As much of the country begins to thaw, the midweek competition in Division I baseball is heating up throughout the country. Here’s the rundown of games that CB360 will be tracking midweek from March 9–12, 2015. Listings are based on last week’s CB360 Top–50 Composite National Rankings (to be updated later this week), plus the composite favorites for the 15 conferences not currently represented in the Top–50
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 Sheldon Lee courtesy of the Univ. of San Francisco
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THURSDAY’S KEY GAME (March 12, 2015)
(based on CB360 Top–50 Composite National Rankings; to be updated 3–12–15)
• at [25] Dallas Baptist won 6–5 vs. Texas Southern (10 inn.)
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other key games on 3–12–15 (involving conference favorites for conf. outside Top–50)
• at Virginia Commonwealth (A-10) won 5–1 vs. Penn (Ivy League)
(resumed from Wed.)
• Long Island won 3–2 vs. Bucknell (Patriot League), in Winter Haven, FL
• at Cal Poly won 6–2 vs. Sacramento State (WAC)
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WEDNESDAY’S KEY GAMES (March 11, 2015)
(based on CB360 Top–50 Composite National Rankings; to be updated 3–12–15)
• Old Dominion won 14–5 at [1] Virginia
• at [3] Vanderbilt won 8–0 vs. Quinnipiac
• at [5] Florida won 6–1 vs. Fairfield
• at [6] LSU won 7–0 vs. McNeese State
• at [7] Texas Tech won 7–4 vs. New Mexico State
• at [8] South Carolina won 13–3 vs. Penn State
• San Francisco won 8–2 at [10] Oregon
• at [13] Rice won 14–5 vs. Texas State
• at [15] North Carolina won 6–1 vs. Gardner-Webb
• at [17] Miami won 7–0 vs. Stetson
• at [18] Maryland won 8–3 vs. Richmond
• at [20] Oklahoma State won 21–0 vs. Alcorn State
• at [21] Florida State won 15–11 vs. [14] Central Florida (UCF)
• at [22] Texas A&M won 4–3 vs. Texas-Pan American (UTPA) (10 inn.)
• North Carolina State won 9–5 at [26] Florida Atlantic
• [30] Mississippi won 8–3 at [23] Louisville
• at Southern Mississippi won 8–4 vs. [31] Tulane
• Gonzaga won 15–5 at [32] Arkansas
• [33] Notre Dame won 5–3 at Savannah State (11 inn.)
• at [36] Long Beach State won 6–0 vs. George Washington
• at [39] College of Charleston won 14–7 vs. South Carolina-Upstate
• at [42] New Mexico won 8–2 vs. Stephen F. Austin
• Missouri State won 6–3 at [48] Arkansas State
• Michigan State won 8–6 vs. [50] Clemson (Greenville, SC)
• at [16] Arizona State won 5–4 vs. UNLV
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other key games on 3–11–15 (involving conference favorites for conf. outside Top–50)
• at Wright State (Horizon League fav.) won 5–0 and 6–3 vs. Xavier (DH)
• Bucknell (Patriot League) won 8–5 at at Maine
• at Duke won 7–4 vs. Bryant (Northeast)
• Stony Brook (America East) won 6–5 at Fordham
• South Florida won 1–0 at Bethune-Cookman (MEAC)
• at Canisius (MAAC) won 13–6 vs. Buffalo
• Penn at Virginia Commonwealth (A-10)
– ppd T8 w/ VCU leading 5–1 (resume Thur. at 2 ET)
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TUESDAY’S KEY GAMES (March 10, 2015)
(based on CB360 Top–50 Composite National Rankings; to be updated 3–12–15)
• [2] TCU won 6–2 at Loyola Marymount
• at [3] Vanderbilt won 9–2 vs. Quinnipiac
• [4] UCLA won 5–3 at Pepperdine
• at [5] Florida won 8–7 vs. Fairfield
• at [7] Texas Tech won 4–3 vs. New Mexico State (12 inn.)
• at [8] South Carolina won 3–0 vs. Penn State
• [9] Houston won 17–7 at Sam Houston State (SLC favorite)
• San Francisco won 4–1 at [10] Oregon
• at [11] Mississippi State won 6–5 vs. Western Kentucky (1o inn.)
• at [12] Texas won 7–1 vs. Incarnate Word
• at [21] Florida State won 11–8 vs. [14] Central Florida (UCF)
• at [49] Coastal Carolina won 13–2 vs. [15] North Carolina
• [17] Miami won 15–4 at Florida Gulf Coast
• at [20] Oklahoma State won 13–0 vs. Alcorn State
• at [22] Texas A&M won 4–1 vs. Texas-Pan American (UTPA)
• at [23] Louisville won 5–3 vs. [30] Mississippi
• at UC Irvine won 6–2 vs. [24] USC
• at [25] Dallas Baptist won 17–3 vs. [43] Baylor
• at [26] Florida Atlantic won 6–4 vs. Illinois State
• at [28] Oregon State won 12–3 vs. Portland
• [27] San Diego State won 16–1 at [36] Long Beach State
• at [29] Georgia Tech won 22–6 vs. Georgia Southern
• Gonzaga won 6–2 at [32] Arkansas
• at UC Davis won 10–4 vs. [35] Nevada
• at [37] Illinois won 7–3 vs. Chicago State
• Samford won 7–0 at [38] Auburn
• [45] San Diego won 9–4 at [40] Cal State Fullerton
• Stephen F. Austin won 8–5 at [42] New Mexico
• [44] California won 13–6 at Univ. of the Pacific
• at Georgia State won 13–3 vs. [46] Kennesaw State
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other key games on 3–10–15 (involving conference favorites for conf. outside Top–50)
• at Presbyterian won 5–1 vs. Western Carolina (SoCon fav.)
• at Sacramento State (WAC) won 4–1 vs. William Jessup (NAIA)
• Southeast Missouri State (Ohio Valley) won 9–7 at St. Louis
• Bowling Green won 9–3 vs. Bucknell (Patriot League), in Winter Haven, FL
• at Old Dominion won 9–8 vs. Bryant (Northeast)
• at Virginia Commonwealth (A-10) won 12–5 vs. Penn
• Jacksonville won 15–6 at Bethune-Cookman (MEAC)
• Oral Roberts (Summit) won 5–1 at Oklahoma
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MONDAY’S KEY GAME (March 9, 2015)
(based on CB360 Top–50 Composite National Rankings; to be updated 3–12–15)
• at [49] Coastal Carolina won 8–6 vs. Toledo
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other key games on 3–10–15 (involving conference favorites for conf. outside Top–50)
• Southeast Missouri State (Ohio Valley fav.) won 13–1 vs. Eastern Kentucky (Edwardsville, IL)
• Bryant (Northeast) won 7–0 vs. Towson (7 inn.; Bel Air, MD)
• at Alabama State (SWAC) won 10–3 vs. Mississippi Valley State
• at James Madison won 7–5 vs. Canisius (MAAC)