Sunday Wrapup – College Baseball 360 Top-50

February 21, 2011
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Favored teams typically win at a high rate on college baseball Sundays and that proved to be the case on Feb. 20, as opening weekend drew to a close. In games involving CB360 top-50 teams, the higher-ranked teams went 41-7 – but one of the nation’s top teams suffered a loss, as #3 TCU failed to solve the Kansas pitching in a 4-3, 14-inning battle. There was another marathon game that resulted in a top-50 upset – as Indiana won a 16-inning game at #21 Coastal Carolina (2-1) – while #8 Cal State Fullerton joined TCU as top-10 teams that fell, losing 8-5 at Big West Conference rival Long Beach State.  front-page photo courtesy of Kent State

CB360 OPENING-WEEKEND SCOREBOARD RECAP PAGES (click on links below; scroll down for Sunday wrapup)
Friday, Feb. 18 . . .  Saturday, Feb. 19 . . .  Sunday, Feb. 20 (see below)

Kansas starter Tanner Poppe

Two of Sunday’s other top-50 upsets took place in St. Petersburg, Fla., at the BIG EAST/Big Ten Challenge – as Ohio State rallied to beat #31 St. John’s (8-7, in 11 innings) while Purdue topped #39 Pittsburgh, 5-3. One of the day’s eight games between CB360 top-50 teams also produced an upset, with #42 Kent State winning 6-1 at #23 Georgia Tech to avert the series sweep (Elon added a 3-1 win at #48 North Carolina State, to win that home-and-home series).

#13 Stanford took the weekend’s marquee series, winning on Friday at #17 Rice and topping the Owns again on Sunday (6-2). #4 Vanderbilt completed an impressive opening weekend on the west coast by sweeping a doubleheader at #36 San Diego (3-1; 7-3). In other west-coast top-50 showdowns, #32 Fresno State edged #44 Oregon State (2-1) while #11 Oregon won 4-0 at #41 Hawaii to avoid a sweep by the Rainbows. Other Sunday showdowns between CB360 top-50 teams saw #21 Coastal Carolina rally in the 9th to beat #45 Virginia Tech, 6-5, while #27 Louisville topped #48 Minnesota (3-0, St. Petersburg).

Stanford's Stephen Piscotty

CB360′s gameday page (see below) includes links to game recaps from each team, along with links to final boxscores/play-by-play, video highlights & postgame interviews and photo galleries (photos from some key games also will be included on this page – courtesy of the various schools).

(Always be sure to follow the top college baseball feed on Twitter – with more than 2,500 followers – at cb360updates … see direct feed in right sidebar on collegeebaseball360.com … the sidebar feed includes the past 30 tweets and typically includes a quick rundown from every game involving a CB360 top-50 team, plus other info. throughout each week.)

SUNDAY’S CB360 TOP-50 SHOWDOWNS (2/20/11)
(based on CB360 Composite National Rankings … italics indicate upsets)

#13 Stanford 6-13-2 won at #17 Rice 2-6-1 … Stanford won series (2-1)
Final Stats |  STAN Recap (w/ postgame video)  |  Rice Recap |  Photos

#4 Vanderbilt 3-7-0 won at #36 San Diego 1-7-1 (gm-1)
Final Stats |  VAN Recap |  USD Recap

Vanderbilt's Grayson Garvin

#4 Vanderbilt 7-9-1 won at #36 San Diego 3-6-3 (gm-2) … UNC swept series
Final Stats |  VAN Recap |  USD Recap

#11 Oregon 4-9-1 won at #41 Hawaii 0-1-2 … Rainbows lead 4-game series (2-1)
Final Stats |  ORE Recap |  HI Recap

#42 Kent State 6-10-0 won at #23 Georgia Tech 1-5-1  … GT won series (2-1)
Final Stats |  Kent Recap |  GT Recap

at #32 Fresno State 2-6-0 def. #44 Oregon State 1-2-1
Final Stats |  OrSt Recap |  FRES Recap

at #21 Coastal Carolina 6-6-1 def. #45 Virginia Tech 5-8-3 … CC went 3-1 at tournament
Final Stats |  CC Recap |  VT Recap

#27 Louisville 3-7-3 def. #48 Minnesota 0-3-1 (St. Petersburg, FL) … Cards were 3-0 at BIG EAST/Big Ten
Final Stats |  LOU Recap (w/ audio link)  |  MN Recap

SUNDAY’S OTHER CB360 TOP-50 GAMES/RESULTS (2/20/11)
(based on CB360 Composite National Rankings … upsets in italics)

at #1 UCLA 3-8-3 def. San Francisco 0-5-1 … UCLA swept series
Final Stats |  UCLA Recap |  SanFran Recap

at #2 Florida 5-10-1 def. South Florida 0-4-3 … Gators swept series
Final Stats |  FL Recap |  SoFL Recap |  Photos

