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Chase Joiner (Memphis)
The biggest day of upsets from the 2012 college baseball season played out on Sunday, as underdogs won nearly 60% (19-14) of the games involving top-50 teams in the CB360 Composite National Rankings. Of the 34 three-game series played over the weekend, 14 were won by the underdogs (41%) – including Boston College‘s sweep of #40 Wake Forest (9-5). In the SEC alone, three underdogs posted series-deciding wins on Sunday: #20 Arkansas 3-1 at #2 Florida (10 inn.) … Vanderbilt 6-1 vs. #3 Kentucky … and #46 Mississippi State 4-2 vs. its rival, #17 Mississippi. front-page photo courtesy of Nebraska-Omaha
all photos courtesy of the respective schools
Recent (top-50 scoreboards) – April 28 … April 26-27 … April 25 …April 24 … April 22 ... April 21 … April 19-20 … April 18 … April 16-17 … April 15 … April 14 … April 12-13 … April 11 … April 10… April 9
Previous Week – April 8 … April 7 … April 6… April 5 … April 4 … April 2-3
Earlier 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
Luis Pollorena (Mississippi State)
Two other teams emerged from the weekend having taken series from top-10 teams in the CB360 top-50 – as #12 Stanford won again at #5 UCLA (7-2) while Memphis claimed a decisive 1-0 thriller at #11 Central Florida. There were five other series-deciding wins on Sunday from the underdogs:
• Portland 4-1 vs. #19 San Diego
• USC 6-2 vs. #22 Oregon State
• Loyola Marymount 4-3 vs. #28 Gonzaga
• #45 Virginia Tech 6-2 vs. #42 Maryland
• and #26 Virginia 7-4 at #21 Miami (series is 2-0, concludes Monday)
Corey Knebel (Texas)
Three other underdogs had clinched series vs. CB360 top-50 teams on Saturday: Lipscomb vs. #50 Campbell … Tulane vs. #27 East Carolina (ECU won Sunday) … and Wichita State vs. #35 Dallas Baptist (DB won Sun.).
In addition to various games listed above, Sunday’s nine other upsets in CB360 top-50 action were as follows:
• #37 Georgia 5-3 at #6 LSU
• #25 Texas 2-1 vs. #16 Texas A&M
• Clemson 11-8 at #39 Georgia Tech (series-deciding game)
• Michigan State 5-0 at #9 Purdue
• Connecticut 7-4 at #28 Louisville
• Washington state 7-6 vs. #34 Arizona State
• Nebraska-Omaha 7-4 at #41 Indiana State (12 inn.)
• Nicholls State 5-2 vs. #47 Texas State
• Georgia State 8-7 vs. #48 UNC Wilmington
Connor Harrell (Vanderbilt)
Among the eight head-to-head game on Sunday between CB360 top-50 teams, Clemson was the only higher-ranked team to claim victory.
There were only seven 3-0 sweeps among all of the weekend’s CB360 top-50 action (three of them non-conference): BC vs. Wake … #7 South Carolina vs. Alabama (wrapped up Sat.) … #1 Florida State vs. Rhode Island … #15 Arizona vs. East Tennessee State … #18 North Carolina State vs. Duke … #30 Appalachian State at Wofford … and #36 TCU vs. Manhattan.
Earl Daniels (Georgia)
The seven top-50 teams that were idle on Sunday included: #4 Baylor, #7 South Carolina, #8 Rice, #10 North Carolina, #13 Cal State Fullerton, #38 Pepperdine and #50 Campbell. Rice is off until May 2 (vs. Texas Southern) and UNC also will be in action on May 2 (vs. Winthrop), while Fullerton (vs. USC) and Pepperdine (vs. Cal Poly) don’t play until the first day of May. Baylor, South Carolina & Campbell wrapped up their weekend series on Saturday.
Sunday’s 38 top-50 results (one rainout) are listed below, with more photos and an assortment of postgame links.
A special dedicated Twitter feed (see below) also is included below, featuring team tweets from top-50 teams playing head-to-head and from the “Bakers dozen” top-13 …
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Michael Gunn (Arkansas)
SUNDAY’S TOP-50 MATCHUPS (April 29, 2012)
based on the CB360 Composite National Rankings
upsets in italics
• #20 Arkansas 3-6-2 … won at #2 Florida 1-5-1 (10 inn.)
