Florida – the top-ranked team in the CB360 Composite National Rankings – rode Daniel Pigott‘s clutch late-game hits to a 10-inning win over #3 Florida State (5-4), highlighting a rare Tuesday that featured numerous marquee matchups. In other top games, #8 Arizona State handed #6 Oklahoma its second straight loss (6-2) while #13 Texas A&M took a pitchers duel from #11 Cal State Fullerton (2-0). front-page photo courtesy of Texas A&M
Florida's Daniel Pigott
The underdogs afforded themselves well on Tuesday, winning 10-of-26 games (39%) involving CB360 top-50 teams. Some of the other top upsets included: #36 Wichita State’s 11-inning win vs. #16 Arizona (6-5) … Furman handing #5 South Carolina its third loss in the past six games (4-2, af Fluor Field in Greenville) … and Texas Arlington knocking off #12 TCU, 3-2.
Texas A&M's Ross Stripling
Three of Tuesday’s head-to-head matchups involving CB360 top-50 teams saw the lower-ranked teams win (ASU, A&M and Wichita), with the other top-50 showdowns not mentioned above playing out as follows: #10 Texas 3-1 vs. #41 Texas State … #22 Tulane 7-3 vs. #34 Southeastern Louisiana … and #42 East Carolina 4-3 at #48 Elon (10 inn.).
Siena's Adam Guinn
Tuesday other top-50 upsets included: another solid result for USC (4-3 vs. #28 Louisville) … Sacred Heart adding to its recent string of upsets (5-4 vs. #29 UConn, in Norwich) … Siena 6-4 at #37 Stetson … Cal State Northridge 11-6 vs. #43 UNLV … and South Florida 6-5 at #46 Central Florida.
TUESDAY’S TOP MATCHUPS (3/15/11)
(based on the CB360 Composite National Rankings … upsets in italics)
at #1 Florida 5-11-0 def. #3 Florida State 4-9-0 (10 inn.)
Final Stats | FL Recap | FSU Recap (w/ video) | Photos
Arizona State's Brady Rogers
at #8 Arizona State 6-7-0 def. #6 Oklahoma 2-4-2
Final Stats | ASU Recap | OU Recap (w/ video)
at #10 Texas 3-7-1 def. #41 Texas State 1-3-2
Final Stats | TX Recap | TxSt Recap | Photos
at #13 Texas A&M 2-7-0 def. #11 Cal State Fullerton 0-5-1
Final Stats | A&M Recap | CSF Recap
Wichita State's Preston Springer
at #36 Wichita State 6-9-3 def. #16 Arizona 5-8-1 (11 inn.)
Final Stats | WICH Recap | AZ Recap
at #22 Tulane 7-10-1 def. #34 Southeastern Louisiana 3-9-1
Final Stats | TUL Recap | SE-La. Recap | Quotes
#42 East Carolina 4-11-2 won at #48 Elon 3-6-0 (10 inn.)
Final Stats | ECU Recap | Elon Recap
Furman's Daniel Stallsmith
TUESDAY’S OTHER TOP GAMES
(based on the CB360 Composite National Rankings)
at #2 Vanderbilt 9-16-1 def. Purdue 0-2-1
Final Stats | VAN Recap (w/ video) | PUR Recap
Furman 4-8-1 def. #5 South Carolina 2-6-0 (Fluor Field; Greenville, SC)
Final Stats | FUR Recap | SC Recap
at Texas Arlington 3-10-0 def. #12 TCU 2-6-1
Final Stats | UTA Recap | TCU Recap | Photos
Texas Arlington's Brian Nephew
at #15 North Carolina 11-15-3 def. Princeton 2-6-1
Final Stats | UNC Recap | PRIN Recap | Photos
at #18 Arkansas 4-8-2 def. Kansas 2-5-0
Final Stats | ARK Recap | KU Recap | Photos
at #19 Georgia Tech 4-7-1 def. Georgia Southern 3-6-2
Final Stats | GT Recap | GS Recap
at #20 Baylor 7-11-2 def. Florida International 6-8-2 (11 inn.)
Final Stats | BAY Recap | FIU Recap | Video Highlights | Quotes
#27 Auburn 2-7-0 def. Alabama 1-4-0 (Montgomery, AL)
Final Stats | AUB Recap | AL Recap | Photos
at USC 4-8-1 def. #28 Louisville 3-8-0
Final Stats | USC Recap | LOU Recap
Sacred Heart now has recent upset wins over Southeastern Louisiana (2), Mississippi State and UConn.
Sacred Heart 5-11-0 def. #29 Connecticut 4-5-1 (Norwich, CT)
Final Stats | SH Recap | UConn Recap
#31 Coastal Carolina 8-12-1 won at San Diego 3-7-2
Final Stats | CC Recap | USD Recap
at #32 Mississippi 8-11-0 def. Jackson State 0-5-0
Final Stats | OleMiss Recap | J-St Recap
at #33 Troy 15-13-1 def. Florida A&M 4-7-4
Final Stats | Troy Recap | FAMU Recap | Photos | Postgame Audio
Siena 6-8-0 won at #37 Stetson 4-5-0
Final Stats | Siena Recap | STET Recap | Photos
#38 Southern Mississippi 9-14-1 won at Northwestern (La.) State 2-6-0
Final Stats | SoMiss Recap | NW-La. Recap
#39 East Tennessee State at Radford – postponed (makeup: 3/22 DH at ETSU, 4 CT)
South Florida picked up a rivalry win at UCF.
at #40 Oklahoma State 5-6-2 def. Central Arkansas 3-6-0
Final Stats | OkSt Recap | Cen-Ark Recap | Photos
at Cal State Northridge 11-1-0-0 def. #43 UNLV 6-9-2
Final Stats | CSN Recap | UNLV Recap
South Florida 6-12-1 won at #46 Central Florida 5-8-0
Final Stats | So-FL Recap | UCF Recap | Photos
at #47 Tennessee 9-9-1 def. Alabama A&M 1-6-0 (8 inn.)
Final Stats | TN Recap (w/ video) | AL-A&M Recap | Photos