2014 College Baseball
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In the A-Sun, 3-seed Kennesaw State is trying to avoid playing a second game today and they're on the right track. They lead 4-seed David Lipscomb, 4-1 after 8 innings. A 3-run b-7th broke open a tie game with RBI singles from DH Brennan Morgan and 3B Matt Bahnick each plating a one, and another scoring on a wild pitch. Jordan Hillyer worked 6 innings KSU while battling some wildness (1 ER, 5 H, 4 BB, 5 K) and won't factor in the decision. James Connell stands to gain the win (2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 BB, 5 K).
EDIT - 1B Chris McGowan adds a trio of insurance runs with a bases-clearing double in the b-8th to make it 7-1, KSU. Justin McCalvin is in to try and close it out in the t-9th.
EDIT - McCalvin works around a hit and a walk, striking out 2 to end it. Kennesaw State wins the Atlantic Sun championship and heads to the dance.
EDIT - 1B Chris McGowan adds a trio of insurance runs with a bases-clearing double in the b-8th to make it 7-1, KSU. Justin McCalvin is in to try and close it out in the t-9th.
EDIT - McCalvin works around a hit and a walk, striking out 2 to end it. Kennesaw State wins the Atlantic Sun championship and heads to the dance.
RedOctober3829 said:
This has got to be nerve-wracking for you. I'd be gnawing my nails to the cuticles if UMass was in an extra-inning title game today.
Stony Brook gets 2 on with 2 out(E6 and single) and leadoff man Jack Parenty comes up. He flies out to left. Bottom 12.
4-seed Xavier wins the new Big East title, 5-0 over top seed Creighton. Trent Astle pitched a complete game gem (9 IP, 3 H, 1 BB, 1 HBP, 2 K), and five Musketeers had 2 hits apiece with Stephen Schoettmer driving in a pair of runs.
Binghamton has 1st/2nd with 1 out in the 12th. Stone issues a walk and the bases are loaded. Eddie Posevic with the walkoff single. Binghamton wins 8-7.
3-seed Jacksonville (AL) State wins the Ohio Valley championship, beating 2-seed Tennessee Tech for the second straight day, 4-2. The Gamecocks had to play 7 games in the tournament and won 6 of them, losing only to 6-seed Eastern Illinois in their opener, 2-1. Zach Fowler gets the W today (7.2 IP, 2 ER, 5 H, 1 BB, 6 K). Michael Bishop hit a solo HR for JSU, and Paschal Petrongolo, Griff Gordon and Ryan Sebra had 2 hits apiece.
In the Sun Belt, top seed LA-Lafayette just forged ahead of 2-seed TX-Arlington with a run in the b-7th to take a 6-5 lead.
Matt Gonzalez with Georgia Tech's 7th double of the day drives in another run for the Jackets, who lead 8-4 with 2 out in the t-9th.
EDIT - A.J. Murray singles home Gonzo, and it's 9-4 GT. They've scored 6 unanswered.
EDIT - A.J. Murray singles home Gonzo, and it's 9-4 GT. They've scored 6 unanswered.
In C-USA, Michael Aquino's 2-run HR in the t-5th put top seed Rice ahead 4-2, but Horacio Correa III just launched his second sac fly of the game in the b-6th to bring 7-seed UTSA back within a run.
EDIT - The Roadrunners take the lead in the b-6th, adding 2 more on John Wellborn's 2-run single.
EDIT - The Roadrunners take the lead in the b-6th, adding 2 more on John Wellborn's 2-run single.
Top seed Indiana leads the Big Ten final 7-4 over 2-seed Nebraska in the t-7th. Kyle Schwarber & Dustin DeMuth are each 2-for-3 with 2 RBI.
3-seed Samford leads the SoCon title game, 3-2, with 4-seed Georgia Southern batting in the last of the 9th.
Sam Clay finishes off the Terps in the b-9th, and Georgia Tech wins the ACC. Pig pile in progress. It's the 9th ACC title for the Jackets, tying Clemson for most in conference history.
mabrowndog said:
Heading to the t-9th, still 6-5 Cajuns, and the Mavericks will have their last ups.
In the MAAC, Siena gets 1 in the b-1st and 2 in the b-3rd, and they're up 3-0 on Canisius in the t-5th.
In the MWC, San Diego State scores 3 in the t-1st, before UNLV answers with 1 in the bottom. Still 3-1 Aztecs, b-3rd.
mabrowndog said:
Despite spotting UTA a 3-0 lead, LA-Lafayette wins their 53rd game of the year against just 7 losses, taking the Sun Belt title and the NCAA bid. Blake Trahan's solo HR in the 7th is the difference-maker.
mabrowndog said:
mabrowndog said:
Chase Griffin's RBI single is a 9th-inning walk-off winner for Georgia Southern. It's their 6th SoCon title.
