Nebraska reprised its game-2, extra-inning win over UCLA (cb360 #4) by topping the Bruins again, 5-4 in 11 innings, to take the series on a leadoff, 1st-pitch home run by Bryan Peters. Nine other teams posted Sunday upsets of CB360 top-50 teams – including #8 Clemson squaring its rivalry series against #5 South Carolina (10-5) and Princeton’s 8-7 game at #14 LSU. front-page photo courtesy of Nebraska
Sunday’s series-clinching games included: #11 Texas topping #12 Stanford (4-2) … #6 Florida State winning 7-5 at Georgia … and two other teams that joined Nebraska in posting series upsets against top-50 teams (Tulane 3-1 finale at #32 Mississippi and Santa Clara 6-3 at #33 San Jose State).
There were 37 games on Sunday involving CB360 top-50 teams and the higher-ranked teams won 73% of the games (27-10). In addition to games mentioned above, Sunday’s other top-50 upsets included: #31 Baylor 12-8 vs. #18 Rice, winning on Max Muncy’s 10th-inn. grand-slam (at Minute Maid Park) … #28 Connecticu 3-1 vs. #20 California (at San Diego) … Texas Arlington 9-3 vs. #29 Wichita State … South Alabama 14-3 vs. #36 Washington State (in Tucson, AZ) … and Louisiana-Lafayette 8-4 at #41 Southern Mississippi.
Sunday’s other head-to-head matchups of CB360 top-50 teams saw #1 Florida completed its sweep of #24 Miami (5-3) while #9 TCU similarly won again at #37 Texas Tech.
SUNDAY’S TOP-50 MATCHUPS (3/6/11)
(based on CB360 Composite National Rankings … upsets in italics)
at #1 Florida 5-9-0 def. #24 Miami 3-8-1 … series sweep
Final Stats | FL Recap | MIA Recap
at #8 Clemson 10-15-1 def. #5 South Carolina 5-5-4 (Greenville, SC) … series tied
Final Stats | CLEM Recap | SC Recap
#9 TCU 8-15-0 won at #37 Texas Tech 1-3-1 … series sweep
Final Stats | TCU Recap | TT Recap | Photos | Video Highlights | Postgame Video | Quotes | Notes
at #11 Texas 4-7-1 def. #12 Stanford 2-8-0 … series-clincher
Final Stats | TX Recap | STAN Recap | Photos | Quotes
#16 Oregon 4-5-0 at #49 Long Beach State 1-3-0 … series-clincher
Final Stats | ORE Recap | LBSU Recap
#31 Baylor 12-15-2 def. #18 Rice 8-11-1 (10 inn.; Minute Maid Park; Houston)
Final Stats | BAY Recap | Rice Recap | Quotes
#28 Connecticut 3-6-1 def. #20 California 1-5-2 (at San Diego)
Final Stats | UConn Recap | Cal Recap
SUNDAY’S OTHER TOP-50 GAMES (3/6/11)
(based on CB360 Composite National Rankings … upsets in italics)
at #2 Vanderbilt 6-13-4 def. Brown 5-6-3 (gm-1)
Final Stats | VAN Recap (w/ video) | Brown Recap
at #2 Vanderbilt 6-9-1 def. Brown 3-6-0 (7-inn.; gm-2) … series swweep
Final Stats | VAN Recap (w/ video) | Brown Recap | Photos | More Video
#3 Oklahoma 13-20-1 won at San Diego State 5-13-1
Final Stats | OU Recap | SDSU Recap
at Nebraska 5-13-2 def. #4 UCLA 4-11-3 (11 inn.) … series-clincher
Final Stats | NEB Recap | UCLA Recap | Postgame Audio | Audio (final HR)
#6 Florida State 7-7-0 won at Georgia 5-9-1 … series-clincher
Final Stats | FSU Recap | GA Recap
