Mississippi State’s 7-5 win over Florida (cb360 #2) highlighted a rash of Friday upsets, as college baseball fans were treated to an assortment of exciting matchups and upsets from coast-to-coast. The underdogs won 40% of Friday’s games involving CB360 top-50 teams (15-23), including 10 upset losses suffered by top-20 teams. front-page photo courtesy of Mississippi State
Virginia's Danny Hultzen
Friday’s marquee series opener saw Virginia’s Danny Hultzen outduel Georgia Tech’s Mark Pope, in a 6-2 win for a Cavaliers team that has lost only twice all season. The day’s action featured 11 head-to-head matchups between CB360 top-50 teams, with other noteworthy results including #7 Florida State besting #8 North Carolina (5-3) along with six upsets: #19 Oregon State 5-3 vs. #5 Arizona State … #50 San Jose State 3-1 vs. #10 Fresno State … #29 UC Irvine 15-3 at #12 Cal State Fullerton … #25 Arkansas 2-0 vs. #16 LSU … #22 Arizona 5-4 vs. #18 California … and #34 Georgia 9-8 at #33 Mississippi.
San Jose State's Tim Quiery
In addition to the losses by top-10 teams Florida, ASU and Fresno, #6 Texas A&M also suffered an upset loss on Friday (3-4 at Texas Tech, in 12 innings). Friday’s other upsets (based on the top-50 in CB360’s Composite National Rankings), in addition to those referenced above, played out as follows: Kansas State 2-0 vs. #11 Oklahoma … Memphis 6-5 vs. #15 Southern Mississippi … New Mexico 10-5 at #17 TCU … The Citadel 6-2 vs. #45 College of Charleston … UAB 10-1 at #46 Houston … Illinois State 5-4 vs. #48 Creighton … and UC Davis 8-1 at #49 Long Beach State.
Oregon State's Sam Gaviglio
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FRIDAY’S TOP-50 RESULTS (4/8/11)
(based on the CB360 Composite National Rankings … upsets in italics)
#1 Virginia 10-10-1 won at #9 Georgia Tech 2-7-1
Final Stats | VA Recap | GT Recap
Florida State's Sean Gilmartin
at #3 Vanderbilt 11-15-2 def. #20 Alabama 3-6-2
Final Stats | VAN Recap (w/ video) | AL Recap
at #19 Oregon State 5-10-0 def. #5 Arizona State 3-9-0
Final Stats | OS Recap | ASU Recap
at #7 Florida State 5-8-1 def. #8 North Carolina 3-7-0
Final Stats | FSU Recap | UNC Recap
at #50 San Jose State 3-5-1 def. #10 Fresno State 1-4-0
Final Stats | SJSU Recap | FS Recap
UC Irvine ace Matt Sumners
#29 UC Irvine 15-16-0 won at #12 Cal State Fullerton 3-6-3
Final Stats | UCI Recap | CSF Recap
#13 Texas 11-14-0 won at #41 Baylor 3-6-5
Final Stats | TX Recap | BAY Recap
Dominic Ficociello (Arkansas)
at #25 Arkansas 2-6-0 def. #16 LSU 0-10-2
Final Stats | ARK Recap | LSU Recap
at #22 Arizona 5-11-1 def. #18 California 4-6-0
Final Stats | AZ Recap | Cal Recap
#28 Rice 2-11-1 won at #31 East Carolina 1-4-0
Final Stats | Rice Recap | ECU Recap
#34 Georgia 9-12-1 won at #33 Mississippi 8-8-4
Final Stats | UGA Recap | OleMiss Recap
FRIDAY’S OTHER TOP-50 RESULTS (4/8/11)
(based on the CB360 Composite National Rankings … upsets in italics)
Mississippi State's Jonathan Ogden homered twice in the upset of Florida.
at Mississippi State 7-12-2 def. #2 Florida 5-12-0
Final Stats | MS Recap | FL Recap
#4 South Carolina 2-7-0 won at Tennessee 0-3-2 … series-clincher
Final Stats | SC Recap | TN Recap | Photos
Texas Tech upset Texas A&M in a 12-inning thriller.
