Another Run of Upsets …
Nearly one-third of Saturday’s games involving CB360 top-50 teams ended in upsets, as 15 of the 46 games saw the lower-ranked/unranked team post the win (or tie). Most notably, Virginia Tech knocked off homestanding #4 Florida State for the second straight day (8-7) while Georgia added its own big road win (12-6 at #8 LSU).
There were 10 more Saturday upsets of teams in the upper half of the Cb360 top-50 (many of them by the road teams), including Boston College’s 11-5 win at #11 Clemson, Tennessee’s 5-2 victory at #12 Mississippi and San Diego State’s 3-1 upset at #14 TCU. The day’s long list of upsets also featured: Mississippi State 8, at #19 South Carolina 7 … at Arkansas State 6, #20 Western Kentucky 4 … California sweeping a doubleheader (and the series) from #21 Arizona (8-0; 4-3) … #45 Kansas playing to an 8-8, 11-inning tie at #22 Texas A&M (which has to be considered an upset/negative result for the home team Aggies) … at Wofford 12, #27 Citadel 11 … #44 Tulane splitting a pair at #36 East Carolina (6-15, 7-5) … at Stephen F. Austin 8, #39 Texas State 7 … #40 Washington State splitting at in-state rival Washington (6-5 in 12; 3-4) … and Gonzaga 7, at #47 Hawaii 6.
All told, nine top-50 teams were upset on their home field during Saturday’s action.
In other noteworthy results from Saturday, #10 Texas completed the series sweep at #16 Oklahoma (9-3) while the top teams in the CB360 Composite National Rankings (CNR) – #1 Arizona State (7-3, at #34 Oregon) and #2 UCLA (7-5 vs. #23 Stanford) – avenged their first losses of the season. #9 Florida clinched winning its SEC series vs. visiting #18 Vanderbilt (7-3 game-2 victory), as did #25 Alabama in its in-state rivalry with #31 Auburn (6-5). In other head-to-head series between fellow top-50 teams, Tulane’s Saturday split gave the Green Wave the series win at ECU – while the KU-A&M series ended 1-1-1. #8 Arkansas squared its series with visiting #49 Kentucky (10-1), heading into the Easter Sunday finale.
In addition to some of the matchups referenced above, several other series involving top-50 teams will be decided on Sunday: #3 Virginia at North Carolina State (Cavs won 8-4 on Sat.) … #29 North Carolina at Maryland (UNC won 11-4) … and #37 Western Carolina vs. N.Y. Tech (WCU was 12-4 Sat. winner).
As usual, game coverage and team info. links – plus postgame links (recaps from both teams, final stats, photos, video highlights, etc.) – are included below.
(front-page photo courtesy of Oregon)
SATURDAY’S TOP-50 FINALS (CB360 top-50; upsets in italics; 4/3/10)
• #1 Arizona State 7, at #34 Oregon 3 | Final Stats
ASU Recap | ORE Recap
• at #2 UCLA 7, #23 Stanford 5 | Final Stats
UCLA Recap | STAN Recap
• #3 Virginia 8, at North Carolina State 4 | Final Stats
VA Recap | NCS Recap
• Virginia Tech 8, at #4 Florida State 7 | Final Stats
VT Recap | FSU Recap
• at #5 Georgia Tech 21, Duke 5 | Final Stats
GT Recap | Duke Recap
• Georgia 12, at #6 LSU 6 | Final Stats
GA Recap | LSU Recap
• at #7 Louisville 10, Villanova 4 | Final Stats
LOU Recap | VILL Recap
• at #8 Arkansas 10, #49 Kentucky 1 | Final Stats
ARK Recap | KY Recap
• at #9 Florida 7, #18 Vanderbilt 3 | Final Stats
FL Recap | VAN Recap
• #10 Texas 9, at #16 Oklahoma 3 | Final Stats
TX Recap | OU Recap
• Boston College 11, at #11 Clemson 5 | Final Stats
BC Recap | CLEM Recap
• Tennessee 5, at #12 Mississippi 2 | Final Stats
TN Recap | OlMiss Recap
• at #13 Coastal Carolina 25, Presbyterian 2 (gm-1) | Final Stats
• at #13 Coastal Carolina 5, Presbyterian 2 (gm-2) | Final Stats
CC Recap | PRES Recap
• San Diego State 3, at #14 TCU 1 | Final Stats
SDSU Recap | TCU Recap
• #15 Oregon State 4, at USC 3 | Final Stats
OrSt Recap | USC Recap
• at #17 Miami 9, Wake Forest 8 (11 inn.) | Final Stats
MIA Recap | WFU Recap
• Mississippi State 8, at #19 South Carolina 7 | Final Stats
MS Recap | SC Recap
• at Arkansas State 6, #20 Western Kentucky 4 | Final Stats
