The season-long trend of upsets in the top-50 of the CB360 Composite National Rankings continued during the midweek span of April 15-18, as the underdogs won nearly 30% of the games (14-33) vs. their higher-ranked foes. The upsets included a pair of doubleheader sweeps – as Arkansas-Little Rock won two at (19) Oklahoma (5-2 & 4-3) while Nebraska took a pair (3-0, 4-2) from a visiting (25) Arkansas team led by former Huskers head coach Dave Van Horn. front-page photo courtesy of Arkansas-Little Rock
The other noteworthy midweek upsets included Memphis winning 4-0 vs. (18) Ole Miss (at AutoZone Park), along with Tennessee Tech‘s 10-9 victory at (3) Vanderbilt, (27) Arizona besting rival (11) Arizona State (also 10-9) and another loss by Mississippi (2-1 vs. Southern Miss., in Pearl).
The six other midweek upsets in the CB360 top-50 broke down as follows:
• Ball State 5-3 at (17) Indiana
• Tennessee 5-4 vs. (29) Virginia Tech (Greenville, TN)
• at Michigan 8-2 vs. (34) Notre Dame
• at North Carolina Central 5-1 vs. (37) Campbell
• at Sam Houston State 9-8 vs. (47) Texas A&M (11 inn.)
• at Nicholls State 4-3 vs. (48) Louisiana-Lafayette
The midweek top-50 action featured six head-to-head matchups, the Arizona win over ASU along with: (1) North Carolina’s 5-1 home victory vs. (31) Coastal Carolina … (6) Florida State’s 2-0 win vs. visiting (22) South Alabama … (10) Louisville’s rivalry-game triumph, 12-5, at (20) Kentucky … (13) UCLA’s 6-4, 12-inning win at (30) UC Irvine … and (23) Florida’s 5-3 game at (43) Florida Gulf Coast.
CB360 Top-50 Scoreboard Pages:
week-9 – April 8-11 | April 12-14
week-8 – April 1-4 | April 5-7
week-7 – March 25-27 | March 28 | March 29 | March 30 | March 31
week-6 – March 19 | March 20-21 | March 22-24
week-5 – March 12 | March 13 | March 14-15 | March 16 | March 17
week 4 – March 4-5 | March 6 | March 7-8 | March 9 | March 10
week 3 – Feb. 25-26 | Feb. 27 | Feb. 28-March 1 | March 2 | March 3
week-2 – Feb. 18-19 | Feb. 20 | Feb. 21 | Feb. 22 | Feb. 23 | Feb. 24
week 1 – Feb. 15 | Feb. 16 | Feb. 17
Six different top-50 games during the midweel were cancelled, postponed or suspended.
CB360 top-50 scoreboard pages are updated (time permitting) to include links 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.).
Additional game info., photos from key games and postgame links are being added to this page.
Also note that daily highlights from noteworthy CB360 top-50 results (plus other college baseball newsworthy items) are posted on the CB360Updates Twitter feed (now followed nearly 10,000 college baseball fans).
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MONDAY’s TOP-50 RESULTS (4/15/13)
(based on the CB360 Composite National Rankings)
upset in italics
• Memphis (23-14) 4-7-2 … def. (18) Mississippi (26-11) 0-5-2 (AutoZone Park; Memphis, TN)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | MEM Recap | Ole Miss Recap
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TUESDAY’s TOP-50 RESULTS (4/16/13)
(based on the CB360 Composite National Rankings)
upsets in italics
• at (1) North Carolina (35-2) 5-4-1 … def. (31) Coastal Carolina (24-13) 1-8-2
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | UNC Recap | CC Recap | Photos | Video Recap
• Tennessee Tech (27-10) 10-13-0 … won at (3) Vanderbilt (33-5) 9-14-2
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | TN-Tech Recap | VAN Recap (w/ postgame video lines) | Photos
• (5) Cal State Fullerton 8 … won at Pepperdine 4
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | CSF Recap | PEP Recap
• at (6) Florida State (31-6) 2-5-1 … def. (22) South Alabama (27-11) 0-3-1
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | FSU Recap | So.-AL Recap
• (8) Oregon 4 … won at Portland 1
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | ORE Recap | PORT Recap
• (10) Louisville (29-7) 12-15-0 … won at (20) Kentucky (24-12) 5-8-2
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | LOU Recap | KY Recap | Postgame Notes (KY)
LOU Photos group-1 & group-2 | KY Photos
• at (27) Arizona (24-12) 10-9-3 … def. (11) Arizona State (22-11-1) 9-10-5
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | AZ Recap | ASU Recap
• (12) North Carolina State 2 … won at Charlotte 1
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | NC-St. Recap | CHAR Recap
• (13) UCLA (23-10) 6-14-1 … won at (30) UC Irvine (23-10) 4-6-2 (12 inn.)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | UCLA Recap | UCI Recap | Video Recap
• at (14) Georgia Tech 14 … def. Savannah State 1
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | GT Recap | Sav.-St. Recap
• at (15) South Carolina 10 … def. College of Charleston 6
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | SC Recap | CofC Recap
• Southern Mississippi (19-17) 2-7-0 … def. (18) Mississippi (26-12) 1-7-2 (Pearl, MS)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | So.-Miss Recap | OleMiss Recap
• Arkansas-Little Rock 5-8-2 … won at (19) Oklahoma 2-6-1 (DH, gm-1)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | UALR Recap | OU Recap | Photos | Video Highlights
