Saturday’s College Baseball Top-50 Scoreboard & Wrapup

April 14, 2012
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Trevor Gott (Kentucky)

Favorites were rolling early on Saturday, winning 11 of the first 12 games involving top-50 teams in the Composite National Rankings – but things quickly evened out, with underdogs ultimately winning 32% (15-32) of Saturday’s top-50 games  (plus a rainout and suspended game). Four of those underdogs – Oregon, Southeastern Louisiana, Mercer and California –posted series-clinching wins on Saturday.  front-page photo courtesy of Southeastern Louisiana

CLICK HERE for recent CB360 video interviews with Texas Tech’s Dan Spencer and John Neely, plus Ohio State’s Greg Beals.

Earlier This Week  (top-50 scoreboards) – April 12-13 … April 11 … April 10…  April 9
Past Week 
– April 8 … April 7 …  April 6…  April 5 … April 4 … April 2-3
Previous Week – April 1 … March 31 … March 30 … March 28 … March 26-27
Click Here for links to CB360 top-50 scoreboard pages from Feb. 26-March 25

UCLA's Beau Amaral had a rare two-triple game on Sat. at Arizona.

Oregon (cb360 #18) posted an impressive 5-0 shutout at #5 Stanford while Southeastern Louisiana easily handled #37 Texas State, 8-1. Mercer secured its A-Sun series vs. #48 Belmont (10-4) and Cal was a 5-2 winner vs. #49 Washington. Each of these four underdogs will be going for the sweep on Sunday, something that #40 Georgia was unable to do on Saturday (8-3) after beating #19 Mississippi the previous two days.

Although it did not qualify as an upset, #3 Kentucky‘s doubleheader sweep (2-1 series win) at #12 Arkansas still was significant due to the Razorbacks playing on their home field and being one of the nation’s top-ranked teams for a good chunk of the season.

Carlos Rodon (NC State)

There are 37 series involving top-50 teams that are set to wrap up on Sunday – and nearly half of them (18) have yet to be decided (all are 1-1, unless noted)
• Tennessee vs. #2 Florida (Vols won 5-4 on Sat.)
• Virginia Tech vs. #8 Miami (VT won 5-4 on Sat.)
• #9 Baylor at Kansas State (K-St. was leading gm-2 when susp., 10-8 b6)
• #11 UCLA at #10 Arizona (Bruins won 15-3 on Sat.)
• UC Irvine vs. #15 Cal State Fullerton (UCI won gm-1 of Sat. DH, 4-1)
• Illinois at #16 Purdue (DH on Sun., Boilers won Fri.)
• #17  UCF at Southern Mississippi
• #20 NC State 3-1 at #33 Clemson
• Lamar at #25 Sam Houston State (Redbirds won 5-2 on Sat.)
• Memphis vs. #26 East Carolina  (Tigers won 5-2 on Sat.)
• Georgia Southern vs. #27 Appalachian State (GS won 13-3 on Sat.)
• Seton Hall at #30 Louisville
• Cal State Northridge vs. #31 Cal Poly (CSN won gm-1 0f Sat. DH, 31-11)
• #32 Georgia Tech at #47 Wake Forest
• Bradley vs. #35 Indiana State (Braves won 5-4 in 11, on Sat.)
•  Towson at #42 Elon (TOW won 9-0 on Sat.)
• #43 Auburn at Vanderbilt
• Louisiana-Monroe vs. #45 Florida Atlantic (ULM won 13-5 on Sat.)

Saturday’s results are included below, with an assortment of postgame links. A special dedicated Twitter feed (see below) has returned to the CB360 Scoreboard page, featuring team tweets from top-50 teams playing head-to-head and from the “Bakers dozen” top-13 …

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SATURDAY’S TOP-50 MATCHUPS  (April 14, 2012)
based on the CB360 Composite National Rankings

Jake Reed (Oregon)

upsets in italics

• #3 Kentucky 5-9-2 … won at #12 Arkansas 4-3-3
(series tied)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  KY Recap  |  ARK Recap  |  Video Highlights

