Arkansas (cb360 #19) turned in another big Friday-night upset, winning 6-2 at #3 South Carlolina, while #20 Miami won by the same 6-2 score at #1 Virginia – highlighting nine Friday upsets in games involving CB360 top-50 teams. front-page photo courtesy of Miami
Two other top teams suffered game-1 losses, as #5 Arizona State dropped a 5-1 game at USC while Utah edged #14 TCU (7-6, in 11 innings). The other five top-50 upsets played out as follows: Oregon 6-2 vs. #23 Stanford … Cal State Bakersfield 5-1 at #24 UCLA … Kentucky 7-4 vs. #29 Georgia … Winthrop 3-2 vs. #34 Coastal Carolina (10 inn.) … and Missouri 11-1 vs. #49 Texas Tech.
Six different games involving top-50 teams were postponed/suspended, while two series completed game-2: #35 Mississippi State clinched its key series at #44 Mississippi (7-4) … #21 Fresno State tied its series vs. New Mexico (15-7).
Most of the CB360 top-50 (46 teams; 38 games) were scheduled to be in action on Friday, with the exception of #8 Texas, #26 Arizona, #28 California and #40 Elon. Texas will return to action on Sat. (May 14) in a doubleheader vs. Texas Southern … Arizona opens a Sat.-Sun.-Mon. series at Washington State on the 14th … Cal is idle until May 17 (at UC Davis) … and Elon will be back in action on May 19, opening a series vs. Furman.
(Note that pitching matchup capsules for seven of Friday’s head-to-head games between CB360 top-50 teams are included at the bottom of this page).
FRIDAY’S TOP-50 MATCHUPS (5/13/11)
(based on CB360’s Composite National Rankings) … upsets in italics
#20 MIAMI 6-7-1 won at #1 VIRGINIA 2-6-2 … MIA 32-16/17-7 ACC (VA 43-6/20-5)
Final Stats | MIA Recap (w/ video) | VA Recap | Notes (MIA) | Video Highlights (VA)
Miami's Brian Radziewski
game coverage – Live Stats | Live Video (VA) | Live Audio (VA) | Live Audio (MIA)
VA info. – Game Notes | Series Preview | Roster | 2011 Stats | Media Guide | History | Record Book | Quick Facts
MIA info. – Games Notes | Roster | 2011 Stats | Media Guide | Quick Facts
ACC info. – Home Page (w/ standings) | Weekly Release | Conference Stats | Media Guide
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#4 FLORIDA (37-12/18-6 SEC) … at #2 VANDERBILT (41-6/19-5 SEC) – suspended, resume Sat. at 1 ET (VAN up 4-2, top-6)
game coverage – Live Stats | Live Audio (VAN) | Live Audio (FL) | Sat. Radio: Sirius/XM 91 | TV: CSS
VAN info. – Game Notes | Roster | Riley Reynolds Feature | Corey Williams Video Feature | 2011 Stats | Media Guide | Quick Facts
FL info. – Game Notes (HTML) | Game Notes (PDF) | Austin Maddox Feature | Roster | 2011 Stats | Media Supplement | Quick Facts
SEC info. – Home Page (w/ standings) | Weekly Release | Conference Stats| History
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#19 ARKANSAS 6-14-4 won at #3 SOUTH CAROLINA 2-7-4 … ARK 33-15/13-12 SEC (SC 39-11/18-7)
Final Stats | ARK Recap | SC Recap | Photos (SC) | Quotes (SC)
Jarrod McKinney (Arkansas)
game coverage – Live Stats | Live Audio (SC) | Live Audio (ARK) | Live Audio (FL) | TV: ESPNU
SC info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2011 Stats | Media Guide | Quick Facts
ARK info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2011 Stats | Media Guide | Quick Facts
SEC info. – Home Page (w/ standings) | Weekly Release | Conference Stats| History
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#7 FLORIDA STATE 9-11-4 won at #42 NORTH CAROLINA STATE 4-8-3 … FSU 38-12/17-8 ACC (NCS 28-22/11-14)
