Princeton punched its ticket to the 2011 NCAAs with an 8-5 win over Dartmouth in the finale of the Ivy League Championship Series, while six teams – Mississippi, Louisiana Tech, Wichita State, Missouri, UNC Greensboro and Western Kentucky – posted their second upset wins of the weekend vs. CB360 top-50 teams, highlighting Sunday’s action across college baseball. front-page photo courtesy of Princeton
The higher-ranked teams won 76% of Sunday’s games in the CB360 top-50 (29-9).
Four CB360 top-20 teams were upset victims, as: Mississippi revived its NCAA Championship hopes with a 7-6 win over #3 South Carolina … Nebraska averted a sweep vs. #8 Texas (6-3) … Louisiana Tech topped #14 Fresno State (8-4) to earn a split of that 4-game WAC seriess … and Hofstra won game-3 at #17 Miami (5-0).
There were 40 series over the past few days involving CB360 top-50 teams, with 14 resulting in sweeps by the higher-ranked teams while 19 other favorites won their series 2-1. #21 Arkansas took its Thur.-Fri.-Sat. series vs. #4 Florida (2-1), followed by six other underdogs that won decisive games on Sunday (Mississippi and Louisiana Tech, plus): Wichita State 12-3 vs. #36 Creighton … Missouri 12-8 at #44 Kansas State … UNC Greensboro 9-6 at #49 College of Charleston … and Western Kentucky 5-4 vs. #50 Florida Atlantic.
Sunday’s other top-50 upset saw Miami (Ohio) University win 3-2 at #30 Kent State. One series – South Florida at #25 Connecticut – will conclude on Monday, with the Huskies looking for the sweep.
The seven top-50 teams that were idle on Sunday included: #1 Virginia, #4 Florida, #10 Georgia Tech, #11 Texas A&M, #21 Arkansas, #46 Baylor and #47 Gonzaga.
SUNDAY’S TOP-50 MATCHUPS (5/8/11)
(based on the CB360 Composite National Rankings … upsets in italics)
at #6 FLORIDA STATE 6-9-0 def. #41 CENTRAL FLORIDA 1-4-0 … FSU 36-12/16-8 ACC (UCF 29-19/7-11 CUSA) … series-clincher (2-1)
Final Stats | FSU Recap | UCF Recap
Florida State's Jayce Boyd
FSU info. – Game Notes | Series Preview | Roster | 2011 Stats | Media Guide | Quick Facts
UCF info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2011 Stats | Media Guide | Quick Facts
ACC info. – Home Page (w/ standings) | Weekly Release | Conference Stats | Media Guide
CUSA info. – Home Page (w/ standings) | Weekly Release | Conference Stats | Interactive Guide | Media Guide
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at #7 OREGON STATE 4-7-1 def. #24 CALIFORNIA 2-7-2 … OR-St. 34-11/14-4 Pac-10 (Cal 28-16/12-9) … series-clincher (2-1)
Final Stats | OR-St. Recap | Cal Recap
Oregon State's Brian Stamps
Ore.-St. info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2011 Stats | Media Guide | History | Quick Facts
Cal info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2011 Stats | Media Guide
Pac-10 info. – Home Page (w/ standings) | Weekly Release | Conference Stats | Media Guide
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#15 TCU 8-13-1 won at #20 OKLAHOMA STATE 7-9-0 (10 inn.) … TCU 32-15/15-2 Mt.-West (OR-St. 31-15/12-8 Big-12) … series-clincher (2-1)
Final Stats | TCU Recap | OK-St. Recap
TCU's Zac Jordan
OSU info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2011 Stats | Media Guide | Quick Facts
TCU info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2011 Stats | Media Guide
Big 12 info. – Home Page (w/ standings) | Weekly Release | Conference Stats | Media Guide
Mt.-West info. –Home Page (w/ standings) | Weekly Release | Conference Stats
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#28 GEORGIA 14-9-0 won at #38 AUBURN 11-15-1 … GA 25-23/14-10 SEC (AUB 25-22/11-13) … AUB won series (2-1)
Final Stats | GA Recap | AUB Recap | Photos
Georgia's Chase Davidson had a 3-run home run in Georgia's 9-run, 9th-inning rally at Auburn (capped by a Kyle Farmer grand slam).
