North Carolina and MSU advance to winners bracket with wins over Oregon State and Washington, respectively.
I thought that OSU might win the opener but the Tarheels started hot and knocked OSU’s starting pitcher out early.
MSU’s magical post season just keeps on rolling with another walk off hit to put them in the winners bracket.
Today, we have Arkansas vs Texas in the early game and Texas Tech vs Florida in game two.
Should be some good baseball.
Who does everyone have winning today?
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Arkansas, Florida.
I think that UNC only had their starter in for 1 inning. I think the wind and temperatures have a lot to do with that game and caught both teams off guard. Heimlichs pitches have crazy movement. He will be able to pitch again this week.
I liked Washington's approach. Keep everything on the ground.
Arkansas, UF for the win today. I DONT want to see an SEC matchup for the championship. The committee said they wanted to avoid that, but poor planning.
Would like to see an ACC vs SEC matchup.
It sure seems like the committee did a lot to keep that from happening. SEC schools were matched up with each other in the same sides of brackets a lot.
Arkansas has faced Florida, Texas Tech, Texas, and Mississippi State in the regular season this year prior to Omaha. Obviously, the SEC’s remaining schools have faced each other but that’s still a pretty crazy stat for Arkansas considering there are only 8 teams left.
I’d like to see that ACC SEC matchup too but I’m not sure how I feel about the committee manipulating the bracket to avoid a single conference matchup.
Pac12 fans feel the same playwitheffort.
TPM posted:Arkansas, Florida.
I think that UNC only had their starter in for 1 inning. I think the wind and temperatures have a lot to do with that game and caught both teams off guard. Heimlichs pitches have crazy movement. He will be able to pitch again this week.
I liked Washington's approach. Keep everything on the ground.
Arkansas, UF for the win today. I DONT want to see an SEC matchup for the championship. The committee said they wanted to avoid that, but poor planning.
Would like to see an ACC vs SEC matchup.
It should be about the two best teams in the championship game. The NCAA should not be manipulating the bracket.
Agreed but they got a lot of lip service due to the LSU vs UF match up last year.
Same thing could happen again between MSU and UF. I guesscwith so many teams from one conference thats what happens.
Arkansas advances to winners bracket with 11-5 win.
Up 5-2 in bottom of the 6th bases loaded / no outs and lightning forces a delay of almost 3 hours.
The Hogs scored 6 more runs in the inning when play resumed and took an 11-2 lead that broke it open for good.
Florida and Texas Tech up next.
The brackets go all the way back to how teams were seeded headed into the regionals. If things went according to plan (no upsets) #1 would play #2 in the best of three finals. Stanford was the #2 seed.
Nothing was rearranged for the CWS. There wasn’t one SEC #1 seed set up to face another SEC #1 seed in the next round. Any SEC v. SEC matchups have occurred due to a lower seed beating a higher seed. It’s by pure chance (upset wins in their region) the two teams with the worst records played each other in the first round of the CWS.
UF falls into the losers bracket after a great performance by the offense. "Wreck em", they did for sure.
TPM posted:UF falls into the losers bracket after a great performance by the offense. "Wreck em", they did for sure.
Ordering your Tech shirt now...
Go44dad posted:TPM posted:UF falls into the losers bracket after a great performance by the offense. "Wreck em", they did for sure.
Ordering your Tech shirt now...
Swap TT Red Raiders for FAU OWLs!!
After Matt lea's twitter post I am pulling for Mississippi!
Arkansas looked really good, at least the bats. I've watched a lot of UT baseball this season and they got rocked.
Dadof3 posted:After Matt lea's twitter post I am pulling for Mississippi!
#HAILSTATE
GO DOGS!!! 🐶
Go RazorPigs! I have to get behind somebody, and they impressed me with arms, defense and bats.
Go Heels!!! Excited to see this one tonight. Should be a good one.
Coach_May posted:Go Heels!!! Excited to see this one tonight. Should be a good one.
As a steadfast ACC guy (sports and professionally), I'm pulling for UNC.
Crazy seeing Oregon State losing again. Are they going to go 2 and out?
3and2Fastball posted:Crazy seeing Oregon State losing again. Are they going to go 2 and out?
Mother Nature isn’t letting anyone find out!
3and2Fastball posted:Crazy seeing Oregon State losing again. Are they going to go 2 and out?
There are 27 outs in every game!
OSU 14 Washington 5 Final.
I would not count out Florida or Oregan State. Both teams have the pitching depth to fight through the loser’s bracket.
Well if you listen to the ESPN crew they should cancel the rest of the CWS and just give the trophy to OSU.
3 games on the schedule today, and more bad weather. Frustrating.
MidAtlanticDad posted:3 games on the schedule today, and more bad weather. Frustrating.
This is not a new situation. It rained when we went to Omaha and that was a while ago. With such hot days, mid afternoon storms are inevitable. The teams also plan their activities around their schedules and transportation is based on wins and losses.
Unfortunetly the schedule is based on ESPNs programming. With this weather you have to start the first game earlier. Not because its costing the NCAA more money but because its frustrating for the players.
TPM posted:MidAtlanticDad posted:3 games on the schedule today, and more bad weather. Frustrating.
This is not a new situation. It rained when we went to Omaha and that was a while ago. With such hot days, mid afternoon storms are inevitable. The teams also plan their activities around their schedules and transportation is based on wins and losses.
Unfortunetly the schedule is based on ESPNs programming. With this weather you have to start the first game earlier. Not because its costing the NCAA more money but because its frustrating for the players.
