CB360 Top–50 Weekend Scoreboard (April 7–9, 2017)

April 8, 2017
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The 2017 college baseball season has entered its midpoint. Scroll down for weekend series (April 7–9) involving teams in the current CB360 Composite National Rankings Top–50. This page to be updated with results and summary text throughout the weekend. …

Eight of the 42 weekend series feature head-t0-head matchups between CB360 Top–50 teams: [11] Wake Forest at [3] Louisville (series tied going into Sun.) … [31] Baylor at [4] Texas Tech (TT has clinched series) … [8] Kentucky at [30] Mississippi State (series tied) … [9] Oklahoma at [43] Texas (‘Horns have clinched series upset) … [23] Vanderbilt at [10] South Carolina (Vandy won/series upset) … [18] LSU at [15] Arkansas (series tied) … [24] Auburn at [34] Texas A&M (series tied) … and Central Florida at [27] South Florida (Bulls have clinched series).

>> Heading into Sunday, six teams already have clinched CB360 Top–50 series upsets, including the Thur.-Fri.-Sat. series between Vandy and S.C., while the five others will going for upset sweeps on Sunday … two of these six series upsets have come on the road, both in the SEC (Vandy at S.C.; Tenn. at Florida):
• [23] Vanderbilt at [10] South Carolina (7–6; 5–3; 1–6)
• at [43] Texas vs. [9] Oklahoma (5–3; 9–3)
• Tennessee at [12] Florida (7–6 in 10; 3–2 in 10)
• at Gonzaga vs. [32] San Diego (9–2; 3–0)
• at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi vs. [39] Southeastern Louisiana (3–2; 5–4)
• at Notre Dame vs. [45] Georgia Tech (4–3; 4–3)

>> Only 10 series are tied and set to be decided on Sunday (20 others will see the higher-ranked teams going for sweeps on Sunday), with most of these underdogs playing at home (all but Wake, LSU & K-State):
• [6] Arizona at Washington State  (WSU won Sat.)
• [8] Kentucky at [30] Mississippi State  (Miss. St. won Sat.)
• [11] Wake Forest at [3] Louisville  (WFU won Fri.)
• [13] St. John’s at Creighton  (Jays won Sat.)
• [18] LSU at [15] Arkansas  (Tigers won Sat.)
• [19] Florida Gulf Coast at Stetson (Hatters won Fri.)
• [24] Auburn at [34] Texas A&M  (A&M won Sat.)
• [34] Florida State at North Carolina State (NC St. won Sat.)
• [35] Maryland at Nebraska (Huskers won Fri.)
• Kansas State at [38] Oklahoma State (K-St. won Fri.)

>> In addition to six of the series referenced above (Vandy–SC; Texas-Okla.; Kentucky–Miss St; Wake–Louisville; LSU–Ark.; Auburn–A&M), there are two other Top–50 head-to-head series this weekend, and both have been clinched by the higher-ranked teams: at [4] Texas Tech vs. [31] Baylor (13–2; 5–3) … and at [27] South Florida vs. [29] Central Florida (5–4; 6–5).

>> Five other series are playing Sunday doubleheaders or will be abbreviated/canceled: [2] North Carolina will be playing a Sunday DH at Boston College (Fri. was canc.; UNC won Sat.) … [26] New Mexico at San Jose State will be just a two-game series (UNM won Fri,; Sat. was canc.) … [42] Wright State is playing a Sun. DH at Youngstown State (Wright St. won Sat.), as is [50] Binghamton at home vs. UMBC (Binghamton won Sat.) … and the entire Rutgers at [49] Minnesota series was canceled due to travel issues.

