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Midweek

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Feb. 12–13 (below)  |  Feb. 9  |  Feb. 8  |  Feb. 7  |  Feb. 6

GAMEDAY RECAP PAGEMidweek (Feb. 12-13, 2014)

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UTSA third base veteran Jolene Graham and her the rest of the Roadrunners infield made several big plays in Wednesday's 4-2 win at 15th-ranked Texas, with the Longhorns stranding 16 runners in the upset loss (postgame links at bottom of page).

A handful of warm-weather teams (in Texas, Arizona and California) played some midweek games on Feb. 12-13, with these games including nine that involved teams receiving votes in the current national polls. Most of those games went as expected – with the exception of Texas San Antonio's 4-2 win at 15th-ranked Texas – leaving the Longhorns 4-3, with the others losses coming a few days earlier against Northern Illinois and Purdue.

The midweek games also included one noteworthy head-to-head matchup, with San Diego State opening its home tournament by topping Cal State Fullerton, 6-1.

These midweek results are listed below, along with postgame links that include the following:
• Final Runs–Hits–Errors linescore and updated season record for both teams
• Game recap stories from both teams
• Final game statistics, including HTML versions (often with play-by-play) and PDF/printable (as available)
• Links to photo galleries and video (highlights & post game), often embedded
• Some photos also are included to round out the recap display … 

CSB360 Gameday Recaps Pages (click on links below, or use navigation links/arrows above to scroll pages).
Feb. 12–13 (below)  |  Feb. 9  |  Feb. 8  |  Feb. 7  |  Feb. 6

THURSDAY'S KEY GAMES  (Feb. 13, 2014)
(teams receiving votes in national polls: NFCA coaches/USA Softball)

• at (5/5) Arizona State 10–11–0  (7-0) … def. Tennessee State 3–4–1  (1-4)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  ASU Recap (w/ video highlight links)  |  TN-St. Recap
ASU postgame video below:


• at (24/22) Arizona 5–5–3  (4-0) … def. Grand Canyon 0–3–0  (2-4)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  AZ Recap  |  GC Recap  |  Photos

• (27/29) Hawai 10–12–2  (4-2) … def. UTEP 5–6–1  (1-5)  (at UNLV)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  UH Recap  |  UTEP Recap
below – Alyssa Villalpando

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• at (–/33) Arkansas 8–8–1  (3-3) … def. Jackson State 0–1–3  (5 inn.)  (1-4)
… Final Stats: HTML & 
PDF  |  ARK Recap  |  Jack.-St. Recap  |  Photos

• at (–/33) Arkansas 8–12–1  (4-3) … def. Butler 1–2–0  (6 inn.)  (2-3)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  ARK Recap  |  Butler Recap
Arkansas postgame video below:

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• at (–/35) 
San Diego State 6–9–2 … def. (37/36) Cal State Fullerton 1–3–1  
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  SDSU Recap  |  CSF Recap


San Diego State's
Danielle O'Toole (right)

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WEDNESDAY'S KEY RESULTS  (Feb. 12, 2014)
(teams receiving votes in national polls: NFCA coaches/USA Softball)

• (8/11) Texas A&M 8–11–0  (6-0) … won at Sam Houston State 3–6–1  (0-1)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  A&M Recap  |  SHSU Recap
Sam Houston postgame video below:

• Texas-San Antonio (UTSA) 4-6-4  (4-0) … won at (15/16) Texas 2-6-0  (4-3)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  UTSA Recap  |  TX Recap
notes: game photo at top of this page; Texas recap includes links to ceremonial videos

• at (37/36) Cal State Fullerton 4–9–0  (6-0) … def. San Diego 2–5–0  (2-4)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  CSF Recap  |  USD Recap

(below, from left: Missy Taukeiaho, Eliza Crawford & coach Kelly Ford)

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2–9–14 (Sun.)

CSB360 Gameday Recaps Pages (click on links below, or use navigation links/arrows above to scroll pages).
Feb. 12–13  |  Feb. 9 (below)  |  Feb. 8  |  Feb. 7  |  Feb. 6

GAMEDAY RECAP PAGE – Sunday (Feb. 9, 2014)

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Lacey Waldrop went the distance without allowing an earned run, as Florida State avenged a weekend loss to 9th-ranked Nebraska.

Note: of the 44 teams that received votes in the 2014 preseason national polls, 32 of them opened the season at a tournament with at least one other such top team … here's a quick rundown of those top week-1 tournaments (with links to tournament home page, when available):

• Kajikawa Classic  (at Arizona State, other top teams include Oregon, Stanford, Cal, NC State & Oregon State)
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USF-Wilson Demarini Tournament  (top teams include Florida, Michigan, South Florida & Wisconsin)
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Mizuno Invitational  (at Long Beach State; other top teams include Kentucky)
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Easton Tournament  (at Cal State Fullerton; other top teams include Oklahoma & Kentucky)
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Sportco Kick-Off Classic  (Las Vegas, NV; top teams include Washington, Baylor & Arkansas)
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Louisiana Classic  (top teams include Texas, host Louisiana-Lafayette & North Carolina)
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Mardi Gras Invitational  (top teams include host South Alabama, UAB & Syracuse)
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Hotel Encanto Invitational  (at New Mexico State; top teams include Nebraska & Florida State)
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Kama'aina Classic  (top teams include UCLA & host Hawaii)
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Tiger Classic  (top teams include host LSU & Minnesota)
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FAU Kick-Off Classic  (top teams include Louisville & Tulsa)
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Plainsman Invitational  (top teams include host Auburn & Notre Dame)

An action-packed first week of the 2014 college softball season came to a close on Sunday, Feb. 9, with the slate of games scaled back a bit (several teams wrapped up on Saturday). There still were 34 games (four of them head-to-head) involving teams receiving votes in the preseason national polls, with the higher-ranked teams going 26-7-1.

It's interesting to note that, over the first four days of the season (Feb. 6-9), higher-ranked teams won 80 percent of the time in games involving ranked (or rev. votes) teams … and that rate was fairly consistent through each day (low of 78% and high of 84%):
• Feb. 6 – 14-3-1  (81%), record by higher-ranked teams
• Feb. 7 – 43-12 (78%)
• Feb. 8 – 52-10 (84%)
• Feb. 9 – 26-7-1 (78%)
• Week-1 overall: 135-32-2 (80%)

Purdue was the team of the day, coupling a 5-4 win over 10th-ranked Texas with a game vs. tournament host (13/15) Louisiana-Lafayette that ended 7-7, due to the pre-determined travel curfew. Sunday's other most noteworthy result was (15/12) Florida State's 5-1 win over 9th-ranked Nebraska (at New Mexico State), as FSU avenged a loss to the Huskers from earlier in the week.