Agree with you on the weather. Starting earlier makes sense but I do think they are trying to balance the different times zones for TV coverage. 2PM CT, obviously, is a noon start on pacific time.
When March Madness has 64 teams, they start early on Thursday and Friday and then move to prime time as the field narrows. Of course, they play indoors too.
MSU 0
UNC 1
End of 1.
Love watching these games.
I picked Ark/Tx winner vs OSU in finals. Even though OSU lost first game, I will stick with my choices.
RFF
ps: Sincerely wish I was there. 
Hail State!!!
Coach_May posted:Well if you listen to the ESPN crew they should cancel the rest of the CWS and just give the trophy to OSU.
When there’s a blowout the announcers job is to keep viewers from changing the channel. They typically make it seem like if you change the channel you will miss something special. And the team is loaded. They have the best record over the past two years.
There is no doubt their team is loaded. I believe they are the most talented team in the tourney. And I could see them excessively gloating over one team the entire night if the only people watching were OSU fans. But I highly doubt that's the case. The problem I have with ESPN is they can't get off of something once they get on it. From a rally banana to a player's walk up routine. They make me want to change the channel. But I could be the only one that stuff bothers and that wouldn't surprise me either.
MSU has got the juju!
Kind of surprised with UNCs performance.
Go Mississippi! Some pretty bad errors that last inning and mississippi capitalized on it.
UNC's fielding has been horrible. Bergner was fantastic, but made 1 bad pitch.
Coach_May posted:There is no doubt their team is loaded. I believe they are the most talented team in the tourney. And I could see them excessively gloating over one team the entire night if the only people watching were OSU fans. But I highly doubt that's the case. The problem I have with ESPN is they can't get off of something once they get on it. From a rally banana to a player's walk up routine. They make me want to change the channel. But I could be the only one that stuff bothers and that wouldn't surprise me either.
There’s no doubt ESPN beats a theme to death. If you use “banana” for the drinking game when Mississippi State is playing you won’t be able to stand for the 7th inning stretch. Then there’s Ben McDonald who thinks there’s only one conference in college baseball.
RJM posted:Coach_May posted:There is no doubt their team is loaded. I believe they are the most talented team in the tourney. And I could see them excessively gloating over one team the entire night if the only people watching were OSU fans. But I highly doubt that's the case. The problem I have with ESPN is they can't get off of something once they get on it. From a rally banana to a player's walk up routine. They make me want to change the channel. But I could be the only one that stuff bothers and that wouldn't surprise me either.
There’s no doubt ESPN beats a theme to death. If you use “banana” for the drinking game when Mississippi State is playing you won’t be able to stand for the 7th inning stretch. Then there’s Ben McDonald who thinks there’s only one conference in college baseball.
It wasn’t just OSU they were gloating over. I thought we were going to get an update on Clemens brushing his teeth before going to bed at night.
They were all over Kody and Roger during the Arkansas / Texas game.
Been following MS since regionals. It's been a wild ride and fun to watch. They've got some great momentum and the kids seem to think they're unbeatable. Great coaching by an "interim" manager Henderson.
PlayWithEffort posted:RJM posted:Coach_May posted:There is no doubt their team is loaded. I believe they are the most talented team in the tourney. And I could see them excessively gloating over one team the entire night if the only people watching were OSU fans. But I highly doubt that's the case. The problem I have with ESPN is they can't get off of something once they get on it. From a rally banana to a player's walk up routine. They make me want to change the channel. But I could be the only one that stuff bothers and that wouldn't surprise me either.
There’s no doubt ESPN beats a theme to death. If you use “banana” for the drinking game when Mississippi State is playing you won’t be able to stand for the 7th inning stretch. Then there’s Ben McDonald who thinks there’s only one conference in college baseball.
It wasn’t just OSU they were gloating over. I thought we were going to get an update on Clemens brushing his teeth before going to bed at night.
They were all over Kody and Roger during the Arkansas / Texas game.
What are the Conines doing this week?
RJM posted:PlayWithEffort posted:RJM posted:Coach_May posted:There is no doubt their team is loaded. I believe they are the most talented team in the tourney. And I could see them excessively gloating over one team the entire night if the only people watching were OSU fans. But I highly doubt that's the case. The problem I have with ESPN is they can't get off of something once they get on it. From a rally banana to a player's walk up routine. They make me want to change the channel. But I could be the only one that stuff bothers and that wouldn't surprise me either.
There’s no doubt ESPN beats a theme to death. If you use “banana” for the drinking game when Mississippi State is playing you won’t be able to stand for the 7th inning stretch. Then there’s Ben McDonald who thinks there’s only one conference in college baseball.
It wasn’t just OSU they were gloating over. I thought we were going to get an update on Clemens brushing his teeth before going to bed at night.
They were all over Kody and Roger during the Arkansas / Texas game.
What are the Conines doing this week?
Kody was just getting a lot of love. He’s obviously one of their marquee guys so it makes sense but it got a little over bearing during the broadcast. Of course Roger was there in the stands so he got a lot of camera time too.
It just felt like they had a lot of material ready. I guess they need to support the Longhorn network too.
I was pulling for Arkansas so I might have noticed it more than most.
Well crap!!! Work all day and excited to watch Arkansas v Texas Tech and it gets PPD until tomorrow... at this rate I won’t see any of the games except for weekends 🤬
oh well, #HAILSTATE GO DOGS! 🐶
At least it’s only forecasted to rain six of the next seven days.
