Posts Tagged ‘ CWS ’

Friday College World Series Thoughts And Notes

September 28, 2009
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Friday College World Series Thoughts And Notes

Collegebaseball360.com Editor Sean Stires shares some thoughts from another day at the College World Series… Does Arizona State’s Kole Calhoun remind anyone else of the character ‘Ham” Porter from the movie Sandlot?   Calhoun (pictured right) and his teammate, Carlos Ramirez, are built more like beer league softball players than college baseball players, but...

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Thursday Thoughts & CWS Notes

September 28, 2009
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Collegebaseball360.com Editor Sean Stires with his thoughts from Wednesday’s CWS action… Arkansas’ Mr. Clutch is at it again…Andrew Darr’s 12th inning RBI double ended-up being the game-winner in the Razorbacks’ 4-3 win over Virginia in Wednesday’s CWS elimination game. Darr entered the game in the 9th inning as a defensive replacement after Virginia loaded...

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Tuesday College World Series Thoughts

September 28, 2009
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Collegebaseball360.com Editor Sean Stires shares some College World Series thoughts… How important is it to win your first round game in Omaha? Since the CWS began in 1947 just ten teams have lost their first game and gone on to capture the national championship. Since 1980 just Oregon St. in 2006, USC in 1998...

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College World Series Day One Thoughts

September 28, 2009
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Two well played games on day one of the 2009 College World Series. Arkansas downed Cal State Fullerton 10-6 in the opener, while LSU downed Virginia 9-5. A few thoughts/facts on the action from Rosenblatt Stadium. The four teams that were playing today’s games (Arkansas, Fullerton, LSU, & Virginia) had a combined 20-1 record...

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Wrapping-Up Super Regionals-More CWS Thoughts

September 28, 2009
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The TCU-Texas game is just starting.  It’s the only Super Regional game remaining. Who would have thought that just two of the eight series would go the distance?  Here are a few random thoughts on some of what we saw this weekend… Maybe Southern Mississippi’s Corky Palmer has the key to career success figured...

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Factoids On College World Series Qualifiers

September 28, 2009
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Arkansas, LSU and then Cal State Fullerton all locked-up spots in the 2009 College World Series by sweeping Florida State, Rice and Louisville, respectively, Saturday.  Here are a few CWS facts about those three teams and their head coaches: Arkansas The Razorbacks are Omaha bound for the first time since 2004. This is their...

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