• Arkansas-Little Rock (18-18) 4-10-1 … won at (19) Oklahoma (28-10) 3-7-0 (DH, gm-2)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | UALR Recap | OU Recap (w/ video highlights) | Photos
• (21) Mercer 5 … won at Georgia Southern 3
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | MER Recap | GS Recap
• (23) Florida (20-18) 5-11-5 … won at (43) Florida Gulf Coast (20-13) 3-5-1
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | FL Recap | FGCU Recap
• at (24) Cal Poly 7 … def. Santa Clara 2
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | CP Recap | SCU Recap
• at Nebraska 3-5-0 … def. (25) Arkansas 0-0-0 (DH, gm-1)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | NEB Recap | ARK Recap
• at Nebraska 4-7-1 … def. (25) Arkansas 2-7-2 (DH, gm-2)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | NEB Recap (w/ video links) | ARK Recap | Video Recap
• (26) UNC Wilmington 7 … won at East Carolina 2
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | UNCW Recap | ECU Recap
• Tennessee (17-18) 5-7-3 … def. (29) Virginia Tech (22-16) 4-6-4 (Greenville, TN)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | TN Recap | VT Recap | Postgame Video (TN)
• at (32) Michigan State 7 … def. Toledo 6
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | MSU Recap | TOL Recap
• at Michigan (21-14) 8-13-1 … def. (34) Notre Dame (19-15) 2-5-4
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | MICH Recap | ND Recap | Postgame Notes | Photos | Video Highlights
• at (35) San Diego 7 ... def. UC Santa Barbara 5
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | USD Recap | UCSB Recap
• at (36) Gonzaga 4 … def. Washington State 3
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | GON Recap | WSU Recap
• at North Carolina Central (23-17) 5-9-0 … def. (37) Campbell (31-8) 1-6-0
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | NCC Recap | CAMP Recap
• (38) Stanford 9 … won at Univ. of the Pacific (UOP) 2
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | STAN Recap | UOP Recap
• at (39) Rice 11 … def. Texas Tech 2
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | Rice Recap | TT Recap
• at (41) Houston 12 … def. Texas Southern 2
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | HOU Recap | TX-So. Recap
• (42) Delaware 8 … won at Villanova 3
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | DEL Recap | VILL Recap
• (44) Kansas State 4 … won at Wichita State 1
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | K-St. Recap | WICH Recap
• (45) Florida Atlantic 10 … won at Central Florida (UCF) 2
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | FAU Recap | UCF Recap
• at (46) Alabama 7 … def. UAB 4
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | AL Recap | UAB Recap
• at Sam Houston State (21-15) 9-15-1 … def. (47) Texas A&M (21-17) 8-10-1 (11 inn.)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | SHSU Recap | A&M Recap | Postgame Video
• at Nicholls State (18-20) 4-9-2 … def. (48) Louisiana-Lafayette (24-12) 3-9-1
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | NICH Recap | ULL Recap | Postgame Video
• (49) Austin Peay at Evansville – postponed (makeup April 24)
• (50) Illinois 12 … won at Illinois State 8 (8 inn.)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | ILL Recap | ILL-St. Recap
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WEDNESDAY’s TOP-50 RESULTS (4/17/13)
(based on the CB360 Composite National Rankings)
upsets in italics
• at (1) North Carolina 14 … def. Elon 5
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | UNC Recap | elon Recap
• at (2) LSU 4 … def. Grambling 0
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | LSU Recap | GRAM Recap
• (4) Oregon State 5 … won at Portland 1
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | OR-St. Recap | PORT Recap
• Furman at (16) Clemson – postponed (makeup May 7 at 6:30 ET)
• at (7) Virginia 10 … def. Old Dominion 9 (10 inn.)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | UVa Recap | ODU Recap
• Ball State (16-17) 5-7-2 … won at (17) Indiana (26-8) 3-7-3
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | BSU Recap | IU Recap
• at (28) Miami 6 ... def. Bethune-Cookman 1
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | Miami Recap | B-C Recap
• (32) Michigan State at Central Michigan – suspended (MSU leads 1-0, b5; resume 5/14)
• Bowling Green at (34) Notre Dame – cancelled (mo makeup)
• at (37) Campbell 11 … def. Appalachian State 6
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | CAMP Recap | APP-St. Recap
• Texas Tech at (39) Rice – cancelled (no makeup)
• at (40) William & Mary 7 … def. Richmond 6
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | W&M Recap | RICH Recap
• McNeese State at (41) Houston – postponed (makeup TBA)
• (48) Louisiana-Lafayette 12 … won at Northwestern (La.) State 0
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | ULL Recap | NWLA Recap
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THURSDAY’s TOP-50 RESULTS (4/18/13)
(based on the CB360 Composite National Rankings)
• Auburn at (9) Mississippi State – suspended (MS leads 6-3, b7; resume 4/19)