• #3 Kentucky 2-6-0 … won at #12 Arkansas 1-9-0  (DH, gm-2)
(‘Cats won series, 2-1 … KY now 32-5/11-4 SEC … ARK 25-10/8-7 SEC)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  KY Recap  |  ARK Recap  |  Video Highlights

• #18 Oregon 5-7-0 … won at #5 Stanford 0-3-0  
(ORE has clinched series, 2-0 … ORE now 24-9/10-4 Pac12 … STAN 21-9/4-7)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  ORE Recap  |  STAN Recap

• #7 North Carolina 6-9-1 … won at #24 Virginia 2-7-4
(UNC has clinched series, 2-0 … UNC now 26-9/11-6 ACC … UVa 23-12/9-8)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  UNC Recap  |  UVa Recap

Chaz Frank (North Carolina)

• #11 UCLA 15-20-1 … won at #10 Arizona 3-10-5  
(series tied … UCLA now 23-8/9-5 Pac12 … AZ 24-10/10-4)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  UCLA Recap  |  AZ Recap

• at #13 South Carolina 5-9-0 … def. #34 Mississippi State 3-9-1
(SC has clinched series, 2-0 … SC now 26-10/7-7 SEC … Miss-St 21-14/5-9)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  SC Recap  |  Miss-St Recap  |  Quotes  |  Photos

• #19 Mississippi 8-20-0 … won at #40 Georgia 3-10-1
(UGa won series, 2-1 … OleMiss now 24-12/7-8 SEC … UGa 22-14/7-8)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  OleMiss Recap  |  UGa Recap (w/ video)

Ole Miss averted a series sweep with Saturday's win at Georgia.

• #20 North Carolina State 3-9-1 … won at #33 Clemson 1-5-0
(series tied … NC-St now 24-9/10-7 ACC … CLEM 20-16/9-8)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  NC-St Recap  |  CLEM Recap

• at #29 Arizona State 4-9-2 … def. #39 USC 0-4-2
(ASU has clinched series … ASU now 22-13/8-6 Pac12 … USC 19-123/5-8)
Final Stats  |  ASU Recap  |  USC Recap

Alex Cruz (Georgia Tech)

• #32 Georgia Tech 8-8-1 … won at #47 Wake Forest 7-8-1
(series tied … GT now 21-15/7-10 ACC … WFU 21-15/5-12)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  GT Recap  |  WFU Recap  |  Postgame Video

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SATURDAY’S OTHER TOP-50 GAMES  (April 14, 2012)
based on the CB360 Composite National Rankings

Richard Carter (Tennessee)

upsets in italics

• #1 Florida State 6-11-0 … won at Boston College 3-7-3
(FSU has clinched series, 2-0 … FSU now 29-6/16-1 ACC … BC 13-22/4-13)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  FSU Recap  |  BC Recap

• at Tennessee 5-8-2 … def. #2 Florida 4-9-1 
(series tied … TN now 21-14/7-7 SEC … FL 27-8/8-6)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  TN Recap  |  FL Recap  |  Photos  |  Video Highlights

• #4 Texas A&M 6-12-1 … won at Kansas 4-7-0
(A&M has clinched series, 2-0 …  A&M now 28-7/9-2 Big12 … KU 12-23/2-9)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  A&M Recap  |  KU Recap (w/ video)

Virginia Tech celebrated yet another dramatic win, after upsetting Miami.

• at #6 LSU 7-11-1 … def. Alabama 1-2-0 
(LSU has clinched series, 2-0 … LSU now 29-7/10-4 SEC … AL 13-22/4-10)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  | LSU Recap  |  AL Recap  |  Photos  |  Video Highlights

• at Virginia Tech 5-10-0 … def. #8 Miami 4-6-1
(series tied … VT now 24-11/6-11 ACC … Miami 25-10/12-5)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  VT Recap  |  Miami Recap  |  Photos

• #9 Baylor at Kansas State – suspended (K-St lead 10-8 t6; resume Sun. at 12 CT, DH)
(Bears won Fri. … BAY 28-7/13-0 Big12 … K-St 17-16/3-7)

