College World Series Thread

[Tigaman]

How does Florida always choke so hard in Omaha with all that talent?

I don't know about this year but in the past they tend to rely on homeruns for a big part of their offense. Omaha is a pitchers' park so their offense struggles when they get there.

[DiamondHogFan]

I don't see Coastal or UCSB having the arms to take it to the end.  Arizona maybe, Texas Tech maybe.  Being that it looks like TCU or OSU will most likely take the crown this year, who do we like best out of those two?

The Big 12 has been impressive this postseason. 

[Maddhog]

I don't have a rooting interest but I have seen some good baseball.   

[dotnet]

I don't think this Florida team is as good as the one when they were on the Arkansas side of the bracket and they lost to USCe and Kent State to be eliminated. 

Regardless, the playoffs are a crap shoot in such a small sample size.  Florida should take the consistent runs of national seeds and be happy.

There is no way the state of Florida can have a program with a legendary coach for that many years who consistently is a national seed or hosts regionals and doesn't eventually win a CWS.

[Razorback7281]

There is no way the state of Florida can have a program with a legendary coach for that many years who consistently is a national seed or hosts regionals and doesn't eventually win a CWS.

Nole way anything like that could ever happen.

[rhog1]

I can't believe coastal is bringing this pitcher back out in the 9th with 122 pitches.

[rhog1]

It worked out for them but man 136 pitches is a lot. I will be rooting for coastal to take it again tomorrow.

[PorkRyan]

Arizona coach has already been taking a lot of heat for using Bannister twice in 3 days and having him throw around 100 pitches each time. Plus, he's thrown over 100 pitches 9 times in the last 8 weeks. Him leaving the game with elbow issues is just going add more fuel to the fire.

[Dr. Starcs]

I just caught part of this afternoons game between Arizona and Okie St. I didnt have the sound on, but let me explain what I saw happen and then maybe someone can explain what the rule was for me.

Arizona had runners on 1st and 2nd. 1 out. Batter at the plate with two strikes swings and misses. Ball gets away from the catcher, both runners advance.

Batter is called out and both runners are moved back to 1st and 2nd. I thought runners could advance at their own risk on a dropped third strike, but maybe I missed something.

Anyone see it or can help?

[PonderinHog]

^^^Blown Call ?  Some kind of interference, maybe?  Is that the play where he missed and the ball hit his foot?

[hogman64]

I just caught part of this afternoons game between Arizona and Okie St. I didnt have the sound on, but let me explain what I saw happen and then maybe someone can explain what the rule was for me.

Arizona had runners on 1st and 2nd. 1 out. Batter at the plate with two strikes swings and misses. Ball gets away from the catcher, both runners advance.

Batter is called out and both runners are moved back to 1st and 2nd. I thought runners could advance at their own risk on a dropped third strike, but maybe I missed something.

Anyone see it or can help?

the umpire was probably asleep  who could watch Arizona and not be bored and sleepy,, one of the teams I didn't want to see in the finals..

[TikiHog]

swung and missed and it hit him so the balls dead and the runners had to go back

[Dr. Starcs]

Aha. And he's still out on that because of the swing.

Thanks

[PorkRyan]

swung and missed and it hit him so the balls dead and the runners had to go back

Thanks for the explanation. I was listening to it on the radio and couldn't figure out what happened. They never mentioned it hit him.

[Knot2brite]

Let's go Shonts....I have rooted for them since the beginning and hope they beat Zona...so glad that it is a different type of CWS championship ....I rooted for Pepperdine 20 plus years ago and I will root for the little guy in this one...

[Dr. Starcs]

I don't like that espn did way with the strike zone at the cws after the opening day.

I guess the ncaa didnt like the nation seeing how bad their umps are.

[Razorback_Mack]

I don't like that espn did way with the strike zone at the cws after the opening day.

I guess the ncaa didnt like the nation seeing how bad their umps are.

Yep and the guy working the plate tonight is awful.

[BigSexyHog]

Wonder if Orel is with his boy Tanner ?

[PorkRyan]

Bunt bunt bunt bunt.  Move the fences in at Omaha or change the bats. The college game is getting boring.  Coaches are micromanaging more than ever which I thought would stop with the new baseball. Attendance was the lowest since moving to TDA.  Not sure why any top hitter would ever want to go bunt for Arizona in the first inning with no outs and 2 on.

[Dr. Starcs]

Another thing I'd like to see changed would be the coaches calling every single pitch.

Multiple times, the batter gets so tired of waiting, they call time and the game is slowed down even more. 

Perhaps a rule where the coaches can only call pitches when runners are in scoring position.

[PorkRyan]

Another thing I'd like to see changed would be the coaches calling every single pitch.

Multiple times, the batter gets so tired of waiting, they call time and the game is slowed down even more. 

Perhaps a rule where the coaches can only call pitches when runners are in scoring position.