Final Stats | FSU Recap | NC-St. Recap
Florida State's Sean Gilmartin
game coverage – Live Stats | Live Video (NC-St.) | Live Audio (NC-St.) | Live Audio (FSU)
NC-St. info. – Game Notes | Roster | Chris Overman Feature | 2011 Stats | Media Guide | Quick Facts
FSU info. – Game Notes | Series Preview | Roster | 2011 Stats | Media Guide | Quick Facts
ACC info. – Home Page (w/ standings) | Weekly Release | Conference Stats | Media Guide
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#9 NORTH CAROLINA 3-9-0 won at #10 GEORGIA TECH 2-10-1 … UNC 40-10/17-8 ACC (GT 35-15/18-7)
Final Stats | UNC Recap | GT Recap
North Carolina's Patrick Johnson
game coverage – Live Stats | Live Audio (GT) | Live Audio (UNC)
GT info. – Game Notes | Series Preview | Senior Class Feature | Roster | 2011 Stats | Media Guide | Quick Facts
UNC info. – Game Notes (HTML) | Games Notes (PDF) | UNC Offense Feature | Roster | 2011 Stats | Media Guide| Quick Facts
ACC info. – Home Page (w/ standings) | Weekly Release | Conference Stats | Media Guide
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at #22 OKLAHOMA STATE 1-6-1 def. #46 BAYLOR 0-2-1 (10 inn.) … OK-St. 33-16/13-8 Big 12 (BAY 24-23/9-13)
Final Stats | OK-St. Recap (w/ video) | BAY Recap | Quotes (BAY)
Oklahoma State's Dane Phillips
Game Coverage – Live Stats | Live Audio/Video (OSU) | Live Audio (BAY)
OSU info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2011 Stats | Media Guide | Quick Facts
BAY info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2011 Stats | Media Guide | Quick Facts
Big 12 info. – Home Page (w/ standings) | Weekly Release | Conference Stats | Media Guide
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#30 ALABAMA (30-20/12-12) at #36 AUBURN (26-23/11-13 SEC) – suspended, Sat. DH at 12 CT
Game Coverage –Live Stats | Live Audio/Video (AUB) | Live Audio (AL)
AUB info. – Game Notes | Roster | Brooks Beisner Feature | 2011 Stats | Media Guide | Quick Facts
AL info. – Game Notes (HTML) | Games Notes (PDF) | Roster | 2011 Stats | Media Guide|
SEC info. – Home Page (w/ standings) | Weekly Release | Conference Stats| History
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#35 MISSISSIPPI STATE 7-9-0 won at #44 MISSISSIPPI 4-7-1 … MS 32-18/13-13 SEC (OleMiss 27-23/11-15 SEC) … series-clincher (2-0)
Final Stats | MS Recap | Ole Miss Recap
Mississippi State's Brent Brownlee
game coverage – Live Stats | Live Audio (OleMiss) | Live Audio (MS) | TV: Sport South
Ole Miss info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2011 Stats | Media Guide
MS info. – Game Notes | Series Preview | Roster | 2011 Stats | Media Guide | Quick Facts
SEC info. – Home Page (w/ standings) | Weekly Release | Conference Stats| History
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FRIDAY’S OTHER TOP-50 GAMES (5/13/11)
(based on CB360’s Composite National Rankings) … upsets in italics
USC's Andrew Trigg
at USC 5-10-2 def. #5 Arizona State 1-7-3
Final Stats | USC Recap | ASU Recap
#6 Oregon State 6-10-0 def. Washington 4-8-0 (Safeco Field; Seattle)
Final Stats | OR-St. Recap | WA Recap | Photos (OR-St.)
#11 Southern Mississippi 6-9-2 won at Houston 5-8-2
Final Stats | SoMiss Recap | HOU Recap
at #12 Texas A&M 7-11-0 def. Nebraska 3-10-1
Final Stats | A&M Recap | NEB Recap
Utah's Trey Nielsen
at #13 Cal State Fullerton 4-10-2 def. Long Beach State 2-3-2
Final Stats | CSF Recap | LB Recap | Photos
Utah 7-7-1 won at #14 TCU 6-11-3 (11 inn.)
