#11 Cal State Fullerton rallied to square its series at #4 TCU while #3 Vanderbilt edged visiting #12 Stanford again, as the weekend’s two marquee series delivered thrilling action. A flurry of upsets on Saturday night produced a total of 12 CB360 top-50 teams that were upset victims during the day’s action – including #1 UCLA losing at home to San Jose State (3-5). front-page photo courtesy of San Joe State
In addition to the Saturday wins by San Jose State and Cal State Fullerton, #36 Hawaii also knocked off a top-10 team in the CB360 Composite National Rankings (CNR) by outlasting #6 Texas, 5-4 in a 15-inning marathon. Two other teams posted upset wins over top-30 teams in the CNR – as Toledo won again at #25 Louisville (4-2) to clinch that series while Indiana stopped #20 Connecticut, 3-1 in Corpus Christi, Texas, and Georgia evened its home series against #30 Baylor (4-3).
Saturday’s other six CB360 top-50 upsets were as follows: South Alabama 10-9 vs. visiting #34 Alabama … Stony Brook winning again at #35 Florida Atlantic (5-0) … Houston 8-2 over #38 Mississippi … tournament host Texas A&M Corpus Christi (which beat Texas earlier in the week) 8-7 vs. vs. #39 Oregon State … Southeastern Louisiana 7-2 vs. #45 UCF (the Lions third win this week vs. the top-50) …and Missouri 4-2 at #47 Charlotte.
Saturday’s action also included eight head-to-head matchups between CB360 top-50, some of which are mentioned above (TCU-Fullerton; Vanderbilt-Stanford; and Texas-Hawaii). Other results from these top matchups included: #24 Georgia Tech clinching its series vs. #32 St. John’s (5-0) … #17 Arizona evening its series at #43 Long Beach State (9-1) … #14 Virginia winning again over #47 East Carolina (4-3) … #45 Southern Mississippi squaring its series at co-#47 Troy (4-1) … and #28 UC Irvine beating co-#47 Bethune-Cookman, 9-3 (in acition at the MLB Urban Youth Academy, in Compton, Calif.).
The 46 top-50 games that were played on Saturday saw the higher-ranked team win at a 74% clip (34-12).
CB360’s gameday wrapup follows below:
SATURDAY’S TOP-50 MATCHUPS
(based on the CB360 Composite National Rankings …. upsets in italics)
#11 Cal State Fullerton 8-10-0 won at #4 TCU 4-7-1 … CSF now 3-3, TCU 4-2 … series tied
Final Stats | FULL Recap | TCU Recap | Photos
at #3 Vanderbilt 8-13-1 def. #12 Stanford 7-17-2 … VAN now 7-0, STAN 3-3 … series-clincher
Final Stats | VAN Recap | STAN Recap
at #24 Georgia Tech 5-9-0 def. #32 St. John’s 0-2-1 … GT now 5-2, SJU 2-3 … series-clincher
Final Stats | GT Recap | SJU Recap
at #36 Hawaii 5-11-1 def. #6 Texas 4-13-2 … HI now 3-2, TX 4-3 … series tied
Final Stats | HI Recap | TX Recap
#17 Arizona 9-15-1 won at #43 Long Beach State 1-5-2 … WSU now 4-1, UCSB 3-2 … series tied
Final Stats | AZ Recap | LBSU Recap
at #14 Virginia 4-6-1, #47 East Carolina 3-8-2 … VA now 6-0, ECU 3-2 … series-clincher
