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Trent Blank (Baylor)
With 10 doubleheaders on Saturday’s top-50 schedule, there was plenty of action throughout the nation involving top-50 teams in the CB360 Composite National Rankings. The full slate included 13 head-to-head series between top-50 teams and 47 total games – with 10 of the weekend’s 37 series wrapping up – highlighted by three underdogs that won their series: #46 Georgia Tech at #6 North Carolina (6-12, 4-2 on Sat.) and Wofford (3-13, 2-0 vs. #45 Elon on Sat.). One-third of Saturday’s top-50 games were won by the underdogs (15-31, with one game suspended) – with other highlights from the day including #7 Baylor riding the strong pitching of Trent Blank to clinch its series vs. #8 Texas A&M (1-0; Fri. at A&M, Sat.-Sun. in Waco) while #3 Kentucky squared its showdown series with #4 LSU, 8-1. . front-page photo courtesy of Baylor
Recent (top-50 scoreboards) – April 19-20 … April 18 … April 16-17
… April 15 … April 14 … April 12-13 … April 11 … April 10… April 9
Previous Week – April 8 … April 7 … April 6… April 5 … April 4 … April 2-3
Earlier Week – April 1 … March 31 … March 30 … March 28 … March 26-27
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Brandon Thomas (Georgia Tech)
The eight other series that concluded on Saturday included series sweeps by #37 Clemson (5-3, 7-2 at #39 Maryland), #22 New Mexico State (vs. Louisiana Tech), #34 Appalachian State (vs. Furman) and #49 Mississippi State (3-2 in 14 inn., vs. Tennessee). Two ACC teams – #17 NC State (vs. BC) and #28 Virginia (at Duke) – bounced back from Friday losses to sweep their Saturday doubleheaders while another ACC matchup saw homstandging #40 Wake Forest split vs. #43 Virginia Tech (6-8, 8-6) to win that series. #50 Coastal Carolina offset a game-1 loss to High Point by winning both games on Sat.
Mitch Haniger (Cal Poly)
Half of the remaining top-50 series (13 of 27) will be up-for-grabs on Sunday (1-1, unless indicated):
• #31 Georgia at #2 Florida (UGa won 5-3 on Sat.)
• #4 LSU at #3 Kentucky (‘Cats won 8-1 on Sat.)
• #5 UCLA at #26 Oregon State (Beavers won 3-0 on Sat.)
• #42 Cal Poly at #13 Cal State Fullerton (CP won 8-6 on Sat.)
• #33 Dallas Baptist at #47 Indiana State (ISU won 6-3 on Sat.)
• Washington State at #10 Oregon (WSU won 8-3 on Sat.)
• #16 Purdue at Nebraska (Huskers won 8-3 on Sat.)
• St. Mary’s at #20 San Diego
• Kansas at #23 Texas
• #32 Louisville at South Florida (LOU won Fri., game susp. on Sat.)
• #36 Pepperdine at Santa Clara
• #41 UC Irvine at Long Beach State (LB won 4-3 on Sat.)
• #33 Southeastern Louisiana at Texas San Antonio (UTSA won 9-3 on Sat.)
Austin Cousino (Kentucky)
There are 14 teams that will be looking to sweep their top-50 series on Sunday – most notably: #1 Florida State (vs. #19 Miami; 6-1 on Sat.) … #7 Baylor (vs.#8 A&M) … #11 Rice (vs. #29 East Carolina, won 6-2 Sat.) … #21 Mississippi (vs. #14 Arkansas; won 8-2/resumed game & 1-0 on Sat.) … #12 Stanford (vs. #25 ASU; 8-7 Sat.) … San Francisco (vs. #27 Gonzaga, 2-1 in gm-2) … and UNC-Asheville (vs. #47 Liberty, after 2-0 win on Sat.). Ole Miss and the USF Dons could sweep their series as the top-50 underdogs.
