap | Postgame Video
• Murray State 11-14-0 … won at #38 Southern Mississippi 6-9-2
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | MUR Recap | SoMiss Recap
• Kent State 2-9-0 … won at #39 Pepperdine 0-6-0
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | KS Recap | PEP Recap
• #40 Liberty 13-14-2 … won at Presbyterian 4-11-3
… Final Stats | LIB Recap | PRES Recap
• Columbia 6-5-1 … won at #43 San Diego 2-3-2 (DH, gm-2; series tied)
… Final Stats | COL Recap | USD Recap
• at #43 San Diego 11-18-4 … def. Columbia 5-8-4 (DH, gm-2; USD leads 4-gm series, 2-1)
… Final Stats | USD Recap | COL Recap
• #44 UC Irvine 6-7-1 … won at Nevada 1-6-1 (series tied)
… Final Stats | NEV Recap | UCI Recap
• at #45 College of Charleston 5-8-0 … def. Wofford 1-4-0
… Final Stats: PDF | CofC Recap | WOF Recap
• at #46 Appalachian State 10-14-0 … def. The Citadel 5-10-1
… Final Stats: HTML – PDF | APP Recap | CIT Recap
• at #47 Tulane 8-12-2 … def. Brown 7-12-1
… Final Stats | TUL Recap | Brown Recap
• #49 Missouri State 5-13-0 … won at Oral Roberts 3-11-1 (4-gm series tied)
… Final Stats | MO-St Recap | ORU Recap
#50 Elon at Davidson – rainout (makeup: Sat., 3/17)
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THURSDAY’S TOP-50 GAMES (March 15, 2012)
… based on the CB360 Composite National Rankings
• #22 Purdue 8-14-0 … won at Wichita State 3-8-3
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | PUR Recap | WICH Recap
• at #43 San Diego 14-19-4 … def. Columbia 5-7-0
… Final Stats | USD Recap | COL Recap
• at Nevada 8-14-3 … def. #44 UC Irvine 3-7-1
… Final Stats | NEV Recap | UCI Recap
• at Oral Roberts 1-4-1 … def. #49 Missouri State 0-6-0 (series opener)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | ORU Recap | MO-St Recap