Underdogs rose up in force on Friday night, as the 39 games involving CB360 top-50 teams resulted in 14 upsets – including losses by #8 Arizona State, #13 Oregon, #17 Arizona, #19 Miami, #20 UConn, #21 Coastal Carolina, #22 Auburn and #25 Louisville.
Prior to Friday, the higher-ranked teams in games involving CB360 teams had been winning at a 83% clip (in sharp contrast to the higher-ranked teams winning only 64% of the top-50 games played on Friday).
In addition to the rash of upsets, Friday’s slate also featured a pair of series openers with national ramifications – as #4 TCU held off #11 Cal State Fullerton (4-1) while #3 Vanderbilt won a similarly close game vs. visiting #12 Stanford (2-1). There were eight games stretching across the country that featured head-to-head showdowns between top-50 teams in the CB360 Composite National Rankings, with three of those results producing noteworthy upsets: #26 California not only beat #21 Coastal Carolina in its own home tournament (at Myrtle Beach) but did so in dominating fashion, 17-0 … #39 Oregon State edged #20 Connecticut, 2-0 (in Corpus Christi, Texas) … and #43 Long Beach State took a 2-1 decision from visiting #17 Arizona.
It’s hard to pick the most unlikely winner from the 14 aforementioned upsets – but it’s likely either: Delaware (7-3 at #8 Arizona State) … Radford (a 13-inning, 8-6 winner at #22 Auburn) … Toledo (3-1 at #25 Louisville) … or St. Mary’s (3-2 at #13 Oregon). The day’s other top-50 upsets included: Appalachian State 7-5 at #19 Miami … Southeastern Louisiana 6-2 at #34 Alabama (days after the Lions upset #41 Tulane) … Stony Brook 5-0 at #35 Florida Atlantic … Western Kentucky 11-3 vs. #42 Kansas State (in Myrtle Beach) … Troy 4-3 vs. #45 Southern Mississippi … Le Moyne 11-7 at co-#47 James Madison … and Grambling 5-3 vs. co-#47 Bethune-Cookman.
In addition to the games mentioned above, there were four other head-to-head matchups between CB360 top-50 teams: #6 Texas 2-0 at #36 Hawaii … #24 Georgia Tech 13-0 vs. #32 St. John’s … #14 Virginia 10-1 vs. #47 East Carolina … and #45 Troy 4-3 vs. #45 Southern Mississippi.
CB360 is starting to build up its gameday pages (see below, with an assortment and team info., game coverage and postgame links/info.). Thanks as always to the various schools for providing photos on this page.
FRIDAY’S TOP-50 MATCHUPS
(based on the CB360 Composite National Rankings … upsets in italics)
#39 Oregon State 2-4-0 def. #20 Connecticut 0-2-2 … OrSt now 3-2, UConn 1-3 … in Corpus Christi, TX (Whataburger Field)
Final Stats | OreSt Recap | UConn Recap
UConn info. – Catching Up With UConn | Roster | 2011 Stats | Media Guide | Quick Facts
OrSt info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2011 Stats | Media Guide | Quick Facts
BIG EAST info. – Homepage (w/ standing) | Weekly Release | Conference Stats | Media Guide
Pac-10 info. – Homepage (w/ standing) | Weekly Release | Conference Stats | Media Guide
PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS
#21 Elliot Glynn
LHP • Sr. …. 6-1 …. 175
Long Beach, CA
Career Stats – 4.29 ERA • 13-11 record
207.2 IP • 37 starts (39 appearances) … 133 Ks • 88 BB (1.51 K/BB ratio)
236 H • 17 HR allowed … 14.46 WHIP (BB+H/9IP)
2010 STATS: 2.99 … 7-3 … 15 GS … 87.1 IP … 46 K/34 BB … 97 H (.286 opp. avg.; 5 HR) … 8 HB/3 WP
Previous Start: lost vs. vs. Purdue (2-10; Dunedin, FL) … 4.2 IP … 3 R … 7 H … 3 BB … 3 K … 24 BF
OREGON STATE
#32 Sam Gaviglio
RHP • Jr. …. 6-1 …. 195
Ashland, OR
Career Stats – 4.16 ERA • 13-5 record
125.1 IP • 16 starts (33 appearances) … 100 Ks • 32 BB (3.13 K/BB ratio)
113 H • 9 HR allowed … 10.41 WHIP (BB+H/9IP)
2010 STATS: 5.60 …3-4 … 15 GP/10 GS … 62.2 IP … 45 K/23 BB … 68 H (.278 opp. avg.; 5 HR) … 8 HB/5WP
Has yet to pitch in 2011
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at #4 TCU 4-9-2 def. #11 Cal State Fullerton 1-6-3… TCU now 4-1, CSF 2-3
Final Stats | TCU Recap | FULL Recap | Photos
game coverage – Live Stats | TCU Video | TCU Audio | TV: The Mtn.