Jace Fry (Oregon State)
Saturday’s 47 top-50 results are listed below, with an assortment of postgame links. A special dedicated Twitter feed (see below) also is included below, featuring team tweets from top-50 teams playing head-to-head and from the “Bakers dozen” top-13 …
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Devon Travis (Florida State)
SATURDAY’S TOP-50 MATCHUPS (April 21, 2012)
based on the CB360 Composite National Rankings
upsets in italics
• at #1 Florida State 6-7-0 … def. #19 Miami 1-6-4
(FSU has clinched series, 2-0 … FSU now 32-7, 18-2 ACC … Miami 26-13, 12-8)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | FSU Recap | Miami Recap
Levi Hyams (Georgia)
• #31 Georgia 5-9-0 … won at #2 Florida 3-6-1
(series tied … UGa now 24-16, 8-9 Big12 … FL 30-9, 10-7)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | UGa Recap | FL Recap
• at #3 Kentucky 8-11-1 … def. #4 LSU 1-8-1
(series tied … KY now 34-6, 12-5 SEC … LSU 32-8, 12-5)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | KY Recap | LSU Recap | Photos
• at #26 Oregon State 3-11-0 … def. #5 UCLA 0-6-0
(series tied … OR-St. now 25-12, 7-7 Pac12 … UCLA 26-9, 11-6)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | OR-St. Recap (w/ video) | UCLA Recap
Brian Holberton (North Carolina)
• at #6 North Carolina 12-14-2 … def. #46 Georgia Tech 6-12-3 (DH, gm-1)
(series tied)
… Final Stats | UNC Recap | GT Recap
• #46 Georgia Tech 4-11-1 … won at #6 North Carolina 2-10-0 (DH, gm-2; series finale)
(GT won series, 2-1 … GT now 24-17, 9-12 ACC … UNC 29-12, 13-8)
… Final Stats | GT Recap | UNC Recap | Postgame Video (GT)
Craig Manuel (Rice)
• at #7 Baylor 1-6-0 … def. #8 Texas A&M 0-5-0
(Bears have clinched series, 2-0; gm-1 at A&M … BAY now 34-7, 17-0 Big12 … A&M 28-11, 9-5)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | BAY Recap | A&M Recap | Quotes | Video Highlights
• at #11 Rice 6-10-4 … def. #29 East Carolina 2-11-2
(Rice has clinched series, 2-0 … Rice now 30-11, 11-3 CUSA … ECU 26-13, 8-5)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | Rice Recap | ECU Recap
Brett Mooneyham (Stanford)
• at #12 Stanford 8-17-2 … def. #25 Arizona State 7-10-0
(Cardinal has clinched series, 2-0 … STAN now 24-10, 7-7 Pac12 … ASU 24-15, 9-8)
… Final Stats | STAN Recap (w/ video) | ASU Recap | Photos (ASU)
• #42 Cal Poly 8-16-1 … won at #13 Cal State Fullerton 6-9-0
(series tied … CP now 22-15, 6-5 BW … CSF 25-13, 8-3)
… Final Stats | CP Recap | CSF Recap
R.J. Hively (Mississippi)
• at #21 Mississippi 8-14-0 … def. #14 Arkansas 2-7-1 (resumed game; DH, gm-1)
(series opener)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | OleMiss Recap | ARK Recap (w/ video links) | Video Highlights
• at #21 Mississippi 1-5-1 … def. #14 Arkansas 0-2-0 (DH, gm-2; opener susp. Fri.)
