Midweek competition in Division I baseball continues to produce pivotal results. Here’s the rundown of games that CB360 will be tracking midweek from March 30–April 1, 2015. Listings are based on last week’s CB360 Top–50 Composite National Rankings (to be updated on April 2), plus the composite favorites for the conferences not currently represented in the Top–50.
Thursday games typically are included in the CB360 Midweek Scoreboard – but for this week, those games will be part of the expanded Weekend Scoreboard, as numerous teams are starting series on Thursday in advance of the Easter weekend (many teams do not play on Easter Sunday).
This page to be updated throughout the week. Also be sure to follow along via Twitter at @CB360updates for key midweek details.
front-page photo of Jordan Lee courtesy of Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
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WEDNESDAY’S KEY GAMES (April 1, 2015)
(based on CB360 Top–50 Composite National Rankings; to be updated 4–2–15)
• at [3] VANDERBILT … won 5–3 vs. WOFFORD
• at [12] MIAMI ... won 13–3 vs. BETHUNE-COOKMAN (MEAC favorite)
• at [15] UC SANTA BARBARA … won 6–5 vs. FRESNO State
• VMI … won 7–6 at [17] VIRGINIA
• at [19] MARYLAND … won 3–0 vs. JAMES MADISON
• [23] OREGON … won 4–0 vs. SEATTLE (in Hillsboro, OR)
• [31] NEBRASKA … won 3–2 at Nebraska-OMAHA (10 inn.)
• [35] GEORGIA TECH … won 6–3 at GEORGIA STATE
• at [47] OLD DOMINION … won 4–0 vs. WILLIAM & MARY
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Other key April 1 results (conference favorites, for leagues not in the CB360 Top–50):
• at PENN (Ivy League) … won 11–4 vs. ST. PETER’S
• at CANISIUS (MAAC) … won 3–2 vs. AKRON
• at BRYANT (NEC) … won 18–2 vs. NORTHEASTERN
• KENT STATE (MAC) … won 9–7 at PENN STATE
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TUESDAY’S KEY GAMES (March 31, 2015)
(based on CB360 Top–50 Composite National Rankings; to be updated 4–2–15)
• at [1] LSU … won 8–6 vs. LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE (Sun Belt Conf. fav.)
• at [2] TEXAS A&M … won 19–4 vs. SAM HOUSTON State (Southland Conf. fav.)
• at [3] VANDERBILT … won 6–0 vs. WOFFORD
• at TEXAS-ARLINGTON … won 8–1 vs. [4] TCU
• at [7] FLORIDA STATE … won 8–3 vs. [5] FLORIDA
• at [8] LOUISVILLE … won 16–5 vs. MIAMI (Ohio)
• [30] FLORIDA ATLANTIC … won 11–5 at [9] UCF (Central Florida)
• at [10] ARIZONA STATE … won 7–3 vs. NEW MEXICO STATE
• [11] SOUTH CAROLINA … won 2–0 at The CITADEL
• Texas A&M–CORPUS CHRISTI … won 6–4 at [13] TEXAS (10 inn.)
• [16] HOUSTON … won 11–0 at BAYLOR
• [17] VIRGINIA … won 5–3 at VCU (A-10 favorite)
• [18] ILLINOIS … won 4–3 at [32] MISSOURI
• at ORAL ROBERTS (Summit League fav.) … won 4–2 vs. [20] OKLAHOMA STATE
• at [21] DALLAS BAPTIST … won 12–1 vs. ABILENE CHRISTIAN (7 inn.)
• PORTLAND … won 6–4 at [23] OREGON
• [25] NORTH CAROLINA … won 10–5 at ELON
• [26] RICE … won 4–3 at LAMAR
• at [50] NEW MEXICO … won 6–5 vs. [27] TEXAS TECH
• [28] INDIANA … won 11–7 at KENTUCKY
• at [31] NEBRASKA … won 5–1 vs. CREIGHTON
• at [34] OKLAHOMA … won 7–0 vs. CENTRAL ARKANSAS
• [35] GEORGIA TECH … won 13–6 at GEORGIA
• at UC IRVINE … won 13–4 vs. [36] SAN DIEGO
• TULANE … won 8–4 at [37] UNC WILMINGTON
• at SOUTH ALABAMA … won 8–7 vs. [39] MISSISSIPPI STATE (11 inn.)
• [41] ALABAMA … won 7–2 at UAB
• [42] COASTAL CAROLINA … won 10–4 at WAKE FOREST
• at [43] WRIGHT STATE …. won 5–3 vs. CINCINNATI
• at [44] NOTRE DAME … won 6–0 vs. EASTERN MICHIGAN
• [45] MISSISSIPPI … won 7–5 at MEMPHIS
• CAMPBELL … won 9–6 at [46] DUKE
• at LIBERTY (Big South favorite) … won 9–7 vs. [47] OLD DOMINION
• at [48] STANFORD … won 5–3 vs. SAN FRANCISCO
• [49] College of CHARLESTON … won 10–0 at South Carolina-UPSTATE
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Other key March 31 results (conference favorites, for leagues not in the CB360 Top–50):
• STONY BROOK (America East) … at MARIST – postponed (makeup TBA)
• at KENNESAW STATE (Atlantic Sun) … won 9–2 vs. WESTERN CAROLINA (SoCon)
• WAGNER … at ST. JOHN’S (Big East) – canc.
• at KENT STATE (MAC) … won 12–6 vs. YOUNGSTOWN State
• BETHUNE-COOKMAN (MEAC) … won 7–4 at FIU
• BRYANT (NEC) … at BROWN – canc.
• ARKANSAS STATE … won 12–10 at SOUTHEAST MISSOURI State (OVC)
• ALABAMA STATE (SWAC) … won 9–3 at TROY
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MONDAY’S KEY GAMES (March 30, 2015)
(based on CB360 Top–50 Composite National Rankings; to be updated 4–2–15)
• [18] ILLINOIS … won 13–9 at MICHIGAN STATE (Illini won series, 2–1)
• at SANTA CLARA … won 3–0 vs. [29] NEVADA
• BYU … won 4–0 at [38] SAN DIEGO STATE
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Other key March 30 results (conference favorites, for leagues not in the CB360 Top–50):
• at STONY BROOK (America East) … won 2–1 vs. UMASS-LOWELL (7 inn.)
• UMASS-LOWELL … won 6–3 at STONY BROOK (America East) – SB won series, 2–1
• at PENN (Ivy League) … won 2–1 vs. HARVARD
• at PENN (Ivy League) … won 4–3 vs. HARVARD – Quakers swept 2-gm series
• at CANISIUS (MEAC) … won 6–5 vs. FAIRFIELD – Griffs won series, 2–1