Sunday College Baseball Top-50 Scoreboard/Wrapup (4/17/11)

April 17, 2011
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Three underdogs – North Carolina State (10-1 vs. #5 UNC), Belmont (9-8 vs. #32 East Tennesseee) and St. John’s (7-2 vs. #36 Louisville) – completed series sweeps of CB360 top-50 teams, during Sunday’s action across the country. Three other underdogs won on Sunday to claim their respective series versus top-50 opponents (series ended 2-1): Middle Tennessee vs. #20 Troy (4-0) … Central Michigan vs. #33 Kent State (5-4) … and St. Louis vs. #43 Charlotte (5-2).  front-page photo courtesy of North Carolina

South Carolina celebrated a pair of wins over Vanderbilt to claim what will rank as one of the top head-to-head series during the 2011 season.

Seven of the 10 head-to-head series between CB360 top-50 teams played deciding games on Sunday, with the higher-ranked teams in the CB360 Composite National Rankings closing out four of those series. The marquee SEC showdown saw homestanding South Carolina (#4) stage a late rally before holding off #3 Vanderbilt (5-3) … #21 Oklahoma State won a wild 10-inning game vs. #15 Oklahoma (11-10) to cap the Bedlam series, in Oklahoma City … and #25 UCLA posted a key 8-5 win over #22 Arizona (the Bruins lead the Pac-10, but their CNR number has taken a hit due to woeful RPI scores and spotty results in games not pitched by aces Gerrit Cole or Trevor Bauer).

In another top-25 showdown, #13 Oregon State finished off a sweep at #16 Stanford (6-4), for an impressive follow-up to a sweep of Arizona State one week earlier.

One other underdog took a series from a CB360 top-50 team over the weekend, as Tennessee swept a Saturday doubleheader from #30 Alabama (the Tide won Thursday’s series opener).

Sunday’s action saw the higher-ranked teams win 70% of the games involving CB360 top-50 squads (26-11). Nine of the 11 upsets are referenced above, with the others including Maryland‘s 10-2 win over #28 Miami and the College of Charleston topping #48 Elon (4-1).

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SUNDAY’S TOP-50 MATCHUPS (4/167/11)
(based on the CB360 Composite National Rankings … upsets in italics)

Florida's Preston Tucker

#2 FLORIDA 14-17-0 won at #29 GEORGIA 7-16-0 … series-clincher … FL now 28-9/11-4 SEC (GA 19-18/9-6)
Final Stats |  FL Recap |  GA Recap (w/ video)
game coverage – Live Stats |  Live Audio (GA) |  Live Audio (FL) |  Live Video: ESPN3.com |  TV: CSS
GA  info. – Game Notes |  Roster |  2011 Stats |  Media Guide |  Quick Facts
FL info. – Game Notes |  Roster |  2011 Stats |  Media Supplement |  Quick Facts
SEC info. – Home Page (w/ standings)  |  Weekly Release |  Conference Stats |  History

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at #4 SOUTH CAROLINA 5-8-0 def. #3 VANDERBILT 3-8-1 … series-clincher … SC now 28-7/11-3 SEC (VAN 32-5/11-4)
Final Stats |  SC Recap (w/ video) |  VAN Recap |  Photos |  Quotes
game coverage – Live Stats |  Live Audio (SC)  |  Live Audio (VAN)  |  Live Video: ESPN3.com |  TV: ESPN2  |  Satellite Radio: Sirius 122 & XM 143
SC  info. – Game Notes |  Roster |  2011 Stats |  Media Guide |  Quick Facts
VAN 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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Texas A&M's Ross Stripling

at #6 TEXAS A&M 2-6-0 def. #47 BAYLOR 1-4-1 … series-clincher … A&M now 26-10/10-4 Big-12 (BAY 20-17/6-9)
Final Stats |  A&M Recap |  BAY Recap |  Quotes (BAY)
game coverage Live Stats |  Live Video/Audio |  Live Audio (BAY)
A&M info. – Game Notes |  Roster |  2011 Stats |  Media Guide |  Media Supplement |  Record Book|  Quick Facts
BAY info. – Game NotesRoster |  2011 Stats |  Media Guide |  Quick Facts
Big 12 info. – Home Page (w/ standings)  |  Weekly Release |  Conference Stats |  Media Guide

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Oregon State's Tyler Smith

#13 OREGON STATE 6-9-1 won at #16 STANFORD 4-9-1 … series sweep … OR-St. now 27-7/8-1 Pac-10 (STAN 16-13/3-6)
Final Stats |  Ore.St. Recap |  STAN Recap |  Photos
game coverage – Live Stats |  Live Video/AudioLive Audio (Ore.-St.) 
STAN info. – Game Notes |  Roster |  2011 Stats |  Media Guide |  Quick Facts
Ore.-St. info. – Game NotesRoad Report |  Roster |  2011 Stats |  Media Guide |  History |  Quick Facts
Pac-10 info. – Home Page (w/ standings)  |  Weekly Release |  Conference Stats | Media Guide

