Friday’s CB360 top-50 action featured several marquee games, with #11 LSU edging #7 Cal State Fullerton (7-6) while #11 Virginia rode two-way star Danny Hultzen to a 5-0 win at #8 Clemson. Friday’s 10 upsets of CB360 top-50 teams included another impressive outing from Kent State lefthander Andrew Chafin, who led the Flashes to a 2-0 win at #32 Coastal Carolina. front-page photo courtesy of Kent State
LSU's Matty Ott
There were 41 games on Friday involving CB360 top-50 teams (all but #15 Stanford were in action) –with the higher-ranked teams winning 76% of the games (31-10). In addition to the games mentioned above, other upsets included: #40 Long Beach State 2-1 vs. #18 Rice (in San Francisco) … #31 Tulane 6-5 vs. #29 Wichita State … Georgia scoring late to beat ace Gerrit Cole at #10 UCLA (6-2) … San Diego 3-2 vs. #28 Connecticut … Hofstra 4-3 vs. #33 James Madison … North Carolina State 4-3 at #42 Duke … and Ball State 7-1 at #45 Charlotte.
Virginia's Danny Hultzen
There also were eight head-to-head matchups on Friday between CB360 top-50 teams, some listed above plus: #4 South Carolina 5-1 vs. #35 Cal State Bakersfield … #6 Arizona State 8-7 at #21 Auburn … #17 Texas A&M 6-5 vs. #49 Florida International (10 inn.) … #19 Fresno State 8-5 at #34 Nebraska … and #41 Tulane 6-5 at #29 Wichita State.
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Arizona State's Austin Barnes
FRIDAY’S TOP-50 MATCHUPS (3/11/11)
(based on the CB360 Composite National Rankings … upsets in italics)
– at #4 South Carolina 5-5-1 def. #35 Cal State Bakersfield 1-6-2
Final Stats | SC Recap | CSB Recap | Quotes
– #6 Arizona State 8-15-2 won at #21 Auburn 7-9-3
Final Stats | ASU Recap | AUB Recap
– at #13 LSU 7-8-3 def. #7 Cal State Fullerton 6-1-3
Final Stats | LSU Recap | CSF Recap | Photos
– #11 Virginia 5-10-0 won at #8 Clemson 0-5-2 (Danny Hultzen-14K in 6.2)
Final Stats | UVA Recap | CLEM Recap
– at #17 Texas A&M 6-9-1 def. #49 Florida International 5-9-3 (10 inn.)
Final Stats | A&M Recap | FIU Recap
Long Beach State's Andrew Gagnon
– #40 Long Beach State 2-6-1 def. #18 Rice 1-7-0 (San Francisco, CA)
Final Stats | LBSU Recap | Rice Recap
– #19 Fresno State 8-13-1 won at #34 Nebraska 5-13-1
Final Stats | FSU Recap | NEB Recap
Tulane's Nick Boullosa
– at #31 Tulane 6-6-0 def. #29 Wichita State 5-9-1
Final Stats | TUL Recap | WICH Recap
FRIDAY’S OTHER TOP-50 GAMES (3/11/11)
(based on the CB360 Composite National Rankings … upsets in italics)
– at #1 Florida 11-12-0 def. Rhode Island 5-8-4
Final Stats | UF Recap | URI Recap
– at #2 Vanderbilt 5-8-0 def. Illinois-Chicago 1-4-1
Final Stats | VANDY Recap (with video) | UIC Recap
Georgia's Kyle Farmer
– at #3 Oklahoma 11-16-1 def. Arkansas-Little Rock 4-5-1
Final Stats | OU Recap | UAR Recap
-at #5 Florida State 3-8-1 def. Boston College 1-2-2
Final Stats | FSU Recap | BC Recap
– at #9 TCU 7-11-1 def. Houston Baptist 1-4-5
Final Stats | TCU Recap | HB Recap
– Georgia 6-5-1 won at #10 UCLA 2-6-2
Final Stats | GA Recap | UCLA Recap
–at #12 Texas 8-14-1 def. Brown 0-3-3
Final Stats | UT Recap | BRO Recap
– at #14 Arizona 11-16-0 def. Northern Colorado 1-5-4
Final Stats | AZ Recap | UNC Recap
– #16 North Carolina 7-9-1 won at Wake Forest 1-4-0
Final Stats | UNC Recap | WF Recap
– at #20 Georgia Tech 1-6-0 def. Maryland 0-4-0
Final Stats | GT Recap | UM Recap
San Diego's Zack Kometani
– #22 Arkansas 11-16-1 at San Diego State 6-10-2
Final Stats | ARK Recap | SDSU Recap
– at #23 UC Irvine 9-10-3 def. Sacramento State 5-8-0
Final Stats | UCI Recap | SacSt Recap
– #24 California 7-12-2 def. Louisiana-Lafayette 6-8-1 (San Francisco, CA)
Final Stats | Cal Recap | ULL Recap
– #25 Louisville 4-6-1 won at Pepperdine 2-5-0
Final Stats | LOU Recap | PEP Recap
– #26 College of Charleston 4-7-1 won at Davidson 2-7-1
Final Stats | CC Recap | DAV Recap
– at #27 Oregon 4-5-0 def. BYU 2-7-1
Final Stats | ORE Recap | BYU Recap
– at San Diego 3-6-0 def. #28 Connecticut 2-9-0
Final Stats | USD Recap | UConn Recap
– at #31 Baylor 7-11-1 def. Louisiana Tech 0-1-2 (Logan Verrett -14 K-CG-1 hitter)
Final Stats | BAY Recap (with highlight video) | LT Recap
– at #36 Oregon State 7-8-0 def. New Mexico State 0-3-4
Final Stats | OSU Recap | NMSt. Recap
– at #37 Mississippi 8-10-0 def. Lipscomb 0-4-1
Final Stats | OleMiss Recap | LIP Recap
– #38 Oklahoma State 3-9-3 def. New Mexico 2-6-0
Final Stats | OSU Recap | UNM Recap
Kent State's Andrew Chafin
– Kent State 2-7-0 won at #32 Coastal Carolina 0-4-1
Final Stats | KSU Recap | CC Recap
– at Hofstra 4-7-1 def. #33 James Madison 3-7-1
Final Stats | HOF Recap | JMU Recap
– at #39 Kansas State 14-15-1 def. Long Island 2-6-6
Final Stats | KSU Recap | ULI Recap
– at #41 Central Florida 13-16-2 def. Wagner 4-7-6
Final Stats | UCF Recap | WAG Recap
– at #42 Creighton 6-15-0 def. South Dakota State 0-7-0
Final Stats | CU Recap | SDSU Recap
– North Carolina State 4-8-2 won at #42 Duke 3-8-2
Final Stats | NC St. Recap | DUKE Recap
– at #44 Troy 15-10-0 def. New Orleans 2-6-3
Final Stats | Troy Recap | UNO Recap
N.C. State's Pratt Maynard
– Ball State 7-13-2 won at #45 Charlotte 1-8-1
Final Stats | BSU Recap | CHAR Recap
– at #46 Miami 3-8-1 def. Virginia Tech 1-4-2
Final Stats | MIA Recap |VT Recap
– at #47 Mississippi State 5-6-2 def. Sacred Heart 0-5-3
Final Stats | MSU Recap | SH Recap
– at #48 Alabama 3-9-1 def. Eastern Illinois 2-8-1
Final Stats | AL Recap | EIU Recap
– at #50 Texas Tech 9-15-3 def. Iowa 7-2-1
Final Stats | TT Recap | Iowa Recap