Friday’s College Baseball Top-50 Scoreboard

March 1, 2013
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March is coming in like a lion throughout college baseball, with all of the top-50 teams in action from the CB360 Composite National Rankings – highlighted by seven head-to-head matchups. There’s a total of 48 games on Friday’s schedule involving CB360 top-50 teams (top-52 this week, due to a multiple-team tie at the bottom of the rankings), with (29) Notre Dame and (31) Virginia Tech both slated to play twice today in action today at the Irish Baseball Classic in Cary, N.C. (#44 Creighton also will play a DH vs. BYU).  front-page photo courtesy of Cal State Fullerton

CB360 Top-50 Gameday Pages:
week 3 – Feb. 25-26  |  Feb. 27  |  Feb. 28 (see bottom of this page)
week-2
 – Feb. 18-19  |  Feb. 20  |  Feb. 21  |  Feb. 22  |  Feb. 23  |  Feb. 24
week 1 – Feb. 15  |  Feb. 16  |  Feb. 17

Some weeks within the CB360 top-50, the head-to-head matchups are not that noteworthy but that’s certainly not the case as we head into the first weekend of March, with six of the seven showdown series being must-see material. For starters, former Cal State Fullerton coach George Horton is brining his (7) Oregon team to Goodwin Field for a series against the unbeaten Titans (cb360 #18). There’s also a pair of classic rivalry series on tap – (6) South Carolina at (27) Clemson and  (23) Miami at (33) Florida – while the highest-rated matchup in terms of combined ranking is (1) North Carolina vs. (14) Rice, at Minute Maid Park (home of the Houston Astros).

Upstart Pepperdine (cb360 #32) – coming off a series win at Texas A&M – is preparing for another tough task with a series at (16) Oklahoma … while (25) Texas at (11) Stanford gives fans a matchup beween two traditionally elite programs. (15) Mississippi at (46) Florida International is but an afterthought, as Friday’s seventh head-t0-head matchup between CB360 top-50 teams.

Only eight of the CB360 preseason top-50 teams (including UNC, Oklahoma, Fullerton & Miami) enter Friday unbeaten, with the others including (5) Oregon State, (9) Mississippi State, (13) Florida State and (24) Virginia.

There were two games on Thursday involving CB360 top-50 teams – including (26) Arizona State’s 3-2 win over (2) Arkansas (in Surprise, Ariz.) – and those results are listed at the bottom of this page, with full recap info./links.

The CB360 top-50 scoreboard pages will be updated each day and throughout the weekend to include linke for various live-coverage options, team game notes/weekly releases, and an assortment of postgame offerings (recaps from both teams, final stats in HTML & PDF format, photo galleries, video highlights, and postgame video/audio). Results for each game will include linescores (R-H-E), updated team won-loss records and status of each respective series (i.e. 1-1, sweep, etc.).

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FRIDAY’S TOP-50 MATCHUPS  (March 1, 2013)
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both teams in the CB360 Composite National Rankings

upsets in italics

• (1) North Carolina (8-0)  2-8-2 … def. (14) Rice (6-3)  1-9-1  (at Minute Maid Park)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  OU Recap  |  PEP Recap  |  Live Stats

• (6) South Carolina (7-1)  6-5-0 … won at (27) Clemson (5-3)  0-3-3  |  Live Stats
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  SC Recap  |  CLEM Recap

• at (18) Cal State Fullerton (9-0) 8-6-0 … def. (7) Oregon (7-2)  2-4-1  |  Live Stats
Fullerton Game Notes – HTML (w/ video) & PDF
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  CSF Recap  |  OR Recap

• at (11) Stanford (7-2)  2-6-1 … def.  (25) Texas (6-3)  0-3-3  |  Live Stats
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  SC Recap  |  CLEM Recap

• (15) Mississippi (9-1)  11-16-0 … won at (46) Florida International (7-3)  9-15-4
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  OleMiss Recap  |  FIU Recap  |  Live Stats

• at (16) Oklahoma (10-0)  10-11-1 … def.  (32) Peppedine (6-4)  7-9-1  |  Live Stats
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  OU Recap  |  PEP Recap