AUB info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2011 Stats | Media Guide | Quick Facts
GA info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2011 Stats | Media Guide | Quick Facts
SEC info. – Home Page (w/ standings) | Weekly Release | Conference Stats | History
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at #33 ALABAMA 9-15-0 def. #35 LSU 0-8-0 … AL 30-20/12-12 SEC (LSU 30-19/8-16) … series-clincher (2-1)
Final Stats | AL Recap | LSU Recap | Photos | Quotes
Alabama's Taylor Dugas
AL info. – | Roster | 2011 Stats | Media Guide |
LSU info. – Game Notes | Series Preview | Roster | 2011 Stats | Media Guide | Quick Facts
SEC info. – Home Page (w/ standings) | Weekly Release | Conference Stats| History
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SUNDAY’S OTHER TOP-50 GAMES (5/8/11)
(based on the CB360 Composite National Rankings … upsets in italics)
Mississippi's Preston Overbey
#2 Vanderbilt 6-10-1 won at Kentucky 3-7-1 … series-clincher (2-1)
Final Stats | VAN Recap | KY Recap | Photos
at Mississippi 7-9-1 def. #3 South Carolina 6-11-2 … series-clincher (2-1)
Final Stats | OleMiss Recap | SC Recap | Photos
at #5 Arizona State 17-16-2 def. Long Beach State 9-14-4 … series sweep
Final Stats | ASU Recap | LB Recap
Nebraska's Casey Hauptman and Patric Tolentino
at Nebraska 6-7-0 def. #8 Texas 3-7-1 … TX won series (2-1)
Final Stats | NEB Recap | TX Recap | Photos
at #9 North Carolina 8-9-0 def. Maryland 4-9-2 … series sweep
Final Stats | UNC Recap | MD Recap | Photos-1 | Photos-2
#12 Cal State Fullerton 3-13-0 won at UC Riverside 2-12-0 … series sweep
Final Stats | CSF Recap | UCR Recap
at #13 Southern Mississippi 8-7-0 def. UAB 5-12-0 … series sweep
Final Stats | SoMiss Recap | UAB Recap
at Louisiana Tech 8-15-0 def. #14 Fresno State 4-9-0 … series ended 2-2
Final Stats | LT Recap | FS Recap
#16 Stetson 13-13- won at Florida Gulf Coast 2-9-1 … series sweep
Final Stats | STET Recap | FGC Recap
Hofstra 5-8-0 won at #17 Miami 0-5-1 … MIA won series (2-1)
Final Stats | HOF Recap | MIA Recap | Postgame Video (MIA) | Notes
Hofstra's David D'Errico
at #18 Oklahoma 11-12-1 def. Kansas 7-9-1 … series sweep
Final Stats | OU Recap (w/ video) | KU Recap
#19 Clemson 5-10-2 won at Gardner-Webb 1-4-1 … series sweep
Final Stats | CLEM Recap | G-W Recap
#22 Rice 5-13-0 won at Houston 2-6-2 … series sweep
Final Stats | Rice Recap | HOU Recap
at #23 Stanford 7-12-1 def. Washington 2-7-2 … series sweep
Final Stats | STAN Recap (w/ video) | WA Recap
at #25 Connecticut 9-11-2 def. South Florida 5-10-2 … series-clincher (2-0; gm-3 on Monday)
Final Stats | UConn Recap | SF Recap
at #26 Arizona 15-13-0 def. Alcorn State 2-6-2 … series sweep
Final Stats | AZ Recap | ALC Recap
#27 UCLA 4-13-0 won at Oregon 0-2-1 … series sweep
Final Stats | UCLA Recap | ORE Recap
#29 East Carolina 5-10-0 won at Marshall 4-9-1 … series-clincher (2-1)
Final Stats | ECU Recap | MAR Recap
Miami (Ohio) 3-4-0 won at #30 Kent State 2-6-0 … Kent-St. won series (2-1)
Final Stats | Miami Recap | Kent-St. Recap
at #31 UC Irvine 3-8-0 def. Cal Poly 2-9-0 … series-clincher (2-1)
Final Stats | UCI Recap | CP Recap
at #32 Coastal Carolina 10-12-1 def. Radford 0-4-5 … series sweep
Final Stats | CC Recap | RAD Recap
at #34 Troy 13-13-0 def. Louisiana-Lafayette 3-5-5 (7 inn.) … series-clincher (2-1)
Final Stats | Troy Recap (w/ video) | ULL Recap
Wichita State's Josh Smith
at Wichita State 12-11-3 def. #36 Creighton 3-6-1 … series-clincher (2-1)
Final Stats | WICH Recap | Creighton Recap
at #37 North Carolina State 8-12-1 def. East Tennessee State 5-10-0 … ETSU won series (2-1)
Final Stats | NC-St. Recap | ETSU Recap
#39 Florida International 9-12-0 won at Middle Tennessee State 5-12-0 … series sweep
Final Stats | FIU Recap | Mid-TN Recap
#40 Elon 8-13-2 won at The Citadel 6-10-1 (12 inn.) … series sweep
Final Stats | Elon Recap | CIT Recap
Missouri's Conner Mach
#42 Texas State 7-10-0 won at Texas-San Antonio 6-9-0 … series sweep
Final Stats | TxSt Recap | UTSA Recap
at #43 Southeastern Louisiana 15-18-0 def. Nicholls State 4-6-1 (7 inn.) … NICH won series (2-1)
Final Stats | SL Recap | NICH Recap
Missouri 12-16-2 won at #44 Kansas State 8-11-1 … series-clincher (2-1)
Final Stats | MO Recap | K-St Recap | Photos
#45 Mississippi State 5-8-1 won at Tennessee 2-8-0 … series sweep
Final Stats | MS Recap | TN Recap (w/ video) | Photos
at #48 Charlotte 6-9-0 def. Richmond 0-2-0 … series-clincher (2-1)
Final Stats | CHAR Recap (w/ video) | RICH Recap
UNC Greensboro's Ray Crawford
UNC Greensboro 9-11-1 won at #49 College of Charleston 6-13-3 … series-clincher (2-1)
Final Stats | UNCG Recap | CofC Recap
at Western Kentucky 5-7-0 def, #50 Florida Atlantic 4-10-0 … series-clincher (2-1)
Final Stats | WKU Recap | FAU Recap
IVY LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
gm-1 (Sat.) – at Princeton 9-15-2 def. Dartmouth 2-6-0 (gm-1)
Final Stats | PRIN Recap | DART Recap (w. video)
Princeton is the first team to earn an automatic bid into the 2011 NCAA Championship.
gm-2 (Sat.) – Dartmouth 5-7-0 won at Princeton 4-10-2 (gm-2)
Final Stats | DART Recap (w/ video) | PRIN Recap
gm-3 (Sun.) – at Princeton 8-14-2, Dartmouth 5-11-2 (earn NCAA Tournament bid)
Final Stats | PRIN Recap | DART Recap