(34/36) Notre Dame posted a 3-2, 8-inning win at (33/33) Auburn, one of several results on Sunday that involved teams outside the top-25. (4/3) Florida averted a Sunday upset, beating (31/30) Wisconsin 5-1 (at  South Florida), and (18/16) Baylor wrapped up its slate of games at New Mexico State with a 5-0 win over (28/29) Arkansas).

The day's four other upsets came against teams near the bottom of those receiving votes: at Lipscomb 2-1 vs. (34/32) Virginia Tech … McNeese State 12-3 vs. (–/38) Syracuse (at South Alabama) … at Florida Gulf Coast 1-1 vs. (41/34) Western Kentucky … and Ohio Univ. 9-6 vs. (–/42) Iowa (at South Carolina).

The 34 results from Feb. 9 are listed below, along with postgame links that include the following:
• Final Runs–Hits–Errors linescore and updated season record for both teams 
• Game recap stories from both teams
• Final game statistics, including HTML versions (often with play-by-play) and PDF/printable (as available)
• Links to photo galleries and video (highlights & post game), often embedded
• Some photos also are included to round out the recap display … 

CSB360 Gameday Recaps Pages (click on links below, or use navigation links/arrows above to scroll pages).
Feb. 12–13  |  Feb. 9 (below)  |  Feb. 8  |  Feb. 7  |  Feb. 6

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SUNDAY'S TOP MATCHUPS  (Feb. 9, 2014)
(both teams receiving votes in national polls: NFCA coaches/USA Softball)  upsets in italics

• (4/3) Florida 5–6–1  (5-0) … def. (31/30) Wisconsin 1–0–1  (2-2)  (at South Florida)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  FL Recap  |  WIS Recap

(15/12) Florida State 5–11–1  (4-1) … def. (9/9) Nebraska 1–4–0  (3-1)  (at N.M. State)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  FSU Recap  |  NEB Recap
Nebraska video recap below

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• (18/16) Baylor 5–9–0  (4-1) … def. (28/29) Arkansas 0–2–0  (2-3)  (at NM State)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  BAY Recap  |  ARK Recap

• (34/36) Notre Dame 3–4–1  (3-1) … won at (33/33) Auburn 2–4–0  (3-1-1)  (8 inn.)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  ND Recap  |  AUB Recap  

Notre Dame's Emilee Koerner (right)

SUNDAY'S OTHER KEY RESULTS  (Feb. 9, 2014)
(both teams receiving votes in national polls: NFCA coaches/USA Softball)   upsets in italics

• (1/1) Tennessee 14–15–1  (4-0) … def. Oakland (Mich.) 3–3–1  (1-4)  (at Georgia Southern)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  TN Recap  |  OAK Recap  |  Postgame Video (OAK)
Tennessee postgame video below


• (2/2) Oklahoma 2–1–0 … def. Pittsburgh 1–4–0  (at Cal State Fullerton)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  OU Recap  |  Pitt Recap

• (3/5) Washington 16–19–0  (5-0) … def. UC Davis 2–3–3  (1-4)  (6 inn.; at UNLV)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  WA Recap  |  UCD Recap

• (4/3) Florida 8 … def. Bethune-Cookman 0  (5 inn.; at South Florida)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  FL Recap  |  B-C Recap  

• (5/4) Michigan 7–15–0  (2-1) … def. Illinois State 1–2–1  (1-3)  (at South Florida)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  MICH Recap  |  Ill.-St. Recap (w/ postgame audio links)

• (5/4) Michigan 12–15–0  (3-1) … def. Bethune-Cookman 1–2–1  (0-4)  (5 inn.; at South Florida)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  MICH Recap  |  B-C Recap

• (6/6) Alabama 7–8–2  (5-0) … won at Troy 1–3–4  (2-2-1)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  AL Recap  |  Troy Recap
Alabama postgame video below


• at (7/7) Arizona State 7–8–2  (5-0) … def. Fresno State 0–2–2  (3-2)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  ASU Recap  |  FS Recap

• at (7/7) Arizona State 11–13–1  (6-0) … def. UC Riverside 1–5–1  (0-4)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  ASU Recap  |  UCR Recap
ASU video (highlights & 
postgame) below



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• (8/8) Oregon 9–11–0  (4-1) … def. Boise State 0–2–0  (1-4)  (Tempe, AZ)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  ORE Recap  |  Boise Recap

• Purdue 5–6–0  (1-2) … def. (10/10) Texas 4–11–0  (4-2)  (at Louisiana-Lafayette)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  PUR Recap  |  TX Recap

Purdue's Tori Chiodo (right)

• (11/11) Texas A&M 7–8–0  (5-0)
… def. Dayton 1–5–2  (0-4)  (at UC Santa Barbara)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  A&M Recap  |  DAY Recap
Texas A&M video recap below:

Purdue 7–13–4  (1-2-1) … tied at (13/15) Louisiana-Lafayette (ULL) 7–8–2  (2-2-1)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  PUR Recap  |  ULL Recap

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• at (17/19) LSU 8-11-3  (4-2) … def. Central Arkansas 1-4-1  (1-4)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  LSU Recap  |  UCA Recap  |  Photos (LSU)

• (19/18) Louisville 7–10–0  (3-2) … def. St. John's 0–1–2 (2-3)  (at Florida Atlantic)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  LOU Recap  |  SJU Recap

• at (20/22) South Alabama 12–9–1  (5-0) … def. Austin Peay 0–2–2  (1-3)  (5 inn.)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  So.-AL Recap  |  AP Recap  |  Photos  |  Postgame Video (AP)
South Alabama postgame video below:


• (22/21)
Stanford 10–14–0  (6-0) … def. Seattle 1–4–1  (1-5)  (5 inn.; Tempe, AZ)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  STAN Recap  |  SEA Recap

• at (23/21) Georgia 2–4–0  (4-0) … James Madison 0–2–2  (1-4)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  GA Recap  |  JMU Recap  |  Photos  |  Video Recap

• (24/24) California 8–8–0  (3-1) … def. Portland State 3–6–0  (2-3)  (Tempe, AZ)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  Cal Recap  |  PS Recap

• at (27/26) Arizona 12 … def. Southern Mississippi 0
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  AZ Recap  |  So.-Miss. Recap

• (30/31) Tulsa 2–4–2  (4-1) … def. Northern Illinois 1–3–4  (at Florida Atlantic)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  Tulsa Recap  |  NIU Recap  |  Quotes (Tulsa)

• at (33/33) Auburn 8 … def. Tennessee Tech 4
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  AUB Recap  |  TN-Tech Recap  |  Photos

• at Lipscomb 2–2–0  (3-0) … def. (34/32) Virginia Tech 1–2–0  (2-1)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  LIP Recap  |  VT Recap

below – Lipscomb's Kristen Sturdivant

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• (34/36) Notre Dame 9–7–1  (2-1) … def. Morehead State 0–0–3  (1-4)  (5 inn.)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  ND Recap  |  MORE Recap