at Texas Tech 4-13-0 def. #6 Texas A&M 3-12-1
Final Stats | TT Recap | A&M Recap | Photos | Video Highlights | Postgame Video | Notes | Quotes
Kansas State closer James Allen
at Kansas State 2-5-0 def. #11 Oklahoma 0-5-4
Final Stats | KSU Recap | OU Recap | Photos
#14 Stanford 8-17-2 won at USC 1-4-1
Final Stats | STAN Recap | USC Recap
T.J. Rich (Memphis)
at Memphis 6-11-0 def. #15 Southern Mississippi 5-4-1
Final Stats | MEM Recap | USM Recap | Notes
New Mexico 10-15-2 won at #17 TCU 5-11-0
Final Stats | NM Recap | TCU Recap
#21 UCLA 3-9-1 won at Washington State 1-5-0
Final Stats | UCLA Recap | WSU Recap
New Mexico's Alex Albritton
at #23 Stetson 6-8-0 def. Kennesaw State 3-7-2
Final Stats | STET Recap | KS Recap
at #24 Oklahoma State 3-5-1 def. Missouri 2-9-3
Final Stats | OSU Recap | MO Recap
at #26 Troy 4-8-0 def. Florida International 0-5-2
Final Stats | Troy Recap | FIU Recap | Postgame Audio
at #27 Clemson 12-13-1 def. Maryland 3-8-3
Final Stats | CLEM Recap | MD Recap
#30 Texas State 8-9-1 won at Central Arkansas 3-7-2
Final Stats | TxSt Recap | UCA Recap
#32 Louisville 7-10-2 won at Cincinnati 4-10-1
Final Stats | LOU Recap | CIN Recap
at #35 East Tennessee State 2-8-0 def. Lipscomb 1-7-2
Final Stats | ETSU Recap | LIP Recap
at #36 Gonzaga 10-14-2 def. San Diego 2-7-3
Final Stats | GON Recap | USD Recap
#37 Cal State Bakersfield 15-19-1 won at Cal State Northridge 5-7-0
Final Stats | CSB Recap | CSN Recap
#38 Auburn 12-16-1 won at Kentucky 9-11-1
Final Stats | AUB Recap | KY Recap | Photos
at #39 Miami 4-6-2 def. North Carolina State 1-5-1
Final Stats | MIA Recap (w/ vido) | NC-St Recap
#40 Charlotte at St. Joseph’s – postponed (Sat. at LaSalle, 2:30 ET; Sun. DH at Campbell, 11:30 ET)
#42 Coastal Carolina 7-11-1 won at Presbyterian 1-8-2
Final Stats | CC Recap | PRES Recap
The Citadel's Matt Talley
#43 Tulane 10-13-1 won at Central Florida 8-13-0
Final Stats | TUL Recap | UCF Recap
UAB's Jamal Austin
#44 Connnecticut 3-8-1 won at Notre Dame 1-6-0
Final Stats | UConn Recap | ND Recap | Photos | Notes (ND)
at The Citadel 6-8-0 def. #45 College of Charleston 2-9-3
Final Stats | CIT Recap | CofC Recap
UAB 10-11-1 won at #46 Houston 1-6-1
Final Stats | UAB Recap | HOU Recap | Photos
Corey Maines (Illinois State)
at #47 Elon 4-8-0 def. Wofford 3-8-2 (12 inn.)
Final Stats | Elon Recap | WOF Recap
at Illinois State 5-8-4 def. #48 Creighton 4-6-0
Final Stats | ISU Recap | CU Recap | Postgame Audio
Scott Keylman (UC Davis)
UC Davis 8-7-2 won at #49 Long Beach State 1-5-2
Final Stats | UCD Recap | LBSU Recap
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PREGAME INFO. (select top matchups)
#1 VIRGINIA (29-2, 11-1 ACC) at #9 GEORGIA TECH (23-7, 11-1 ACC)
game coverage – Live Stats | GT Audio | VA Audio
GT info. – Game Notes | Series Preview | Mark Pope Feature | Roster | 2011 Stats | Media Guide | Quick Facts
VA info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2011 Stats | Media Guide | History | Record Book | Quick Facts
ACC info. – Home Page (w/ standings) | Weekly Release | Conference Stats | Media Guide
