Selection Monday Thoughts

[JCOSU86]

Kent is a very tough #4. I'm glad to see OSU in a #2, but it will be tough beating Georgia. Minnesota is the 2008 Big 10 champs and finished 2nd this year.

[reagdog]

Originally Posted by JCOSU86

Kent is a very tough #4. I'm glad to see OSU in a #2, but it will be tough beating Georgia. Minnesota is the 2008 Big 10 champs and finished 2nd this year.

Looking over Kent State's statistics, it looks like they can hit pretty well, but their pitching isn't that great. ASU's batting average is a little lower (.302 vs. .321), but the ERA gap is pretty big (2.85 for ASU vs. 5.41 for KS).

ASU will probably be throwing Mike Leake at 14-1 and Josh Spence 8-1 in the first two games and those guys have been pretty untouchable all year. I'm feeling good about making it through round 1.

[Flocka]

Originally Posted by Gatorubet

[censored]! The Gators can't shake Miami. The Bethune-Cookman pitcher in round one is very good, and then we get the scUM ace in game 2. If we can make it out 2-0, we do have the home field, but Miami has a hold on us in baseball like we have the Mutts owned in football. Whatever it is, psychologically imparied or actual skill levels, they own our sorry asses lately.

Gotta man up and not worry about it. Go Gators!!

FSU fans are not happy about your national seed.

That said, you guys are gonna have a tough time.

[fourteenandoh]

Can we get a refresher course on the NCAA baseball tourney structure please? (ie regional, super regional, WS are they best of 3 round robin etc) thanks in advance

[Bucky Katt]

16 4 team double-elimination regionals
8 2 team best-of-3 super-regionals
CWS:
2 4 team double-elimination tournaments to get to a final 2 teams
Final: best-of-3 series

[fourteenandoh]

Originally Posted by Bucky Katt

16 4 team double-elimination regionals
8 2 team best-of-3 super-regionals
CWS:
2 4 team double-elimination tournaments to get to a final 2 teams
Final: best-of-3 series

so one team comes out of each regional then a best of 3 vs another regional winner then CWS? thank you!

I would love to see us play in a CWS some day.

[BB73]

Originally Posted by fourteenandoh

so one team comes out of each regional then a best of 3 vs another regional winner then CWS?

Yes.

tOSU won the whole thing in '66, but their last trip to the CWS was '67.

[brodybuck21]

Originally Posted by BB73

Yes.

tOSU won the whole thing in '66, but their last trip to the CWS was '67.

last big 10 team to actually make the CWS was scum in the 1980's, i do believe

[fourteenandoh]

Originally Posted by brodybuck21

last big 10 team to actually make the CWS was scum in the 1980's, i do believe

that's pathetic. you can't blame the weather for recruiting, because the B10 shows really well in the softball CWS.

[brodybuck21]

Originally Posted by fourteenandoh

that's pathetic. you can't blame the weather for recruiting, because the B10 shows really well in the softball CWS.

preaching to the choir. oregon st won the title recently (i think) so the northern teams cant do it argument is BS.