CWS - College World Series Omaha 2023

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2 games left to play (Tonight) to finish out the CWS bracket.

 

Teams that are in:

 

LSU - Baton Rouge Super Regional - beat Kentucky in both games
Virginia - Charlottesville VA Super Regional - beat Duke in 3 game series
Oral Roberts - Eugene Super Reginal - beat Oregon in 3 game series
TCU - Fort Worth Super Regional - beat Indiana State in both games
Florida - Gainesville FLA Super Regional - beat South Carolina in both games
Wake Forest - Winston Salem Super Regional - beat Alabama in both games
 

Left to play for Omaha (CWS) 

 

Game 3 Monday 6/12/2023

 

Southern Mississippi - Hattiesburg MS Super Regional - vs Tennessee (series tied 1-1)

Stanford - Stanford Super Regional - vs Texas (series tied 1-1)

[sho]

Rooting for UVA and Tennessee, have personal connections to both programs.

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4 of 6 teams so far are traditionally known among the CWS bleacher bums.  

 

Pretty exciting to see Oral Roberts and Wake Forest earning their way in too.

 

If Southern Miss wins the Super Regional tonight, it would be their 2nd visit to Omaha.  The only time they made the CWS was back in 2009.  

 

Oral Roberts only trip to Omaha was 1978

Wake Forest only trip to Omaha was 1955

[Mavric]

 

[Crusader Husker]

34 minutes ago, Mavric said:

 

MADE MY DAY!!

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6 hours ago, Mavric said:

 

Don't know if anyone here saw it or recorded it and watched it, but this was a super intense game.  Both teams playing like it was the championship game of the world. 

 

As the game goes on you see the Dugouts get nervous.... hitters in the batter's box nervous... pitchers on the mound tryna throw the perfect pitch, and be nervous........  Both teams fighting and dying inside to explode and feel that jubilation/celebration..... 

 

Just a great game with so much riding on it - you could feel the pressure with every pitch and every swing of the bat.

 

Which is why I think this is the perfect ending to the game, for one team to lose and one team to win.  If this don't happen we prolly see 3 or 4 extra innings until someone else makes a mishap and rally.  

 

Great game.  Congrats to Stanford !

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College World Series set for June 16th in Omaha !

 

 

 

8 teams - Double elimination format - Championship Series (3 game)

 

Oral Roberts vs TCU

Virginia vs Florida 

 

Stanford vs Wake Forest

Tennessee vs LSU

 

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My dream scenario would be UVA vs Tennessee for the championship.   Get to hang out with some friends that I haven't seen in  awhile, both work for the respective universities.

[Toe]

Watch the pitcher if you missed him the first time around.

 

 

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15 hours ago, Toe said:

Watch the pitcher if you missed him the first time around.

 

 

Oh for sure.  2 outs with Runner on first and 2nd.... and getting a huge pop up to end the inning.  He did his job.  The whole team watch it and felt like "what the H just happen ?!?!!"

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Nice to see that a few (take your pick) traditional CWS powerhouse programs not in the tourney.......   Vanderbilt, Texas, Oregon State, Florida State, Arkansas, and a few others I could easily mention.. 

 

It is always nice to see a few fresh faces in the tourney. 

 

Most definitely not their first rodeo - Florida, LSU, Virginia, Stanford, TCU, Tennessee

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A couple of 9th inning rallies on Day 1 of the CWS.

 

Oral Roberts trailed 5-2 going into 9th inning - and beat TCU 6-5 

 

Florida trailed 5-3 going into 9th inning - and beat Virginia 6-5 

[sho]

All 4 first games I thought were really good and had some drama late.   LSU was the most dominant, but once they went to the pen, it got a little interesting for a minute.  

[admo]

It's been an enjoyable CWS so far.  Downside is that the excitement doesn't pick up until innings 7-9.  But overall, some really good teams playing for all the marbles. 

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Also noticed that our poor Huskers don't look anything like these teams.  Meaning, NU could finish 2nd or 4th in the B1G and still seem like they don't have the roster or enough depth and talent to compete in these games (or coaching).  

 

If they want to play for Omaha, if they are ever going to make it there, pay attention to these teams.  Huskers have to put it together ASAP.  The CWS is right in their back yard for goodness sake.