Day-2 of the college baseball season originally seemed to have fewer upsets in games involving top-50 teams from the CB360 Composite National Rankings, but as things turned out only 65% of the higher-ranked teams (32-17) won on Saturday – an even lower win pct. for top-50 teams than from Opening Day (27-11; 71%). The No. 1 team in the CB360 top-50, Cal State Fullerton, fell in extra innings, as visiting (46) Washington State delivered the stunning 9-7 win against the vaunted Titans pitching staff. Texas Tech swept a doubleheader at home against (7) Indiana, winning 10-5 and 6-2 against a Hoosiers team looking to build off its 2013 College World Series season (IU won on Fri., with the 4-game series set to conclude on Sunday).
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In addition to the wins by WSU and Texas Tech, there were five other Saturday upsets of CS360 top-20 teams. Cal Poly (cb360 #27) clinched its big opening-week series vs. (18) Kansas State, 5-2, while the College of Charleston beat (13) North Carolina in the season opener for both teams (that series has been shifted from UNC to CofC). The Citadel moved to 2-0 in its home tournament with a 5-3 win over (14) Louisville, while Maryland won 9-7 to square its series at (19) Florida.
Saturday’s 17 upsets included four more wins by teams from conferences based in the Northeast or Midwest (vs. warmer-weather teams): Maine 3-1 at (17) Miami … Kent State 14-5 at (28) Arizona (both of those teams were 2012 CWS participants) … Notre Dame 9-2 at (31) Florida Atlantic … and Pittsburgh 7-5 at (43) Coastal Carolina. Opening Day saw four similar upsets from “cold-weather” teams (by Eastern Michigan, Eastern Illinois, St. Louis and Seton Hall).
Two teams in the CB360 top-50 – host (33) San Diego and (40) New Mexico – played a resumed game and then added game-2 of their series – with USD posting the 6-4 initial win while the Lobos won the 3-2 nightcap (in 11 innings). One day after upending cb360 #3 Virginia, (44) Kentucky beat another fellow CB360 top-50 team, winning 10-4 vs. tournament host UNC Wilmington.
In addition to results referenced above, Saturday’s 13 upsets in the CB360 top-50 also included: California beating (23) Texas again, 2-1 … James Madison’s 5-2 win at (29) East Carolina … Radford emerging with a 3-1 win at (35) Georgia Tech … and South Florida’s 2-1 win over (45) Liberty (at UNF).
Saturday’s action featured eight head-to-head battles between CB360 top-50 teams, five of them mentioned above, along with: (2) Oregon State 15-7 vs. tournament host (39) Nebraska (in Tempe, Ariz.) … Mississippi State 6-1 vs. (38) Western Carolina to tie that series … and (15) Rice’s 5-1 series-clinching win at (42) Stanford.
While 15 series involving CB360 top-50 teams already have been clinched (including Cap Poly vs. Kansas State and Rice at Stanford), there still are 19 series involving CB360 top-50 teams that are set to be decided on Sunday (each series is 1-1, unless otherwise noted):
• (46) Washington State at (1) Cal State Fullerton
• (38) Western Carolinaat (4) Mississippi State
• (40) New Mexico at (33) San Diego
• (7) Indiana at Texas Tech (TT leads 4-gm series, 2-1)
• (9) Oregon at Hawaii (Ducks lead 4-gm series 2-0, series finale on Mon.)
• Portland at (11) UCLA
• (13) North Carolina at College of Charleston (CofC won opener, series finale on Mon.)
• Eastern Michigan at (16) Clemson
• Maine at (17) Miami
• Maryland at (19) Florida
• Baylor at (21) Arizona State
• (23) Texas at California (Cal leads series, 2-1)
• Eastern Illinois at (24) Louisiana-Lafayette
• St. Louis at (26) Alabama
• Kent State at (28) Arizona
• James Madison at (29) East Carolina
• Notre Dame at (31) Florida Atlantic
• Seton Hall at (34) Oklahoma
• Pittsburgh at (43) Coastal Carolina (DH on Sun.; Pitt won opener)
Among those teams playing in week-1 tournaments (rather than single-opponent series), there are four CB360 top-50 teams that could finish the weekend 3-0: Oregon State, Oklahoma State, Kentucky and North Florida.
A full rundown of the Day-2 results in the CB360 top-50 is included below (postgame links and additional photos to be added later in the weekend) …
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DAY-2 TOP-50 MATCHUPS (Feb. 15, 2014)
(based on the CB360 Composite National Rankings) upsets in italics
• (46) Washington State 9 … won at (1) Cal State Fullerton 7 (11 inn.) – series tied
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | WSU Recap | CSF Recap
• (2) Oregon State 15 ... def. (39) Nebraska 7 (Tempe, AZ) –Beavs 2-0 at tournament, Huskers 2-1
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | OR-St. Recap | GON Recap
• at (4) Mississippi State 6 … def. (38) Western Carolina 1 – series tied
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | Miss.-St. Recap | WCU Recap
• (8) North Carolina State at (37) UC Santa Barbara – canc. due to weather/travel issues
• (15) Rice 5 … won at (42) Stanford 1 – Owls clinched series (2-0)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | Rice Recap | STAN Recap
• at (27) Cal Poly 5 … def. (18) Kansas State 2 – Mustangs clinched series (2-0)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | CP Recap | K-St. Recap
• at (33) San Diego 6 … def. (40) New Mexico 4 – resumed from Fri.