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Fay doubles in the b-6th, and Swain singles him in. Siena up 4-1, t-7th.
Rice adds 2 more in the t-9th on RBI singles by Michael Aquino and Chase McDowell, and the Owls lead UTSA, 8-5.
EDIT - And 2 more on a Leon Byrd double. Still just one out. 10-5 Rice.
EDIT - And 2 more on a Leon Byrd double. Still just one out. 10-5 Rice.
mabrowndog said:
The 3-seed Camels add 4 more in the t-8th, and go on to a 9-1 win. Hector Cedano improves to 8-0 on the season (4.1 IP, 1 ER, 7 H, 0 BB, 4 K), and Bobby Thorson & Ryan Thompson combine for 4.2 innings of shutout relief. Matt Nadolski (3/5, dbl, 2 R, RBI), Elijah Trail (2/3, 2 R), Clayton Brown (2/3, 2 R, RBI) and Brook Borders (pinch-hit 2-run double) busted out the bats.
Just 6 games remaining:
* In the WAC, they're headed to the 9th with Sacramento State leading Utah Valley, 10-3.
* Indiana & Nebraska have resumed the Big Ten final after a lengthy rain delay in Omaha. They're in the last of the 8th with the Hoosiers still up 7-4.
* Canisius goes down 1-2-3 in the t-8th, and they're down to their last 3 outs in the MAAC final. Siena still up, 4-1 b-8th.
* San Diego State continues to lead the MVC final 3-1, now in the b-5th with UNLV batting. The Rebels have just 2 hits on the day.
* Florida & LSU are scoreless with the Tigers batting in the t-4th of the SEC championship. LSU has the only hit, and it was just erased on a GIDP.
* Big 12 Final just getting underway.
* In the WAC, they're headed to the 9th with Sacramento State leading Utah Valley, 10-3.
* Indiana & Nebraska have resumed the Big Ten final after a lengthy rain delay in Omaha. They're in the last of the 8th with the Hoosiers still up 7-4.
* Canisius goes down 1-2-3 in the t-8th, and they're down to their last 3 outs in the MAAC final. Siena still up, 4-1 b-8th.
* San Diego State continues to lead the MVC final 3-1, now in the b-5th with UNLV batting. The Rebels have just 2 hits on the day.
* Florida & LSU are scoreless with the Tigers batting in the t-4th of the SEC championship. LSU has the only hit, and it was just erased on a GIDP.
* Big 12 Final just getting underway.
* Sacramento State wins the WAC title, 10-3, and the Hornets will head to the dance.
* UNLV plates 2 in the b-5th to tie up SDSU, 3-3.
* Neil Fryer allows a 1-out double but closes out the 9th for Siena, and the Saints knock off Canisius, 5-1, for the MAAC title.
* The Hoosiers add another run on a Casey Rodrigue RBI single in the b-8th, and they take the Big Ten 8-4 over Nebraska.
* Oklahoma State & TCU both go down in order in the 1st.
So we're down to just 3 games: Big 12, MWC and SEC.
* UNLV plates 2 in the b-5th to tie up SDSU, 3-3.
* Neil Fryer allows a 1-out double but closes out the 9th for Siena, and the Saints knock off Canisius, 5-1, for the MAAC title.
* The Hoosiers add another run on a Casey Rodrigue RBI single in the b-8th, and they take the Big Ten 8-4 over Nebraska.
* Oklahoma State & TCU both go down in order in the 1st.
So we're down to just 3 games: Big 12, MWC and SEC.
Huge play by Gators pitcher Ryan Harris to pick off Bregman at first for the 2nd out of the t-8th in a scoreless game. He threw over there 5 times, but the 6th one caught him leaning.
With the score tied 1-1, TCU plates 4 in the last of the 4th. A 2-run single by Ryan Fitzgerald, an RBI groundout by Keaton Jones, and a passed ball that allowed Fitzgerald to score.
On to the 5th, and the Frogs lead 5-1.
On to the 5th, and the Frogs lead 5-1.
A 2-run shot to deep RF by Sean McMullen after Bregman was picked off, and LSU takes a 2-0 lead in the t-8th. Wow.
San Diego State got a run in the 6th to go ahead of UNLV 4-3, and that's where it stands with the Aztecs up in the t-9th. The Rebels are down to their last 3 outs.
