Virginia (at Clrmson) and LSU (vs. Cal State Fullerton) both clinched marquee series on Saturday, leading the way for top upset wins in action involving CB360 top-50 teams. The #11 Cavs won again at #8 Clemson (8-7), while the Tigers team located in Baton Rouge (#13 LSU) won game-2 of its series against #7 Cal State Fullerton, reprising its 7-6 win from Friday. There was yet another top series involving a Tigers team, as #6 Arizona State clinched its series at #21 Auburn with a 9-5 victory. front-page photo courtesy of Houston Baptist
The biggest upset of the day came in Fort Worth, as a 0-14 Houston Baptist team won 7-4 at #9 TCU (handing ace lefty Matt Purke, now 18-1, the first loss of his college career). There were 44 games on Saturday involving CB360 top-50 teams, with the higher-ranked teams winning 77% (34-10).
Saturday’s other top-50 upsets included a late-night, 15-inning marathon at AT&T Park (home of the San Francisco Giants) – as #24 California outlasted #17 Rice, 7-6 – along with: Brown spliting a doubleheader at #12 Texas (3-4; 7-3) … Wake Forest squaring its weekend ACC battle with #16 North Carolina (10-2) … San Diego State 3-2 vs. #22 Arkansas … Davidson 8-3 at #26 College of Charleston … Long Island splitting a doubleheader at #39 Kansas State (0-3, 4-2) … Texas A&M Corpus Christi 14-5 at #50 Texas Tech.
The highlight games on Saturday included eight head-to-head matchups between CB360 top-50 teams, those listed above, plus: #4 South Carolina‘s 5-2 series-clincher vs. #35 Cal State Bakersfield … #49 Florida International tying up its series at #17 Texas A&M with a 2-1 win … #19 Fresno State‘s 1-0 series-clinching win at #34 Nebraska … and a 1-0, series-tying win for #29 Wichita State at #31 Tulane.
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SATURDAY’S TOP-50 MATCHUPS (3/12/11)
(based on the CB360 Composite National Rankings … upsets in italics)
– at #4 South Carolina 5-9-1 def. #35 Cal State Bakersfield 2-7-0 … series-clincher
Final Stats | SC Recap | CSB Recap | Photos | Quotes
– #6 Arizona State 9-17-3 won at #21 Auburn 5-10-1 … series-clincher
Final Stats | ASU Recap | AUB Recap | Photos | Video Highlights
– at #13 LSU 7-12-1 def. #7 Cal State Fullerton 6-6-3
Final Stats | LSU Recap | CSF Recap | Video Highlights
– #11 Virginia 8-11-2 won at #8 Clemson 7-10-4 … series-clincher
Final Stats | UVA Recap | CLEM Recap | Video Highlights (VA)
– #49 Florida International 2-4-2 won at #17 Texas A&M 1-8-0 … series tied
Final Stats | FIU Recap | A&M Recap
– #19 Fresno State 1-3-0 won at #34 Nebraska 0-3-0 … series-clincher
Final Stats | FRES Recap | NEB Recap | Photos
– #29 Wichita State 1-3-1 won at #31 Tulane 0-3-1 … series tied
Final Stats | WICH Recap | TUL Recap | Quotes
– #24 California 7-21-1 def. #18 Rice 6-10-5 (15 inn.; AT&T Park; San Francisco, CA)
Final Stats | Cal Recap | Rice Recaap
SATURDAY’S OTHER TOP-50 GAMES (3/12/11)
(based on the CB360 Composite National Rankings … upsets in italics)
– at #1 Florida 12-14-2 def. Rhode Island 4-7-6 … series-clincher
Final Stats | FL Recap | URI Recap | Photos (URI)
– at #2 Vanderbilt 9-13-3 def. Illinois-Chicago 8-12-1 … series-clincher
Final Stats | VAN Recap | UIC Recap
– #3 Oklahoma 2-7-0 def. Arkansas-Little Rock 1-7-3 … series-clincher
Final Stats | OU Recap | UALR Recap
– at #5 Florida State 15-15-1 def. Boston College 6-13-1 … series-clincher
Final Stats | FSU Recap | BC Recap | Photos
– Houston Baptist 7-10-2 won at #9 TCU 4-9-2 (Matt Purke 1st career loss; 18-1) … series tied