Final Stats | Utah Recap | TCU Recap
#15 Stetson at Lipscomb – suspended (Hatters up 5-3 b-6; resume Sat. at 2 CT, then gm-2)
#16 Clemson at Virginia Tech – rainout (Sat. DH, at 11 a.m. ET)
at #17 Oklahoma 6-11-0 def. New Mexico 2-7-3
Final Stats | OU Recap (w/ video) | NM Recap | Photos
Oregon's KC Serna
at #18 Rice 10-10-2 def. Memphis 6-10-1
Final Stats | Rice Recap | MEM Recap
at #21 Fresno State 15-16-1 def. New Mexico State 7-12-2 … series tied
Final Stats | FS Recap | NMS Recap
at Oregon 6-11-0 def. #23 Stanford 2-8-4
Final Stats | ORE Recap | STAN Recap
Cal State Bakersfield's Mike McCarthy
Cal State Bakersfield 5-10-1 won at #24 UCLA 1-2-0
Final Stats | CSB Recap | UCLA Recap
#25 Connecticut 6-15-2 def. Louisville 2-7-2 (Norwich, CT)
Final Stats | UConn Recap | LOU Recap
#27 UC Irvine 9-14-0 won at UC Santa Barbara 2-9-1
Final Stats | UCI Recap | UCSB Recap
Kentucky's Alex Meyer
at Kentucky 7-12-0 def. #29 Georgia 4-11-2
Final Stats | KY Recap | GA Recap | Photos | Notes
#31 Troy 5-8-1 won at Louisiana-Monroe 3-10-2
Final Stats | Troy Recap | ULM Recap
at #32 Florida International 3-9-1 def. Arkansas State 2-5-0
Final Stats | FIU Recap | Ark.-St. Recap
#33 Kent State 17-18-1 won at Bowling Green 10-7-2
Final Stats | Kent-St. Recap | BG Recap
Winthrop's Adam Gliebe
at Winthrop 3-7-1 def. #34 Coastal Carolina 2-5-1 (10 inn.)
Final Stats | WIN Recap | CC Recap
at #37 East Carolina 24-28-0 def. Delaware State 0-3-3
Final Stats | ECU Recap | Del.-St. Recap
#38 Central Florida 5-11-0 won at Alabama Birmingham (UAB) 3-11-1
Final Stats | UCF Recap | UAB Recap
at #39 Texas State 6-11-3 def. Nicholls State 4-4-0
Final Stats | TX-St. Recap | NICH Recap
at #41 LSU 9-17-1 def. Tennessee 0-4-0
Final Stats | LSU Recap (w/ video) | TN Recap | Photos | Video Highlights
at #43 East Tennessee State 7-9-3 def. Campbell 5-6-2
Final Stats | ETSU Recap | CAMP Recap
#45 Creighton at Evansville – suspended, resume Sat. at 2 ET (0-0; top-6)
Missouri's Eric Garcia
at #47 Kansas State 9-10-1 def. New Orleans 1-5-4
Final Stats | K-St. Recap | UNO Recap
Stephen F. Austin at #48 Southeastern Louisiana – suspended (4-4 thru 9), resume Sat. at 2 CT
at Missouri 11-10-2 def. #49 Texas Tech 1-7-2
Final Stats | MO Recap | TT Recap | Notes (TT)
#50 Charlotte 3-9-3 won at LaSalle 2-10-0 (11 inn.)