Fullerton info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2011 Stats | Media Guide | Quick Facts
TCU info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2011 Stats | Media Guide | Quick Facts
Big West info. – Homepage (w/ standing) | Weekly Release | Conference Stats | Media Guide
Mt-West info. – Homepage (w/ standing) | Weekly Release | Conference Stats | Media Guide
PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS
#33 Noe Ramirez
RHP • Jr. …. 6-3 • 225
Ashland, OR
Career Stats – 2.91 ERA • 22-3 record
222.0 IP • 30 starts (37 appearances) … 224 Ks • 43 BB (5.2 K/BB ratio)
188 H • 20 HR allowed … 9.37 WHIP (BB+H/9IP)
2010 Stats: 2.54 …12-1 … 14 GP/12 GS … 106.1 IP … 119 K/19 BB … 92 H (.229 opp. avg.; 9HR) … 11 HB/4WP
Previous Start: win vs. Long Beach State (2-1) … R … 6H … 5.0 IP … HB … 5K
#8 Kyle Winkler
RHP • Jr. …. 5-1 1 • 205
Sugar Land, TX
Career Stats – 3.56 ERA • 20-4 record
197.1 IP • 34 starts (37 appearances) … 148 Ks • 71 BB (2.1 K/BB ratio)
182 H • 20 HR allowed … 11.5 WHIP (BB+H/9IP)
2010 Stats: 3.39 …12-3 … 19 GS … 116.2 IP … 92 K/36 BB … 111 H (.252 opp. avg.; 15 HR) … 6 HB/3 WP
Previous Start: win vs. Kansas (7-1) … 0 R … H … 7.0 IP … 8 K … 22 BF
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at #3 Vanderbilt 2-8-2 def. #12 Stanford 1-5-1 … VAN now 6-0, STAN 3-2
Final Stats | VAN Recap | STAN Recap
#26 California 17-18-1 def. #21 Coastal Carolina 0-3-0 (in Myrtle Beach, SC) … Cal now 3-1, CC 3-3
Final Stats | Cal Recap | CC Recap
at #24 Georgia Tech 13-17-0 def. #32 St. John’s 0-9-0 … GT now 4-2, SJU 2-2
Final Stats | GT Recap (w/ postgame video) | SJU Recap
#6 Texas 2-7-4 won at #36 Hawaii 0-4-4 … TX 4-2, HI 2-3
Final Stats | TX Recap | HI Recap
at #43 Long Beach State 2-6-1 def. #17 Arizona 1-7-1 … LBSU now 2-3, AZ 3-1
Final Stats | LBSU Recap | AZ Recap
at #14 Virginia 10-13-0 def. #47 East Carolina 1-4-5 … VA now 5-0, ECU 3-1
Final Stats | UVa Recap | ECU Recap | Video Highlights
at#47 Troy 4-7-0 def. #45 Southern Mississippi 3-9-1
Final Stats | Troy Recap | SoMiss Recap
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FRIDAY’S OTHER GAMES INVOLVING TOP-50 TEAMS
(based on the CB360 Composite National Rankings …. upsets in italics)
San Jose St. at #1 UCLA – susp., resume Sat., 2/26, at 2 PT (UCLA up 1-0, top-2)
at #2 Florida 9-4-1 def. Boston College 3-9-0 … FL now 4-0, BC 2-2
Final Stats | FL Recap | BC Recap
at #5 Oklahoma 7-13-5 def. Oakland 5-10-1 … OU now 7-0, OAK 0-1
Final Stats | OU Recap | OAK Recap
at #7 S. Carolina 10-12-2 def. S. Illinois 6-11-2 … SC 4-0, SIU 2-3
Final Stats | SC Recap | SIU Recap | Photos | Quotes
Delaware 7-8-2 won at #8 Arizona State 3-9-1 … ASU now 3-1, DEL 2-2
Final Stats | DEL Recap | ASU Recap
at #9 Clemson 15-15-1 def, Cincinnati 4-7-1 … CLEM now 3-1, CIN 1-3
Final Stats | CLEM Recap | CIN Recap
at #10 Florida State 14-15-1 def. Hofstra 3-6-0 … FSU now 5-0, HOF 0-4
Final Stats | FSU Recap (w/ video highlights/postgame) | HOF Recap
