Eight teams ranked in CB360’s Composite National Rankings were in action on March 4, with the most noteworthy matchups including LSU-Pepperdine, ASU-Cal Poly, Kentucky-San Diego St., and Oklahoma-So. Florida. (front-page photo courtesy of ASU/Jason Wise).
Thursday’s games did not involve any matchups between fellow CNR top-50 teams, but #1 LSU (home vs. Pepperdine) and #6 Arizona State (at Cal Poly) each defeated teams that were listed in the CNR top-50 the previous week. Oklahoma (#26 in the CNR) also faced a challenge at home vs. a South Florida team that was picked to finish second in the BIG EAST Conference, while #23 Kentucky played across the country and lost at San Diego State (which took 2-of-3 from previous CNR #21/current #37 San Diego).
CollegeBaseball360.com provides regular updates of games involving CNR top-50 teams, via the on-site Twitter feed (located in the right sidebar of all the site’s pages) and also now on the “Today’s Top-50 Games” page (which often will include links for live coverage, team rosters, gamenotes, etc.). Time permitting, CB360 also will begin providing in-game Twitter updates (in addition to final scores/details) – with the new offerings to include starting pitchers, lineups for big games, and in-game updates/details (particularly for matchups of fellow top-50 teams or when a potential upset is brewing).
March 4 Noteworthy Games
(ranks indicate CB360 Composite National Rankings top-50)
Final Scores (upsets in italics)
• at #1 LSU 8, Pepperdine 1 | Final Stats
LSU Recap | PEP Recap (not yet posted) | Photos
• #6 Arizona State 12, Cal Poly 9 (Surprise, AZ) | Final Stats
ASU Recap | CP Recap
• at #15 North Carolina 6, Gardner Webb 5 | Final Stats
UNC Recap | GW Recap | Photos
• at #16 Oregon State 10, UC Riverside 3 | Final Stats
OSU Recap | UCR Recap
•at San Diego State 12, #23 Kentucky 4 | Final Stats
SDSU Recap | KY Recap
• #25 Stanford 10, at UC Davis 6 | Final Stats
STAN Recap | UCD Recap
• at #26 Oklahoma 5, South Florida 4 | Final Stats
OU Recap | USF Recap | Photos
#42 Florida International 5, Utah Valley 4 (Surprise, AZ) | Final Stats
FIU Recap | UV Recap
Schedule (with links)
• 3:00 ET – Gardner Webb at #15 North Carolina
UNC info. – NOTEBOOK | ROSTER | 2010 STATS | MEDIA GUIDE | QUICK FACTS
• 3:00 CT – South Florida at #26 Oklahoma
OU info. – GAME NOTES | ROSTER | 2010 STATS | MEDIA GUIDE | QUICK FACTS
Sooner Classic MAIN PAGE (March 4-7; field includes USF, W. Illinois & S.F. Austin)
• 2:00 PT – #25 Stanford at UC Davis
STAN info. – GAME NOTES | ROSTER | 2010 STATS | MEDIA GUIDE | QUICK FACTS
• 3:00 PT – UC Riverside vs. #16 Oregon St.
(Surprise, AZ)
OSU info. – GAME NOTES | ROSTER | 2010 STATS | MEDIA GUIDE
• 4:00 PT – #6 Arizona State vs. Cal Poly (Surprise, AZ)
ASU info. – GAME NOTES | ROSTER | 2010 STATS
• 6:30 CT – Pepperdine at #1 LSU
LSU info. – GAME NOTES | ROSTER | 2010 STATS | MEDIA GUIDE
PEP info. – GAME NOTES | ROSTER | 2010 STATS | MEDIA GUIDE | QUICK FACTS
• 6:00 PT – #23 Kentucky at San Diego State
KY info. – GAME NOTES | ROSTER | 2010 STATS | MEDIA GUIDE
SDSU info. – ROSTER | 2010 STATS | MEDIA GUIDE
• 7 MT – #42 FIU vs. Utah Valley (Surprise, AZ)
FIU info. – GAME NOTES | ROSTER | 2010 STATS | MEDIA GUIDE