Mikie Mahtook (Courtesy of LSU Media Relations)

The final game of day 3 in the College World Series sees SEC rivals Arkansas and LSU facing off. Arkansas had a 40-22 record while LSU had a 52-16 record. The Razorbacks sent Brett Eibner to the hill as he is 5-4 with a 4.61 ERA while LSU countered with Louis Coleman who is 13-2 with a 2.74 ERA in 22 appearances (14 starts). Both teams won their opening games of the College World Series with Arkansas beating Cal-State Fullerton 10-6 while LSU beat Virginia 9-5. Read the rest of this entry »

Keith Werman (Courtesy of UVA Media Relations)

The third day of action in the College World Series kicks off with Cal State Fullerton taking on the Virginia Cavaliers in an elimination game. Cal-State Fullerton enters with a 47-15 record and an 0-1 record in the CWS after losing to 10-6. Virginia enters with a 48-14-1 record while also being 0-1 in the CWS after losing to LSU 9-5. The Cavaliers sent Robert Morey to the hill as he has a 3-0 record in 17 appearances (8 starts) accumulating a 3.11 ERA while striking out 83 batters in 63.2 innings. Read the rest of this entry »

Russell Moldenhauer (Courtesy of Texas Media Relations)

The Texas Longhorns and Southern Miss Golden Eagles faced off in the nightcap on Sunday evening. Texas entered the game with a 46-14-1 record while Southern Miss entered with a 40-24 mark. The Longhorns sent Sophomore RHP Cole Green to the hill with his 5-3 record in 18 appearances (17 starts) while compiling an ERA of 3.02. Southern Miss started Todd McInnis who won the 2009 C-USA Pitcher of the Year award. He is 9-4 with a 3.61 ERA in 18 appearances (17 starts). Read the rest of this entry »

The Arizona State Sun Devils took on the North Carolina Tar Heels in the opening game of the second day of action at the College World Series. Arizona State enters the game with a 49-12 record while North Carolina has a 47-16 record. ASU sent LHP and Australian native Josh Spence to the hill as he sported a 9-1 record with a 2.33 ERA. Spence was selected in the third round (110 overall) by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. UNC countered with RHP Alex White who was 8-4 record and a 4.13 ERA. White was selected in the first round (15th overall) by the Cleveland Indians. Read the rest of this entry »

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The LSU Tigers took on the Virginia Cavaliers in the second game of the College World Series. The Tigers entered the game with a 51-16 record while Virginia has a 48-13-1 record. Virginia sent freshman LHP Danny Hultzen to the mound as he sports a 9-1 record with a 2.09 ERA while LSU countered with Sophomore RHP Anthony Ranaudo is 10-3 with a 2.95 ERA. Read the rest of this entry »

The opening game of the College World Series featured the Arkansas Razorbacks taking on the Cal-State Fullerton Titans. Arkansas entered the game with a 39-22 record while the Titans of Cal-State Fullerton had a 47-14 record. Arkansas started junior lefty Dallas Keuchel who had a 7-3 record with a 4.04 ERA in 16 starts. Cal-State Fullerton countered with freshman Noe Ramirez who is 9-1 with a 2.86 ERA in 19 appearances including 14 starts. Read the rest of this entry »

Tempe, AZ – A Jason Kipnis home run onto Rural Road in the bottom of the first inning energized a sellout crowd of 4,381 on Saturday night at Winkles Field – Packard Stadium at Brock Ballpark in game 1 of the Tempe Super Regional.  And by the time the evening was over, Mike Leake had secured his nation leading 16 win of the season and the 40^th of his ASU career.  The 7 to 4 victory over the Clemson Tigers puts the Sun Devils one win away from a return to Omaha and the College World Series, while the Tigers now hope to emulate Fresno State of last year and take the next two.

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“It’s pretty obvious what happened. Our tail was kicked tonight. We never got into a rhythm. I’d be shocked if we’re not chomping at the bit tomorrow. I hope [our team] is not looking for a motivational speech [from me]. – Louisville Manager Dan McConnell after the Cardinals 12-0 loss at the hands of Cal State Fullerton. Read the rest of this entry »

For the 2^nd straight year I’ve had the privilege of covering the Fullerton Super Regional, and for the first time in those three games the win has gone in favor of the Titans. Daniel Renken improved his record to 11-2 with a complete game shutout of the Louisville Cardinals in a 12-0 victory for Fullerton. Read the rest of this entry »

BATON ROUGE, La. – Derek McCallum collected four extra-base hits and seven RBI, and No. 21 Minnesota plated 13 runs over the final three innings to defeat Baylor 15-12 in an elimination game Sunday afternoon at Alex Box Stadium. Read the rest of this entry »

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BATON ROUGE, La. – A record crowd watched as Anthony Ranaudo was dominant for 9.0 innings and No. 3 national seed Louisiana State knocked off Baylor 3-2 in 10 innings to advance to the championship round of the Baton Rouge Regional Saturday night at Alex Box Stadium. Read the rest of this entry »

BATON ROUGE, La. – Kyle Knudson’s two-out RBI single plated Matt Nohelty with the winning run as second-seeded and 21st-ranked Minnesota knocked off fourth-seeded Southern 11-8 in Saturday afternoon’s elimination game at Alex Box Stadium. Read the rest of this entry »