• at (34/–) Long Beach State 9–12–3  (3-2) … def. Kent State 7–8–0  (4-1)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  LBSU Recap  |  Kent Recap

McNeese State 12–7–0  (3-2) … def. (–/38) Syracuse 3–4–5  (2-3)  (at South Alabama)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  McN Recap  |  SYR Recap

• (39/35) Oregon State 12–10–1  (3-3) … def. Appalachian State 2–7–5  (0-6)  (Tempe, AZ)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  OR-St. Recap  |  APP Recap

• (–/41) Minnesota 1–4–1  (5-0) … def. Oklahoma State 0–2–1  (2-3)  (at LSU)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  MN Recap  |  OK-St. Recap

• at Florida Gulf Coast 1–5–0  (5-0-1) … tied (41/34) Western Kentucky 1–4–2  (4-1-1) (6 inn.)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  FGCU Recap  |  WKU Recap

Ohio Univ. 9–12–1 … def. (–/42) Iowa 6–12–1  (at South Carolina)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  Ohio U Recap  |  Iowa Recap

below – Florida Gulf Coast's Kristen Bembnowski

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2–8–14 (Sat.)

CSB360 Gameday Recaps Pages (click on links below, or use navigation links/arrows above to scroll pages).
Feb. 12–13  |  Feb. 9  |  Feb. 8 (below)  |  Feb. 7  |  Feb. 6

GAMEDAY RECAP PAGE – Saturday (Feb. 8, 2014)

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Florida's Taylor Schwarz fashioned a strong opening weekend, including a key two-run home run in the Gators' thrilling extra-inning win over Michigan.

Note: of the 44 teams that received votes in the 2014 preseason national polls, 32 of them opened the season at a tournament with at least one other such top team … here's a quick rundown of those top week-1 tournaments (with links to tournament home page, when available):

• Kajikawa Classic  (at Arizona State, other top teams include Oregon, Stanford, Cal, NC State & Oregon State)
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USF-Wilson Demarini Tournament  (top teams include Florida, Michigan, South Florida & Wisconsin)
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Mizuno Invitational  (at Long Beach State; other top teams include Kentucky)
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Easton Tournament  (at Cal State Fullerton; other top teams include Oklahoma & Kentucky)
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Sportco Kick-Off Classic  (Las Vegas, NV; top teams include Washington, Baylor & Arkansas)
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Louisiana Classic  (top teams include Texas, host Louisiana-Lafayette & North Carolina)
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Mardi Gras Invitational  (top teams include host South Alabama, UAB & Syracuse)
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Hotel Encanto Invitational  (at New Mexico State; top teams include Nebraska & Florida State)
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Kama'aina Classic  (top teams include UCLA & host Hawaii)
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Tiger Classic  (top teams include host LSU & Minnesota)
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FAU Kick-Off Classic  (top teams include Louisville & Tulsa)
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Plainsman Invitational  (top teams include host Auburn & Notre Dame)

The college softball season got into full swing on Saturday, Feb. 8, with a huge slate of games including 62 involving teams that received votes in the national polls (among them Michigan and Notre Dame, which played their season openers). On the first two days of the season, higher-ranked teams won at a clip of 78% and that success rate bumped up to nearly 85% on Feb. 8 (when higher-ranked teams were 52-10). Among 10 head-to-head games between ranked (or rec. votes) teams, there were two upsets: (30/31) Tulsa 4-0 vs. (19/18) Louisvilla (at FAU) and (–/38) Syracuse 3-2 vs. (21/25) UAB (at South Alabama).

The game of the day played out at South Florida, as (4/3) Florida won a wild 8-inning game vs. (5/4) Michigan, 5-4, in a rare early-season top-5 matchup. 10th-ranked Texas beat tournament host (13/15) Louisiana-Lafayette for the second straight day, 7-3, but the Longhorns also were upset by Northern Iowa, 6-3 (UNI had two hits in the game, a pair of first-inning home runs that yielded a 6-0 lead). Creighton was a surprising 6-4 winner over 24th-ranked California (in Tempe, Ariz.) while North Dakota State won the "ND battle" vs. Notre Dame, 4-1 (at Auburn). On day after upsetting Louisville, Florida Atlantic posted a 1-0, eight-inning win over (30/31) Tulsa, and (16/31) UCLA won again over host (26/28) Hawaii, this time in the 4-1 tournament final.

Saturday's five other head-to-head results between ranked (or rec. votes) teams broke down as follows:
• (3/5) Washington 6-1 vs. (28/29) Arkansas  (Tempe, AZ)
• (5/4) Michigan 3-2 at (25/23) South Florida 
• (8/8) Oregon 5-0 vs. (32/27) North Carolina State  (Tempe, AZ)
• at (13/15) Louisiana-Lafayette (ULL) 6-5 vs. (40/39) North Carolina  (10 inn.)
• at (20/22) South Alabama 8-0 vs. (–/38) Syracuse  (5 inn.)

In addition to various results already mentioned above, there were four other upsets involving teams receiving votes in the preseason national polls: Kent State 3-2 at (34–) Long Beach State … Texas-Arlington 3-2 vs. (38/–) BYU (St. George, UT) … Colorado State 3-2 vs. (39/35) Oregon State  (8 inn.; Tempe, AZ) … and at Florida Gulf Coast 3-2 vs. (41/34) Western Kentucky.

The 62 results from Feb. 8 are listed below, along with postgame links that include the following:
• Final Runs–Hits–Errors linescore and updated season record for both teams 
• Game recap stories from both teams
• Final game statistics, including HTML versions (often with play-by-play) and PDF/printable (as available)
• Links to photo galleries and video (highlights & post game), often embedded
• Some photos also are included to round out the recap display … 

CSB360 Gameday Recaps Pages (click on links below, or use navigation links/arrows above to scroll pages).
Feb. 12–13  |  Feb. 9  |  Feb. 8 (below)  |  Feb. 7  |  Feb. 6

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SATURDAY'S TOP MATCHUPS  (Feb. 8, 2014)
(both teams receiving votes in national polls: NFCA coaches/USA Softball)  upsets in italics

• (3/5) Washington 6–7–5  (3-0) … def. (28/29) Arkansas 1–5–1  (Tempe, AZ)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  WA Recap  |  ARK Recap

• (4/3) Florida 9–10–0 … def. (5/4) Michigan 4–8–1 (8 inn.; at South Florida)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  FL Recap  |  MICH Recap  |  Photos (MICH)

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Michigan's Caitlin Blanchard (left)

• (5/4) Michigan 3–5–0  (1-1) … won at (25/23) South Florida 2–4–1  (1-2)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  MICH Recap  |  USF Recap  |  Photos (MICH)

• (8/8) Oregon 5–10–2  (3-1)
… def. (32/27) North Carolina State 0–1–1  (1-5)  (Tempe, AZ)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  ORE Recap  |  NC-St. Recap