>>> Click on the below links for earlier CB360 content: <<<

• CB360 Top–50 Results:
April 7–9 (see below)  |  April 3–6  |  March 31–April 2  |  March 27–30
March 17–19  |  March 3–5
Feb. 27–March 2  |  Feb. 23–27  |  Feb. 21–23  |   Feb. 16–20

• CB360 Top–50 Releases:
2017 Preseason Composite National Rankings – in-depth release, with historical/archival content
Week–2 Update
Week–3 Update
Week–4 and 5 Update
Week–6 & 7 Update
Week–8 Update

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TOP WEEKEND SERIES
(both in CB360 Composite National Rankings Top–50):

• [11] Wake Forest … at [3] Louisville
gm-1 (Fri.) –WFU won, 2–1
gm-2 (Sat.) – Cards won, 7–6  (series tied)
gm-3 (Sun.) – Cards won, 7–5  (won series, 2–1)

• [31] Baylor … at [4] Texas Tech
gm-1 (Fri.) – TT won, 13–2
gm-2 (Sat.) – TT won, 5–3  (clinched series)
gm-3 (Sun.) – Bears won, 2–1  (TT won series, 2–1)

• [8] Kentucky … at [30] Mississippi State
gm-1 (Fri.) – ‘Cats won, 5–2
gm-2 (Sat.) – ‘Dogs won, 10–6  (series tied)
gm-3 (Sun.) – ‘Dogs won, 10–6  (won series, 2–1/upset)

• [9] Oklahoma … at  [43] Texas
gm-1 (Fri.) – ‘Horns won, 5–3
gm-2 (Sat.) – ‘Horns won, 9–3  (clinched series/upset)
gm-3 (Sun.) – Sooners won, 2–1  (‘Horns won series, 2–1/upset)

• [23] Vanderbilt … at [10] South Carolina
gm-1 (Thur.) – Vandy won, 7–6
gm-2 (Fri.) – Vandy won, 5–3  (clinched series)
gm-3 (Sat.) – SC won, 6–1  (Vandy won series, 2–1/upset)

• [18] LSU … at [15] Arkansas
gm-1 (Fri.) – Hogs won, 9–3
gm-2 (Sat.) – Tigers won, 10–8  (series tied)
gm-3 (Sun.) – Tigers won, 2–0  (won series, 2–1/upset)

• [24] Auburn … at [34] Texas A&M
gm-1 (Fri.) – Tigers won, 2–1
gm-2 (Sat.) – A&M won, 6–3  (series tied)
gm-3 (Sun.) – A&M won, 3–1  (won series, 2–1/upset)

• [29] UCF (Central Florida) … at [27] South Florida
gm-1 (Fri.) – Bulls won, 5–4
gm-2 (Sat.) – Bulls won, 6–5  (clinched series)
gm-3 (Sun.) – Bulls won, 7–5  (swept series)

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OTHER SERIES INVOLVING TOP TEAMS
(based on CB360 Composite National Rankings Top–50):

• at [1] Oregon State … vs. Utah
gm-1 (Fri.) – Beavs won, 5–4
gm-2 (Sat.) – Beavs won, 5–4  (16 inn.; clinched series)
gm-3 (Sun.) – Beavs won, 5–1  (swept series)

• [2] North Carolina … at Boston College
gm-1 (Fri.) – postponed
gm-1 (Sat.) – UNC won, 17–7
gm-2 (Sun.)
– UNC won, 16–4  (clinched series)
gm-3 (Sun.) – UNC won, 15–3  (swept series)

• at [5] Clemson … vs. Virginia Tech
gm-1 (Fri.) – Tigers won, 12–1
gm-2 (Sat.) – Tigers won, 6–3  (clinched series)
gm-3 (Sun.) – Tigers won, 8–3  (swept series)

• [6] Arizona … at Washington State
gm-1 (Fri.) – ‘Cats won, 19–5
gm-2 (Sat.) – WSU won, 9–3  (series tied)
gm-3 (Sun.) – ‘Cats won, 6–5  (won series, 2–1)