(ARK won series, 2-1 … ARK now 31-13, 11-10 SEC … FL 33-12, 12-9)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | ARK Recap | FL Recap | Photos
•#12 Stanford 7-8-0 … won at #5 UCLA 2-6-0
(STAN won series, 2-1 … STAN now 28-11, 10-8 Pac12 … UCLA 28-12, 12-9)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | STAN Recap | UCLA Recap
Tyler Gaffney (Stanford)
• #37 Georgia 5-14-2 … won at #6 LSU 3-9-0
(LSU won series, 2-1 … UGa now 25-20, 9-12 SEC … LSU 35-10, 14-7)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | UGa Recap | LSU Recap | Video Highlights
Shane Halley (Virginia)
• at #25 Texas 2-5-0 … def. #16 Texas A&M 1-6-0
(A&M won series, 2-1 … TX now 25-16, 12-6 Big12 … A&M 31-13, 11-7)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | TX Recap | A&M Recap | Photos
• #26 Virginia 7-8-0 … won at #21 Miami 4-6-5
(UVa has clinched series, 2-0 … UVa now 30-14-1, 13-10 ACC … Miami 27-16, 12-11)
… Final Stats | UVa Recap | Miami Recap | Video Highlights (UVa)
Spencer Kieboom (Clemson)
• at #46 Mississippi State 4-2-0 … def. #17 Mississippi 2-8-0
(MS won series, 2-1 … MS now 27-17, 10-11 SEC … OleMiss 28-16, 10-11)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | MS Recap | OleMiss Recap | Notes | Video Highlights | Postgame Video
• #31 Clemson 11-19-2 … won at #39 Georgia Tech 8-9-1
(CLEM won series, 2-1 … CLEM now 26-19, 14-10 ACC … GT 26-19, 10-14)
… Final Stats | CLEM Recap | GT Recap
Andrew Rush (Virginia Tech)
• at #45 Virginia Tech 6-11-1 … def. #42 Maryland 2-9-2
(VT won series , 2-1 … VT now 30-16, 10-14 … MD 28-19, 8-16)
… Final Stats | VT Recap | MD Recap | Photos
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SUNDAY’S OTHER TOP-50 GAMES (April 29, 2012)
based on the CB360 Composite National Rankings
upsets in italics
• at #1 Florida State 6-7-1 … def. Rhode Island 5-13-2
(series sweep … FSU now 36-7 … URI 26-19)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | FSU Recap | URI Recap
• at Vanderbilt 6-8-0 … def. #3 Kentucky 1-5-0
(VAN won series, 2-1 …VAN now 21-23, 9-12 SEC … KY 36-9, 14-7)
… Final Stats | VAN Recap | KY Recap | Photos | Video Highlight | Postgame Video
David Garner (Michigan State)
• Michigan State 5-16-1 … won at #9 Purdue 0-5-2
(PUR won series, 2-1 … MSU now 27-15, 8-7 BigTen … PUR 34-7, 14-4)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | MSU Recap | PUR Recap | Photos
• Memphis 1-8-0 … won at #11 Central Florida 0-5-0
(MEM won series , 2-1 … MEM now 20-24, 8-10 CUSA … UCF 35-10, 13-5)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | MEM Recap | UCF Recap
• at #14 Oregon 7-10-0 … def. California 1-10-2
(Ducks won series, 2-1 … ORE now 30-13, 14-7 Pac12 … Cal 23-18, 7-11)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | ORE Recap | Cal Recap
Chris Johnson (Portlant)
• at #15 Arizona 21-27-0 … def. East Tennessee State 6-12-3
(series sweep … AZ now 29-13 … ETSU 19-24)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | AZ Recap | ETSU Recap
• at #18 North Carolina State 8-10-1 … def. Duke 7-11-2
(series sweep … NC-St now 30-12, 16-8 ACC … Duke 16-29, 7-17)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | NC-St. Recap (w/ video) | Duke Recap
Stephen Tarpley (USC)
• at Portland 4-12-1 … def. #19 San Diego 1-6-2
(PORT won series, 2-1 … PORT now 23-16, 10-8 … USD 33-11, 10-5)
… Final Stats | PORT Recap | USD Recap
• at USC 6-14-1 … def. #22 Oregon State 2-9-0