• #14 Rice 5-10-1 … won at Marshall 1-7-6
(Owls have clinched series, 2-0 … Rice now 26-11/8-3 CUSA … MAR 13-21/1-7)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  Rice Recap  |  MAR Recap

Andrew Thurman (UC Irvine)

• at UC Irvine 4-8-1 … def. #15 Cal State Fullerton 1-1-1  (DH, gm-1)
(series opener)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  UCI Recap  |  CSF Recap

• #15 Cal State Fullerton 13-18-2 … won at UC Irvine 2-7-0  (DH, gm-2)
(series tied … CSF now 22-12/6-2 BW … UCI 18-13/4-4)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  CSF Recap  |  UCI Recap

Illinois at #16 Purdue – rainout (DH Sun. at 12 ET)
(Boilers won Fri. … PUR 25-5/7-2 BigTen … ILL 18-14/3-4)

• #17 Central Florida 11-14-0 … won at Southern Mississippi 6-11-2
(seroes tied … UCF now 29-8/8-3 CUSA … SoMiss 20-14/4-4)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  UCF Recap  |  SoMiss Recap  |  Photos (UCF)  |  Photos (SoMiss)  |  Postgame Video (UCF)

• at #21 San Diego 4-8-2 … def. LaSalle 1-10-1  (DH, gm-1)
(series opener)
Final Stats  |  USD Recap  |  LAS Recap

• at #21 San Diego 2-5-2 … def. LaSalle 0-6-2  (DH, gm-2)
(USD has clinched series, 2-0 … USD now 28-8 … LAS 16-18)
Final Stats  |  USD Recap  |  LAS Recap

• #22 New Mexico St. 16-13-1 … won at Sacramento St. 4-6-0  (7 inn.)
(DH, gm-1 … series opener)
Final Stats  |  NMSU Recap  |  SAC Recap

• #22 New Mexico State 6-7-0 … won at Sacramento State 1-3-0  (DH, gm-2)
(NMSU has clinched series, 2-0 … NMSU now 27-9/4-1 WAC … SAC 17-18/2-3)
Final Stats  |  NMSU Recap  |  SAC Recap

Jeff Abt (Lamar)

• at #23 Texas 5-7-1 … def. Oklahoma State 0-6-1  (DH, gm-1) 
(series tied)
Final Stats  |  TX Recap  |  OK-St Recap

• at #23 Texas 3-5-0 … def. Oklahoma State 2-9-1 (DH, gm-2)
(TX won series, 2-1 … TX now 20-13/9-3 Big12 … OK-St 18-16/5-7)
Final Stats  |  TX Recap  |  OK-St Recap  |  Quotes

Eli Hynes (Memphis)

• at Lamar 5-8-0 … def. #25 Sam Houston State 2-6-0 
(series tied … Lamar now 13-20/6-11 SLC … SHSU 24-10/14-3)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  Lamar Recap  |  SHSU Recap

• at Memphis 5-12-2 … def. #26 East Carolina 2-9-0 
(series tied … MEM now 16-19/6-5 CUSA … ECU 24-10-1/7-3-1)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  MEM Recap  |  ECU Recap

Hunter Thomas (Georgia Southern)

• at Georgia Southern 13-15-0 … def. #27 Appalachian State 3-10-4
(series tied … GS now 21-16/9-8 SoCon … APP 25-8/10-4)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  GS Recap  |  APP Recap

• at #28 Oregon State 12-11-1 … def. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 2-3-1 
(OR-St. has clinched series, 2-0 … OR-St now 22-11 … APB 6-27-1)
Final Stats  |  OR-St Recap  |  APB Recap

Chester Pak (Cal State Northridge)

• at #30 Louisville 12-9-3 … def. Seton Hall 7-12-2
(series tied … LOU now 25-10/8-3 BE … SHU 18-16/6-5)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  LOU Recap  |  SHU Recap  |  Notes

at Cal State Northridge 6-13-1 … def. #31 Cal Poly 5-13-0  (11 inn.; DH, gm-1)
(series opener)
Final Stats  |  CSN Recap  |  CP Recap

• #31 Cal Poly 6-12-0 … won at Cal State Northridge 1-6-2  (DH, gm-2)
(series tied … CP now 21-12/5-3 BW … CSN 15-19/3-5)
Final Stats  |  CP Recap  |  CSN Recap

