College World Series June 1: Upsets Continue To Dominate The Headlines
The College World Series on June 1 saw more upsets, as it is a very crazy time in college baseball. That was not the only upset. Florida, Florida State, and Texas A&M (all ranked teams) also fell. All of these teams were eliminated.
Elsewhere, West Virginia won in extra innings against a game Kentucky team. West Virginia won in 10 innings and advanced to the superregional. Most of the ranked teams have been upset and eliminated. With all these Cinderellas around, are you planning to watch the Super Regionals?
College World Series, 1 June, Insane
There were several more upsets as the regional round in the College World Series ended on 1 June. There is no baseball until the Super Regionals begin this coming weekend. So, what happened?
The biggest story was Oklahoma beating the number two overall seed, Georgia Tech, 8-7. This game was a barn burner that went to 10 innings. Georgia Tech led this game 7-3 after 6 innings. However, Oklahoma scored two runs in the seventh, one run in the eighth, one run in the ninth, and one run in the 10th to win the game and advance to the Super Regional of the College World Series.
There were more upsets. The next biggest upset was Troy eliminating and crushing Florida 10-2. Troy advances to the Super Regionals. This was a 2-1 game after the fifth inning. Troy scored 5 runs in the sixth and added 3 runs in the eighth inning to win the game in a landslide.
St. John’s eliminated the number ten-seeded Florida State Seminoles from the College World Series, 5-4. This is the first time that the Redmen have advanced to the Super Regionals since 2012. Florida State scored two runs in the ninth inning to make the game seem closer than it really was. It is rare to have a cold-weather team from the north eliminate a warm-weather team from the South.
With all the chaos, two games held to form with the higher seeds winning, though one win took some extra time. First, Auburn defeated Milwaukee 8-3. Auburn scored first in this game and advanced to the Super Regionals, holding up their end of the bargain.
Finally, there was an extra-inning game in Morgantown. West Virginia beat Kentucky 6-5 in 10 innings. This nailbiter kept people up late. Kentucky, proving that every out matters in baseball, scored four runs in the eighth inning to tie the game at 5. However, West Virginia walked off in the tenth inning to advance to the Super Regionals.
Super Regional Games in the College World Series
Athens Super Regional
Game 1: Georgia vs. Mississippi St. | 11 a.m.June 7
Game 2: Georgia vs. Mississippi St. | 12 p.m.June 8
Game 3 (if necessary): Georgia vs. Mississippi St. | TBD
Auburn Super Regional
Game 1: Auburn vs. Ole Miss | 8 p.m. June 5
Game 2: Auburn vs. Ole Miss | 5 p.m. June 6
Game 3 (if necessary): Auburn vs. Ole Miss | TBD June 7
Austin Super Regional
Game 1: Texas vs. Oregon | 8 p.m. June 6
Game 2: Texas vs. Oregon | 9 p.m. June 7
Game 3 (if necessary): Texas vs. Oregon | TBD June 8
Chapel Hill Super Regional
Game 1: North Carolina vs. Southern California | 3 p.m. June 5
Game 2: North Carolina vs. Southern California | 2 p.m. June 6
Game 3 (if necessary): North Carolina vs. Southern California | TBD June 7
Lawrence Super Regional
Game 1: Kansas vs. Oklahoma | 6 p.m. June 6
Game 2: Kansas vs. Oklahoma | 6 p.m. June 7
Game 3 (if necessary): Kansas vs. Oklahoma | TBD
Morgantown Super Regional
Game 1: West Virginia vs. Cal Poly | 12 p.m. June 5
Game 2: West Virginia vs. Cal Poly | 12 p.m. June 6
Game 3 (if necessary): West Virginia vs. Cal Poly | TBD June 7
Troy Super Regional
Game 1: Troy vs. Little Rock | 3 p.m. June 5
Game 2: Troy vs. Little Rock | 3 p.m. June 6
Game 3 (if necessary): Troy vs. Little Rock | TBD June 7
Tuscaloosa Super Regional
Game 1: Alabama vs. St. John’s | 3 p.m. June 6
Game 2: Alabama vs. St. John’s | 3 p.m. June 7
Game 3 (if necessary): Alabama vs. St. John’s | TBD June 8