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Mississippi State's Jarrod Parks

#38 MISSISSIPPI STATE 5-7-0 won at #14 ARKANSAS 3-8-1 … ARK won series (2-1) … MS now 22-14/6-9 SEC (ARK 26-9/8-7)
Final Stats |  MS Recap |  ARK Recap
game coverage – Live Stats |  Live Audio (ARK)  |  Live Video (MS) |  Live Audio (MS)  |  TV: CST
ARK  info. – Game Notes |  Roster |  2011 Stats |  Media Guide |  Quick Facts
MS 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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Okalhoma State's Davis Duren

#21 OKLAHOMA STATE 11-19-1 def. #15 OKLAHOMA 10-17-2, in Oklahoma City (10 inn.) … series-clincher … OK-St. now 27-7/10-5 Big-12 (OU 26-10/7-7)
Final Stats |  OK-St. Recap |  OU Recap |  Photos (OU)
game coverage – Live Stats |  Live Audio (OU)  |  Live Audio (OSU) | TV: Sooner Spors Network
OU info. – Game Notes |  Sunny Galloway Bedlam Blog |  Roster |  2011 Stats |  Media Guide |  Quick Facts
OSU info. – Game NotesRoster |  2011 Stats |  Media Guide |  Quick Facts
Big 12 info. – Home Page (w/ standings)  |  Weekly Release |  Conference Stats |  Media Guide

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UCLA's Beau Amaral

at #25 UCLA 8-10-5 def. #22 ARIZONA 5-7-1 … series tied … UCLA now 19-12/7-5 Pac-10 (AZ 23-13/5-7)
Final Stats |  UCLA Recap |  AZ Recap
game coverage – Live Stats |  Live Audio (UCLA) | Live Audio (AZ)
UCLA info. – Game Notes |  Roster |  2011 Stats |  Media Guide |  Quick Facts
AZ info. – Game NotesRoster |  2011 Stats |  Media Guide |  Quick Facts
Pac-10 info. – Home Page (w/ standings)  |  Weekly Release |  Conference Stats | Media Guide

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LSU's Ben Alsup

at #27 LSU 3-5-0 def. #35 AUBURN 2-6-1 … AUB won series (2-1) … LSU now 24-14/4-11 SEC (AUB 20-15/7-8)
Final Stats |  LSU Recap |  AUB Recap |  Photos |  Video Highlights
game coverage – Live Stats |  Live Video (LSU) |  Live Audio (LSU) | Live Audio (AUB)
LSU  info. – Game Notes |  Series Preview |  Roster |  2011 Stats |  Media Guide |  Quick Facts
AUB info. – Game Notes |  Roster |  2011 Stats |  Media GuideQuick Facts
SEC info. – Home Page (w/ standings)  |  Weekly Release |  Conference Stats |  History

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East Carolina's Chase McDonald

at #34 EAST CAROLINA 5-11-1 #def. #40 CENTRAL FLORIDA 3-9-2 … series-clincher … ECU now 24-12/6-6 CUSA (UCF 22-14/3-8)
Final Stats |  ECU Recap |  UCF Recap
game coverage –
Live Stats |  Live Video/Audio (ECU)  |  Live Video/Audio (UCF)
ECU  info. – Game Notes |  Roster |  2011 Stats |  Media Guide |  Interactive Guide |  Quick Facts
UCF info. – Game Notes |  Roster |  2011 Stats |  Media Guide |  Quick Facts
CUSA info. – Home Page (w/ standings)  |  Weekly Release |  Conference Stats |  Interactive Guide |  Media Guide

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Texas State's Kyle Kubitza

at #37 TEXAS STATE 7-9-2 def. #46 SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA 5-7-2 … series-clincher … TxSt now 23-12/13-5 Southland (SE-La. 24-13/10-8)
Final Stats |  TxSt Recap |  SE-La. Recap
game coverage – Live Stats |  Live Video |  Live Audio (TxSt) |  Live Audio (SE-La.)
TxSt  info. –
Game Notes |  Roster |  2011 Stats |  Media Guide |  Online/Virtual Guide |  Quick Facts
SE-La. info. – Game Notes |  Roster |  2011 Stats |  Media Guide  |  Quick Facts
SLC info. – Home Page |  Standings |  Weekly Release |  Conference StatsRecord Book

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SUNDAY’S OTHER TOP-50 GAMES (4/17/11)
(based on the CB360 Composite National Rankings … upsets in italics)

Virginia coach Brian O'Connor (right) saw his team beat Duke in 11 innings and go on to a series sweep, extending the Cavs record to 36-3 (18-0 in games started by ace Danny Hultzen or #2 Tyler Wilson).