Mike Tauchman (Bradley)

• at Bradley 5-12-2 … def. #35 Indiana State 4-11-1  (11 inn.)
(series tied … BRAD now 18-13-1/4-4 MVC … ISU 27-9/7-4)
Final Stats  |  BRAD Recap  |  ISU Recap  |  Postgame Video (ISU)

• at #36 Gonzaga 8-10-1 … def. Santa Clara 3-9-1 
(GON has clinched series … GON now 24-9/5-3 WCC … SCU 18-14/1-7)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  GON Recap (w/ video)  |  SCU Recap

Brett Hoffman (Southeastern Louisiana)

• at Southeastern Louisiana 8-9-1 … def. #37 Texas State 1-5-4
(SE-La. has clinched series, 2-0 … SE-La. 24-11/10-7 SLC … TX-St 20-14/8-9)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  SE-La. Recap  |  TX-St Recap

• at #38 Missouri St. 14-20-1 … def. Illinois St. 4-14-2 (8 inn.)
(resumed from 4/13; DH, gm-1 … series opener)
Final Stats  |  Mo-St Recap  |  ILL-St Recap

• at #38 Missouri State 10-15-3 … def. Illinois State 4-7-1  (DH, gm-2)
(Bears have clinched series, 2-0 … MO-St. now 27-10/8-2 MVC … ILL-St. 20-12/2-6)
Final Stats  |  Mo-St Recap  |  ILL-St Recap (w/ audio link)

Brandon Gonnella (Towson)

• at #41 Maryland 21-21-1 … def. Duke 2-7-1  
(Terps have clinched series, 2-0 … MD now 24-13/7-10 ACC … Duke 13-23/5-12)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  MD Recap  |  Duke Recap

Towson 9-10-0 … won at #42 Elon 0-6-4  
(series tied … TOW now 18-17 … Elon 20-17)
Final Stats  |  TOW Recap  |  Elon Recap

• #43 Auburn 5-11-0 … won at Vanderbilt 2-5-1
(series tied … AUB now 19-15/7-7 SEC … VAN 15-20/5-9)
Final Stats  |  AUB Recap  |  VAN Recap (w/ video)  |  Postgame Video

• at #44 Pepperdine 3-12-1 … def. Portland 2-11-1  (10 inn.; DH, gm-1)
(series opener … PEP now 21-13/4-3 WCC … Pilots 19-9/6-43)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  PEP Recap  |  PORT Recap

Les Aulds (Louisiana Monroe)

• at #44 Pepperdine 4-9-0 … def. Portland 3-10-0  (DH, gm-2)
(PEP has clinched series, 2-0 … PEP now 22-13/5-3 WCC … Pilots 19-10/6-5)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  PEP Recap  |  PORT Recap

• at Louisiana-Monroe 13-13-0 … def. #45 Florida Atlantic 5-13-2 
(series tied … ULM now 17-18/5-9 SBC … FAU 23-13/11-3)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  ULM Recap  |  FAU Recap

• at #46 Dallas Baptist 11-8-2 … def. Southern Illinois 6-11-1 
(series sweep … DB now 24-10 … SIU 18-18)
Final Stats  |  DB Recap  |  SIU Recap

• at Mercer 10-11-2 … def. #48 Belmont 4-7-0 
(MER has clinched series, 2-0 … MER now 23-14/6-8 A-Sun … BEL 24-13/10-4)
Final Stats  |  MER Recap  |  BEL Recap

• at California 5-8-3 … def. #49 Washington 2-4-1 
(Cal has clinched series, 2-0 … Cal now 19-14/4-7 Pac-12 … WA 17-15/5-6)
Final Stats  |  Cal Recap  |  WA Recap

Matt Flemer (California)

• at #50 TCU 6-9-1 … def. Air Force 1-4-1 
(Frogs have clinched series, 2-0 … TCU now 19-13/8-3 CUSA … AFA 8-24/3-8)
Final Stats  |  TCU Recap  |  AFA Recap  |  Notes  |  Photos

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