• (10/10) Texas 7–11–0 … won at (13/15) Louisiana-Lafayette (ULL)  3–3–1
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  TX Recap  |  ULL Recap

• at (13/15) La.-Lafayette (ULL) 6–8–1  (2-1)
… def. (40/39) North Carolina 5–8–0  (1-3)  (10 inn.)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  ULL Recap  |  UNC Recap

• (16/13) UCLA 4–7–0  (5-0) … won at (26/28) Hawaii 1–5–1  (3-2)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  UCLA Recap  |  UH Recap

below – UCLA's Ally Carda

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• (30/31) Tulsa 4–7–1  (3-0) … def. (19/18) Louisville 0–2–0  (2-2)  (at FL Atlantic)

… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  Tulsa Recap  |  LOU Recap

Tulsa's Aimee Creger (right)


• at (20/22) South Alabama 8–8–0  (4-0) … def. (–/38) Syracuse 0–1–1  (2-2)  (5)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  So.-AL Recap  |  SYR Recap

South Alabama postgame video posted below:


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(–/38) Syracuse 3–6–0  (2-1) … def. (21/25) UAB 2–5–0  (1-3)  (9 inn.; at S. Alabama)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  SYR Recap  |  UAB Recap


SATURDAY'S OTHER KEY RESULTS  (Feb. 8, 2014)
(both teams receiving votes in national polls: NFCA coaches/USA Softball)  upsets in italics

• (1/1) Tennessee 8–9–1  (2-0) … beat Northern Colorado 3–3–1  (1-3)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  TN Recap  |  NC Recap

• (1/1) Tennessee 1–4–0  (3-0) … won at Georgia Southern 0–2–0  (1-1)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  TN Recap  |  GS Recap
Tennessee postgame video below


• (2/2) Oklahoma 10–10–1  (1-2) … def. Santa Clara 1–1–1  (0-5)  (at CS Fullerton)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  OU Recap  |  SCU Recap

• (2/2) Oklahoma 11–9–0  (2-2) … def. Loyola Marymount 1–5–2  (0-4)  (at CSF)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  OU Recap  |  LMU Recap

• (3/5) Washington 7–11–0  (4-0) … won at UNLV 1–7–1  (1-2)
… Final Stats: HTMLPDF  |  WA Recap  |  UNLV Recap

• (6/6) Alabama 16–12–0  (3-0) … def. Northwestern (La.) State 0–2–1  (1-3)  (at Troy)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  AL Recap  |  NWLA Recap

• (6/6) Alabama 9–13–0  (4-0) … def. Middle Tennessee State 1–2–4  (0-4)  (6 inn.; at Troy)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  AL Recap  |  MTSU Recap

• at (7/7) Arizona State 9–14–1  (4-0) … def. Penn State 1–5–1  (2-2)  (6 inn.)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  ASU Recap  |  PSU Recap
ASU postgame video posted below:


• (8/8) Oregon 9–10–1  (2-1) … def. Appalachian State 1–6–6  (0-5)  (Tempe, AZ)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  OR Recap  |  APP Recap

• (9/9) Nebraska 11–10–1  (3-0) … won at New Mexico State 0–4–1  (1-2)  (5 inn.)  
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  NEB Recap  |  NMSU Recap
Nebraska video recap below


• Northern Iowa 6–2–0 … def. (10/10) Texas 3–6–2  (at Louisiana-Lafayette)

… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  UNI Recap  |  TX Recap

• (11/11) Texas A&M 14–12–1  (3-0) … def. Cal State Bakersfield 8–8–3  (1-3)  (at UC Santa Barbara) 
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  A&M Recap  |  CSB Recap

One day after knocking off North Carolina, Northern Iowa turned in another upset with a 6-3 win over Texas.

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• (11/11) Texas A&M 8–12–0  (4-0) … won at UC Santa Barbara (UCSB) 0–3–0  (1-2)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  A&M Recap  |  UCSB Recap

• (12/14) Kentucky 3  (5-0) … def. George Washington 0  (0-3)  (at CS Fullerton)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  KY Recap  |  GW Recap

• (15/12) Florida State 8–13–2  (2-1) … def. UTEP 0–3–1  (1-2)  (at NM State)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  FSU Recap  |  UTEP Recap

• (15/12) Florida State 12–9–1  (3-1) … def. St. Mary's 3–7–3  (0-3)  (at NM State)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  FSU Recap  |  SMC Recap

• (16/13) UCLA 7–7–0  (4-0) … def. Delaware 0–1–1  (0-4)  (at Hawaii)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  UCLA Recap  |  DEL Recap

• at (17/19) LSU 1–3–0  (2-2) … def. Okahoma State 0–1–0  (2-2)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  LSU Recap  |  OK-St. Recap  |  Photos (LSU)

• at (17/19) LSU 10–13–0  (3-2) … def. Murray State 2–2–1  (2-2)  (5 inn.) 
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  LSU Recap  |  MUR Recap  |  Photos (LSU)

• (18/16) Baylor 17–18–0  (2-1) … def. UC Davis 1–1–3  (1-3)  (at UNLV)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  BAY Recap  |  UCD Recap

• (18/16) Baylor 7–11–2  (3-1) … won at UNLV 3–9–1  (1-3)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  BAY Recap  |  UNLV Recap

• (19/18) Louisville 5–5–3  (2-1) … def. Ohio State 4–7–1  (1-3)  (8 inn.; at FAU)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  LOU Recap  |  OSU Recap

• at (20/22) South Alabama 4–5–2  (3-0) … def. McNeese State 1–3–3  (2-2)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  So.AL Recap  |  McN Recap  |  Photos

• (21/25) UAB 4–8–0 … def. Austin Peay 1–3–1  (1-3)  (at South Alabama)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  UAB Recap  |  AP Recap

• (22/20) Stanford 9–13–0  (4-0) … def. Indiana 0–2–1  (1-2)  (5 inn.; Tempe, AZ)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  STAN Recap  |  IU Recap

• (22/20) Stanford 15–14–0  (5-0)…def. Western Michigan 0–0–4  (1-3)  (5; Tempe)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  STAN Recap  |  WMU Recap

• (23/31) Georgia 7–7–4  (3-0) … def. North Texas 4–4–3  (1-2)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  GA Recap  |  No.-TX Recap

• (23/31) Georgia 8–7–1  (4-0) … def. James Madison 2–3–4  (1-3)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  GA Recap  |  JMU Recap  |  GA Video Recap

 Creighton 6–7–2  (3-2) … def. (24/24) California  4–4–1  (1-1)  (Tempe, AZ) 
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  Jays Recap  |  Cal Recap

below – Creighton's Liz Dike

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• (24/24) California 10–12–1 (2-1) … def. Bradley 3–6–2  (0-3)  (Tempe, AZ)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  Cal Recap  |  BRAD Recap

• Illinois State at (25/23) South Florida – canc. 

