The College World Series starts tomorrow with two games from Bracket 1:
North Carolina State vs Stanford at 1:00 PM CDT
Vanderbilt vs Arizona at 6:00 PM CDT
Sunday, the games are from Bracket 2:
Virginia vs Tennessee at 1:00 PM CDT
Mississippi State vs Texas at 6:00 PM CDT
Monday the winners from Bracket 1 will play at 6:00 PM CDT and the losers will play at 1:00 PM CDT. Tuesday it will be the same from Bracket 2.
I’m picking Stanford vs Texas for the final.
Stanford down 4-0 to the Wolfpack in T4.
Some draft prospects in the game who might be in range of the Astros when they start picking: Stanford starting pitcher Brendan Beck, NC State C Luca Tresh, NC State SS Jose Torres, NC State CF Tyler McDonough, NC State 1B Austin Murr, Stanford 2B Tim Tawa, Stanford 1B Nick Brueser, Stanford RF Christian Robinson
Draft prospects in tonight’s Vandy/Arizona game who are realistic targets for the Astros: Vandy OF Isaiah Thomas, Arizona OF Ryan Holgate, Arizona 1B Brandon Boissiere, Arizona starting pitcher Chase Silseth, Vandy 1B Dominic Keegan, Arizona 2B Kobe Kato, Vandy C CJ Rodriguez, Arizona CF Donta Williams, Vandy LHP Hugh Fisher, Vandy RHP Ethan Smith.
Power numbers for both Bossiere and Holgate are depressed by Hi Corbett Field (the UofA’s home park and also where the Spring Training scenes in Major League were filmed). It’s very comparable to TD Ameritrade Park. I’d expect to their numbers go up in minor league ball.
Hopefully, playing at Hi Corbett means they and the rest of the BatCats will have a hell of a lot success in Omaha. Candy’s pitching is no joke, though.
Bear Down.
Looks to me like NC State is hot at the right time, and that if you underestimate them you may regret it.
Final: NC State 10, Stanford 4
Wow.
Kumar is marred…gives up 3 runs in the 1st inning to the Wildcats.
Cannot…come…soon…enough
Whistling?! HOLY SHIT! VANDY IS STEALING SIGNS!
Vandy ties us up at 3 with a HR in the 4th and the AZ CFer hit the wall at a dead sprint. Surprised he’s walking.
Kumar rocked. Huge 2-out 2R HR in the 6th puts AZ up 5-3. No danger of running into the wall, the RF never moved.
Weird to watch a 10th inning that starts with no ghostrunner.
I hate those Vandy unis.
I prefer their gold unis but kinda like these as well.
Along with watching my alma mater give away 2 leads against the tennessee anchors, those fucking whistles were just as downright awful to experience on TV.
Not feeling confident about Arizona’s chances against The Tree in the losers bracket, but a girl can dream.
At least the Astros won.
Let’s go BatCats.
BEAR DOWN.
Mississippi State is pitching their asses off. Longhorns one hit and eighteen strikeouts through 7.
Now 2-0 Bulldogs.
Tex, no more predictions of college baseball. You suck at it.
Of course, you are deliriously happy now.
Clearly.
I’m always for the Big XII. I would prefer the other eight Big XII teams before UT, but they’re the last one in the tournament so I’m rooting for them. Which hasn’t helped at all.
Mississippi State hold on by the skin of their teeth and win 2-1 with the tying run on third.
Longhorns will have to take the long road.