St. Mary’s 3-3-2 won at #13 Oregon 2-7-3 … SMC now 2-2, ORE 2-3
Final Stats | SMC Recap | ORE Recap
at #15 Texas A&M 1-6-1 def. Gonzaga 0-5-1 (11 inn.) … A&M now 5-0, GON 0-4
Final Stats | A&M Recap | GON Recap
at #16 LSU 12-11-1 def. Holy Cross 3-6-2
… LSU now 5-0, HC 0-1
Final Stats | LSU Recap | HC Recap | Photos
Video Highlights
at #18 Rice 10-12-1 def. USC 7-8-0
… Rice now 3-3, USC 3-2
Final Stats | Rice Recap | USC Recap
Appalachian State 7-7-3 won at #19 Miami 5-7-2 … APP now 5-1, MIA 3-3 … series tied (1-1)
Final Stats | APP Recap | MIA Recap (w/ postgame video)
Radford 8-16-4 won at #22 Auburn 3-5-1 (13 inn.) … RAD 3-1, AUB 3-2
Final Stats | RAD Recap | AUB Recap | Photos
at #23 North Carolina 10-13-0 def. Seton Hall 5-11-1 … UNC now 5-0, SHU 1-3
Final Stats | UNC Recap | SHU Recap | Photos
Toledo 3-5-2 won at #25 Louisville 1-6-2 … TOL now 3-1, LOU 3-1
Final Stats | TOL Recap | LOU Recap | Photos | Postgame Audio
at #27 Arkansas 3-5-1 def. Utah 2-6-2 … ARK now 4-0, Utah 0-3
Final Stats | ARK Recap | Utah Recap
at #28 UC Irvine 7-12-0 def. Southern 1-2-0 … UCI now 5-0, Southern 3-2
Final Stats | UCI Recap | Southern Recap
at #29 College of Charleston 14-12-2 def. Youngstown State 1-5-2 … CofC now 5-0, YS 0-4
Final Stats | CofC Recap | YS Recap
#30 Baylor 4-11-0 won at Georgia 2-5-0 … BAY now 3-2, GA 1-4
Final Stats | BAY Recap | GA Recap | Quotes
Pepperdine at #31 Fresno State – postponed (will play doubleheader on Sun., Feb. 27 at 1 PT)
at #33 Wichita State 15-14-0 def. North Dakota 0-1-1 … WICH now 5-0, NDAK 0-1
Final Stats | WICH Recap | NDAK Recap
Southeastern Louisiana 6-15-1 def. #34 Alabama 2-7-1 (at South Alabama; Mobile, AL) … both now 4-1
Final Stats | SELA Recap | AL Recap | Quotes & Notes
Stony Brook 5-12-1 at #35 Florida Atlantic 0-6-0 … SB now 1-0, FAU 4-2
Final Stats | SB Recap | FAU Recap
#37 San Diego 6-7-1 won at San Diego State 3-5-4 … USD now 2-3, SDSU 1-4
Final Stats | USD Recap | SDSU Recap
#38 Mississippi 4-9-1 won at Houston 2-7-2 … OleMiss now 6-0, HOU 4-1
Final Stats | OleMiss Recap | HOU Recap
at #40 Virginia Tech 17-18-3 def. Niagara 9-13-0 … VT now 4-1, NIA 0-4
Final Stats | VT Recap | NIA Recap | Photos
at #41 Tulane 5-9-1 def. George Washington 4-7-2 … TUL now 3-2, GW 2-3
Final Stats | TUL Recap | GW Recap
Western Kentucky 11-13-0 def. #42 Kansas State 3-7-1 (Myrtle Beach, SC) … WKU now 5-0, K-St 4-1
Final Stats | WKU Recap | K-St Recap
UC Santa Barbara at #44 Washington State – postponed due to cold (DH on Sat., 2/26. at 12 PT)
… Troy now 5-0, SoMiss 5-1
Final Stats | Troy Recap | SoMiss Recap
#45 Central Florida 9-12-0 won at South Alabama 4-10-3
… UCF now 5-0, SoAL 4-1
Final Stats | UCF Recap | SoAL Recap
Le Moyne 11-10-1 won at #47 James Madison 7-12-1
… LM now 1-3, JMU4-1
Final Stats | LM Recap | JMU Recap
at #47 Charlotte 5-10-1 def, Missouri 4-8-1
… CHAR now 5-0, MO 1-3
Final Stats | CHAR Recap | MO Recap
Grambling 5-8-1 def. #47 Bethune-Cookman 3-4-1 (at UC Irvine)
… GRAM now 1-4, B-Cook 3-3
Final Stats | GR Recap | B-Cook Recap