(OleMiss has clinched series, 2-0 … OleMiss now 27-12, 9-8 SEC … ARK 27-12, 8-9)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | OleMiss Recap | ARK Recap (w/ video links) | Video Highlights
Ryan Walterhouse (Indiana State)
• at #47 Indiana State 6-10-2 …. def. #33 Dallas Baptist 3-7-0
(series tied … ISU now 30-10 … DB 27-11)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | ISU Recap | DB Recap | Postgame Video
• #37 Clemson 5-12-0 … won at #39 Maryland 3-11-1 (DH, gm-1)
… Final Stats | CLEM Recap | MD Recap
Thomas Brittle (Clemson)
• #37 Clemson 7-12-0 … won at #39 Maryland 2-6-0 (DH, gm-2; series finale)
(series sweep … CLEM now 24-17, 12-9 ACC … MD 25-17, 7-14)
… Final Stats | CLEM Recap | MD Recap
• #43 Virginia Tech 8-9-3 … won at #40 Wake Forest 6-8-3 (DH, gm-1)
(series tied … VT now 27-14, 8-12 ACC … WFU 24-16, 8-12)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | VT Recap | WFU Recap
Mac Williamson (Wake Forest)
• at #40 Wake Forest 8-8-0 … def. #43 Virginia Tech 6-11-0 (DH, gm-2; series finale)
(WFU won series, 2-1 … WFU now 25-16, 9-12 ACC … VT 27-16, 8-13)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | WFU Recap | VT Recap | Postgame Video
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SATURDAY’S OTHER TOP-50 GAMES (April 21, 2012)
based on the CB360 Composite National Rankings
upsets in italics
• #9 South Carolina 5-5-0 … won at Auburn 3-9-0
(SC has clinched series, 2-0 … SC now 29-11, 10-7 SEC … AUB 21-18, 7-10)
… Final Stats | SC Recap (w/ video) | AUB Recap | Photos
• Washington State 8-9-1 … won at #10 Oregon 3-8-2
(series tied … WSU now 20-16, 6-8 Pac12 … ORE 27-11, 11-6)
… Final Stats | WSU Recap | ORE Recap (w/ video links)
• #15 Arizona 4-9-0 … won at Washington 1-6-1
(AZ has clinched series, 2-0 … AZ now 26-12, 12-5 Pac12 … WA 19-17, 5-9)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | AZ Recap | WA Recap
Michael Pritchard (Nebraska)
• at Nebraska 8-13-1 … def. #16 Purdue 3-11-3
(series tied … NEB now 26-14, 8-6 BigTen … PUR 30-6, 11-3)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | NEB Recap | PUR Recap
• at #17 North Carolina State 9-13-1 … def. Boston College 0-5-2 (DH, gm-1)
(series tied … NC-St. now 25-12, 12-8 ACC … BC 15-24, 6-14)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | NC-St Recap | BC Recap
• at #17 North Carolina State 16-19-4 … def. Boston College 9-9-2 (DH, gm-2; series finale)
(NC-St won series, 2-1; now 26-12, 13-8 ACC … BC 15-25, 6-15)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | NC-St Recap | BC Recap
• #18 Central Florida 8-14-1 … won at Tulane 7-12-2 (12 inn.)
(UCF has clinched series, 2-0 … UCF now 33-8, 11-3 CUSA … Tulane 26-13, 5-6)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | UCF Recap | Tulane Recap | Postgame Video (UCF)
• at #20 San Diego 12-20-1 … def. St. Mary’s 4-7-1
(series tied … USD now 30-9, 8-3 WCC … SMC 18-18, 3-8)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | USD Recap | SMC Recap
• at #22 New Mexico State 10-9-0 … def. Louisiana Tech 0-7-1
(series sweep … NMSU now 30-11, 7-2 WAC … LT 17-22, 1-8)
… Final Stats | NMSU Recap | LT Recap
• at #23 Texas 3-11-1 … def. Kansas 0-4-0
(series tied … TX now 22-14, 10-4 … KU 16-24, 4-10)
… Final Stats | TX Recap | KU Recap
• #24 Sam Houston State 5-9-0 … won at McNeese State 2-4-1 (DH, gm-1; Fri. rainout)
(series opener)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | SHSU Recap | McN Recap
• #24 Sam Houston State 4-12-1 … won at McNeese State 0-2-2 (DH, gm-2; Fri. rainout)