• at (26/28) Hawaii 9–7–1  (3-1) … def. Hampton 1–2–0  (1-3)
… Final Stats:
HTML & PDF  |  UH Recap  |  HAMP Recap

• at (27/26) Arizona 14 … def. Southern Mississippi 2
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  AZ Recap  |  So.-Miss. Recap

• (28/29) Arkansas 10–6–0  (2-1) … def. San Diego 1–4–1  (0-3)  (5 inn.; at UNLV)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  ARK Recap  |  USD Recap

• at Florida Atlantic 1–5–0  (2-2) … def. (30/31) Tulsa  0–3–0  (3-1)  (8 inn.) 
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  FAU Recap  |  Tulsa Recap

• (31/30) Wisconsin 8–9–1  (1-1) … def. Bethune-Cookman 0–0–0  (0-3) (5; at USF)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  WIS Recap  |  B-C Recap

• (31/30) Wisconsin 2–5–1  (2-1) … def. Illinois State 1–2–1  (1-2)  (at USF)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  WIS Recap  |  Ill.-St. Recap (w/ postgame audio)

• (32/27) North Carolina State 6  (1-4) … def. Boise State 1  (1-2)  (Tempe, AZ)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  NC-St. Recap  |  Boise Recap

• at (33/33) Auburn 12–11–0  (2-0-1) … def. Morehead State 0–1–1  (0-3)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  AUB Recap  |  MORE Recap  |  Photos

• at (33/33) Auburn 9–7–1  (3-0-1) … def. Louisiana-Monroe 2–4–4  (2-1)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  AUB Recap  |  ULM Recap

• (34/32) Virginia Tech 6–8-1  (1-0) … def. Miami (OH) 1–3–2  (1-1)  (at Lipscomb)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  VT Recap  |  Miami-OH Recap

• (34/32) Virginia Tech 5–9–0  (2-0) … def. Tennessee State 0–3–1  (1-1)  (at Lipscomb)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  VT Recap  |  TN-St. Recap

• (34/36) Notre Dame 9–8–1  (1-0) … def. Tennessee Tech 1–4–1  (0-2)  (at Auburn) 
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  ND Recap  |  TN-Tech Recap

North Dakota State 4–9–0  (3-1) … def. (34/36) Notre Dame 1–6–1  (1-1)  (at Auburn)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  NDSU Recap  |  ND Recap

below – North Dakota State's Alex Sobrero

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Kent State 3–5–1  (5-0) … won at (34–) Long Beach State 2–2–0  (2-2)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  Kent Recap  |  LBSU Recap

Texas-Arlington 3–5–3  (2-1) … def. (38/–) BYU 2–4–0  (2-3)  (St. George, UT)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  UTA Recap  |  BYU Recap  |  Photos (UTA)

Colorado State 3–5–0  (3-0) … def. (39/35) Oregon State 2–5–0  (2-3)  (8; Tempe)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  CSU Recap  |  OR-St. Recap

•  (40/39) North Carolina 3–6–0 (1-2) … def. Purdue 2–7–5  (0-1)  (at La.-Lafayette)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  UNC Recap  |  PUR Recap

• (41/34) Western Kentucky 6–6–0  (3-0) … def. Georgetown 0–2–1  (1-3)  (at Florida Gulf Coast)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  WKU Recap  |  GU Recap

• at Florida Gulf Coast 3–5–2  (3-0) … def. (41/34) Western Kentucky 2–5–1  (3-1)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  FGCU Recap  |  WKU Recap

• (–/41) Minnesota 5–6–1  (3-0) … def. SIU Edwardsville 0–3–0  (0-3)  (at LSU)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  MN Recap  |  SIUE Recap

• (–/41) Minnesota 7–12–0  (4-0) … def. Central Arkansas 0–3–1  (0-3)  (at LSU)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  MN Recap  |  UCA Recap

• (–/42) Iowa 6–7–1  (2-1) … def. Presbyterian 3–5–2  (0-3)  (at South Carolina)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  Iowa Recap  |  PRES Recap

below – Florida Gulf Coast's Jessica Barnes

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2–7–14 (Fri.)

CSB360 Gameday Recaps Pages (click on links below, or use navigation links/arrows above to scroll pages).
Feb. 12–13  |  Feb. 9  |  Feb. 8  |  Feb. 7 (below)  |  Feb. 6

GAMEDAY RECAP PAGE – Friday (Feb. 7, 2014)

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Ginny Carroll – pictured during the 2013 season – was one of several heroes who delivered in the clutch for Kentucky during its thrilling 10-inning win over defending NCAA champion Oklahoma on opening day.

Note: of the 44 teams that received votes in the 2014 preseason national polls, 32 of them opened the season at a tournament with at least one other such top team … here's a quick rundown of those top week-1 tournaments (with links to tournament home page, when available):

• Kajikawa Classic  (at Arizona State, other top teams include Oregon, Stanford, Cal, NC State & Oregon State)
• 
USF-Wilson Demarini Tournament  (top teams include Florida, Michigan, South Florida & Wisconsin)
• 
Mizuno Invitational  (at Long Beach State; other top teams include Kentucky)
• 
Easton Tournament  (at Cal State Fullerton; other top teams include Oklahoma & Kentucky)
• 
Sportco Kick-Off Classic  (Las Vegas, NV; top teams include Washington, Baylor & Arkansas)
• 
Louisiana Classic  (top teams include Texas, host Louisiana-Lafayette & North Carolina)
• 
Mardi Gras Invitational  (top teams include host South Alabama, UAB & Syracuse)
• 
Hotel Encanto Invitational  (at New Mexico State; top teams include Nebraska & Florida State)
• 
Kama'aina Classic  (top teams include UCLA & host Hawaii)
• 
Tiger Classic  (top teams include host LSU & Minnesota)
• 
FAU Kick-Off Classic  (top teams include Louisville & Tulsa)
• 
Plainsman Invitational  (top teams include host Auburn & Notre Dame)

After a select group of games the day before, the college softball season kicked into full gear on Friday, Feb. 7 – with most of the nation's top teams in action. Of the 44 that received votes in the preseason national polls, all but five were slated to play on Feb. 7 (Michigan and Notre Dame had their season openers on the 8th, while Missouri, Hofstra and Houston are idle during week-1).

Thursday's 18 games with top teams had produced four upsets (22%; one of them a tie) and Friday yielded the same success rate, as the higher-ranked teams went 43-12 (again 78% wins) in the Feb. 7 games involving teams receiving votes in the national polls. Ten of the 45 games were head-to-head matchups, headlined by (12/14) Kentucky's 5-4, 10-inning thriller vs. the defending champs and 2nd-ranked Oklahoma. That game was played at Cal State Fullerton and the host Titans must have been inspired, adding their own upset of the Sooners later in the day, 3-1.