Final Stats | HB Recap | TCU Recap
– at #10 UCLA 10-15-1 def. St. Mary’s 2-6-2
Final Stats | UCLA Recap | SMC Recap
– at #12 Texas 4-6-1 def. Brown 3-6-1 (7 inn.; gm-1)
Final Stats | UT Recap | Brown Recap
– Brown 7-10-2 won at #12 Texas 3-6-3 (gm-2) … TX leads 4-gm series 2-1
Final Stats | Brown Recap | TX Recap
– at #14 Arizona 12-20-2 def. Northern Colorado 4-6-0 … series-clincher
Final Stats | AZ Recap | NoCo Recap
– at Wake Forest 10-11-0 def. #16 North Carolina 2-9-0 … series tied
Final Stats | WF Recap | UNC Recap | Photos
– at #20 Georgia Tech 9-15-1 def. Maryland 3-6-2 … series-clincher
Final Stats | GT Recap | MD Recap
– at San Diego State 3-9-1 def. #22 Arkansas 2-8-1 … ARK leads 4-gm series (2-1)
Final Stats | SDSU Recap | ARK Recap
– at #23 UC Irvine 5-7-0 Sacramento St. 3-11-1 (Mike Gillespie’s 900th win) … series-clincher
Final Stats | UCI Recap | SacSt Recap
– #25 Louisville 8-9-0 won at Pepperdine 0-4-1 … series-clincher
Final Stats | LOU Recap (w/ postgame audio) | PEP Recap
– at Davidson 8-9-2 def. #26 College of Charleston 3-6-3 … series tied
Final Stats | DAV Recap (w/ postgame audio) | CofC Recap
– at #27 Oregon 10-10-0 def. BYU 0-3-1 … series sweep
Final Stats | ORE Recap | BYU Recap
– #28 Connecticut 4-11-0 won at San Diego 0-2-0 … series-clincher (2-1)
Final Stats | UConn Recap | USD Recap
– at #30 Baylor 12-16-1 def. Louisiana Tech 8-11-0 … BAY leads 4-gm series (2-0)
Final Stats | BAY Recap | LT Recap | Video Highlights | Quotes | Photos (LT)
– at #32 Coastal Carolina 4-5-1 def. Notre Dame 3-7-0
Final Stats | CC Recap | ND Recap
– at #33 James Madison 21-2-0 def. Hofstra 8-15-2 … series tied
Final Stats | JMU Recap (w/postgame video) | HOF Recap
– at #36 Oregon State 13-13-0 won at VMI 3-7-1
Final Stats | OrSt Recap | VMI Recap
#37 Mississippi 3-6-2 def. Lipscomb 0-5-2 … series-clincher
Final Stats | OleMiss Recap | LIP Recap
– at #38 Oklahoma State 4-10-1 def. New Mexico 3-6-2 … series-clincher
Final Stats | Ok-St Recap | NM Recap
– at #39 Kansas State 3-4-0 def. Long Island 0-1-2 (gm-1)
Final Stats | K-St Recap | LI Recap
– Long Island 4-6-2 won at #39 Kansas State 2-7-1 (7 inn.; gm-2) … K-St leads 4-gm series (2-1)
Final Stats | LI Recap | K-St Recap
– #40 Long Beach State 5-5-2 def. San Francisco 4-9-0 (AT&T Park; San Francisco, CA)
Final Stats | LBSU Recap | SanFran Recap
– at #41 Central Florida 5-8-0 def. Wagner 1-4-2 … series-clincher
Final Stats | UCF Recap | WAG Recap
– at #42 Duke 8-13-2 def. North Carolina State 3-7-0 … series tied
Final Stats | Duke Recap | NC-St Recap
– at #42 Creighton 6-10-1 def. South Dakota State 3-8-3 … series-clincher
Final Stats | CR Recap | SDS Recap
– at #44 Troy 9-8-1 def. New Orelans 2-9-1 (gm-1)
Final Stats | Troy Recap | UNO Recap | Postgame Audio | Photos
– at #44 Troy 7-11-0 def. New Orelans 3-9-1 (gm-2) … 4-gm series-clincher (3-0)
Final Stats | Troy Recap | UNO Recap | Postgame Audio
– at #45 Charlotte 9-16-2 def. Ball State 1-4-0 … series tied
Final Stats | CHAR Recap | BSU Recap | Video Highlights
– at #46 Miami 2-7-1 def, Virginia Tech 1-5-0 … series-clincher
Final Stats | MIA Recap (w/ postgame video) | VT Recap
– at #47 Mississippi State 6-9-2 def. Sacred Heart 5-5-0 … series-clincher
Final Stats | Miss-St Recap | SH Recap
– at #48 Alabama 12-18-0 def. Eastern Illinois 1-4-2 … series-clincher
Final Stats | AL Recap | EIU Recap | Quotes & Notes
– Texas A&M Corpus Christi 14-16-0 won at #50 Texas Tech 5-10-1
Final Stats | A&M-CC Recap | TT Recap | Video Highlights | Quotes | Notes