Final Stats | ECU Recap | VA Recap | Video Highlights
#45 Southern Mississippi 4-6-1 won at #47 Troy 1-4-2 … SoMiss now 6-1, Troy 5-1 … series tied
Final Stats | SoMiss Recap | Troy Recap
#28 UC Irvine 9-8-0 def. #47 Bethune-Cookman 3-5-0 (Compton, CA: MLB Urban Youth Academy) … UCI now 6-0, B-Cook 3-4
Final Stats | UCI Recap | B-Cook Recap
SATURDAY’S OTHER GAMES INVOLVING TOP-50 TEAMS
(based on the CB360 Composite National Rankings …. upsets in italics)
San Jose State at #1 UCLA (gm-1, resumption; UCLA leads 1-0 top of 2nd), will resume Sun., 2/27, at 12 PT
San Jose State 5-10-0 won at #1 UCLA 3-5-1 … SJSU 5-0, UCLA 4-1 … series opener
Final Stats | SJSU Recap | UCLA Recap
at #5 Oklahoma 12-17-1 def. Oakland 6-7-1 … OU now 8-0, OAK 0-2 … series-clincher
Final Stats | OU Recap | OAK Recap
at #7 South Carolina 4-7-0 def. Southern Illinois 0-5-1 … SC now 5-0, SIU 2-4 … series-clincher
Final Stats | SC Recap | SIU Recap | Quotes
at #8 Arizona State 9-17-0, Delaware 2-4-4 (gm-1) … ASU now 4-1, DEL 2-3 … series tied
Final Stats | ASU Recap | DEL Recap
at #8 Arizona State 10-16-1 def. Delaware 2-7-0 (gm-2) … ASU now 5-1, DEL 2-4 … series-clincher
Final Stats | ASU Recap | DEL Recap
at #9 Clemson 19-18-2 def. Charleston Southern 1-4-2 … CLEM 4-1, CS 2-4
Final Stats | CLEM Recap | CS Recap
at #10 Florida State 16-13-1 def. Hofstra 3-5-2 … FSU now 6-0, HOF 0-5 … series-clincher
Final Stats | FSU Recap (w/ video highlights & postgame) | HOF Recap
at #13 Oregon 3-8-1 def. St. Mary’s 0-6-3 … ORE now 3-3, SMC 2-3 … series tied
Final Stats | ORE Recap | SMC Recap
at #15 Texas A&M 4-6-2 def. Gonzaga 2-8-1 … A&M now 6-0, GON 0-4 … series-clincher
Final Stats | A&M Recap | GON Recap
at #16 LSU 14-13-1 def. Holy Cross 3-6-3 … LSU now 6-0, HC 0-2 … series-clincher
Final Stats | LSU Recap | HC Recap | Photos | Video Highlights
at #18 Rice 5-4-2 def. USC 5-9-1 … Rice now 4-3, USC 3-3 … series-clincher
Final Stats | Rice Recap | USC Recap
at #19 Miami 10-0-0 def. Appalachian State 0-4-0 … MIA now 4-3, APP 5-2 … series-clincher (2-1)
Final Stats | MIA Recap (w/ postgame video) | APP Recap | Photos
Indiana 3-6-0 def. #20 Connecticut 1-6-2 (Corpus Christi, TX) … IU now 3-2, UConn 1-4
Final Stats | IND Recap | UConn Recap
#21 Coastal Carolina 6-7-7 def. Western Kentucky 1-8-3 (Myrtle Beach, SC) … CC now 4-3, WKU 5-1
Final Stats | CC Recap | WKU Recap
at #22 Auburn 3-9-1 def. Radford 2-12-10 … AUB now 4-2, RAD 3-2 … series tied
Final Stats | AUB Recap | RAD Recap | Photos
at #23 North Carolina 7-7-0 def. Seton Hall 1-6-2 … UNC now 6-0, SHU 1-4 … series-clincher
Final Stats | UNC Recap | SHU Recap | Photos
Toledo 4-9-0 won at #25 Louisville 2-5-1 … TOL now 2-3, LOU 3-2 … series-clincher
Final Stats | TOL Recap | LOU Recap | Photos
#26 California 4-6-0 def. North Carolina State 0-3-1 (Myrtle Beach, SC) … Cal now 4-1, NCS 2-3