One other top-10 team suffered the opening-day upset bug, as 8th-ranked Oregon was on the wrong end of a 6-4 score, vs. Cal Poly (in Tempe, Ariz.). On the other coast, tournament host Florida Atlantic was a 3-0 winner of (19/18) Louisville while McNeese State beat (21/25) UAB, 5-3 in tournament action at South Alabama. Minnesota, a team near the bottom of those receiving votes, won both of its Feb. 7 games, including a 1-0 pitchers duel vs. host (17/19) LSU. Arkansas, a team on the fringe of the preseason top-25 (28/29), opened with a loss in tournament action at UNLV, dropping a 5-4 game vs. UC Davis.

In addition to the Kentucky-Oklahoma game and Minnesota-LSU, the day's more compelling matchups yielded the following results: (3/5) Washington was a 7-4 winner over (18/16) Baylor (at UNLV) … 9th-ranked Nebraska bested (15/12) Florida State, 4-3 (at New Mexico State) … 10th-ranked Texas outlasted host (13/15) Louisiana-Lafayette, 10-7 … and (16/13) UCLA won 7-2 at (26/28) Hawaii.

Friday's four other head-to-head matchups included:
• (4/3) Florida 5-3 vs. (31/30) Wisconsin  (at South Florida)
• at (7/7) Arizona State 9–1 vs. (32/27) North Carolina State  (5 inn.)
• (10/10) Texas 7-3 vs. (40/39) North Carolina 
• (20/22) South Alabama 2–1 vs. (–/38) Syracuse 

In addition to seven of the results referenced above, other noteworthy Feb. 7 upsets included:
• Fresno State 1-0 vs. (32/27) North Carolina State  (Tempe, AZ)
• Nevada 10-9 vs. (38/–) BYU  (St. George, UT)
• Cal State Northridge 3-2 vs. (39/35) Oregon State  (Tempe, AZ)
• Northern Iowa 8-7 vs. (40/39) North Carolina  (at La.-Lafayette)
• at South Carolina 10 vs. (–/42) Iowa 

The 55 results from Feb. 7  are listed below, along with postgame links that include the following:
• Final Runs–Hits–Errors linescore and updated season record for both teams 
• Game recap stories from both teams
• Final game statistics, including HTML versions (often with play-by-play) and PDF/printable (as available)
• Links to photo galleries and video (highlights & post game), often embedded
• Some photos also are included to round out the recap display … 

CSB360 Gameday Recaps Pages (click on links below, or use navigation links/arrows above to scroll pages).
Feb. 12–13  |  Feb. 9  |  Feb. 8  |  Feb. 7 (below)  |  Feb. 6

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FRIDAY'S TOP MATCHUPS  (Feb. 7, 2014)
(both teams receiving votes in national polls:
NFCA coaches/USA Softball)   
upsets in italics

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• (12/14) Kentucky 5–9–2 (4-0)
… def. (2/2) 
Oklahoma 4–7–0  (0-1)  (10; at CSF)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  KY Recap  |  OU Recap

• (3/5) Washington 7–14–1  (1-0)
… def. (18/16) Baylor 4–8–0  (0-1)  (at UNLV)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  WA Recap  |  BAY Recap

• (4/3) Florida 5–5–0  (3-0)
… def. (31/30) Wisconsin 3–4–1  (0-1)  (at South Florida)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  FL Recap  |  WIS Recap

• at (7/7) Arizona State 9–13–0  (3-0)
… def. (32/27) North Carolina State 1–2–1  (0-4)  (5 inn.)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  ASU Recap  |  NC-St. Recap
ASU postgame video below:


• (9/9) Nebraska 4–11–2  (2-0) … def. (15/12) Florida State 3–5–5  (0-1)  (at New Mexico State)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  NEB Recap  |  FSU Recap
Nebraska video recap below

• (10/10) Texas 10–8–1  (3-0) … won at (13/15) La. Lafayette (ULL7–7–2  (1-1)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  TX Recap  |  ULL Recap

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• (10/10) Texas 7–15–1  (2-0) … def. (40/39) North Carolina 3–4–4  (0-2)  (at ULL)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  TX Recap  |  UNC Recap

• (16/13) UCLA 7–11–0  (3-0) … won at (26/28) Hawaii 2–2–1  (2-1)  (8 inn.)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  UCLA Recap  |  UH Recap

Sarah Moulton (Minnesota)

• (–/41) Minnesota 1–2–2  (2-0) … won at (17/19) LSU 0–2–0  (0-2)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  MN Recap  |  LSU Recap  |  Photos (LSU)

• (20/22) South Alabama 2–5–1  (2-0) … def. (–/38) Syracuse 1–5–3  (1-1)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  
So.AL Recap  |  SYR Recap
South Alabama postgame video posted below:


• (31/30) Wisconsin at (25/23) South Florida – canc.

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FRIDAY'S OTHER KEY RESULTS  (Feb. 7, 2014)
(both teams receiving votes in national polls: NFCA coaches/USA Softball)   upsets in italics

• (1/1) Tennessee 8–13–0  (1-0) … def. Northern Colorado 0–1–0  (0-1)  (5; Statesboro, GA)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  TN Recap  |  NC Recap
Tennessee postgame video below


• at Cal State Fullerton 3–5–1  (2-0) … def. (2/2) Oklahoma 1–3–0  (0-2)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  CSF Recap  |  OU Recap

• (3/5) Washington 3–5–0  (2-0) … def. San Diego 0–5–2  (0-2)  (at UNLV)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  WA Recap  |  USD Recap

• (4/3) Florida 2–3–0 … def. Illinois State 3–9–0  (at South Florida)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  FL Recap  |  Ill.-St. Recap

• (6/6) Alabama 6–8–0  (1-0) … def. Kennesaw State 0–2–0  (1-1)  (at Troy)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  AL Recap  |  KS Recap

• (6/6) Alabama 10–9-–0  (2-) ... def. North Florida 1–2–3  (1-1)  (5 inn.; at Troy)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  AL Recap  |  UNF Recap
Alabama postgame video below:


Cal Poly 6–7–1  (1-1) … def. (8/8) Oregon 4–9–0  (0-1)  (Tempe, AZ)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  CP Recap  |  OR Recap  

• (8/8) Oregon 10–8–2  (1-1) … def. Fresno State 9–9–2  (0-1)  (8 inn.; Tempe, AZ)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  OR Recap  |  FS Recap

below – Cal Poly's Lauren Moreno

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• (9/9) Nebraska 7–10–1  (1-0) … def. UTEP 0–3–0  (0-1)  (at New Mexico State)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  NEB Recap  |  UTEP Recap
Nebraska video recap below


• (11/11) Texas A&M 10–11–1  (1-0) … def. Dayton 4–8–1  (0-2)  (at UCSB)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  A&M Recap  |  DAY Recap

• (11/11) Texas A&M 9–11–0  (2-0) … won at UC Santa Barbara (UCSB) 1–4–0  (1-1)  (5 inn.)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  A&M Recap  |  UCSB Recap

