Running NCAA baseball tourney thread

[MileHigh]

Super Regional matchups:

Vanderbilt regional vs. Virginia regional
Long Beach regional vs. San Diego regional
Arizona State regional vs. Mississippi regional
Wichita regional vs. Texas regional
Rice regional vs. Texas A&M regional
Missouri regional vs. Arkansas regional
Florida State regional vs. Coastal Carolina regional
South Carolina regional vs. North Carolina regional

 

[Oz]

Someone beat Mizzou, please.

 

[BigRed]

I LOVE BLADING MY SAND WEDGE

I LOVE TROPICAL STORM BARRY!!!!

 

[Terence Mann]

Super Regional matchups:

Vanderbilt regional vs. Virginia regional
Long Beach regional vs. San Diego regional
Arizona State regional vs. Mississippi regional
Wichita regional vs. Texas regional
Rice regional vs. Texas A&M regional
Missouri regional vs. Arkansas regional
Florida State regional vs. Coastal Carolina regional
South Carolina regional vs. North Carolina regional

How dare the NCAA match up two pairs of Eastern time zone regionals, including a Carolina-Carolina matchup, and three pairs of Central time zone regionals? Bias, I tell you!

 

[Del_B_Vista]

Back in the day when the re-seeded the CWS, one year the SEC had three teams make it to Omaha. All three wound up in the same four-team double-elimination tourney. $h!t happens.

 

[slappy4428]

love that west coast bias with SAn Diego getting a national seed it didn't deserve and bowing out in two games

Hmmm, and the team that put them out is from ... what part of the country?

 

[slappy4428]

Someone muck Fizzou, please.

 

[zagoshe]

Can someone please explain to me how Mike Martin continues to keep his job at Florida State even though year after year after year his team is one of the most woefully underachieving postseason outfits in the country.

How many more years do they have to enter the playoffs as one of the top seeds, get to host the damn regionals and not even be able to make it out of the first few rounds?

They have no shot of beating Miss. State twice and it wouldn't shock me if they laid down and died like the dogs they are later today when they play Stetson.

 

[Birdscribe]

Super Regional matchups:

Vanderbilt regional vs. Virginia regional
Long Beach regional vs. San Diego regional
Arizona State regional vs. Mississippi regional
Wichita regional vs. Texas regional
Rice regional vs. Texas A&M regional
Missouri regional vs. Arkansas regional
Florida State regional vs. Coastal Carolina regional
South Carolina regional vs. North Carolina regional

My bad. I didn't know the super pairings were out yet.

Exactly right. And with a 4 seed (Illinois-Chicago) into the Long Beach final, the Titans incredibly have a chance, as a 2-seed, to host a sub-regional and would be a heavy favorite to get to Omaha.

Absolutely surreal. I'm not seeing Long Beach spit the bit -- either against Ill-Chi or the Titans -- but that would be incredible.

The '05 team that gagged the Super against Arizona St. would kill this team.

(And with this, I join the 2,500 Club). ;D

 

[slappy4428]

hmmmm, another big ten team heads to the regional final... michigan over vandy

 

[Moderator1]

The only thing I hate worse than college baseball weekends is rain on college baseball weekends.

 

[BigRed]

The only thing I hate worse than college baseball weekends is rain on college baseball weekends.

Amen on that account. I'm just glad it's sunny in my little corner of the tournament today......

 

[ondeadline]

North Carolina rallied from two runs down in the ninth inning to beat East Carolina on Saturday. If the Tar Heels have many more celebrations like they had after that victory, they might lose some players:
<a href="http://www.newsobserver.com/sports/story/589812.html">
Below is the most interesting part of this story.</a>

CHAPEL HILL - Maybe there will be another celebration, a much bigger one, one that also is injury free.

But Saturday evening, North Carolina was so head-over-heels ecstatic after rallying to edge East Carolina 11-10 in a wild NCAA regional game that a wild celebration seemed appropriate.

Down 10-8 heading into the bottom of the ninth, the Tar Heels scored three runs -- the clincher coming on freshman Dustin Ackley's single to center field that scored Reid Fronk, who had singled earlier.

That sent the Tar Heels swarming on Fronk, who wound up at the bottom of a pile-up and with a cut on his head that required five stitches. Winning pitcher Rob Wooten also suffered a broken tooth.

 

[Claws for Concern]

For those who say San Diego choked ... you are absolutely right. They did, however, deserve a top 8 seeding.

 

[micropolitan guy]

Slayy,

Just curious here (seriously). What was the last Big 10 team to make it to Omaha?

I remember when Michigan was very good, but they were also cheating their asses off and got put on probation, as I recall (Hmm, sounds like the Michigan basketball story).

 

[Terence Mann]

Michigan in 1984. Lost to Cal State Fullerton and New Orleans and went home.

 

[Hammer Pants]

I would hate playing outside in February and March in places like Kentucky and Tennessee ... I can't imagine playing at Notre Dame or in the Big Ten. Or most of the Big 12, for that, matter. Yuck. I played baseball nearly year-round from the age of 6 to 18, and cold weather games sucked.

 

[Terence Mann]

I just heard an announcer say "Rob Childress is still conversating" with the umpire after a controversial call. If someone is at the regional in College Station, please go find this guy and slap him.

 

[Blitz]

Can someone please explain to me how Mike Martin continues to keep his job at Florida State
They have no shot of beating Miss. State twice and it wouldn't shock me if they laid down and died like the dogs they are later today when they play Stetson.

Well, by by beating Stetson 17-1 they, if nothing else, removed the "choking dog" label.
Baseball is unlike most other sports in that its so damn slow and deliberate that any team can beat any team - any time.
Somebody's gotta lose these games. Doesn't make them "sorry" or "pathetic" or "chokers"

On another note, the Ole Miss/Southern Miss game drew 7,500 last nite, despite rain problems.
Southern's tied now, 9-9 in the 10th inning, with Sam Houston.
Winner plays Ole Miss later today. Should be lots more folks to show up at that game.

 

[Del_B_Vista]

Southern Miss has blown a 7-1 lead after 6-1/2, a 9-7 lead in the bottom of the ninth and now leads 10-9 in the ninth. Meanwhile, Ole Miss waits to feast on what's left of their pitching staff.