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | USD Recap | UNM Recap
• (40) New Mexico 3 … won at (33) San Diego 2 (11 inn.) – series tied
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | UNM Recap | USD Recap
• (44) Kentucky 10 … won at (36) UNC Wilmington 4 – ‘Cats 2-0 at UNCW tournament (UNCW 1-1)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | KY Recap | UNCW Recap
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OTHER DAY-2 TOP-50 RESULTS (Feb. 15, 2014)
(based on the CB360 Composite National Rankings) upsets in italics
• (3) Virginia 12 … def. VMI 0 (UVa 1-1 at UNC Wilmington tournament)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | UVa Recap | VMI Recap
• Hofstra at (4) Mississippi State – DH canc. due to weather/travel issues
• at (5) Florida State 4 … def. Niagara 1 – Seminoles clinched series (2-0)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | FSU Recap | NIA Recap
• at (6) LSU 7 … def. New Orleans 4 – Tigers won 2-game series
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | LSU Recap | UNO Recap
• at Texas Tech 10 … def. (7) Indiana 5 – 4-gm series tied
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | TT Recap | IU Recap
• at Texas Tech 6 … def. (7) Indiana 2 – Red Raiders lead 4-gm series (2-1)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | TT Recap | IU Recap
• Canisius at (8) North Carolina State – canc. due to weather/travel issues
• (9) Oregon 10 … won at Hawaii 5 – Ducks lead 4-gm series (2-0)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | ORE Recap | Hawaii Recap
• (10) Vanderbilt 6 … won at Long Beach State 0 – Commodores clinched series (2-0)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | VANRecap | LBSU Recap
• at (11) UCLA 12 ... def. Portland 1 – series tied
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | UCLA Recap | PORT Recap
• at (12) South Carolina 17 … def. Bucknell 4 – series opener
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | SC Recap | BUCK Recap
• at (12) South Carolina 12 … def. Bucknell 2 – SC clinched series (2-0)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | SCRecap | BUCK Recap
• at College of Charleston 7 … def. (13) North Carolina 4 – series opener
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | CofC Recap | UNC Recap
• at The Citadel 5 … def. (14) Louisville 3 – CIT 2-0 in home tournament, LOU 1-1
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | CIT Recap | LOU Recap
• at (16) Clemson 5 … def. Eastern Michigan 3 – series tied
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | CLEM Recap | ECU Recap
• Maine 3 .. won at (17) Miami 1– series tied
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | Maine Recap | Miami Recap
• Maryland 9 … won at (19) Florida 7 – series tied
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | MD Recap | FL Recap
• (20) Oklahoma State 3 … def. Stephen F. Austin 1 (at Texas-Arlington; OK-St. 2-0 at UTA tournament)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | OK-St. Recap | SFA Recap
• at (21) Arizona State 7 … def. Baylor 4 – series tied
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | ASU Recap | BAY Recap
• at (22) TCU 5 ... def. Jacksonville 1 – Frogs clinched series (2-0)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | TCU Recap | JU Recap
• at California 2 … def. (23) Texas 1 – Bears 2-0 lead in 4-gm series
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | Cal Recap | TX Recap
• (23) Texas 6 … won at California 2 – Bears lead 4-gm series (2-1)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | TX Recap | Cal Recap
• at (24) Louisiana-Lafayette 13 … def. Eastern Illinois 0 – series tied
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | ULL Recap | EIU Recap
• at (25) Texas A&M 11 … def. Northeastern 2 – Aggies clinched series (2-0)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | A&M Recap | N’east Recap
• at (26) Alabama 4 … def. St. Louis 3 – series tied
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | AL Recap | SLU Recap
• Kent State 14 … won at (28) Arizona 5 – series tied
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | Kent Recap | AZ Recap
• James Madison 5 … won at (29) East Carolina 2 – series tied
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | JMU Recap | ECU Recap
• at (30) Arkansas 7 … def. Appalachian State 6 – Razorbacks clinched series (2-0)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | ARK Recap | App.-St. Recap
• Notre Dame 9 … won at (31) Florida Atlantic 2 – series opener
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | ND Recap | FAU Recap
• at Florida Atlantic 16 … def. Notre Dame 6 – series tied
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | FAU Recap | ND Recap
• (32) Mississippi 11 … won at Stetson 1 – Rebels clinched series (2-0)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | OleMiss Recap | STET Recap
• at (34) Oklahoma 8 … def. Seton Hall 2 – series tied
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | OU Recap | SHU Recap
• Radford 3 … won at (35) Georgia Tech 1 – RAD & GT 1-1 at GT tournament
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | RAD Recap | GT Recap
• (39) Nebraska 7 … def. Gonzaga 4 (Tempe, AZ; NEB 1-1 at tournament, GON 0-2)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | NEB Recap | GON Recap
• at (41) Wichita State 7 … def. SIU Edwardsville (SIUE) 3 – Shockers clinched series (2-0)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | WICH Recap | SIUE Recap
• Pittsburgh 7 … won at (43) Coastal Carolina 5 – series opener (DH on Sun.)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | Pitt Recap | CC Recap
• South Florida 2 … def. (45) Liberty 1 (at North Florida)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | So.-FL Recap | LIB Recap
• at (46) Mercer 5 … def. High Point 2 – series opener
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | MER Recap | HP Recap
• at (46) Mercer 5 … def. High Point 4 – Bears clinched series (2-0)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | MER Recap | HP Recap
• at (46) Sam Houston State 8 ... deff. Northern Colorado 1 – SHSU clinched series (2-0)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | SHSU Recap | NC Recap
• at (46) UNLV 5 … def. Central Michigan 2 – Rebels clinched series (2-0)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | UNLV Recap | CMU Recap
• at (50) Houston 4 … def. Nicholls State 0 – Cougars clinched series (2-0)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | HOU Recap | NICH Recap
• at (50) North Florida 4 … def. Richmond – UNF 2-0 in home tournament
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | UNF Recap | LIB Recap
• Missouri at (50) North Florida (DH canc. due to weather/travel issues)