Kurt McCune with a 1-2-3 bottom of the 8th for the Tigers, and he ends it with an emphatic celebration following a swinging K of Josh Tobias as the LSU fans go completely apeshit.
No dog in this fight, but moments like that are what separate college baseball from any pro level.
No dog in this fight, but moments like that are what separate college baseball from any pro level.
Cody Thompson, with 2 scoreless innings already in the books (2 H, 0 BB, 0 K), is back on the mound for SDSU to try and close out the b-9th.
But he'll have to work around a leadoff single by T.J. White. Just the 6th hit of the day for the Rebs.
EDIT - White takes 2nd on a sac bunt.
EDIT - And that'll do it for Thompson as closer Michael Cederoth comes on (6-2, 19 sv, 2.31 ERA, 50.2 IP, 36 H, 28 BB, 55 K, 2 HR).
EDIT - Cederoth induces a Jody Swanner ground-out to short, and the runner has to hold. Two down...
EDIT - Yikes. White takes 3rd on a passed ball. Tying run now 90 feet away...
EDIT - Justin Jones flies out to right, and that ends it. San Diego State wins the Mountain West Conference and the NCAA auto-bid.
But he'll have to work around a leadoff single by T.J. White. Just the 6th hit of the day for the Rebs.
EDIT - White takes 2nd on a sac bunt.
EDIT - And that'll do it for Thompson as closer Michael Cederoth comes on (6-2, 19 sv, 2.31 ERA, 50.2 IP, 36 H, 28 BB, 55 K, 2 HR).
EDIT - Cederoth induces a Jody Swanner ground-out to short, and the runner has to hold. Two down...
EDIT - Yikes. White takes 3rd on a passed ball. Tying run now 90 feet away...
EDIT - Justin Jones flies out to right, and that ends it. San Diego State wins the Mountain West Conference and the NCAA auto-bid.
Gators put the leadoff man on in the b-9th as Casey Turgeon draws a 6-pitch walk.
EDIT - Just what the Tigers needed -- a smoking liner that turns into a 6-4-3 DP.
EDIT - Another grounder ends it. LSU wins the SEC crown, 2-0.
EDIT - Just what the Tigers needed -- a smoking liner that turns into a 6-4-3 DP.
EDIT - Another grounder ends it. LSU wins the SEC crown, 2-0.
TCU adds another in the b-5th on a Jerrick Suiter RBI single. 6-1 Frogs, heading to the t-7th.
Tyler Alexander has been nails today on the mound (6 IP, 1 ER, 3 H, 0 BB, 3 K, 69 pitches).
EDIT - It's a 7-1 final as Alexander goes the distance for a 4-hitter with 4 Ks. The Horned Frogs win the Big 12 title.
Tyler Alexander has been nails today on the mound (6 IP, 1 ER, 3 H, 0 BB, 3 K, 69 pitches).
EDIT - It's a 7-1 final as Alexander goes the distance for a 4-hitter with 4 Ks. The Horned Frogs win the Big 12 title.
Here's the full list of autobid winners.
Any credence to TCU, Rice or LSU getting national seeds in place of Miami and South Carolina?
I figure Florida, Oregon State, Virginia, Florida State, LA-Lafayette and Indiana are locks.
Any credence to TCU, Rice or LSU getting national seeds in place of Miami and South Carolina?
I figure Florida, Oregon State, Virginia, Florida State, LA-Lafayette and Indiana are locks.
mabrowndog
Huge Thank you for all the time you and others contributed to this thread. Great work, really appreciate it.
Huge Thank you for all the time you and others contributed to this thread. Great work, really appreciate it.
Thanks, Paul. Much appreciated.