ArkSt Recap | WKU Recap
• at California 8, #21 Arizona 0 (gm-1) | Final Stats
• at California 4, #21 Arizona 3 (gm-2) | Final Stats
CAL Recap | AZ Recap
• at #45 Kansas 8, #22 Texas A&M 8 (11 inn./ended in tie) | Final Stats
KU Recap | A&M Recap
• #24 Kansas State 10, at Texas Tech 4 | Final Stats
KSU Recap | TT Recap
• at #25 Alabama 6, #31 Auburn 5 | Final Stats
ALA Recap | AUB Recap
• #26 Southeastern Louisiana 5, at Lamar 1 | Final Stats
SELA Recap | Lamar Recap
• at Wofford 12, #27 The Citadel 11 | Final Stats
WOF Recap | CIT Recap
• #28 UC Irvine 7, at Cal State Northridge 5 | Final Stats
UCI Recap | CSN Recap
• #29 North Carolina 11, at Maryland 4 | Final Stats
UNC Recap | MD Recap
• at #30 Cal State Fullerton 3, UC Davis 2 | Final Stats
CSF Recap | UCD Recap
• at #32 Michigan State 16, Iowa 2 – game suspended t-8 (conclude 4/4 at noon)
• at #33 College of Charleston 8, Georgia Southern 7 | Final Stats
CofC Recap | GS Recap
• #35 Pittsburgh 6, at Rugers 5 | Final Stats
Pitt Recap | RUT Recap
• at #36 East Carolina 15, #44 Tulane 6 (gm-1) | Final Stats
• #44 Tulane 7, at #36 East Carolina 5 (gm-2) | Final Stats
TUL Recap (gm-1) TUL Recap (gm-2) | ECU Recap
• at #37 Western Carolina 12, New York Tech 4 | Final Stats
WCU Recap | NYT Recap | Photos
• #38 Connecticut 14, at West Virginia 3 | Final Stats
UConn Recap | WVU Recap
• at Stephen F. Austin 8, #39 Texas State 7 | Final Stats
SFA Recap | TxSt Recap
• #40 Washington State 6, at Washington 5 (12 inn.) | Final Stats
WSU Recap | WA Recap
• at Washington 4, #40 Washington State 3 | Final Stats
WSU Recap | WA Recap
• #41 VMI 7, at UNC Asheville 5 (gm-1) | Final Stats
• #41 VMI 2, at UNC Asheville 1 (gm-2) | Final Stats
VMI Recap | UNC-A Recap
• #42 New Mexico 6, at UNLV 2 | Final Stats
NM Recap | UNLV Recap
• at #43 Rice 8, Houston 7 (12 inn.) | Final Stats
Rice Recap | HOU Recap
• at #46 Appalachian State 6, Furman 5 (10 inn.) | Final Stats
APP Recap | FUR Recap | Photos
• Gonzaga 7, at #47 Hawaii 6 | Final Stats
GON Recap | HI Recap
• at #48 Northwestern (La.) St. 14, Sam Houston St. 0 (7 inn.) | Final Stats
NWLA Recap | SHS Recap
• at #50 Long Beach State 8, Univ. of the Pacific 2 | Final Stats
LB Recap | UOP Recap
• 12:30 am ET (4/4)/730HT (4/3) – Gonzaga at #47 Hawaii
SATURDAY’S TOP-50 MATCHUPS (both teams in CB360 top-50; 4/3/10)
• 3 ET/2CT – #10 Texas at #16 Oklahoma
game coverage – Live Stats | TX Audio | OU Audio | TV: ESPNU
TX info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2010 Stats | Media Guide | Quick Facts
OU info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2010 Stats | Media Guide | Quick Facts
• 4 ET – #18 Vanderbilt at #9 Florida
game coverage – Live Stats | FL Audio | VAN Audio | Live Video | TV: Sun Sports
FLA info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2010 Stats | Media Guide | Quick Facts
VAN info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2010 Stats | Media Guide
• 5 ET/2PT – #23 Stanford at #2 UCLA
game coverage – Live Stats | Live Audio
UCLA info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2010 Stats | Media Guide | Quick Facts
STAN info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2010 Stats | Media Guide | Quick Facts
• 5 ET/4CT – #31 Auburn at #25 Alabama
game coverage – Live Stats | AL Audio | AUB Audio | Live Video
‘Bama info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2010 Stats | Media Guide
AUB info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2010 Stats | Media Guide
• 4 ET/1PT – #1 Arizona State at #34 Oregon
game coverage – Live Stats | ASU Audio | ORE Audio
ASU info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2010 Stats
ORE info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2010 Stats | Media Guide
• 1 ET – #44 Tulane at #36 East Carolina (gm-1)
game coverage – Live Stats | Live Video | TUL Audio
ECU info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2010 Stats | Media Guide | Quick Facts