• at [7]  TCU … vs. Murray State
gm-1 (Fri.) – Frogs won, 9–2
gm-2 (Sat.) – Frogs won, 15–6  (clinched series)
gm-3 (Sun.) – Frogs won, 13–2  (swept series)

• at [12] Florida … vs. Tennessee
gm-1 (Fri.) – Vols won, 7–6  (10 inn.)
gm-2 (Sat.) – Vols won, 3–2  (10 inn.; clinched series/upset)
gm-3 (Sun.) – Gators won, 5–4  (Vols won series, 2–1/upset)

• [13] St. John’s … at Creighton
gm-1 (Fri.) – SJU won, 3–2
gm-2 (Sat.) – Jays won, 7–4  (series tied)
gm-3 (Sun.) – Jays won, 5–1  (won series, 2–1/upset)

• at [14] Cal State Fullerton … vs. UC Davis
gm-1 (Fri.) – Titans won, 6–0
gm-2 (Sat.) – Titans won, 9–8  (clinched series
gm-3 (Sun.) – Titans won, 8–5  (swept series)

• at [16] Southern Mississippi … vs. Florida International
gm-1 (Fri.) – So. Miss. won, 15–4
gm-2 (Sat.) – So. Miss. won, 5–1  (clinched series)
gm-3 (Sun.) – FIU won, 10–4  (So. Miss. won series, 2–1)

• at [17] Virginia … vs. Pittsburgh
gm-1 (Fri.) – UVa won, 12–1
gm-2 (Sat.) – UVa won, 6–3  (clinched series)
gm-3 (Sun.) – UVa won, 4–3  (swept series)

• [19] Florida Gulf Coast … at Stetson
gm-1 (Fri.) – Hatters won, 2–1
gm-2 (Sat.) – FGCU won, 4–2  (series ties)
gm-3 (Sun.) – Hatters won, 2–0  (won series, 2–1/upset)

• at [20] Michigan … vs. Illinois
gm-1 (Fri.) – MICH won, 9–8
gm-2 (Sat.) – MICH won, 7–0  (clinched series)
gm-3 (Sun.) – Illini won, 7–5  (MICH won series, 2–1)

• at [21] Houston … vs. East Carolina
gm-1 (Fri.) – Coogs won, 17–3
gm-2 (Sat.) – Coogs won, 8–1  (clinched series)
gm-3 (Sun.) – Coogs won, 9–6  (swept series)

• [22] Florida State … at North Carolina State
gm-1 (Fri.) – FSU won, 16–7
gm-2 (Sat.) – NC St. won, 4–3  (series tied)
gm-3 (Sun.) – NC St. won, 8–4  (won series, 2–1/upset)

• at [25] Long Beach State … vs. UC Riverside
gm-1 (Fri.) – LB won, 8–0
gm-2 (Sat.) – LB won, 11–4  (clinched series)
gm-3 (Sun.) – LB won, 3–0  (swept series)

• [26] New Mexico … at San Jose State
gm-1 (Fri.) – UNM won, 2–1
gm-2 (Sat.) – canc.
gm-2 (Sun.) – ended in 5–5 tie (9 inn.; travel curfew)

• at [28] West Virginia … vs. Kansas
gm-1 (Fri.) – WVU won, 4–3
gm-2 (Sat.) – WVU won, 8–0  (clinched series)
gm-3 (Sun.) – KU won, 7–2  (WVU won series, 2–1)

• [32] San Diego … at Gonzaga
gm-1 (Fri.) – Zags won, 9–2
gm-2 (Sat.) – Zags won, 3–0  (clinched series/upset)
gm-3 (Sun.) – USD won, 4–1  (Zags won series, 2–1/upset)

• [33] Stanford … at USC
gm-1 (Fri.) – Trojans won, 7–5
gm-2 (Sat.) – Card won, 8–3  (10 inn.; series tied)
gm-3 (Sun.) – Card won, 6–3  (won series, 2–1)

