Regional Friday ...

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Mark Appel once again proving why he's likely a top five pick on Monday.

Just went CG vs Fresno...4 hits, 1 ER, 2 BB, 11 K - Stanford wins 9-1

He's now 10-1 on the year....

A potential Super Regional matchup with Stanford @ Florida State is shaping up to be pretty badass.

[torre]

Interesting that both Baylor (Turley) and A&M (Wacha) went with their #1 starter against the 4 seed.

Confidence in the strength of the staff or confidence in winning the Regional and keep your normal rotation ? Thus, keep same rotation for Super Regional.

I watched many games today on ESPN and ESPN3. We definitely did not deserve to make a Regional. Major overhaul is needed.

[WBT]

Oregon just scored two in the bottom of the 9th to beat 4-seed Austin Peay 6-5.

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Interesting that both Baylor (Turley) and A&M (Wacha) went with their #1 starter against the 4 seed.

Confidence in the strength of the staff or confidence in winning the Regional and keep your normal rotation ? Thus, keep same rotation for Super Regional.

Very interesting, Stanford went with thier ace too, granted A&M, BU, & Stanford all have number two starters that are a Friday guy at 90% of the programs in the country.

Really sucks for Baylor, puts them in a bad spot to win 4 straight with Turley likely used up..

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UCLA threw Plutko last night as well (beat Creighton 3-0)

interesting that so many number 1's strayed from the normal strategy this year.

[BoBigRed]

Mark Appel once again proving why he's likely a top five pick on Monday.

Just went CG vs Fresno...4 hits, 1 ER, 2 BB, 11 K - Stanford wins 9-1

He's now 10-1 on the year....

A potential Super Regional matchup with Stanford @ Florida State is shaping up to be pretty badass.

Stanford would own them. Florida State = biggest chokers in college baseball. if there's one thing that's almost as sure as death and taxes it's FSU losing before Omaha.

Edit: To be fair, Stanford is loaded and losing to them wouldn't be a choke, per se.

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Stanford would own them. Florida State = biggest chokers in college baseball. if there's one thing that's almost as sure as death and taxes it's FSU losing before Omaha.

Edit: To be fair, Stanford is loaded and losing to them wouldn't be a choke, per se.

Well maybe not before Omaha, FSU has been there 20 times (I believe is 5th all-time) and twice in the last 4 years....but certainly FSU is in the all-time world champion in terms of underachieving by not winning a title equivalent to the talent that's gone through there.

But I would also favor Stanford in that series, not necessarily based on any past results, but simply because FSU hasn't played it's best baseball down the stretch while Stanford has gotten hot (won 10 of 12) but seeing Jayce Boyd & James Ramsey go up against that Stanford pitching staff would be worth the price of admission.

I kind of feel for Mike Martin sometimes, he seems like a good guy and a good coach, very well respected among other coaches, just never seems to get over the hump.

[BoBigRed]

I kind of feel for Mike Martin sometimes, he seems like a good guy and a good coach, very well respected among other coaches, just never seems to get over the hump.

Yeah he appears to be like Osborne was in that regard for football. Lots of very good teams but never great until he won 3 (two and a half according to Michigan fans) himself.

[texd]

Rice started a bullpen pitcher vs PVAMU. But then the Rice season has been marked by starters giving up early runs with the bullpen coming in to shut things down. In multiple games, the bullpen has pitched 9 or more innings of shutout ball to give the offense long enough to catch up. On average, the Owls have allowed .47 runs per inning in the first 4 innings vs .27 over the last 5.

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Arkansas vs Rice is probably the best matchup of the day, followed by Fullerton/Oregon

I would include Oregon State/LSU in there as well, but with Gausman throwing I'd call that scratch.

[texd]

Stanford would own them. Florida State = biggest chokers in college baseball. if there's one thing that's almost as sure as death and taxes it's FSU losing before Omaha.

Edit: To be fair, Stanford is loaded and losing to them wouldn't be a choke, per se.

You mean just because they're 4-9 in the SR era, while only having had to travel 4 times (1 regional, which they lost, and 3 SRs)?

[BoBigRed]

You mean just because they're 4-9 in the SR era, while only having had to travel 4 times (1 regional, which they lost, and 3 SRs)?

Pretty much. It's not that I have anything against the school, in fact I like them way better than Miami or the Gators, but facts are facts. They lost to Aggy at home in a super last year for $#@!'s sake and I knew they would lose.

[texd]

Especially after they used all their offense in game 2.

[BoBigRed]

Arkansas vs Rice is probably the best matchup of the day, followed by Fullerton/Oregon

I would include Oregon State/LSU in there as well, but with Gausman throwing I'd call that scratch.

I really think that whoever comes out between Arkansas and Rice has a good chance of going to Omaha and I would have said this before Baylor lost yesterday.

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I still think that Baylor has enough offense and back end arms to fight through that regional - will be a battle though

My 8 for Omaha before yesterday was Florida, UVA, Stanford, LSU, Baylor, UCLA, Arizona, Purdue....so I'm gonna stick with that (at least for one more day - HA)

I will say that Rob Walton has to be at the point where if he wants the OSU job it's gotta be his...what a job he's doing.