#7 Arizona State 5-14-1 def. UC Riverside 4-10-0 (12 inn.; Surprise, AZ)
Final Stats | ASU Recap | UCR Recap
#10 Cal State Fullerton 2-3-1 won at USC 1-4-1 … series sweep
Final Stats | CSF Recap | USC Recap (w/ video)
Princeton 8-9-3 won at #14 LSU 7-6-2 … LSU won series 2-1
Final Stats | PRIN Recap | LSU Recap | Photos | Video Highlights
#15 Texas A&M 11-15-1 def. Houston 4-4-2 (Minute Maid Park; Houston)
Final Stats | A&M Recap | HOU Recap
at #17 Arizona 9-12-0 def. Utah Valley 3-9-1 … series sweep
Final Stats | AZ Recap | UV Recap
#19 Fresno State at UC Davis – canceled (no makeup) … FRES won series 2-0
#22 UC Irvine at St. Mary’s – rainout (no makeup) … series ended 2-2
at #25 Georgia Tech 14-17-3 def. Rutgers 3-7-2 … series sweep
Final Stats | GT Recap | RUT Recap
at #26 Arkansas 7-6-2 def. Wisconsin-Milwaukee 3-10-1 … series sweep
Final Stats | ARK Recap | MIL Recap
at #27 College of Charleston 24-17-3 def. New York Tech 4-6-8
Final Stats | CofC Recap | NYT Recap
at Texas Arlington 9-14-2 def. #29 Wichita State 3-11-5
Final Stats | UTA Recap | WICH Recap | Photos
at #30 Louisville 1-3-0 def. Kent State 0-6-1 … series sweep
Final Stats | LOU Recap (w/ postgame audio) | Kent-St Recap | Photos
Tulane 3-5-0 won at #32 Mississippi 1-6-0 … series-clincher
Final Stats | TUL Recap | OleMiss Recap
Santa Clara 6-11-1 won at #33 San Jose State 3-9-0 … series-clincher
Final Stats | SCU Recap | SJ-St Recap
at #34 Southeastern Louisiana 10-11-1 def. Sacred Heart 0-4-1 (gm-1)
Final Stats | SE-La. Recap | SH Recap
at #34 Southeastern Louisiana 11-9-1 def. Sacred Heart 3-7-1 (gm-2) … SE-La. leads 4-gm series (2-1)
Final Stats | SE-La. Recap | SH Recap
South Alabama 14-25-1 def. #36 Washington State 3-11-0 (Tucson, AZ)
Final Stats | SoAL Recap | WSU Recap
at #38 Oregon State 9-10-0 def. Hartford 1-6-2 (gm-1)
Final Stats | OrSt Recap | HART Recap
at #38 Oregon State 13-10-0 def. Hartford 2-7-1 (gm-2) … 4-gm series sweeo
Final Stats | OrSt Recap | HART Recap
at #39 Alabama 9-12-0 def. Northwestern (La.) State 0-3-0 … series sweep
Final Stats | AL Recap | NW-La. Recap | Quotes/Notes
at #41 Southern Mississippi 6-7-0 def. Louisiana-Lafayette 5-8-2 (gm-1)
Final Stats | SoMiss Recap | ULL Recap
Louisiana Lafayette 8-9-1 won at #41 Southern Mississippi 4-7-2 (7-inn.; gm-2) … So-Miss won series 2-1
Final Stats | ULL Recap | SoMiss Recap | Photos
at #42 Loyola Marymount 4-8-0 def. Hawaii 1-4-1 … series ended 2-2
Final Stats | LMU Recap | HI Recap
#44 Oklahoma State 16-18-1 def. Minnesota 2-9-2 (Tucson, AZ)
Final Stats | OkSt Recap | MN Recap
UNC Asheville at #45 Charlotte – rainout (no makeup) … CHAR won series 2-0
at #46 Kansas State 14-15-1 def. Western Illinois 7-9-2 (gm-1)
Final Stats | K-St Recap | WIU Recap
at #46 Kansas State 7-12-0 def. Western Illinois 6-11-2 (13-inn.; gm-2) … 4-gm series sweep
Final Stats | K-St Recap | WIU Recap | Photos
#48 St. John’s 7-10-2 won at Georgia Southern 3-8-2
Final Stats | SJU Recap | GS Recap (w/ postgame video)