Final Stats | CHAR Recap | LS Recap
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TOP-50 HEAD-TO-HEAD – PITCHING MATCHUPS …
PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUP
VIRGINIA
#23 Danny Hultzen
LRP/1B • Jr. … 6-3 • 200
Bethesda, MD
1.19 • 9-1
75.2 IP • 11 starts
112 K • 12 BB (9.3 K/BB ratio) … 6 HB • 0 WP
50 H (.187 opp. avg.) • 2 HR allowed … 7.4 WHIP (BB+H/9 IP)
Previous Start: won at Boston College, 4/29 (17-0) … 7 IP … 0 R … 1 H … 1 BB … 8 K
Career: 2.14 … 29-3 … 44 GP/43 GS … 277.2 IP … 342 Ks/64 BB … 213
#28 Brian Radziewski
LRP • Fr. … 5-11 • 185
Miami, FL
3.29 • 7-2
65.2 IP • 12 starts
65 K • 24 BB (2.7 K/BB ratio) … 11 HB • 10 WP
64 H (.252 opp. avg.) • 2 HR allowed … 12.1 WHIP (BB+H/9 IP)
Previous Start: beat Hofstra (16-4) … 6 IP … 1 R … 5 H … 2 BB … HB … 4K … 25 BF … 77p (50K)
Career: first season at Miami
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PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUP
VANDERBILT
#2 Sonny Gray
RHP • Jr. … 5-11 • 180
Smyrna, TN
1.94 • 9-2
83.1 IP • 12 starts
95 K • 33 BB (2.9 K/BB ratio) … 6 HB • 12 WP
54 H (.186 opp. avg.) • 2 HR allowed … 9.4 WHIP (BB+H/9 IP)
Previous Start: loss at Kentucky (0-2) … 8 IP … 2 R … 4 H … 0 BB … 9 K … WP … 27 BF … 86p (61K)
Career: not currently available
FLORIDA
#11 Hudson Randall
RHP • So. … 6-3 • 185
Atlanta, GA
2.05 • 8-2
79 IP • 12 starts
44 K • 4 BB (11 K/BB ratio) … 2 HB • 0 WP
65 H (.223 opp. avg.) • 7 HR allowed … 7.9 WHIP (BB+H/9 IP)
Previous Start: loss at Arkansas (3-4) … 7 IP … 4 R … 6 H … 0 BB … 5 K … 26 BF … 81p (59K)
Career: 2.71 … 16-6 … 24 GP/24 GS … 176.1 IP … 113 Ks/25 BB … 167 H
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PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUP
SOUTH CAROLINA
#29 Michael Roth
LHP • Jr. … 6-1 • 210
Greer, SC
1.23 • 10-1
87.2 IP • 12 starts (13 appearances)
78 K • 20 BB (3.9 K/BB ratio) … 8 HB • 4 WP
65 H (.206 opp. avg.) • 2 HR allowed … 8.7 WHIP (BB+H/9 IP)
Previous Start: win at Ole Miss (6-1) … 7 IP … 1 R … 6 H … 1 BB … HB … 6 K … 2 WP … 33 BF … 113p (76K)
Career: 2.00 … 13-3 (3 SV) … 66 GP/16 GS … 160 IP … 141 Ks/43 BB … 133 H
#24 DJ Baxendale
RHP • So. … 6-2 • 190
Jacksonville, ARK
1.58 • 7-1 (2 SV)
57 IP • 8 starts (14 appearances)
53 K • 11 BB (4.8 K/BB ratio) … 8 HB • 1 WP
47 H (.226 opp. avg.) • 2 HR allowed … 9.2 WHIP (BB+H/9 IP)
Previous Start: win vs. Florida (4-3) .. 8 IP … 3 R/2ER … 7 H … 1 BB … 2 HB … 7 K … 35 BF … 127p (81K)
Career: 2.61 … 7-3 (9 SV) … 43 GP/11 GS … 117.1 IP … 97 Ks/29 BB … 109 H (.251), 8 HR … 13 HB/2 WP
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PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUP
FLORIDA STATE
#3 Sean Gilmartin
LHP • Jr. … 6-2 • 190
Moorpark, CA
1.36 • 8-1
86 IP • 12 starts (13 appearances)
98 K • 15 BB (6.5 K/BB ratio) … 4 HB • 3 WP
53 H (.175 opp. avg.) • 3 HR allowed … 7.1 WHIP (BB+H/9 IP)
Previous Start: win vs. UCF (8-0) .. 7 IP … 0 R … 3 H … BB … 11 K … 25 BF … 105p (71K)
Career: 29-12 (1 SV) … 51 GP/44 GS … 295.2 IP … 289 Ks/86 BB … 268 H, 32 HR … 15 HB/19 WP
NORTH CAROLINA STATE
