N.C State Shocks Virginia (again) …
The Virginia Cavaliers have been near the top of the CB360 Composite National Rankings all season, but they have now lost their first series of 2010. North Carolina State downed the Cavs, 7-6, on Easter Sunday to take 2-of-3 games in the ACC series.
One of the other noteworthy series upsets of the weekend also came on Sunday, as Tennessee beat #12 Mississippi (10-6) to give the Vols their first conference series victory of the season (after starting 0-7 in SEC play). Virginia Tech was a couple innings away from completing a sweep at #4 Florida State, but the Seminoles rallied on Sunday for a 9-6 victory.
Also of note from Sunday:
• Several top-50 teams closed with victories to win series, after suffering an earlier loss in game-1 or game-2, including: #6 LSU (15-5 vs. Georgia) … #8 Arkansas (17-6 vs. #49 Kentucky) … #11 Clemson (14-9 vs. Boston College) … #19 South Carolina (14-2 vs. Mississippi St.) … and #29 North Carolina (8-4 at Maryland)
• #18 Vanderbilt posted a shutout at #9 Florida (7-0) to avoid a sweep, as did
#31 Auburn at in-state rival #25 Alabama (7-1)
• Arkansas State beat #20 Western Kentucky (3-1) to take that series, while Furman knocked off #46 Appalachian State, 6-3 (one of six top-50 upsets on Sunday)
Top-50 finals, along with links to recaps for both teams and final stats, are listed below.
SUNDAY’S TOP-50 RESULTS (upsets in italics)
• at North Carolina State 7, #3 Virginia 6 | Final Stats
NCS Recap | VA Recap
• at #4 Florida State 9, Virginia Tech 6 | Final Stats
FSU Recap | VT Recap
• at #5 Georgia Tech 9, Duke 4 | Final Stats
GT Recap | Duke Recap
• at #6 LSU 15, Georgia 5 | Final Stats
LSU Recap | GA Recap | Photos | Video HiLites
• at #8 Arkansas 17, #49 Kentucky 16 | Final Stats
ARK Recap | KY Recap | Video HiLites | Blog Replay
• #18 Vanderbilt 7, at #9 Florida 0 | Final Stats
VAN Recap | FL Recap
• at #11 Clemson 14, Boston College 9 | Final Stats
BC Recap | CLEM Recap
• Tennessee 10, at #12 Mississippi 6 | Final Stats
TN Recap | Ol’Miss Recap
• at #17 Miami 10, Wake Forest 1 | Final Stats
WFU Recap | MIA Recap
• at #19 South Carolina 14, Mississippi State 2 | Final Stats
MS Recap | SC Recap | Quotes
• at Arkansas State 3, #20 Western Kentucky 1 | Final Stats
WKU Recap (w/ stats PDF link) | ArkSt Recap
• #31 Auburn 7, at #25 Alabama 1 | Final Stats
AUB Recap | AL Recap
• #27 The Citadel 8, at Wofford 7 | Final Stats
CIT Recap | WOF Recap
• #29 North Carolina 8, at Maryland 4 | Final Stats
UNC Recap | MD Recap
• at #32 Michigan State 16, Iowa 2 (resumed game) | Final Stats
MSU Recap
• at #32 Michigan State 26, Iowa 11 (gm-2) | Final Stats
MSU Recap (w/ link to coach audio) | Iowa Recap
• at #33 College of Charleston 11, Georgia Southern 8 | Final Stats
CofC Recap | GS Recap
• at #37 Western Carolina 11, New York Tech 8 | Final Stats
WCU Recap | NYT Recap
• Furman 6, at #46 Appalachian State 3 | Final Stats
APP Recap | FUR Recap
• at #47 Hawaii 6, Gonzaga 5 | Final Stats
HI Recap | GON Recap