• (12/14) Kentucky 7–13–0  (3-0) … def. Loyola Marymount 1–3–2  (0-1)  (at CSF)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  KY Recap  |  LMU Recap

• at (13/15) La.-Lafayette (ULL) 10–16–3  (1-0) … def. Northern Iowa 8–11–2  (1-1)  (8 inn.)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  ULL Recap  |  UNI Recap

• (15/12) Florida State 11–10–1  (1-1) … won at New Mexico State 0–2–2  (0-1)  (5 inn.)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  FSU Recap  |  NMSU Recap

• (16/13) UCLA 17–14–1  (2-0) … def. Hampton 0–2–4  (1-2)  (5 inn.; at Hawaii)
… Final Stats: 
HTML & PDF  |  UCLA Recap  |  HAMP Recap

• (17/19) LSU 14–9–0 … def. SIU Edwardsville 2–2–2
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  LSU Recap  |  SIUE Recap  |  Photos (LSU)

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• (18/16) Baylor 9–10–0  (1-1) … def. San Diego 1–2–0  (0-1)  (5 inn.; at UNLV)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  BAY Recap  |  USD Recap

• (19/19) Louisville 7–9–1  (1-0)
… def. Northern Illinois 1–2–4  (0-1)  (at Florida Atlantic)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  LOU Recap  |  NIU Recap

FAU's Christina Martinez (right)

• at Florida Atlantic 3–9–0 … def. (19/18) Louisville 0–8–0
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  FAU Recap  |  LOU Recap

McNeese State 5–7–1  (1-0) … def. (21/25) UAB 3–8–1  (0-2)  (at South Alabama)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  McN Recap  |  UAB Recap

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McNeese State's Alanna DiVittorio (left)

• (22/20) Stanford 13–14–1  (2-0)
… def. San Diego State 1–2–3  (2-1)  (5; Tempe)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  STAN Recap  |  SDSU Recap

• (22/20) Stanford 4–14–2  (3-0)
… def. Northwestern 3–5–1  (0-1)  (Tempe, AZ)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  STAN Recap  |  NW Recap

• at (23/21) Georgia 1–4–0  (1-0) … def. Winthrop 0–2–1  (1-1)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  GA Recap  |  WIN Recap

• at (23/21) Georgia 10–11–1  (2-0)
… def. North Texas 2–3–1  (1-1)  (6 inn.)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  GA Recap  |  No.-TX Recap    Photos  |  Video Recap

• (24/24) California 8–13–3  (1-0) … def. New Mexico 2–8–2  (0-2)  (Tempe, AZ)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  Cal Recap  |  UNM Recap

• at (27/26) Arizona 9–9–0 … def. Southern Mississippi 0–2–3  (5 inn.)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  AZ Recap  |  So.-Miss. Recap

• at (26/28) Hawaii 7–9-0  (2-0) … def. Delaware 0–2–2  (0-3)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  UH Recap  |  DEL Recap

UC Davis 5–7–0  (1-0) … def. (28/29) Arkansas 4–10–0  (0-1)  (at UNLV)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  UCD Recap  |  ARK Recap

• (28/29) Arkansas 12–9–2  (1-1) … won at UNLV 4–8–1  (0-1)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  ARK Recap  |  UNLV Recap

• (30/31) Tulsa 5–10–1  (1-0) … def. St. John's 1–4–4  (0-1)  (at Florida Atlantic)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  Tulsa Recap  |  SJU Recap

• (30/31) Tulsa 1–6–1  (2-0) … def. Ohio State 0–3–0  (0-1)  (8 inn.; at Florida Atlantic)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  Tulsa Recap  |  OSU Recap

Fresno State 1–6–1  (1-1) … def. (32/27) North Carolina State 0–2–1  (0-3)  (Tempe, AZ)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  FS Recap  |  NC-St. Recap

• at (33/33) Auburn 11–13–2  (1-0-1) … def. North Dakota State 3–5–2  (1-1)  (6)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  AUB Recap  |  NDSU Recap

• at (34–) Long Beach St 8–10–1  (2-1)…def. George Washington 0–4–1  (0-2)  (6)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  LBSU Recap  |  GW Recap  |  Photos

Lipscomb at (34/32) Virginia Tech – canc.

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Nevada's Jasmine Jenkins (left)

Nevada 10–11–2  (1-0) … def. (38/–) BYU 9–9-2  (1-2)  (St. George, UT)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  NV Recap  |  BYU Recap

• (38/–) BYU 13–10–2  (2-2) … def. East Carolina 5–6–1  (1-1)  (6; St. George, UT)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  BYU Recap  |  ECU Recap

• (39/35) Oregon State 12–12–1  (2-1) … def. Penn State 10–11–0  (0-1)  (Tempe)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  OR-St. Recap  |  PSU Recap

• Cal State Northridge 3–8–0  (1-1)
… def. (39/35) Oregon State 2–6–1  (2-2)  (Tempe)

… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  CSN Recap  |  OR-St. Recap

• (–/38) Syracuse 9–15–1  (1-0) … def. Austin Peay 0–0–4  (1-1)  (6 inn.; at South Alabama)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  SYR Recap  |  AP Recap  |  Postgame Video (AP)

Northern Iowa 8–9-3 (1-0) … def. (40/39) North Carolina 7–12–2  (0-1)  (at La.-Lafayette)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  UNI Recap  |  UNC Recap

below – Northern Iowa's Chelsea Ross (wearing #26 this season)

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• (41/34) Western Kentucky 9–8–1  (1-0) … def. Liberty 1–4–5  (0-1)  (at Florida Gulf Coast)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  WKU Recap  |  LIB Recap

• (41/34) Western Kentucky 3–8–1  (2-0) … def. Mississippi 2–6–0  (0-1)  (at FL Gulf Coast)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  WKU Recap  |  OleMiss Recap

• (–/41) Minnesota 8–7-1  (1-0) … def. Murray State 2–3–3  (1-1)  (at LSU)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  MN Recap  |  MUR Recap

• (–/42) Iowa 5–9–0  (1-0) … def. UNC Greensboro 0–1–2  (0-1)  (at South Carolina)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  Iowa Recap  |  UNCG Recap

• at South Carolina 1–5–3  (1-0) … def. (–/42) Iowa 0–3–3  (1-1)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  SC Recap (w video recap)  |  Iowa Recap  |  Postgame Video (SC)

below – South Carolina's Keylea Snaer

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2–6–14 (Thur.)

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OPENING DAY – GAMEDAY RECAP PAGE – Thursday (Feb. 6, 2014)

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Ace pitcher Farish Beard led South Alabama to a season-opening win over fellow top-25 team UAB, as the Jaguars opened their tournament that included another top opponent in Syracuse.