Final Stats | Cal Recap | NCS Recap
at #27 Arkansas 5-9-3 def. Utah 4-8-1 … ARK now 5-0, Utah 0-4 … series-clincher
Final Stats | ARK Recap | Utah Recap
at #29 College of Charleston 15-12-1 def. Youngstown State 0-5-2 … CofC now 6-0, YS 0-5 … series-clincher
Final Stats | CofC Recap | YS Recap
at Georgia 4-9-4 def. #30 Baylor 3-9-3 … GA now 2-4, BAY 3-3 … series tied
Final Stats | GA Recap (w/ video) | BAY Recap
at #31 Fresno State 7-6-1 def. Pepperdine 3-6-2 … FRES now 4-0, PEP 3-2 … series opener
Final Stats | FRES Recap | PEP Recap
at #33 Wichita State 8-14-0 def. North Dakota 3-8-1 … WICH now 6-0, NDAK 0-2 … series-clincher
Final Stats | WICH Recap | NDAK Recap
at South Alabama 10-10-2, #34 Alabama 9-8-1 … SoAL now 5-1, AL 4-2
Final Stats | SoAL Recap | AL Recap | Photos | Quotes & Notes
Stony Brook 5-11-0 at #35 Florida Atlantic 1-6-2 … SB now 2-0, FAU 4-3 … series-clincher
Final Stats | SB Recap | FAU Recap
San Diego State at #37 San Diego – postponed (makeup TBA)
at Houston 8-9-4 def. #38 Mississippi 2-8-1 … HOU now 5-1, OleMiss 7-1 … series tied
Final Stats | HOU Recap | OleMiss Recap
at Texas A&M Corpus-Christi 8-13-1 def. #39 Oregon State 7-13-1 … A&MCC now 6-1, OrSt 4-2
Final Stats | A&MCC Recap | OrSt Recap
at #40 Virginia Tech 7-10-1 def. Niagara 2 4-1 (gm-1) … VT now 5-1, NIA 0-5 … VT leads 4-gm series 2-0
Final Stats | VT Recap | NIA Recap
at #40 Virginia Tech 11-13-1 def. Niagara 7-8-1 (gm-2) … VT now 6-1, NIA 0-6 … series-clincher (3-0)
Final Stats | VT Recap | NIA Recap
at #41 Tulane 12-14-1 def. George Washington 1-9-3 … TUL now 4-2, GW 2-4 … series-clincher
Final Stats | TUL Recap | GW Recap
#42 Kansas State 6-6-2 def. Univ. of the Pacific 2-6-0 (at Coastal Carolina; Myrtle Beach, SC)
Final Stats | K-St Recap | UOP Recap
at #44 Washington State 5-8-0 def. UC Santa Barbara 1-3-1 (gm-1) … WSU now 3-1, UCSB 3-1 … series opener
Final Stats | WSU Recap | UCSB Recap
at #44 Washington State 7-6-2 def. UC Santa Barbara 3-4-1 (gm-2) … WSU now 4-1, UCSB 3-2 … series-clincher
Final Stats | WSU Recap | UCSB Recap
at #47 Charlotte 3-9-2 def. Missouri 2-7-1 (gm-1) … CHAR now 6-0, MO 1-4 … CHAR leads 4-game series (2-0)
Final Stats | CHAR Recap | MO Recap | Postgame Video
Missouri 4-9-2 won at #47 Charlotte 2-7-3 (12-inn.; gm-2) … MO now 2-4, CHAR now 6-1 … CHAR leads 4-game series (2-1)
Final Stats | MO Recap | CHAR Recap | Postgame Video
at #47 James Madison 14-16-1 def. Le Moyne 7-10-1 (gm-1) … JMU now 5-1, LM 1-4 … series tied
Final Stats | JMU Recap (w/ postgame video) | LM Recap
at #47 James Madison 16-17–0 def. Le Moyne 8-11-2 (gm-2) … JMU now 6-1, LM 1-5 … series-clincher (3-0)
Final Stats | JMU Recap (w/ postgame video) | LM Recap
Southeastern Louisiana 7-16-0 def. #45 Central Florida 2-7-0 (at South Alabama) … SELA now 5-1, UCF 5-1
Final Stats | SELA Recap | UCF Recap