Here are the 16 regional hosts. No word yet on the national seeds.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana – LSU (44-14-1)
Bloomington, Indiana – Indiana (42-13)
Charlottesville, Virginia – Virginia (44-13)
Coral Gables, Florida – Miami (Fla.) (41-17)
Corvallis, Oregon – Oregon State (42-12)
Columbia, South Carolina – South Carolina (42-16)
Fort Worth, Texas – TCU (42-15)
Gainesville, Florida – Florida (40-21)
Houston, Texas – Rice (41-18)
Lafayette, Louisiana – Louisiana-Lafayette (53-7)
Louisville, Kentucky – Louisville (45-15)
Nashville, Tennessee – Vanderbilt (41-18)
Oxford, Mississippi – Mississippi (41-18)
San Luis Obispo, California – Cal Poly (45-10)
Stillwater, Oklahoma – Oklahoma State (45-16)
Tallahassee, Florida – Florida State (43-15)
Here are the 16 regional hosts. No word yet on the national seeds.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana – LSU (44-14-1)
Bloomington, Indiana – Indiana (42-13)
Charlottesville, Virginia – Virginia (44-13)
Coral Gables, Florida – Miami (Fla.) (41-17)
Corvallis, Oregon – Oregon State (42-12)
Columbia, South Carolina – South Carolina (42-16)
Fort Worth, Texas – TCU (42-15)
Gainesville, Florida – Florida (40-21)
Houston, Texas – Rice (41-18)
Lafayette, Louisiana – Louisiana-Lafayette (53-7)
Louisville, Kentucky – Louisville (45-15)
Nashville, Tennessee – Vanderbilt (41-18)
Oxford, Mississippi – Mississippi (41-18)
San Luis Obispo, California – Cal Poly (45-10)
Stillwater, Oklahoma – Oklahoma State (45-16)
Tallahassee, Florida – Florida State (43-15)
With about 15 minutes until the NCAA selection show on ESPNU, here's a final projection of the field from BA's Aaron Fitt:
*-Automatic qualifier
^-Regional Host
GAINESVILLE, FL
1. (1) Florida^
2. UNLV
3. Bryant*
4. Siena*
CORVALLIS, OR
1. (2) Oregon State^*
2. Long Beach State
3. San Diego State*
4. North Dakota State*
BLOOMINGTON, IN
1. (3) Indiana^*
2. Oregon
3. Indiana State
4. Youngstown State*
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA
1. (4) Virginia^
2. Liberty
3. Old Dominion
4. George Mason*
LAFAYETTE, LA
1. (5) Louisiana-Lafayette^*
2. Mississippi State
3. Kansas
4. Jackson State*
TALLAHASSEE, FL
1. (6) Florida State^
2. Washington
3. College of Charleston*
4. Georgia Southern*
BATON ROUGE, LA
1. (7) Louisiana State^*
2. Texas Tech
3. Arizona State
4. Southeastern Louisiana*
FORT WORTH, TX
1.(8) Texas Christian^*
2. Arkansas
3. Sam Houston State
4. Bucknell*
CORAL GABLES, FL
1. Miami^
2. Alabama
3. Central Florida
4. Bethune-Cookman*
STILLWATER, OK
1. Oklahoma State^
2. Nebraska
3. Dallas Baptist*
4. Columbia*
NASHVILLE, TN
1. Vanderbilt^
2. Maryland
3. Cal State Fullerton
4. Kent State*
LOUISVILLE, KY
1. Louisville^
2. Kentucky
3. North Carolina
4. Xavier*
OXFORD, MS
1. Mississippi^
2. Houston*
3. UC Irvine
4. Jacksonville State*
COLUMBIA, SC
1. South Carolina^
2. Georgia Tech*
3. Kennesaw State*
4. Campbell*
HOUSTON, TX
1. Rice^*
2. Texas
3. Texas A&M
4. Binghamton
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA
1. Cal Poly^*
2. Pepperdine*
3. Stanford
4. Sacramento State*
Here's how his projected field breaks down:
One-bid leagues (19—all automatic qualifiers): America East (Binghamton), Atlantic 10 (George Mason), Atlantic Sun (Kennesaw State), Big East (Xavier), CAA (College of Charleston), Horizon (Youngstown State), Ivy (Columbia), MAC (Kent State), MAAC (Siena), MEAC (Bethune-Cookman), NEC (Bryant), OVC (Jacksonville State), Patriot (Bucknell), SoCon (Georgia Southern), Summit (North Dakota State), Sun Belt (Louisiana-Lafayette), SWAC (Jackson State), WAC (Sacramento State), WCC (Pepperdine).
SEC (10): Florida, *LSU, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Vanderbilt, Mississippi State, Kentucky, Arkansas, Alabama, Texas A&M.
ACC (6): Virginia, Florida State, Miami, Maryland, *Georgia Tech, North Carolina.
Big 12 (5): Oklahoma State, *TCU, Texas, Texas Tech, Kansas.
Pac-12 (5): *Oregon State, Washington, Oregon, Arizona State, Stanford.
Big West (4): *Cal Poly, Long Beach State, Cal State Fullerton, UC Irvine.
AAC (3): Louisville, *Houston, Central Florida.
Big Ten (2): *Indiana, Nebraska.
Big South (2): Liberty, *Campbell.
C-USA (2): *Rice, Old Dominion.
Missouri Valley (2): Indiana State, *Dallas Baptist.
Mountain West (2): UNLV, *San Diego State.
Southland (2): Sam Houston State, *Southeastern Louisiana.