(SHSU has clinched series, 2-0; now 29-10, 17-3 SLC … McN 16-20, 10-10)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | SHSU Recap | McN Recap
Alex Balog (San Francisco)
• at San Francisco 2-4-0 … def. #27 Gonzaga 1-6-0
(Dons have clinched series, 2-0 … SanFran now 18-24, 5-6 WCC … GON 26-11, 6-5)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | SanFran Recap | GON Recap | Postgame Video
• #28 Virginia 12-14-2 … won at Duke 3-7-3 (DH, gm-1)
(series tied … UVa now 25-14-1, 10-10 ACC … Duke 15-25, 7-13)
… Final Stats | UVa Recap | Duke Recap
• #28 Virginia 10-11-2 … won at Duke 3-6-0 (DH, gm-2; series finale)
(UVa won series, 2-1 … UVa now 26-14-1, 11-10 … Duke 15-26, 7-14)
… Final Stats | UVa Recap | Duke Recap
• #30 Missouri State 7-10-1 … won at Wichita State 2-5-1
(Bears have clinched series, 2-0 … MO-St. now 29-11, 8-2 MVC … WICH 23-19, 5-6)
… Final Stats | MO-St. Recap | WICH Recap
• #32 Louisville at South Florida – suspended (LOU up 12-1 b7; resume Sun. at 12 ET, DH)
(LOU won opener … LOU 27-11, 9-4 BE … SF 26-13, 10-3)
• at #34 Appalachian State 6-17-1 … def. Furman 5-9-0 (DH, gm-1)
(APP has clinched series, 2-0)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | APP Recap | FUR Recap
• at #34 Appalachian State 14-11-0 … def. Furman 0-7-0 (DH, gm-2; series finale)
(serie sweep … APP now 28-9, 13-5 SoCon … FUR 18-23, 7-14)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | APP Recap | FUR Recap
• #35 TCU 5-8-0 … won at San Diego State 1-6-3
(TCU has clinched series; now 23-13, 11-3 MtWest … SDSU 18-23, 7-7)
… Final Stats | TCU Recap | SDSU Recap | Notes
Matt Duffy (Long Beach Stats)
• #36 Pepperdine 6-10-2 … won at Santa Clara 5-10-2
(series tied … PEP now 23-16, 6-5 WCC … SCU 19-17, 2-9)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | PEP Recap | SCU Recap
• at #38 Oklahoma 2-10-3 … def. Alabama State 1-6-0
(OU has clinched series, 2-0 … OU now 25-14 … AS 16-25)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | OU Recap (w/ video) | AS Recap
• at Long Beach State 4-7-0 … def. #41 UC Irvine 3-8-1
(serie tied … LB now 17-19, 8-3 BW … UCI 20-15, 5-6)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | LB Recap | UCI Recap
Michael Kraft (UTSA)
• at Texas-San Antonio 9-9-2 … def. #44 Southeastern Louisiana 3-12-2
(series tied … UTSA now 17-22, 7-13 SLC … SL 27-13, 12-8)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | UTSA Recap | SL Recap
• #45 Elon 13-17-1 … won at Wofford 3-11-1 (DH, gm-1; WOF won Fri.)
(series tied)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | Elon Recap | WOF Recap
Josh Hyman (Wofford)
• at Wofford 2-10-1 … def. #45 Elon 0-2-1 (DH, gm-2; series finale)
(WOF won series 2-1; now 16-23, 5-13 SoCon … Elon 23-19, 13-8)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | WOF Recap | Elon Recap
• at UNC Asheville 2-7-0 … def. #47 Liberty 0-7-1
(UNC-A has clinched series, 2-0 … UNC-A now 19-21, 8-9 BigSo … LIB 31-12, 9-5)
… Final Stats | UNC-A Recap | LIB Recap
Ryan Dull (UNC Asheville)
• at #49 Mississippi State 3-8-1 … def. Tennessee 2-11-0 (14inn.)
(series sweep … MS now 24-16, 8-10 SEC … TN 22-18, 7-11)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | MS Recap (w/ video links) | TN Recap | Notes | More Video (TN)
•at #50 Coastal Carolina 9-13-0 … def. High Point 7-6-5 (DH, gm-1; HP won Fri.)
(series tied)
… Final Stats | CC Recap | HP Recap
• at #50 Coastal Carolina 17-16-3 … def. High Point 7-10-2 (DH, gm-2; HP won Fri.)
(CC won series, 2-1; now 26-13, 9-3 BigSo … HP 23-20, 8-7)
… Final Stats | CC Recap | HP Recap