GEORGIA TECH
#19 Mark Pope
RRP • Jr. … 6-2 • 205
Marietta, GA
0.66 • 7-0
54.2 IP • 7 starts
48 K • 8 BB (6.0 K/BB ratio) … 2 HB • 6 WP
33 H (.172 opp. avg.) • 0 HR allowed … 6.75 WHIP (BB+H/9 IP)
Previous Start: win at Duke (9-2) .. 9 IP … 2 R/1 ER … 4 H … 3 BB … 7 K … 36 BF … X110p (74K)
Career: 3.09 … 20-2 … 45 GP/18 GS … 160.1 IP … 148 Ks/37 BB … 155 H (.256), 8 HR … 10HB/11 WP
VIRGINIA
#23 Danny Hultzen
LRP/1B • Jr. … 6-3 • 200
Bethesda, MD
1.36 • 6-0
46.1 IP • 7 starts
78 K • 9 BB (8.7 K/BB ratio) … 4 HB • 0 WP
27 H (.172 opp. avg.) • 2 HR allowed … 6.99 WHIP (BB+H/9 IP)
Previous Start: won at Virginia Tech (18-3) .. 6 IP … 2 R … 4 H … 2 BB … 7 K … 23 BF
Career: 2.28 … 26-2 … 40 GP/39 GS … 248.1IP … 308 Ks/61 BB … 190 H
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6 ET – #8 NORTH CAROLINA (27-4, 10-2 ACC) at #7 FLORIDA STATE (23-7, 11-1 ACC)
game coverage – Live Stats | FSU Audio | UNC Audio
FSU info. – Game Notes | Series Preview | Roster | 2011 Stats | Media Guide | Quick Facts
UNC info. – Game Notes | Pitching Staff Feature | Roster | 2011 Stats | Media Guide| Quick Facts
ACC info. – Home Page (w/ standings) | Weekly Release | Conference Stats | Media Guide
FLORIDA STATE
#3 Sean Gilmartin
LHP • Jr. … 6-2 • 190
Moorpark, CA
1.30 • 6-0
48.1 IP • 7 starts (8 appearances)
53 K • 7 BB (7.6 K/BB ratio) … 3 HB • 0 WP
30 H (.178 opp. avg.) • 2 HR allowed … 6.9 WHIP (BB+H/9 IP)
Previous Start: win at Maryland (6-0) .. 6 IP … 3 H … 3 BB … 2 HB … 9 K … 25 BF … 109p (69K)
Career: 3.84 … 27-11 … 46 GP/40 GS … 258 IP … 244 Ks/78 BB … 245 H (.251), 31 HR … 14 HB/16 WP
NORTH CAROLINA
#17 Patrick Johnson
RHP • Sr. … 5-11 • 170
Conover, NC
2.78 • 6-0
45.1 IP • 7 starts
44 K • 14 BB (3.2 K/BB ratio) … 2 HB • 1 WP
41 H (.240 opp. avg.) • 2 HR allowed … 10.9 WHIP (BB+H/9 IP)
Previous Start: win vs. Clemson (13-3) .. 7 IP … 3 R … 4 H … 4 BB … 11 K … 29 BF … 122p (75K)
Career: 3.51 … 18-6 … 58 GP/35 GS … 223 IP … 230 Ks/103 BB … 214 H (.256), 22 HR … 12 HB/7 WP
#20 ALABAMA (21-10/7-2 SEC) at #3 VANDERBILT (27-3/7-2 SEC)
game coverage – Live Stats | VAN Audio | AL Audio | TV: CSS and ESPN3.com
VAN info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2011 Stats | Media Guide | Quick Facts
AL info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2011 Stats | Media Guide | Quick Facts
SEC info. – Home Page (w/ standings) | Weekly Release | Conference Stats | History
VANDERBILT
#2 Sonny Gray
RRP • Jr. … 5-1 • 180
Smyrna, TN
1.74 • 6-1
46.2 IP • 7 starts
62 K • 20 BB (3.1 K/BB ratio) … 4 HB • 6 WP
26 H (.164 opp. avg.) • 0 HR allowed … 8.87 WHIP (BB+H/9 IP)
Previous Start: win at Auburn (11-6) .. 5 IP … 2 R … 4 H … 3 BB … 4 K … WP … 20 BF … 76p (43K)
Career: (not available)
ALABAMA
#28 Nathan Kilcrease
RRP • Sr. … 5-6 • 160
Phenix City, AL
1.90 • 4-1
47.1 IP • 7 starts
48 K • 8 BB (6.0 K/BB ratio) … 2 HB • 0 WP
39 H (.220 opp. avg.) • 2 HR allowed … 8.94 WHIP (BB+H/9 IP)
Previous Start: win vs. Arkansas (5-3) .. 7 IP … 2 R … 6 H … 2 BB … 7 K … 29 BF … 111p (70K)
Career: 2.97 … 19-8 … 79 GP/17 GS … 224.1 IP … 200 Ks/8 BB … 213 H