#44 Rob Charma
RRP • 5th-Yr. Sr. … 6-3 • 225
Cranford, NJ
4.03 • 7-1
51.1 IP • 6 starts (13 appearances)
35 K • 20 BB (1.8 K/BB ratio) … 8 HB • 1 WP
50 H (.263 opp. avg.) • 3 HR allowed … 12.3 WHIP (BB+H/9 IP)
Previous Start: lost vs. East Tennessee (1-5) … 5.1 IP … 5 R … 9 H … 2 BB … 2 K … 27 BF … 102p (65K)
Career: not currently available
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PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUP
GEORGIA TECH
#19 Mark Pope
RRP • Jr. … 6-2 • 205
Marietta, GA
1.27 • 10-2
92.1 IP • 12 starts
75 K • 16 BB (4.7 K/BB ratio) … 5 HB • 8 WP
65 H (.197 opp. avg.) • 2 HR allowed … 7.9 WHIP (BB+H/9 IP)
Previous Start: win at Illinois-Chicago (9-2) … 6 IP … 2 R/1 ER … 6 H … 2 BB … 2 HB … 3 K … WP … 27 BF … 100p (64K)
Career: 2.91 … 23-4 … 50 GP/23 GS … 198 IP … 175 Ks/45 BB … 187 H (.251), 10 HR … 8 HB/23 WP
NORTH CAROLINA
#17 Patrick Johnson
RHP • Sr. … 5-11 • 170
Conover, NC
3.10 • 8-1
69.2 IP • 11 starts (12 appearances)
59 K • 13 BB (4.5 K/BB ratio) … 5 HB • 1 WP
66 H (.261 opp. avg.) • 2 HR allowed … 10.2 WHIP (BB+H/9 IP)
Previous Start: win at Maryland (5-0) … 7 IP … 0 R … 4 H … 4 BB … 12 K … 29 BF … 129p (83K)
Career: 3.56 … 20-7 … 63 GP/39 GS … 245.1 IP … 265 Ks/113 BB … 233 H (.253), 23 HR … 14 HB/7 WP
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PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUP
OKLAHOMA STATE
#23 Mike Strong
LHP • Sr. … 6-0 • 185
Afton, MN • Iowa Western JC
3.19 • 5-1
59.1 IP • 10 starts (12 appearances)
46 K • 12 BB (3.8 K/BB ratio) … 11 HB • 3 WP
50 H (.234 opp. avg.) • 6 HR allowed … 9.4 WHIP (BB+H/9 IP)
Previous Start: win vs. TCU (6-2) .. 6.2 IP … 2 R/1 ER … 4 H … 2 BB … 1 HB … 2 K … 27 BF … 108p (63K)
Career: 3.86 … 9-4 … 28 GP/21 GS … 123.2 IP … 111 Ks/55 BB … 111 H (.244) … 19 HB/9 WP
BAYLOR
#4 Logan Verrett
RHP • Jr. … 6-3 • 185
Corpus Christi, TX
3.41 • 5-4
71.1 IP • 11 starts (12 appearances)
73 K • 18 BB (4.1 K/BB ratio) … 2 HB • 7 WP
73 H (.272 opp. avg.) • 4 HR allowed … 11.5 WHIP (BB+H/9 IP)
Previous Start: win at Nebraska. 4/29 (6-2) … 68 IP … R … 4 H … 2 BB … HBP … 8 K … WP … 30 BF … 134p (86K)
Career: 3.79 … 17-8 … 48 GP/30 GS … 216.1 IP … 234 Ks/60 BB … 234 H (.281), 15 HR
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PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUP
ALABAMA
#28 Nathan Kilcrease
RHP • Sr. … 5-6 • 160
Phenix City, AL
3.55 • 5-4
71.0 IP • 11 starts
59 K • 18 BB (3.3 K/BB ratio) … 3 HB • 1 WP
73 H (.271 opp. avg.) • 4 HR allowed … 11.5 WHIP (BB+H/9 IP)
Previous Start: loss vs. LSU (6-10) .. 1.2 IP … 4 R … 5 H … 3 BB … K … 13 BF … 58p (34K)
Career: 20-11 (7 SV) … 83 GP/21 GS … 248 IP … 211 Ks/68 BB … 247 H
AUBURN
#19 Jon Luke Jacobs
RHP • Jr. … 6-0 • 200
Gainestown, AL
3.18 • 1-3
45.1 IP • 8 starts (9 appearances)
49 K • 18 BB (2.7 K/BB ratio) … 1 HB • 3 WP
38 H (.222 opp. avg.) • 3 HR allowed … 11.1 WHIP (BB+H/9 IP)
Previous Start: no-dec. vs. Georgia (4-3, in 11) … 7.1 IP … 2 R … 7 H … BB … 9 K … 30 BF … 106p (73K)
Career: 5.29 … 4-10 … 32 GP/27 GS … 148 IP … 131 Ks/79 BB … 158 H (.276), 16 HR … 10 HB/10 WP