It goes back to micromanaging.  They have to control every aspect of the game. There is a reason almost all top catchers go pro out of HS. They need to learn to call a game.  The play call wristbands are the worst thing to ever happen to baseball. Coach takes three seconds to find the numbers. Catcher takes 5 seconds to find the pitch themn 3 more to signal it, but wait, the batter got tired of waiting and called time. 

We should all be rooting for the underdog and talking about what Coastal is doing. Instead, no one is watching.

[Dr. Starcs]

Coastal up 4-0 in the 6th in the deciding game 3.

[Maddhog]

Coastal up 4-0 in the 6th in the deciding game 3.

👍

[Dr. Starcs]

4-2 now with zona coming to bat in the bottom of the 7th.

All 6 runs are unearned in this game.

[riccoar]

1 out Zona runners on 1st and 2nd  Bot 7

[riccoar]

DP ends ending

headed to 8th

[rhog1]

I still think Coastal messed up pulling Holmes.

[riccoar]

Top 8th

CC runner 1st, 2 out

Still 4-2 Coastal

[riccoar]

runner thrown out

headed to bottom of 8th

4-2 Coastal

[Dr. Starcs]

Cc 3 outs away.
Headed to the 9th.
4-2

[riccoar]

3 up, 3 down

Headed to the 9th

4-2 Coastal

[riccoar]

Seems they would have just held off on this till Thursday prime time.  I had no idea they were going to play in the middle of the day

[ucahogfan]

Seems they would have just held off on this till Thursday prime time.  I had no idea they were going to play in the middle of the day

ESPN offered the prime time slot on ESPN this evening, but the NCAA went with the noon start.  The reason for this is that more weather is expected to move through this evening and they could get the game in this afternoon, but that is not fact checking to see if that really is the case.

[riccoar]

gotcha, I didn't even pay attention to it.  I just saw weather delay last night and thought surely they would do it again Thur evening

[riccoar]

Just checked forecast.  That reason bogus.  Rain chance was very minimal if any

[riccoar]

wouldn't you bring your closer in here?

[riccoar]

that was clutch

[riccoar]

CC wins

[rhog1]

Happy for Coastal. Great CWS this year.

[Dr. Starcs]

Awesome win for CCU.

Gosh I want that so bad for us!

Their closer had thrown 6+ innings in game 2 on Tuesday. He wasnt available. Gutsy performance by the kid that got the save.

[AirForceHog]

Outstanding to see the little guy win one! Way to go Coastal Carolina.

[East TN HAWG]

My brother-in-law went to Omaha to watch Coastal.  He played 2nd base for that coach at USC-Aiken.  I guess that coach is a heck of guy. 

[Maddhog]

Awesome win for CCU.

Gosh I want that so bad for us!

Their closer had thrown 6+ innings in game 2 on Tuesday. He wasnt available. Gutsy performance by the kid that got the save.

I believe we will get there.  I'm excited about the new pitching coach.

[89ALUM]

Congrats to Coach Gilmore and the Chanticleers!  It's such a refreshing story and I'm happy the underdogs were able to take the trophy.

I feel bad for the Arizona kid that committed the errors.  He's probably devastated.

'Zona is a heck of a team and there's lots of players there that will be playing professionally in the next year or two.

College baseball is funny like that.  You get hot at the right time and stay focused, you can win the whole thing.  Think about Fresno a few years ago.  Same story.

[Dr. Starcs]

A little different in that Fresno was a 4 seed (equivalent to a 13-16 seed in basketball).

No doubt coastal is a Cinderella, but they were a 2 seed (equivalent to a 5-8 seed, just for reference)

But it was their first trip to Omaha and I'm really jealous of them. I want that!

[Inhogswetrust]

Good question.

They just never can get it done. And I don't know the answer to it.

I hope the Hogs finally get the answer. They've been there quite a few times and never won it. Came real close once under Norm though.

[southarkhog06]

I hope the Hogs finally get the answer. They've been there quite a few times and never won it. Came real close once under Norm though.

came a Perry Costello away from a very very good chance just a couple years ago.

[jbell96]

came a Perry Costello away from a very very good chance just a couple years ago.

Seeing highlights of Arizona's 2012 title win gave me flashbacks to that time 4 years ago. I'm not saying Arizona wouldn't have beaten us, but with our pitching staff, we would have had a great shot at a title.

[southarkhog06]

Seeing highlights of Arizona's 2012 title win gave me flashbacks to that time 4 years ago. I'm not saying Arizona wouldn't have beaten us, but with our pitching staff, we would have had a great shot at a title.

We would have fared better than The USC-e flying Tanner Englishes, I promise it would have gone 3 games. There was not a lineup in college that year that could make consistent contact for 3 games.

[jbell96]

We would have fared better than The USC-e flying Tanner Englishes, I promise it would have gone 3 games. There was not a lineup in college that year that could make consistent contact for 3 games.

I'm pretty sure we would have had Stanek pitching game 1 & he was fresh off a dominant performance against USC-E.