Oregon State senior lefthander Josh Osich epitomized the term “Primetime Performer” on Saturday against UCLA, facing only 28 batters in his no-hit outing to best the complete-game effort of Bruins ace Trevor Bauer (who had 15 Ks of his own in the game). A full-count walk in the 4th was all that prevented Osich (13 Ks) from fashioning a perfect game, with the 6-foot-3, 225-pound veteran allowing only three balls to reach the outfield (Osich has a year of eligibility remaining, but pro ball would seem a strong possibility for his near future). front-page photo courtesy of Oregon State
Oregon State veteran lefthander Josh Osich allowed only a 4th-inning walk during his no-hitter vs. UCLA (opposite Bruins ace Trevor Bauer), with 13 strikeouts, nine groundoouts and only three balls allowed out of the infield in his 121-pitch outing.
Saturday’s game between Oregon State (cb360 #7)and #25 UCLA was one of 12 head-to-head matchups between CB360 top-50 teams, with the higher-ranked teams winning eight of those games. Three of those upsets came in the SEC – as #30 Georgia squared its series vs. #21 Arkansas (3-0) while #45 Alabama posted matching 5-4 wins at #32 Mississippi State – while #18 Stanford held on for a 6-4 win at #5 Arizona State.
Saturday produced another strong showing from the underdogs, as the lower-ranked teams won 44% of the games (17-22) involving CB360 top-50 teams. Four top-10 teams were among the upset victims, ASU along with: #1 Virginia (4-5 at Boston College, in 11 inn.) … #6 Texas A&M (1-0 at Missouri; series-clincher) … and #10 Cal State Fullerton (7-8 vs. Univ. of the Pacific).
Missouri's Blake Brown
Missouri and Alabama were two of five teams to clinch a series upset on Saturday, with the others including: Hawaii (6-2 at #13 Fresno State) … South Florida (5-2 vs. #43 St. John’s) … and Tulane (2-1 vs. #50 UAB).
Saturday’s seven other CB360 top-50 upsets played out as follows: Oregon 4-3 at #24 California … Florida Atantic 15-9 vs. #26 Troy … Houston 5-0 vs. #34 UCF … McNeese State 6-1 at #36 Texas State … Sam Houston State 10-4 vs. #47 Southeastern Louisiana … Florida Gulf Coast 8-2 vs. #48 Jacksonville … and Massachusetts 5-1 vs. #49 Charlotte.
South Florida's Todd Brazeal
All but two of the CB360 top-50 teams were scheduled to play on Saturday. #11 North Carolina will return to action on Tues., May 3, vs. Gardner Webb, while #23 Rice is slated to play next on May 4 vs. Stephen F. Austin.
SATURDAY’S TOP-50 MATCHUPS (4/30/11)
(based on the CB360 Composite National Rankings … upsets in italics)
Stanford's Danny Sandbrink
at #2 South Carolina 10-11-1 def. #28 Auburn 2-5-2 … series-clncher
Final Stats | SC Recap | AUB Recap | Quotes
at #4 Florida 8-11-1 def. #42 Mississippi 1-6-2 … series-clncher
Final Stats | FL Recap | OleMiss Recap
Georgia's Tech's Sam Dove
#18 Stanford 6-10-3 won at #5 Arizona State 4-5-2 … series tied
Final Stats | STAN Recap | ASU Recap
#7 Oregon State 2-4-0 won at #25 UCLA 0-0-1 … series-clincher
Final Stats | OR-St. Recap | UCLA Recap
#8 Georgia Tech 5-10-2 won at #22 Clemson 1-7-2 … series tied
Final Stats | GT Recap | CLEM Recap
Florida State's Daniel Bennett
#9 Florida State 2-8-0 won at #17 Miami 0-5-2 … series-clincher
Final Stats | FSU Recap | MIA Recap (w/ video)
at #12 Texas 4-8-0 def. #16 Oklahoma 3-4-0 … series-clincher
Final Stats | TX Recap | OU Recap (w/ video)
Southern Mississippi's Jonathan Thompson
#15 Southern Mississippi 5-12-0 won at #29 East Carolina 0-5-0 … series-clincher
Final Stats | So.Miss. Recap | ECU Recap | Photos
at #20 Oklahoma State 8-11-0 def. #37 Kansas State 2-6-0 … series-clincher
Final Stats | OK-St. Recap | K-St. Recap
Georgia's Michael Palazzone
at #30 Georgia 3-8-1 def. #21 Arkansas 0-5-0 … series tied
