With (an excellent) U.S. Open and (a really boring) NBA Finals out of the way, we can turn our attention to the last champion of the 2023-24 sports year: the College World Series. So far, it has been a thriller:
BRACKET ONE:
(4) N. Carolina 3 - 2 (12) Virginia
(1) Tennessee 12 - 11 (8) Florida St.
(8) Florida St. 7 - 3 (12) Virginia (Virginia eliminated)
(1) Tennessee 6 - 1 (4) N. Carolina
BRACKET TWO:
(2) Kentucky 5 - 4 (10) N. Carolina St. (10 innings)
(3) Texas A & M 3 - 2 Florida
Florida 5 - 4 (10) N. Carolina St. (N. Carolina St. eliminated)
(2) Kentucky 1 - 5 (3) Texas A & M
So Tennessee and Texas A & M are in the drivers' seats. They get to take the day off and enjoy two elimination games. I am very confident that the winner will be Tennessee, A & M, or UNC, but I don't know which of them it will be.
North Carolina and Florida State have started their elimination game.
ReplyDeleteNoles break through in the top of the 2d and take a 1-0 lead.
ReplyDeleteStill 1-0 in the top of the 3d. Noles load the bases with two walks and a hit batsman.
ReplyDeleteFSU scores two runs in the top of the 3d, UNC responds with one in the bottom of the 3d. FSU leads 3-1 after 3.
ReplyDeleteBoth teams scored 4 runs in the 5th inning. It is now 7-5 FSU going into the bottom of the 7th.
ReplyDeleteI mean the top of the 7th.
DeleteIn the top of the 9th, FSU gets insurance runs thanks to back-to-back homers from the 9th-place batter and the leadoff hitter. Going into the bottom of the 9th, the Noles lead 9 to 5.
ReplyDeleteFSU closes out UNC 9 to 5, and the Classic ACC is eliminated from this year's CWS.
ReplyDeleteDue to expected bad weather, the UK/Fla game is postponed until tomorrow morning at 10 A.M. Central.
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