[BoBigRed]

I still think that Baylor has enough offense and back end arms to fight through that regional - will be a battle though

My 8 for Omaha before yesterday was Florida, UVA, Stanford, LSU, Baylor, UCLA, Arizona, Purdue....so I'm gonna stick with that (at least for one more day - HA)

I will say that Rob Walton has to be at the point where if he wants the OSU job it's gotta be his...what a job he's doing.

Mine would have been much the same haha except that I think I would have gone with the $#@!s instead of UVA and either Arky or Rice instead of Baylor.

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Looks like Manhattan is about the be the first team sent home

and Miami is already down 3-0 to Mizzou State (bot 1st) in an elimination game

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Make that 6-0 Missouri State leading Miami still batting bottom 1st

pitching change

[BoBigRed]

and Miami is already down 3-0 to Mizzou State (bot 1st) in an elimination game

Too $#@!ing funny. Looks like Miami is two and done. $#@! the Canes

And just saw your second post. Even funnier.

I remember seeing Missouri State live at the CWS in 2003 and sort of liked those guys. Good to see.

[Beau Vine]

Too $#@!ing funny. Looks like Miami is two and done. $#@! the Canes

And just saw your second post. Even funnier.

I remember seeing Missouri State live at the CWS in 2003 and sort of liked those guys. Good to see.

Shawn Mar$#@! was their SS.

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TCU & Dayton tied at 4 in the 4th (TCU squandered a 4-0 lead)

Dayton with some pretty cool looking White Sox esqe throwbacks

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Miami gets out of the first down 7-0

[BoBigRed]

Miami gets out of the first down 7-0

And it's now 8-0 in the 2nd

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Interesting quote I read from the San Jose news from last nights Stanford/Fresno game....

This time the 6-foot-5, 215-pound right-hander out of Houston lost his shutout bid in the seventh inning, but with his fastball touching 97 miles per hour on the radar gun Appel limited the Bulldogs (30-27) to four hits and two walks in a complete-game effort while striking out 11 -- three shy of his collegiate high.

"He had the answer," said Fresno State coach Mike Batesole, who noted Appel relied less on his fastball in the rematch. "I'm pretty sure he could have won a big-league game today. That was fantastic the way he was able to pitch backwards when he wanted to."

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wow the Canes are really mailing it in

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Dayton chased TCU's starter, just cut their lead to 6-5

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Baylor up early 2-0 on a Josh Ludy HR

[torre]

http://ulive.cbssports.com/index-ncaa.html?media=320813


Free stream for Baylor game.

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3-run bomb Dayton, leading 9-6

TCU in trouble

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SHSU leading PV 3-1 in the 7th

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http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/...-fresno-state/

[js]

TCU 10-9? in the 6th? What is this, slow pitch softball?

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What is this, slow pitch softball?

[CallInTheCoroner]

Nice interference call on Clemson. Cost them a run.

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Baylor & UTA now tied at 4....Blank already chased

wow...collar might start to feel a little tight

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Bearkats beat Prairie View 4-2

[rumblefishstix]

I wish I wasn't as hungover as I am to watch the Carolina Clemson game

[rumblefishstix]

Roth is all over early. Hope he rallies

[ludosc]

UTA up 5-4 on Baylor in the top of the 6th...

come on MAVS!!!

[ludosc]

and now it's tied at 5...furk

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UTA up 5-4 on Baylor in the top of the 6th...

come on MAVS!!!

Oh my......

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also Missouri State finished off Miami 12-2

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Jim Morris is an excellent baseball coach (2 national titles) but that's now 4 straight years without an Omaha appearance, that's the longest CWS drought for Miami in over 30 years.

Makes you wonder...

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Ludy wrecking shop again

all tied up at 5

[BoBigRed]

Jim Morris is an excellent baseball coach (2 national titles) but that's now 4 straight years without an Omaha appearance, that's the longest CWS drought for Miami in over 30 years.

Makes you wonder...

In all seriousness, I do respect the Miami baseball program and yes Morris is an excellent baseball coach. But you do have to wonder if his time is done.

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In all seriousness, I do respect the Miami baseball program and yes Morris is an excellent baseball coach. But you do have to wonder if his time is done.

I agree, plus the quick rise to dominance of O'Sullivan and UF, FSU being a top 10 team most years, and UCF being an up and coming program now in that state...it's gotta start creeping into the conversation.

IMO Miami is college baseball royalty (one of the top handful of programs of all time) and they won't accept this for too long.

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Baylor now up 7-5

[Beau Vine]

Nice interference call on Clemson. Cost them a run.

I noticed it when it happened, and I thought it was a pretty obvious call. Too bad Jack Leggett had to be a $#@! about it.

Jim Morris is an excellent baseball coach (2 national titles) but that's now 4 straight years without an Omaha appearance, that's the longest CWS drought for Miami in over 30 years.

Makes you wonder...

That's a team that quit on their coach, and you can try to blame the kids all you want, but it's the coach's responsibility.

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TCU leads Dayton 25-9

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That's a team that quit on their coach, and you can try to blame the kids all you want, but it's the coach's responsibility.

When you get the equivalant of run-ruled on your home field by an inferior opponent to end your season (after the committee had gift wrapped you a Regional)

Yep agreed, that goes without saying its on the coach.

Again makes me wonder if Morris hasn't gotten a bit complacent