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TPM you are correct. Making it to Omaha is SO difficult. You have to be good, but you also most often need some breaks to go your way. Maybe not so much luck because you generally put yourself in the position to get lucky. Last night is a perfect case in point. Had Langworthy not smoked that ball, the lucky (or unlucky if you are an Auburn fan) bounce would never have happened. And yes, the pitcher left that ball up with 2 strikes, but the batter still had to put a good swing on it, and he did. Auburn made a couple of incredible plays on defense to even stay in that game. On the other hand, UF left a LOT of base runners stranded throughout that series that could have cost them. Wins so often come down to who executed the best in clutch situations.

I still think pitching and defense will win. I will say that we played 5 of the 8 teams this year. I’m not saying they will win it (and I hope they don’t), but Oregon State has the best team. I am a homer and am pulling for the SEC. One of Nick’s best friends, and summer teammates / battery mate with the East Cobb Astros, is Cody Roberts from UNC. He also has a high school teammate on Miss State. But Oregon State’s lineup can flat RAKE!!  1,2,3 and 5 were all drafted and 4 will most likely be a first round guy next year. They have the best approach at the plate of anyone we saw all year. But I also can attest that Arkansas lineup is the scariest one. Any one of the 9 can leave the yard at any time. Not even TD Ameritrade is gonna contain them. It should be interesting. I can’t wait to watch. 

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