• [35] Maryland … at Nebraska
gm-1 (Fri.) – Huskers won, 3–1
gm-2 (Sat.) – Terps won, 8–5  (series tied)
gm-3 (Sun.) – Huskers won, 8–4  (won series, 2–1/upset)

• [36] McNeese State … at Abilene Christian
gm-1 (Fri.) – McN won, 7–4
gm-2 (Sat.) – McN won, 18–5  (clinched series)
gm-3 (Sun.) – McN won, 8–5  (swept series)

• at [37] Missouri State … vs. Dallas Baptist
gm-1 (Fri.) – Mo. St. won, 5–1
gm-2 (Sat.) – Mo St. won, 11–8  (clinched series)
gm-3 (Sun.) – Mo. St. won, 7–3  (swept series)

• at [38] Oklahoma State … vs. Kansas State
gm-1 (Fri.) – K-St. won, 10–4
gm-2 (Sat.) – OK St. won, 13–3  (series tied)
gm-3 (Sun.) – OK St. won, 6–3  (won series, 2–1)

• [39] Southeastern Louisiana … at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
gm-1 (Fri.) – A&M-CC won, 3–2
gm-2 (Sat.) – A&M-CC won, 5–4  (clincher series/upset)
gm-3 (Sun.) – SE La. won, 8–5  (A&M-CC won series, 2–1/upset)

• [40] Old Dominion … at Middle Tennessee
gm-1 (Fri.) – ODU won, 9–8
gm-2 (Sat.) – ODU won, 5–3  (clinched series)
gm-3 (Sun.) – MT won, 17–6  (7 inn.; ODU won series, 2–1)

• at [41] Oregon … vs. UC Irvine
gm-1 (Fri.) – Ducks won, 10–1
gm-2 (Sat.) – Ducks won, 6–3  (clinched series)
gm-3 (Sun.) – Ducks won, 7–2  (swept series)

• [42] Wright State … at Youngstown State
gm-1 (Sat.) – Wright won, 11–8  (10 inn.)
gm-2 (Sun.) – Wright won, 16–4  (clinched series)
gm-3 (Sun.)
– YSU won, 5–2  (Wright won series, 2–1)

• at [44] Mercer … vs. Samford
gm-1 (Fri.) – Bears won, 4–2
gm-2 (Sat.) – Bears won, 9–6  (clinched series)
gm-3 (Sun.) – Bears won, 7–1  (swept series)

• [45] Georgia Tech … at Notre Dame
gm-1 (Fri.) – ND won, 4–3
gm-2 (Sat.) – ND won, 4–3  (clinched series/upset)
gm-3 (Sun.) – ND won, 9–6  (swept series/upset)

• at [46] Connecticut … vs. Memphis
gm-1 (Fri.) – UConn won, 6–2
gm-2 (Sat.) – UConn won, 10–7  (clinched series)
gm-3 (Sun.) – UConn won, 4–0  (swept series)

• at [47] Minnesota ... vs. Rutgers
gm-1 (Fri.) – canceled (travel issues)
gm-1 (Sat.) – canceled
gm-1 (Sun.) – canceled

• at [48] Mississippi … vs. Alabama
gm-1 (Fri.) – Ole Miss won, 7–2
gm-2 (Sat.) – Ole Miss won, 5–4  (clinched series)
gm-3 (Sun.) – Ole Miss won, 8–2  (swept series)

• at [49] Sam Houston State … vs. Nicholls State
gm-1 (Fri.) – SHSU won, 8–3
gm-2 (Sat.) – SHSU won, 6–5  (clinched series)
gm-3 (Sun.) – SHSU won, 11–2  (swept series)

• at [50] Binghamton … vs. UMBC
gm-1 (Sat.) – BING won, 9–1
gm-2 (Sun.) – UMBC won, 12–3  (series tied)
gm-3 (Sun.)
– BING won, 11–2  (won series, 2–1)

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