 Note: of the 44 teams that received votes in the 2014 preseason national polls, 32 of them opened the season at a tournament with at least one other such top team … here's a quick rundown of those top week-1 tournaments (with links to tournament home page, when available):

• Kajikawa Classic  (at Arizona State, other top teams include Oregon, Stanford, Cal, NC State & Oregon State)
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USF-Wilson Demarini Tournament  (top teams include Florida, Michigan, South Florida & Wisconsin)
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Mizuno Invitational  (at Long Beach State; other top teams include Kentucky)
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Easton Tournament  (at Cal State Fullerton; other top teams include Oklahoma & Kentucky)
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Sportco Kick-Off Classic  (Las Vegas, NV; top teams include Washington, Baylor & Arkansas)
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Louisiana Classic  (top teams include Texas, host Louisiana-Lafayette & North Carolina)
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Mardi Gras Invitational  (top teams include host South Alabama, UAB & Syracuse)
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Hotel Encanto Invitational  (at New Mexico State; top teams include Nebraska & Florida State)
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Kama'aina Classic  (top teams include UCLA & host Hawaii)
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Tiger Classic  (top teams include host LSU & Minnesota)
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FAU Kick-Off Classic  (top teams include Louisville & Tulsa)
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Plainsman Invitational  (top teams include host Auburn & Notre Dame)

The 2014 college softball season kicked off on Thursday, Feb. 6, with several noteworthy teams taking the plunge to play on the first day while most others played their opening games on Friday the 7th. The Feb. 6 games included 18 involving teams that received votes in the national polls, led by six head-to-head battles. Based on the preseason polling, only four of these 18 day-1 games results in upsets (all of them among teams that were "receiving votes" outside of the top-25).

The most compelling opening-day matchup came in Baton Rouge, as 10-ranked Texas won 6-1 at (17/19) LSU. There were two other top-25 matchups on day-1, with (4/3) Florida winning 10-3 at (25/23) South Florida while (20/22) South Alabama opened its home tournament with an 8-0 win over (21/25) UAB).

Among the six head-to-head matchups between teams receiving votes in the preseason polls, only one was won by the team receiving fewer votes, essentially a minor upset as (39/35) Oregon State beat (32/27) North Carolina State, 6-2, in Tempe at the Kajikawa Classic. NC State actually played twice on opening day, also dropping a 9-1 game to (22/20) Stanford. Finally, (12/14) Kentucky kicked off its strong opening week in southern California with a 10-0 win at (34/–) Long Beach State, in five innings.

Opening day's three other noteworthy results were losses by teams near the bottom of the receiving votes list, as San Diego State beat (39/35) Oregon State, 6-3 in Tempe, and Troy played to a 5-5 final vs. visiting (33/33) Auburn while Weber State posted a 4-3 win over (38/–) BYU, in St. George, Utah.

These 18 opening-day results are listed below, along with postgame links that include the following:
• Final Runs–Hits–Errors linescore and updated season record for both teams 
• Game recap stories from both teams
• Final game statistics, including HTML versions (often with play-by-play) and PDF/printable (as available)
• Links to photo galleries and video (highlights & post game), often embedded
• Some photos also are included to round out the recap display … 

Stephanie Ceo (below) and her Texas teammates opened the season with a road win over fellow top-20 team LSU … the Longhorns then headed to Louisiana-Lafayette, where an up-and-down weekend was awaiting them.

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THURSDAY'S TOP MATCHUPS  (Feb. 6, 2014)
(both teams receiving votes in national polls: NFCA coaches/USA Softball)    italics indicate upsets

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• (4/3) Florida 10–5–1  (1-0)
… won at (25/23) South Florida 3–7–1  (0-1)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  FL Recap  |  USF Recap


• (10/10) Texas 6–7–0  (1-0)
… won at (17/19) LSU 1–4–0 (0-1)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  TX Recap  |  LSU Recap  Photos (LSU)
Texas postgame video below:


• (12/14) Kentucky 10–10–0  (2-0) … won at (34/–) Long Beach State 0–4–1  (0-1)  (5 inn.)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  KY Recap  |  LBSU Recap  |  Photos

• at (20/22) South Alabama 8–7–0  (1-0) … def. (21/25) UAB 0–1–0  (0-)  (5 inn.)
… Final Stats: HTMLPDF  |  So.AL Recap  |  UAB Recap  |  Photos
South Alabama postgame video below:


(22/20) Stanford 9–9–1  (1-0) … def. (32/27) North Carolina State 1–4–2  (0-2)  (5; Tempe, AZ)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  STAN Recap  |  NC-St. Recap

(39/35) Oregon State 6–12–0  (1-0) … def. (32/27) North Carolina State 2–10–1  (0-1)  (Tempe)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  OR-St. Recap  |  NC-St. Recap

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THURSDAY'S OTHER KEY RESULTS  (Feb. 6, 2014)
(teams receiving votes in national polls: NFCA coaches/USA Softball)  italics indicate upsets

• at (7/7) Arizona State 3–5–0  (1-0) … def. Creighton 0–1–1  (0-2)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  ASU Recap  |  Jays Recap

• at (7/7) Arizona State 9–11–0  (2-0) … def. New Mexico 0–4–0  (0-1)  (5 inn.)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  ASU Recap  |  UNM Recap
ASU video (highlight & postgame) below:




• (12/14) Kentucky 6–10–0  (1-0) … def. Santa Clara 0–0–0  (0-1)  (at Long Beach)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  KY Recap  |  SCU Recap

• (16/13) UCLA 10–7–0  (1-0) … def. Delaware 0–0–2  (0-1)  (5 inn.; at Hawaii)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  UCLA Recap  |  DEL Recap

• at (25/23) South Florida 9–10–0 … def. Bethune-Cookman 0–3–4  (5 inn.)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  USF Recap  |  B-C Recap

• at (26/28) Hawaii 2–2–1  (1-0) … def. Hampton 0–3–0  (0-1)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  UH Recap  |  HAMP Recap
Hawaii video recap below


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San Diego State 6–10–1  (2-0)
… def. (39/35) Oregon State 3–6–3  (1-1)  (Tempe, AZ)

… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  SDSU Recap  |  OR-St. Recap

Patrice Jackson (San Diego State)

• at Troy 5–5–1  (0-0-1) … tied. (33/33) Auburn 5–2–0  (0-0-1)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  Troy Recap  |  AUB Recap

• at (34/–) Long Beach State 8–9–0  (1-1) … def. Santa Clara 0–3–1  (0-2)  (5 inn.)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  LBSU Recap  |  SCU Recap  |  Photos

Weber State 4–3–1  (1-0) … def. (38/–) BYU 3–4–1  (0-1)  (St. George, UT)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  WS Recap  |  BYU Recap

BYU 10–8–1  (1-1) … def. Southern Utah 2–1–0  (0-2)  (St. George, UT)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF  |  
BYU Recap  |  So.-Utah Recap

below – Troy's Michelle Phelps

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