Despite there being only 20 games involving CB360 top-50, Thursday was an eventful night: eight top-50 teams suffered upset losses; there were four top-50 head-to-head matchups; and three games involving top-50 teams extended to extra innings. Several conference series (including some key games in the BIG EAST, Big 12, Big West, Mountain West, Pacific 10 and Southland) started a day early, due to the Easter holiday. (front-page photo courtesy of Cal)
Cal’s 7-2 win over #21 Arizona led the way for the upsets, with #45 Kansas adding a 9-5 victory over #22 Texas A&M in a Big 12 showdown while Texas Tech posted another upset in Big 12 play (8-5 vs. #24 Kansas State). Thursday’s other six top-50 upsets included: at Lamar 7, #26 Southeastern Louisiana 4 … at Rutgers 9, #35 Pittsburgh 8 … at Washington 3, #40 Washington State 2 … at UNLV 7, #42 New Mexico 5 … at #48 Northwestern (La.) State 5, Sam Houton State 4 (13 inn.) … and Univ. of the Pacific 2, at #50 Long Beach State 1.
In addition to the KU-A&M game, there were three other matchups between CB360 top-50 teams. #1 Arizona State (1-0 at #34 Oregon) and #2 UCLA (6-5 vs. #23 Stanford, in 10 inn.) both were tested in their Pac-10 openers, while #10 Texas won the opener of its big rivalry series at #16 Oklahoma (5-0). Thursday’s third extra-inning game involving a top-50 squad saw #15 Oregon State win at USC, 4-1 in 10.
THURSDAY’S TOP-50 RESULTS (upsets indicated by italics)
• #1 Arizona Stae 1, at #34 Oregon 0 | Final Stats
ASU Recap | ORE Recap
• at #2 UCLA 6, #23 Stanford 5 (10 inn.) | Final Stats
UCLA Recap | STAN Recap
• at #7 Louisville 12, Villanova 4 | Final Stats
LOU Recap | VILL Recap | Photos
• #10 Texas 5, at #16 Oklahoma 0 | Final Stats
TX Recap | OK Recap
• at #14 TCU 4, San Diego State 1 | Final Stats
TCU Recap | SDSU Recap
• #15 Oregon State 4, at USC 1 (10 inn.) | Final Stats
OSU Recap | USC Recap
• at California 7, #21 Arizona 2 | Final Stats
Cal Recap | AZ Recap
• at #45 Kansas 9, #22 Texas A&M 5 | Final Stats
KU Recap | A&M Recap | Photos
• at Texas Tech 8, #24 Kansas State 5 | Final Stats
TT Recap | KSU Recap | TT Notes
• at #7 Louisville 12, Villanova 4 | Final Stats
• at California 7, #21 Arizona 2 | Final Stats
• #28 UC Irvine 16, at Cal State Northridge 2 | Final Stats
• at Rutgers 9, #35 Pittsburgh 8 | Final Stats
RU Recap | Pitt Recap
• #38 Connecticut 9, at West Virginia 5 | Final Stats
#26 Southeastern Louisiana 4 at Lamar 7 | Final Stats
• at #30 Cal State Fullerton 20, UC Davis 4 | Final Stats
CSF Recap | UCD Recap
• #39 Texas State 4, at Stephen F. Austin 2 | Final Stats
TX St. Recap | SF Austin Recap
• at Washington 3, #40 Washington State 2 | Final Stats
Wash. Recap | WSU Recap
• at UNLV 7, #42 New Mexico 5 | Final Stats
UNLV Recap | UNM Recap
• at #43 Rice 6, Houston 0 | Final Stats
Rice Recap | HOU Recap
• at #48 Northwestern (La.) State 5, Sam Houton State 4 (13 inn.) | Final Stats
NWLA Recap | SHS Recap
• Univ. of the Pacific 2, at #50 Long Beach State 1 | Final Stats
UOP Recap | LB Recap