(USC won series, 2-1 … USC now 22-17, 7-10 Pac12 … OR-St 28-14, 8-10)
… Final Stats | USC Recap | OR-St. Recap
• at #24 Sam Houston State 6-10-1 … def. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 3-8-0
(SHSU won series, 2-1 … SHSU now 31-12, 19-5 SLC … A&M-CC 18-26, 10-14)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | SHSU Recap | A&M-CC Recap
Jon Testani (Connecticut)
• at #27 East Carolina 6-9-0 … def. Tulane 3-6-1
(Tulane won series, 2-1 … ECU now 28-16-1, 10-7-1 … Tulane 29-15, 7-8)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | ECU Recap | Tulane Recap
• Connecticut 7-13-0 … won at #28 Louisville 4-7-2
(LOU won series, 2-1 … UConn now 24-20, 12-6 … LOU 31-13, 12-6)
… Final Stats | UConn Recap | LOU Recap | Photos
Mitchell Esser (LMU)
• Loyola Marymount 4-10-1 … won at #29 Gonzaga 3-7-1
(LMU won series, 2-1 … LMU now 21-18, 9-6 … GON 27-14, 7-8)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | LMU Recap | GON Recap
• #30 Appalachian State 6-12-1 … won at Wofford 0-3-3
(series sweep … APP now 32-9, 16-5 SoCon … WOF 17-26, 5-16)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | APP Recap | WOF Recap
Taylor Ard (Washington State)
• at #32 Missouri State 12-13-1 … def. Southern Illinois 6-11-3
(MO-St. won series, 2-1 … MO-St. now 31-14, 10-4 MVC .. SIU 24-20, 9-6)
… Final Stats | MO-St. Recap | SIU Recap
• #33 College of Charleston 6-8-2 … won at Western Carolina 2-7-2
(CofC won series, 2-1 … CofC now 31-13, 19-8 ACC … WCU 27-17, 11-10)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | CofC Recap | WCU Recap | Photos | Video Highlights
• at Washington State 7-14-1 … def. #34 Arizona State 6-11-4
(ASU won series, 2-1 … WSU now 22-18, 8-9 Pac12 … ASU 26-17, 11-10)
… Final Stats | WSU Recap | ASU Recap
Blake Butera (Boston College)
• #35 Dallas Baptist 4-8-0 … won at Wichita State 1-4-1
(WICH won series, 2-1 … DB now 29-14 … WICH 27-20)
… Final Stats | DB Recap | WICH Recap
• at #36 TCU 11-11-0 … def. Manhattan 0-5-3
(series sweep … TCU now 26-5 … MAN 20-23)
… Final Stats | TCU Recap | MAN Recap | Notes
Brady Hohl (Nebraska-Omaha)
• at Boston College 9-13-1 … def. #40 Wake Forest 5-5-0
(series sweep … BC now 19-26, 9-15 ACC … WFU 26-19, 9-15)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | BC Recap | WFU Recap
• Nebraska-Omaha 7-22-0 … won at #41 Indiana State 4-7-1 (12 inn.)
(ISU won series, 2-1 … UNO now 12-32 … ISU 34-11)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | UNO Recap | ISU Recap | Video Highlights
• #43 Oklahoma at Kansas – rainout
(OU won series, 2-0 … OU 28-16, 9-8 Big12 … KU 17-27, 4-13)
Matt Richard (Nicholls State)
• #44 Southeastern Louisiana 4-6-3 … won at Northwestern (La.) State 2-6-3
(SE-La. won series, 2-1 … SE-La. now 30-15, 15-9 SLC … NW-La. 6-26, 11-13)
… Final Stats | SE-La. Recap | NW-La. Recap
• at Nicholls State 5-12-0 … def. #47 Texas State 2-12-5
(TX-St won series, 2-1 … NICH now 21-22, 9-15 SLC … TX-St 25-17, 13-11)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | NICH Recap | TX-St. Recap
• at Georgia State 8-15-2 … def. #48 UNC Wilmington 7-9-0
(UNCW won series, 2-1 … GS now 19-25, 10-11 … UNCW 27-17, 17-4)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | GS Recap | UNCW Recap
Aidan McLaughlin (Georgia State)
• #49 Washington 7-9-0 … won at Utah 6-9-2
(WA won series, 2-1 … WA now 23-18, 8-10 Pac12 … Utah 12-30, 6-15)
… Final Stats | WA Recap | Utah Recap