Last Teams In (weakest first): UC Irvine, Central Florida, North Carolina, Stanford, Old Dominion.
First Teams Out (strongest first): Clemson, Mercer, Illinois, Western Carolina, UC Santa Barbara, West Virginia.
*-Automatic qualifier
^-Regional Host
GAINESVILLE, FL
1. (1) Florida^
2. UNLV
3. Bryant*
4. Siena*
CORVALLIS, OR
1. (2) Oregon State^*
2. Long Beach State
3. San Diego State*
4. North Dakota State*
BLOOMINGTON, IN
1. (3) Indiana^*
2. Oregon
3. Indiana State
4. Youngstown State*
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA
1. (4) Virginia^
2. Liberty
3. Old Dominion
4. George Mason*
LAFAYETTE, LA
1. (5) Louisiana-Lafayette^*
2. Mississippi State
3. Kansas
4. Jackson State*
TALLAHASSEE, FL
1. (6) Florida State^
2. Washington
3. College of Charleston*
4. Georgia Southern*
BATON ROUGE, LA
1. (7) Louisiana State^*
2. Texas Tech
3. Arizona State
4. Southeastern Louisiana*
FORT WORTH, TX
1.(8) Texas Christian^*
2. Arkansas
3. Sam Houston State
4. Bucknell*
CORAL GABLES, FL
1. Miami^
2. Alabama
3. Central Florida
4. Bethune-Cookman*
STILLWATER, OK
1. Oklahoma State^
2. Nebraska
3. Dallas Baptist*
4. Columbia*
NASHVILLE, TN
1. Vanderbilt^
2. Maryland
3. Cal State Fullerton
4. Kent State*
LOUISVILLE, KY
1. Louisville^
2. Kentucky
3. North Carolina
4. Xavier*
OXFORD, MS
1. Mississippi^
2. Houston*
3. UC Irvine
4. Jacksonville State*
COLUMBIA, SC
1. South Carolina^
2. Georgia Tech*
3. Kennesaw State*
4. Campbell*
HOUSTON, TX
1. Rice^*
2. Texas
3. Texas A&M
4. Binghamton
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA
1. Cal Poly^*
2. Pepperdine*
3. Stanford
4. Sacramento State*
Here's how his projected field breaks down:
One-bid leagues (19—all automatic qualifiers): America East (Binghamton), Atlantic 10 (George Mason), Atlantic Sun (Kennesaw State), Big East (Xavier), CAA (College of Charleston), Horizon (Youngstown State), Ivy (Columbia), MAC (Kent State), MAAC (Siena), MEAC (Bethune-Cookman), NEC (Bryant), OVC (Jacksonville State), Patriot (Bucknell), SoCon (Georgia Southern), Summit (North Dakota State), Sun Belt (Louisiana-Lafayette), SWAC (Jackson State), WAC (Sacramento State), WCC (Pepperdine).
SEC (10): Florida, *LSU, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Vanderbilt, Mississippi State, Kentucky, Arkansas, Alabama, Texas A&M.
ACC (6): Virginia, Florida State, Miami, Maryland, *Georgia Tech, North Carolina.
Big 12 (5): Oklahoma State, *TCU, Texas, Texas Tech, Kansas.
Pac-12 (5): *Oregon State, Washington, Oregon, Arizona State, Stanford.
Big West (4): *Cal Poly, Long Beach State, Cal State Fullerton, UC Irvine.
AAC (3): Louisville, *Houston, Central Florida.
Big Ten (2): *Indiana, Nebraska.
Big South (2): Liberty, *Campbell.
C-USA (2): *Rice, Old Dominion.
Missouri Valley (2): Indiana State, *Dallas Baptist.
Mountain West (2): UNLV, *San Diego State.
Southland (2): Sam Houston State, *Southeastern Louisiana.
Last Teams In (weakest first): UC Irvine, Central Florida, North Carolina, Stanford, Old Dominion.
First Teams Out (strongest first): Clemson, Mercer, Illinois, Western Carolina, UC Santa Barbara, West Virginia.
Here we go with the top 8 seeds:
1 Oregon State
2 Florida
3 Virginia
4 Indiana
5 Florida St
6 LA Lafayette
7 TCU
8 LSU
1 Oregon State
2 Florida
3 Virginia
4 Indiana
5 Florida St
6 LA Lafayette
7 TCU
8 LSU
DrewDawg said:
Love this. Also love the potential Nebraska-Okla St regional final in Stillwater. Reviving rivalries in the wake of realignment is something the NCAA needs to do more often in all sports going forward.