Final Stats | GA Recap (w/ video) | ARK Recap
Alabama's Brett Whitaker
#45 Alabama 5-12-1 won at #32 Mississippi State 4-15-1 (10 inn.; gm-1) … series opener
Final Stats | AL Recap | Miss.-St. Recap
#45 Alabama 5-10-1 won at #32 Mississippi State 4-9-3 (gm-2)… series-clincher
Final Stats | AL Recap | Miss.-St. Recap
SATURDAY’S OTHER TOP-50 GAMES (4/30/11)
(based on the CB360 Composite National Rankings … upsets in italics)
Boston College's Anthony Melchionda (game-recap action photo currently not available)
at Boston College 5-9-1 def. #1 Virginia 4-9-0 (11 inn.) … series tied
Final Stats | BC Recap | VA Recap
UOP's Marcus Pointer
at #3 Vanderbilt 10-17-0 def. Tennessee 1-8-0 … series-clincher
Final Stats | VAN Recap | TN Recap (w/ video) | Photos
at Missouri 9-10-1 def. #6 Texas A&M 1-6-3 … series-clincher
Final Stats | MO Recap | A&M Recap
Hawaii's Kolten Wong
Univ. of the Pacific 8-9-2 won at #10 Cal State Fullerton 7-11-3 … series tied
Final Stats | UOP Recap | CSF Recap
Hawaii 6-6-0 won at #13 Fresno State 2-7-3 … 4-gm series now 2-0
Final Stats | UH Recap | FS Recap
#14 TCU at BYU – canceled (no makeup; TCU won series, 2-0)
at #19 Stetson 10-13-1 def. North Florida 6-12-0 … series-clincher
Final Stats | STET Recap | UNF Recap
Oregon 4-9-3 won at #24 California 3-8-1 … series tied
Final Stats | ORE Recap | Cal Recap
Oregon's Andrew Mendenhall
#26 Troy 9-15-2 won at Florida Atlantic 7-10-1 (resumed game) … series opener
Final Stats | Troy Recap | FAU Recap
at Florida Atlantic 15-21-1 def. #26 Troy 9-12-0 (gm-2) … series tied
Final Stats | FAU Recap | Troy Recap | Postgame Video (FAU)
Florida Atlantic's Colby Gratton
at #27 Arizona 20-20-0 def. USC 4-10-0 … series-clincher
Final Stats | AZ Recap | USC Recap
at #31 North Carolina State 9-10-1 def. Maryland 5-8-1 … series tied
Final Stats | NC-St. Recap | MD Recap
#33 UC Irvine 11-14-1 won at Cal State Bakersfield 6-12-4 … series tied
Final Stats | UCI Recap | CSB Recap
#34 Connecticut 8-13-0 won at Rutgers 2-2-1 … series tied
Final Stats | UConn Recap | RU Recap
Houston fans were counting the Ks for Jordan Lewis in gm-2 vs. UAB.
Houston 5-8-0 won at #34 Central Florida 0-6-2 … series tied
Final Stats | HOU Recap | UCF Recap
McNeese State 6-10-0 won at #36 Texas State 1-5-2 … series split
Final Stats | McN Recap | TxSt Recap
at #38 Elon 8-11-0 def. Davidson 2-4-3 … series-clincher
Final Stats | Elon Recap | DAV Recap
McNeese State's Matt Click
#39 Kent State 4-11-1 won at Ohio Univ. 0-8-1 … series-clincher
Final Stats | Kent Recap | Ohio Recap
#39 Kent State 9-10-0 won at Ohio Univ. 1-7-2 (gm-2) … series sweep
Final Stats | Kent Recap | Ohio Recap
at #40 LSU 8-8-0 def. Kentucky 4-7-5 … series sweep
Final Stats | LSU Recap | KY Recap | Photos | Video Highlights
Sam Houston State's Brent Powers
at #41 Coastal Carolina 4-7-1 def. VMI 2-8-1 … series-clincher
Final Stats | CC Recap | VMI Recap
at South Florida 5-8-0 def. #43 St. John’s 2-8-2 … series-clincher
Final Stats | SF Recap (w/ video) | SJU Recap
at #44 Creighton 10-13-1 def. Bradley 1-5-1 … series-clincher
Final Stats | Creighton Recap | BRAD Recap
Florida Gulf Coast's Ricky Knapp
at #46 Florida International 10-16-1 def. South Alabama 10-16-1 (10 inn.) … series-clincher
Final Stats | FIU Recap | SA Recap
at Sam Houston State 10-15-1 def. #47 Southeastern Louisiana 4-10-0 … series split
Final Stats | SHSU Recap | SE-La. Recap
UMass senior Peter Copa
at Florida Gulf Coast 8-9-1 def. #48 Jacksonville 2-7-1 … series split
Final Stats | FGCU Recap | JU Recap
at Massachusetts 5-7-3 def. #49 Charlotte 1-8-0 … series tied
Final Stats | UMass Recap (W/ video) | CHAR Recap
Tulane's Nick Schneeberger
at Tulane 2-7-0 def. #50 Alabama Birmingham 1-5-0 … series-clincher
Final Stats | TUL Recap | UAB Recap