• (23) Miami (10-0)  3-11-3 … won at (33) Florida (3-7)  2-9-0  |  Live Stats
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  Miami Recap  |  FL Recap

 

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FRIDAY’S TOP-50 GAMES  (March 1, 2013)
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based on the CB360 Composite National Rankings

upsets in italics

• Gonzaga (5-4)  3-9-0 … def. (2) Arkansas (7-3)  0-8-3  (tournament; Surprise, AZ)  |  Live Stats
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  GON Recap  |  ARK Recap

• at (3) Vanderbilt (10-1)  9-9-0 … def. Illinois-Chicago (3-4)  0-1-1  |  Live Stats
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  VAN Recap  |  UIC Recap

• (4) LSU (8-1)  4-10-0 … def. Brown (0-1)  3-6-2  |  Live Stats
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  LSU Recap  |  Brown Recap

• at (5) Oregon State (9-0)  2-8-0 … def. Bryant (0-3-1)  1-10-1  (10 inn.)  |  Live Stats
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  LSU Recap  |  Brown Reca

• at (8) UCLA (6-2)  6-6-0 … def. Wright State (3-4)  3-7-3  |  Live Stats
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  UCLA Recap  |  Wright Recap

• at (9) Mississippi State (12-0)  10-12-0 … def. St. Joseph’s (2-5)  0-3-2  |  Live Stats
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  Miss.-St. Recap  |  St.Joe Recap

• at (10) Kentucky (8-1)  21-18-0 … def. Akron (0-7)  2-9-1 |  Live Stats
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  KY Recap  |  Akron Recap

• (12) North Carolina State (8-1)  5-6-3 … def. UMBC (0-1)  3-4-1  (tournament; Myrtle Beach, SC)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  NC-St. Recap  |  UMBC Recap

• at (13) Florida State (8-0)  23-22-1 … def. Villanova (1-4)  5-7-6  |  Live Stats
.. Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  FSU Recap  |  VILL Recap

• at (19) Louisville (8-1)  14-17-1 … def. Kent State (1-8)  2-10-1  |  Live Stats
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  LOU Recap  |  Kent-St. Recap

• at (20) Georgia Tech (9-1)  13-11-1 … def. Rutgers (2-5)  1-8-2  |  Live Stats
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  GT Recap  |  RU Recap

• Portland (3-7)  2-5-1 … won at (21) UC Irvine (7-2)  0-5-0  |  Live Stats
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  PORT Recap  |  UCI Recap

• at (22) Florida Gulf Coast (6-2)  6-10-1 … def. Manhattan (0-4)  2-3-2  |  Live Stats
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  FGCU Recap  |  MAN Recap

• at (24) Virginia (9-0)  3-5-0 … def. Harvard (1-1)  0-7-0  |  Live Stats
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  UVa Recap  |  HARV Recap

• (26) Arizona State (6-2)  8-14-1  … def. Univ. of the Pacific (3-5)  1-5-0 (tournament; Surprise, AZ)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  ASU Recap  |  UOP Recap  |  Live Stats

• at (17) Arizona (9-2) 6-12-1 … def. San Francisco (4-6)  4-11-2
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  AZ Recap  |  San-Fran. Recap  |  Live Stats

• at Washington (3-6)  2-4-0 … def. (28) Cal Poly (7-1)  1-6-1  |  Live Stats
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  WA Recap  |  CP Recap

• (29) Notre Dame (6-1)  9-10-1 … def. UMass (0-1)  4-9-5  (ND tournament; Cary, NC)  |  Live Stats
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  ND Recap  |  UMass Recap

• (29) Notre Dame (7-1)  3-14-1 … def. Tennessee (3-6)  2-7-1  (ND tournament; Cary, NC)  |  Live Stats
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  ND Recap  |  TN Recap

• (30) Southern Mississippi (6-3)  12-13-0 … won at Troy (6-3)  4-6-2  |  Live Stats
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  So.-Miss Recap  |  Troy Recap

• (31) Virginia Tech (9-1)  7-14-3 … def. Rhode Island (0-9)  3-10-1
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  VT Recap  |  URI Recap