at #1 Virginia 3-11-1 def. Duke 2-4-0 (11 inn.; gm-1) … series-clincher (2-0)
Final Stats |  VA Recap |  Duke Recap |  Video Highlights

at #1 Virginia 18-17-1 def. Duke 4-12-1 (gm-2) … series sweep
Final Stats |  VA Recap |  Duke Recap |  Video Highlights

North Caroline State's Cameron Conner







at North Carolina State 10-17-1 def. #5 North Carolina 2-9-1 … series sweep
Final Stats |  NC-St. Recap |  UNC Recap |  Photos (UNC)

at #7 Cal State Fullerton 5-7-3 def. UC Santa Barbara 4-7-2 … series sweep
Final Stats |  CSF Recap |  UCSB Recap

Fullerton's Anthony Trajano sparked a 3-run rally in the 9th for a sweep of UCSB.

at #8 Arizona State 10-14-0 def. Washington State 4-8-3 … series sweep
Final Stats |  ASU Recap |  WSU Recap

#9 Florida State 18-15-4 won at Virginia Tech 12-11-3 … series-clincher
Final Stats |  FSU Recap |  VT Recap

#10 Georgia Tech 6-10-0 won at Wake Forest 5-9-1 (12 inn.) … series-clincher
Final Stats |  GT Recap |  WFU Recap

at #11 Texas 3-6-1 def. Texas Tech 1-6-0 … series-clincher
Final Stats |  TX Recap |  TT Recap |  Photos |  Postgame Video |  Notes

Nevada at #12 Fresno State canceled … FS won series (3-0)

#17 TCU 7-12-2 won at San Diego State 4-12-1 (10 inn.) … series sweep
Final Stats |  TCU Recap |  SDSU Recap

Middle Tennessee State's Eric Gilley

at #18 Southern Mississippi 1-8-0 def. New Orleans 0-1-0 … series sweep
Final Stats |  SoMiss Recap |  UNO Recap

at #19 Stetson 10-15-0 def. Savannah State 5-11-1 … series sweep
Final Stats |  STET Recap |  SAV Recap

at Middle Tennessee State 4-9-2 def. #20 Troy 0-6-1 … series-clincher
Final Stats |  MTSU Recap |  Troy Recap

Maryland's Brady Kirkpatrick

#23 California 4-12-0 won at Washington 3-6-0 … series sweep
Final Stats |  Cal Recap |  WA Recap

at #24 Rice 11-10-2 def. Tulane 1-6-0 (7 inn.) … series-clincher
Final Stats |  Rice Recap |  TUL Recap

at Maryland 10-12-0 def. #28 Miami 2-7-3 (gm-1) … series tied
Final Stats |  MD Recap |  MIA Recap |  Photos

Belmont celebrated three wins over Atlantic Sun contender East Tennessee State.

#28 Miami 5-7-1 won at Maryland 2-7-1 (gm-2) … series-clincher
Final Stats |  MIA Recap |  MD Recap |  Photos

#31 UC Irvine 13-20-1 won at Univ. of the Pacific 7-14-4 … series-clincher
Final Stats |  UCI Recap |  UOP Recap

at Belmont 9-15-2 def. #32 East Tennessee State 8-10-1 (11 inn.) … series sweep
Final Stats |  BEL Recap |  ETSU Recap

Central Michigan two-sport star Robbie Harman

at Central Michigan 5-10-2 def. #33 Kent State 4-8-1 … series-clincher
Final Stats |  CMU Recap |  Kent-St Recap |  Video Highlights |  Postgame Video

at St. John’s 7-13-1 def. #36 Louisville 2-6-2 … series sweep
Final Stats |  SJU Recap |  LOU Recap

St. John's veteran Joe Panik

#39 Gonzaga 7-13-0 won at Loyola Marymount 1-3-0 … series-clincher
Final Stats |  GON Recap |  LMU Recap |  Postgame Video

#41 Cal State Bakersfield at UC Davis postponed (makeup TBA) … CSB won series (2-0)

at #42 Mississippi 6-9-3 def. Kentucky 5-9-0  … series sweep
Final Stats |  OleMiss Recap |  KY Recap

Nick Becker's inside-the-park home run helped lead St. Louis to another upset of Charlotte.

at St. Louis 5-7-0 def. #43 Charlotte 2-12-1 … series-clincher
Final Stats |  SLU Recap |  CHAR Recap

at #44 Coastal Carolina 14-11-1 def. Gardner-Webb 7-9-3 … series sweep
Final Stats |  CC Recap |  G-Webb Recap

#45 Connecticut 10-17-0 won at Villanova 2-9-4 … series sweep
Final Stats |  UConn Recap |  VILL Recap

College of Charleston's Christian Powell

College of Charleston 4-10-0 won at #48 Elon 1-5-2 … series-clincher
Final Stats |  CofC Recap |  Elon Recap

#49 Creighton 6-8-1 won at Indiana State 5-9-0 … series sweep
Final Stats |  Creighton Recap |  Ind.-St. Recap

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