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Kentucky rode another home run from Luke Mailie and Trevor Gott picked up his second save of the series, as the Wildcats (cb360 #28) completed their first sweep of #3 South Carolina since 2006, besting the two-time defending NCAA champs, 6-3, as part of Sunday’s action that saw underdogs go 14-23 (38%) in games involving top-50 teams from the CB360 Composite National Rankings. If not for the Kentucky-SC series, the story of the weekend would have been #41 Texas sweeping the Red River Rivalry series at #18 Oklahoma, 9-4 (the ‘Horns now have won 14 straight series vs. the Sooners). front-page photo courtesy of Auburn
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Nine head-to-head series between CB360 top-50 teams played out on Sunday, with three other teams joining Kentucky and Texas by completing big-matchup sweeps: #22 Oregon State 13-5 at #24 North Carolina … #23 North Carolina state 5-4 vs. #31 Wake Forest … and #38 Baylor 8-1 vs. #34 Texas Tech. #30 Maryland stopped visiting #4 North Carolina’s upset bid, in a rare 1-0 final, while #27 Mississippi State came home from Baton Rouge with a 7-1 win over #13 LSU.
#12 UCLA won a key series vs. #19 Arizona State, after splitting Sunday’s doubleheader (3-4; 4-2) while #6 Florida State rallied to clinch its Sat.-Sun.-Mon. series with #42 Virginia (4-3).
South Carolina and UNC were two of three CB360 top-10 teams upset on Sunday, with the other one possibly being the biggest shocker – as Grambling won 5-4 at #7 Rice. Three teams outside the top-50 completed sweeps of their top-50 foes on Sunday: Auburn 3-2 vs. #16 Mississippi … Murray State 6-4 at #38 Southern Mississippi … and Davidson 9-8 vs. #50 Elon (in 11 inn.).
Sunday’s four other CB360 top-50 upsets included:
• Long Beach State 7-2 at #10 Cal State Fullerson
• Tennessee 3-0 at #17 Georgia
• Rutgers 8-0 at #29 Stetson
• Minnesota 4-1 vs. #37 Cal Poly
Five top-50 teams were idle on Sunday (#2 Stanford, #9 Arizona, #16 Oregon, #21 Purdue and #44 UC Irvine). Sunday’s top-50 results (37 total games) are 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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SUNDAY’S TOP-50 MATCHUPS (March 18, 2012)
… based on the CB360 Composite National Rankings
upsets in italics
• at #28 Kentucky 6-11-0 … def. #3 South Carolina 3-11-0
(series sweep) … KY now 21-0, SC 15-4
… Final Stats | KY Recap (w/ video) | SC Recap | Photos
• at #30 Maryland 1-4-2 … #4 North Carolina 0-7-0
(UNC won series, 2-1) … MD is 14-6, UNC 16-4
… Final Stats | MD Recap | UNC Recap
• at #6 Florida State 4-6-2 … def. #42 Virginia 3-6-1
(FSUhas clinched series, 2-0) … FSU now 16-2, UVa 11-7
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | FSU Recap | UVa Recap | Photos
• #19 Arizona State 4-7-0 … won at #12 UCLA 3-13-0
(DH, gm-1; series tied) … ASU now 12-6, UCLA 14-4
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | ASU Recap | UCLA Recap
• at #12 UCLA 4-8-0 … def. #19 Arizona State 2-4-1
(UCLA won series, 2-1) … UCLA now 15-3, ASU 12-7
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | UCLA Recap | ASU Recap | Video Highlights
• #27 Mississippi State 7-9-0 … won at #13 LSU 1-10-3
(Tigers won series, 2-1) … Miss-St now 15-7, LSU 16-4
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | Miss-St Recap | LSU Recap | Photos | Video Highlights
• #41 Texas 9-13-0 … won at #18 Oklahoma 4-6-3
(series sweep) … TX now 10-8, OU 11-9
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | TX Recap | OU Recap (w/ video) | Photos
• #22 Oregon State 13-17-2 … won at #24 California 5-11-3
(series sweep) … OR-St now 13-5, Cal 11-6
… Final Stats | OR-St Recap | Cal Recap
• at #23 North Carolina State 5-6-3 … def. #31 Wake Forest 4-5-2
(series sweep) … NC-St now 15-3, WFU 16-7
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | NC-St Recap | WFU Recap | Video Highlights
• at #38 Baylor 8-8-1 … def. #34 Texas Tech 1-7-2
(series sweep) … BAY now 14-7, TT 12-8
… Final Stats | BAY Recap | TT Recap | Notes (TT)
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SUNDAY’S OTHER TOP-50 GAMES (March 18, 2012)
… based on the CB360 Composite National Rankings
upsets in italics
• at #1 Florida 8-7-0 … def. Vanderbilt 2-9-0
(series sweep) … FL now 19-1, VAN 7-13