• (31) Virginia Tech (10-1)  8-14-1 … def. Ohio Univ. (1-5)  2-4-1  (tournament; Cary, NC)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  VT Recap  |  Ohio-U Recap  |  Live Stats

at College of Charleston (5-4)  12-12-2 … def. (34) South Alabama (9-1)  2-4-2  |  Live Stats
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  CofC Recap  |  So.-AL Recap

• (35) Missouri State (5-1)  14-15-1 … def. Northwestern (La.) State (5-4)  3-10-1  |  Live Stats
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  MO-St. Recap  |  NWLA Recap  (tournament;  Conway, AR)

• at (36) Mercer (9-1)  5-11-2 … def. Miami (Ohio) (2-4)  2-8-0  |  Live Stats
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  CofC Recap  |  So.-AL Recap

• Houston (7-2)  7-12-1 … def. (37) Texas A&M (7-4)  6-12-1  (Minute Maid Park)  |  Live Stats
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  HOU Recap  |  SHSU Recap

• at (38) Oklahoma State (8-1)  4-7-1 … def. UC Davis (5-5)  2-8-0  |  Live Stats
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  OK-St. Recap  |  UCD Recap

• Tulane ( 5-5)  4-11-0 … won  at (39) Alabama (7-2)  0-5-0  |  Live Stats
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  Tulane Recap  |  AL Recap

at The Citadel (5-4)  8-12-0 … def. (40) Pittsburgh (5-2)  0-8-0  |  Live Stats
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  CIT Recap  |  Pitt Recap

at Jacksonville (4-5)  5-6-3 … def. (41) TCU (1-7)  3-7-0  |  Live Stats |  Live Stats
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  JU Recap  |  TCU Recap

• Eastern Illinois (3-5)  11-11-1 … won at (42) Auburn (6-3)  10-4-0   |  Live Stats
Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  EIU Recap  |  AUB Recap

• at  (43) Louisiana-Lafayette (9-2)  4-8-1 … def. Sacred Heart (0-1)  2-3-1  |  Live Stats
Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  ULL Recap  |  SH Recap

 at BYU (6-5)  9-12-0 (44) … def. (44) Creighton (3-1)  0-5-2  (St. George, UT)
Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  BYU Recap  |  Jays Recap   |  Live Stats

• (44) Creighton (4-1)  5-11-0 … def. BYU (6-6)  1-5-0  (series tied; St. George, UT)
Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  Jays Recap  |  BYU Recap

• at (45) San Diego State (5-5)  4-7-0 … def. Seton Hall (0-6)  3-9-4   |  Live Stats
Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  SDSU Recap  |  SHU Recap

• (46) VCU (6-0)  12-14-1 … def. UNC Asheville (3-5)  1-9-3  (tournament; Charleston, SC)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  VCU Recap  |  UNC_A Recap

• at (46) South Carolina-Upstate (6-2)  3-6-0 … def. Marshall (3-4)  0-8-0  |  Live Stats
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  Upstate Recap  |  Marshall Recap

• (46) Appalachian State (6-1)  4-8-0 … won at Davidson (4-3)  1-8-2  |  Live Stats
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  App.-St. Recap  |  DAV Recap

Xavier (3-4)  11-17-4 … won at (46) Georgia Southern (4-5)  4-9-1  |  Live Stats
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  XAV Recap  |  GS Recap

• at (46) Southeastern Louisiana (6-2)  5-8-3 … def. Texas Southern (7-4)  3-7-2  |  Live Stats
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  SE-La. Recap  |  TX-So. Recap

• (46) Arkansas State (7-3)  5-9-1 … won at Sam Houston State (4-5)  3-7-0  |  Live Stats
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  Ark.-St. Recap  |  SHSU Recap

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THURSDAY’S TOP-50 RESULTS  (Feb. 28, 2013)
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based on the CB360 Composite National Rankings

upsets in italics

(26) Arizona State (5-2)  3-7-2 … def. (2) Arkansas (7-2)  2-9-2  (Surprise, AZ)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  ASU Recap  |  ARK Recap
Video Highlights (ARK)  |  Video Postgame (ARK): Coach & Players

• at (12) North Carolina State (7-1)  8-11-1 … def. New Mexico State (3-6)  3-6-1
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  NC-St. Recap  |  NMSU Recap  (2-gm series sweep)

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