Kansas 4-8-1 won at #3 TCU 3-11-1 (14 inn.) … Frogs won series (2-1)
Final Stats |  KU Recap |  TCU Recap |  Photos

at #5 Oklahoma 13-21-1 def. William & Mary 1-6-3 … OU swept series (4-0)
Final Stats |  OU Recap |  W&M Recap |  Photos

at #6 Texas 16-2-0 def. Maryland 0-3-2 … ‘Horns won series (3-1)
Final Stats |  TX Recap |  MD Recap |  Quotes |  Photos-1 |  Photos-2

at #7 Clemson 5-8-2 def. Eastern Michigan 1-5-0 … Tigers won series (2-1)
Final Stats |  CLEM Recap |  EMU Recap

at Long Beach State 8-12-1 def. #8 Cal State Fullerton 5-18-1
Final Stats |  LBSU Recap |  FULL Recap

at #9 South Carolina 6-10-0 def. Santa Clara 0-4-0 … Gamecocks swept series
Final Stats |  SC Recap |  SCU Recap |  Quotes

at #10 Arizona State 8-13-0 def. New Mexico 1-5-3 (resumed game)
Final Stats |  ASU Recap |  NM Recap

at #10 Arizona State 7-13-0 def. New Mexico 5-8-5 (gm-2)
Final Stats |  ASU Recap |  NM Recap

at #12 Florida State 15-16-1 def. VMI 0-4-2  … FSU swept series
Final Stats |  FSU Recap |  VMI Recap

at #14 Texas A&M 14-13-1 def. Le Moyne 0-2-6 … A&M swept series
Final Stats |  A&M Recap |  LM Recap

#15 Virginia 8-8-0 def. Arkansas St. 2-5-6 (at Auburn) … UVa 3-0 at Auburn Tournament
Final Stats |  VA Recap |  ArkSt Recap

#16 Connecticut 16-16-1 def. Michigan 9-16-4 (Clearwater, FL) … UConn 1-2 at BIG EAST/BigTen
Final Stats |  UConn Recap |  MICH Recap |  Notes (MICH)

Indiana's Matt Carr

at #18 Arizona 8-14-1 def. North Dakota State 1-5-0 … Wildcats swept series
Final Stats |  AZ Recap |  ND-St Recap

at #19 LSU 9-11-3 def. Wake Forest 1-3-2 … Tigers swept series
Final Stats |  LSU Recap |  WFU Recap |  Photos |  Video Highlights

at #20 Miami 5-7-0 def. Rutgers 3-5-1  … ‘Canes won series (2-1)
Final Stats |  MIA Recap (w/ postgame video)  |  RUT Recap

Indiana 2-11-2 won at #21 Coastal Carolina 1-6-3 (16 inn.)
Final Stats |  IND Recap |  CC Recap

at #22 Auburn 6-6-1 def. UAB 0-4-0
Final Stats |  AUB Recap |  UAB Recap  |  Photos

at #24 California 7-9-4 def. Utah 0-4-1 (gm-1)
Final Stats |  CAL Recap |  Utah Recap

at #24 California 6-10-1 def. Utah 5-8-0 (gm-2)
Final Stats |  Cal Recap |  Utah Recap

at #25 Baylor 5-12-1 def. Oral Roberts 4-7-1 (10 inn.) … Bears won series (2-1)
Final Stats |  BAY Recap (w/ video highlights) |  ORU Recap |  Quotes

at #26 College of Charleston 8-10-3 def. Marshall 6-70
Final Stats |  CofC Recap |  MARSH Recap

North Carolina's Tommy Coyle

at #28 UC Irvine 7-14-0 def. Nevada 1-5-0 … UCI swept series
Final Stats |  UCI Recap |  NEV Recap

at #29 Arkansas 10-13-2 def. Delaware State 0-3-2 … Hogs swept series
Final Stats |  ARK Recap |  DS Recap |  Photos

#30 North Carolina 11-9-2 def. Missouri 3-7-1 (at USC)
Final Stats |  UNC Recap |  MO Recap

#30 North Carolina 11-16-0 won at USC 7-12-0 … UNC went 3-0 at tournament
Final Stats |  UNC Recap |  USC Recap

Ohio St. 8-16-2 def. #31 St. John’s 7-13-1 (11 inn. … St. Petersburg, FL)… SJ 2-1 at BIG EAST/BigTen
Final Stats |  OSU Recap |  SJU Recap

at #33 Wichita State 12-16-0 def. Niagara 0-4-1 … Shockers swept series
Final Stats |  WICH Recap |  NIA Recap

#34 Washington St. 4-9-1 won at Cal St. Bakersfield 3-8-1 … WSU won series (2-1)
Final Stats |  WSU Recap |  CSB Recap

at #35 Florida Atlantic 8-13-0 def. Hofstra 4-7-0 … FAU swept series
Final Stats |  FAU Recap |  HOF Recap

Purdue's Barrett Serrato

at #37 Alabama 8-8-1 def. Alcorn State 1-7-1 … Tide swept series
Final Stats |  AL Recap |  ALC Recap

at #38 Tulane 3-6-0 def. Sam Houston St. 2-8-1 … Green Wave won series (2-1)
Final Stats |  TUL Recap |  SHS Recap |  Quotes

Purdue 5-13-2 def. #39 Pittsburgh 3-9-1 (St. Petersburg, FL) … Pitt was 2-1 at BIG EAST/Big Ten
Final Stats |  PUR Recap |  Pitt Recap

#40 Kansas State 7-14-1 won at Univ. of the Pacific 6-9-1 … K-St. swept series
Final Stats | K-St Recap |  UOP Recap

at #43 Mississippi 6-11-1 def. Wright State 5-12-0 … Rebels swept series
Final Stats |  OleMiss Recap |  Wright Recap |  Photos |  Video Highlights

at #46 Southern Miss. 6-10-0 def. Eastern Illinois 0-7-3 … So. Miss swept series
Final Stats |  SoMiss Recap |  EIU Recap

at #47 Central Florida 16-13-1 def. Siena 4-7-7 … UCF swept series
Final Stats |  UCF Recap |  Siena Recap

#48 Liberty 5-10-2 won at Mercer 4-6-2 … Bears won series, 3-1
Final Stats |  LIB Recap |  MER Recap

Elon 3-7-0 won at #48 North Carolina St. 1-7-1 … Phoenix won home-&-home series (2-1)
Final Stats |  Elon Recap |  NC-St Recap

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