Friday’s Top-50 Results/Links (April 9)

Pete LaFleur — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 12:06:11 +0000

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Top-5 Teams ASU, UCLA & Louisville Upset … The depth of the Pacific-10 Conference rose to the surface again on Friday night, as Arizona State and UCLA – the top teams in the CB360 Composite National Rankings (CNR) – were upset for the second straight week. The top-ranked Sun Devils fell victim to a late rally by Washington State (6-5) while the #2 Bruins also lost in the Northwest, as Greg Peavey’s 2-hitter led #11 Oregon State to the 4-1 victory. (front-page photo courtesy of Oregon State)

More than one-third (14 of 39) of Friday’s games involving CB360 top-50 teams saw the lower-ranked/unranked team emerge with the upset victory, with the others including: at Pittsburgh 8, #5 Louisville 3 … at Duke 10, #12 Clemson 9 … at #43 Virginia Tech 9, #14 Miami 7 … at #48 Kentucky 7, #22 Alabama 6 … #34 Oregon 5, at #24 Stanford 2 … Texas Arlington 7, at #27 Southeastern Louisiana 6 … at Furman 11, #28 College of Charleston 3 … Nebraska 5, at #29 Kansas State 3 … at #45 Tulane 6, #30 Rice 5 … BYU 13, at #37 New Mexico 5 … at Nicholls State 7, #47 Northwestern (La.) State 4 … and at UC Davis 3, #50 Long Beach State 2.

Friday’s blockbuster schedule included the openers of 11 different series featuring head-to-head matchups between CB360 top-50 teams. Several of these top-50 matchups are mentioned above, with the others including: at #3 Virginia 7, #4 Georgia Tech 4 … #7 LSU 14, at #36 Auburn 10 … at #8 Texas 3, #41 Kansas 2 (11 inn.) … #15 South Carolina 3, at #18 Vanderbilt 2 … at #21 UC Irvine 7, #23 Cal State Fullerton 4 … and at #32 North Carolina 14, #40 North Carolina State 7.

CB360’s expanded top-50 page follows below (scroll down), with starting pitching matchups (including headshots) added for the 11 big matchups. An assortment of postgame links for all 39 games (recaps for both teams, final stats, video highlights, photos, etc.) are being added on a continuing basis.

FRIDAY’S TOP-50 RESULTS (CB360 Composite Nat’l Rankings; upsets in italics; 4/9/10)
• at Washington State 6, #1 Arizona State 5 | Final Stats
WSU Recap | ASU Recap

• at #11 Oregon State 4, #2 UCLA 1 | Final Stats
OSU Recap | UCLA Recap | Photos | Peavey Postgame Audio

• at #3 Virginia 7, #4 Georgia Tech 4 | Final Stats
VA Recap | GT Recap | Photos | Video HiLites

• at Pitsburgh 8, #5 Louisville 3 | Final Stats
PITT Recap | LOU Recap

• #6 Arkansas 8, at Mississippi State 3 | Final Stats
ARK Recap | MS Recap

• #7 LSU 14, at #36 Auburn 10 | Final Stats
LSU Recap | AUB Recap | Photos

• at #8 Texas 3, #41 Kansas 2 (11 inn.) | Final Stats
TX Recap | KU Recap | Photos | Quotes

• #9 Florida 4, at Tennessee 2 | Final Stats
FL Recap | TN Recap

• #10 Florida State 10, at Wake Forest 1 | Final Stats
FSU Recap | WFU Recap

• at Duke 10, #12 Clemson 9 | Final Stats
Duke Recap | CLEM Recap

• at #13 Coastal Carolina 10, High Point 9 | Final Stats
CC Recap (w/ video HiLites) | HP Recap

• at #43 Virginia Tech 9, #14 Miami 7 | Final Stats
VT Recap | MIA Recap | Photos

• #15 South Carolina 3, at #18 Vanderbilt 2 | Final Stats
SC Recap | VAN Recap

• #16 Mississippi 4, at Georgia 1 | Final Stats
OlMiss Recap | GA Recap

• #17 TCU 15, at Houston 1 | Final Stats
TCU Recap | HOU Recap

• at #19 Western Kentucky 13, South Alabama 3 | Final Stats
WKU Recap | SoAL Recap

• at #20 Oklahoma 6, Missouri 4 | Final Stats
OK Recap | MO Recap

• at #21 UC Irvine 7, #23 Cal State Fullerton 4 | Final Stats
UCI Recap | CSF Recap

• at #48 Kentucky 7, #22 Alabama 6 | Final Stats
KY Recap | AL Recap

• #34 Oregon 5, at #24 Stanford 2 | Final Stats
ORE Recap | STAN Recap

• #25 Arizona 7, at Washington 2 | Final Stats
AZ Recap | WASH Recap

• at #26 Texas A&M 4, Baylor 3 | Final Stats
A&M Recap | BAY Recap

• Texas Arlington 7, at #27 Southeastern Louisiana 6 | Final Stats
UTA Recap | SELA Recap

• at Furman 11, #28 College of Charleston 3 | Final Stats
FUR Recap | CofC Recap

• Nebraska 5, at #29 Kansas State 3 | Final Stats
NEB Recap | KSU Recap

• at #45 Tulane 6, #30 Rice 5 | Final Stats
TUL Recap | Rice Recap

• at #32 North Carolina 14, #40 North Carolina State 7 | Final Stats
UNC Recap | NCS Recap

• #31 California 16, at USC 9 | Final Stats
CAL Recap | USC Recap

• at #33 Citadel 4, Indiana State 3 | Final Stats
CIT Recap | ISU Recap

• #35 Michigan State 5, at Minnesota 3 | Final Stats
MSU Recap | MN Recap

• BYU 13, at #37 New Mexico 5 | Final Stats
BYU Recap | NM Recap

• #38 VMI 7, at Gardner Webb 5 | Final Stats
VMI Recap | GW Recap

• Villanova at #39 Connecticut – postponed (Sat. doubleheader at noon)

• at #42 Texas State 14, Central Arkansas 2 | Final Stats
TS Recap | C-ARK Recap

• at #44 Western Carolina 5, Wofford 4 | Final Stats
WCU Recap | WOF Recap

• at #46 Wichita State 9, Southern Illinois 2 | Final Stats
WICH Recap | SIU Recap

• at Nicholls State 7, #47 Northwestern (La.) State 4 | Final Stats
NICH Recap | NWLA Recap

• at #49 San Diego 15, Loyola Marymount 2 | Final Stats
USD Recap | LMU Recap

• at UC Davis 3, #50 Long Beach State 2 | Final Stats
UCD Recap | LBSU Recap

FRIDAY’s TOP-50 MATCHUPS (CB360 Composite Nat’l Rankings; 4/9/10)