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | FL Recap (w/ video) | VAN Recap | Photos
• at #5 Arkansas 7-11-0 … def. Alabama 4-8-3
(series sweep) … ARK now 19-2, AL 8-12
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | ARK Recap | AL Recap | Photos | Video Highlights
• Grambling 5-4-0 … won at #7 Rice 4-9-2
(2-gm series split) … GRAM now 11-7, Rice 15-6
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | GRAM Recap | Rice Recap
• at #8 Texas A&M 7-11-2 … def. Kansas State 2-8-1
(A&M won series, 2-1) … A&M now 16-5, K-St 12-8
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | A&M Recap | K-St Recap
• Long Beach State 7-12-0 … won at #10 Cal State Fullerton 2-8-2
(Titans won series, 2-1) … LB now 6-12, CSF 12-7
… Final Stats | LB Recap | CSF Recap
• #11 Miami 7-12-0 … won at Duke 1-9-0
(‘Canes won series, 2-1) … Miami now 16-4, Duke 8-14
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | Miami Recap | Duke Recap | Video Highlights
• Auburn 3-7-1 … won at #14 Mississippi 2-6-0
(AUB won series, 2-1) … AUB now 12-8, OleMiss 15-5
… Final Stats | AUB Recap | OleMiss Recap
• at #15 Georgia Tech 9-13-1 … def. Virginia Tech 1-6-1
(GT won series, 2-1) … GT now 14-6, VT 15-6
… Final Stats | GT Recap | VT Recap | Postgame Video
• Tennessee 3-9-0 … won at #17 Georgia 0-6-0
(UGa won series, 2-1) … TN is 11-8, GA 15-6
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | TN Recap | GA Recap (w/ video) | Photos | More Video (TN postgame)
• at #20 Central Florida 6-5-1 … def. Harvard 5-10-2
(series sweep) … UCF is 16-5, HARV 1-12
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | UCF Recap (w/ video) | HARV Recap
• at #25 Texas State 12-14-3 … def. Stephen F. Austin 8-12-1
(TX-St won series, 2-1) … TX-St now 13-6, SFA 7-12
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | TX-St Recap | SFA Recap
• at #26 Louisville 13-17-0 … def. Ball State 5-9-1
(series sweep) … LOU now 14-6, BSU 3-12
… Final Stats | LOU Recap | BSU Recap | Notes | Quotes | Photos
• Rutgers 8-17-1 … won at #29 Stetson 0-4-7
(STET won series, 2-1) … RUT now 8-9, STET 15-4
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | RUT Recap | STET Recap
• at #32 USC 10-18-0 … def. Utah 5-9-0
(Utah won series, 2-1) … USC now 13-6, Utah 6-12
… Final Stats | USC Recap | Utah Recap
• #33 TCU 15-12-0 … won at UNLV 6-10-6
(series sweep) … TCU now 11-6, UNLV 10-10
… Final Stats | TCU Recap | UNLV Recap | Notes
• at #35 Clemson 5-10-0 … def. Boston College 1-11-0
(series sweep) … CLEM now 9-8, BC 6-11
… Final Stats | CLEM Recap | BC Recap
• at #36 East Carolina 7-11-4 … def. Penn State 4-7-0
(series sweep) … ECU now 14-5, PSU 3-16
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | ECU Recap | PSU Recap
• at Minnesota 4-10-0 … def. #37 Cal Poly 1-7-1
(series tied) … MN now 8-11, CP 12-6
… Final Stats | MN Recap | CP Recap | Video Highlights
• Murray State 6-11-0 … won at #38 Southern Mississippi 4-11-0
(SoMiss won series, 2-1) … MUR now 10-10, SoMiss 11-9
… Final Stats | MUR Recap | SoMiss Recap | Photos
• at #39 Pepperdine 10-17-0 … def. Kent State 4-8-1
(series tied) … PEP now 14-5, Kent 8-7
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | PEP Recap | Kent Recap
• #40 Liberty 13-16-2 … won at Presbyterian 3-11-0
(series sweep) … LIB now 20-3, PRES 9-13
… Final Stats | LIB Recap | PRES Recap
• at #45 College of Charleston 8-10-1 … def. Wofford 4-7-0
(series sweep) … CofC now 15-5, WOF 8-12
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | CofC Recap | WOF Recap
• at#43 San Diego 11-15-1 … def. Columbia 10-16-1
(USD won 4-gm series, 3-1) … USD now 17-6, COL 3-11
… Final Stats | USD Recap | COL Recap
• at #46 Appalachian State 7-11-1 … def. The Citadel 6-9-2
(series sweeps) … APP is 17-3, CIT 8-11
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | App-St Recap | CIT Recap | Video Highlights | Postgame Video
• at #47 Tulane 14-17-1 … def. Brown 6-12-3
(series sweep) … TUL now 14-6, Brown 0-7
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | TUL Recap (w/ video links) | Brown Recap
• at #49 Missouri State 3-5-0 … def. Oral Roberts 2-3-2
(Bears won 4-gm series, 3-1; gms 1 & 2 at ORU) … MO-St now 14-6, ORU 9-9
… Final Stats | MO-St Recap | ORU Recap
• at Davidson 9-15-3 … def. #50 Elon 8-14-3 (11 inn.)
(DAV won series, 2-1) … DAV now 7-10, Elon 12-8
… Final Stats | DAV Recap | Elon Recap | Video Highlights