TUL info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2010 Stats | Quick Facts
• 4:30 ET – #44 Tulane at #36 East Carolina (gm-2)
game coverage – Live Stats | Live Video | TUL Audio
ECU info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2010 Stats | Media Guide | Quick Facts
TUL info. – Roster | 2010 Stats | Quick Facts
• 12 ET/11CT – #22 Texas A&M at #45 Kansas
game coverage – Live Stats | A&M Audio
A&M info. – Games Notes | Roster | 2010 Stats | Media Guide
KU info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2010 Stats | Media Guide | Quick Facts
• 3 ET/2CT – #49 Kentucky at #8 Arkansas
game coverage – Live Stats | KY Audio | Live Video
KY info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2010 Stats | Media Guide
ARK info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2010 Stats | Media Guide
SATURDAY’S OTHER TOP-50 GAMES (CB360 top-50; April 3, 2010)
• 12 ET – #38 Connecticut at West Virginia
game coverage – Live Stats
UConn info. – Roster | 2010 Stats| Quick Facts | Media Guide
• 1 ET – Villanova at #7 Louisville
game coverage – Live Stats | Live Video | Live Audio
Lou. info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2010 Stats | Quick Facts
• 1 ET/12CT – #24 Kansas State at Texas Tech
game coverage – Live Stats | Live Video
KSU info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2010 Stats | Media Guide
• 1 ET – #29 North Carolina at Maryland
• 1 ET – Iowa at #32 Michigan State
• 1 ET – Georgia Southern at #33 College of Charleston
• 1 ET – #35 Pittsburgh at Rutgers
• 1 ET – #41 VMI at UNC Asheville (gm-1)
• 2 ET – Presbyterian at #13 Coastal Carolina (gm-1)
game coverage – Live Stats | Live Video | Live Audio
CC info. – Games Notes | Roster | 2010 Stats | Media Guide
• 2 ET/1CT – #26 Southeastern Louisiana at Lamar
• 2 ET/1CT – #39 Texas State at Stephen F. Austin
• 3 ET/2CT – San Diego State at #14 TCU
game coverage – Live Stats | Live Video
TCU info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2010 Stats | Media Guide | Team Video Intro
• 3 ET/12PT – #21 Arizona at California (gm-1)
game coverage – Live Stats
AZ info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2010 Stats | Media Guide
Cal info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2010 Stats
• 3 ET – #27 The Citadel at Wofford
• 3 ET – New York Tech at #37 Western Carolina
• 3 ET/12PT – #40 Washington State at Washington (gm-1)
• 3 ET/2CT – Houston at #43 Rice
• 3 ET – Furman at #46 Appalachian State
• 3 ET/2CT – Sam Houston State at #48 Northwestern (La.) State
• 4 ET – Mississippi State at #19 South Carolina
game coverage – Live Stats | Live Video | TV: Sun Sports
SC info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2010 Stats | Media Guide
• 4 ET/1PT – #28 UC Irvine at Cal State Northridge
• 4 ET/1PT – UC Davis at #30 Cal State Fullerton
• 4 ET/1PT – #42 New Mexico at UNLV
• 4:30 ET – #41 VMI at UNC Asheville (gm-2)
• 5 ET/4CT – Georgia at #6 LSU
game coverage – Live Stats | LSU Audio | GA Audio | TV: FSN
LSU info. – Game Notes | Series Preview | Roster | 2010 Stats | Media Guide
• 5 ET/4CT – Tennessee at #12 Mississippi
• 5 ET/4CT – #20 Western Kentucky at Arkansas State
• 5 ET/2PT – Univ. of the Pacific at #50 Long Beach State
• 5:30 ET – Presbyterian at #13 Coastal Carolina (gm-2)
game coverage – Live Stats | Live Video | Live Audio
CC info. – Games Notes | Roster | 2010 Stats | Media Guide
• 6 ET – Virginia Tech at #4 Florida State
• 6 ET – Duke at #5 Georgia Tech
• 6:30 ET – #3 Virginia at North Carolina State
• 6:30 ET – Boston College at #11 Clemson
• 6:30 ET/330PT – #21 Arizona at California (gm-2)
game coverage – Live Stats
AZ info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2010 Stats | Media Guide
Cal info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2010 Stats
• 6:30 ET/330PT – #40 Washington State at Washington (gm-2)
• 7 ET – Wake Forest at #17 Miami
• 10 ET/7PT – #15 Oregon State at USC
• 12:30 am ET (4/4)/730HT (4/3) – Gonzaga at #47 Hawaii