7 of the Top 16 Overall Seeds FAILED to advance to the Super Regionals. TCU will host #14 overall seed Indiana State

[Franisdaman]

Failed to Advance to the Sweet 16 (Super Regionals):

#3 overall seed Arkansas (TCU instead)
#4 overall seed Clemson (Tennessee instead)
#6 overall seed Vanderbilt (Oregon instead)
#9 overall seed Miami (Texas instead)
#10 overall seed Coastal Carolina (Duke instead)
#11 overall seed Oklahoma State (Oral Roberts instead)
#13 overall seed Auburn (Southern Miss instead)


Advanced to the Sweet 16 (Super Regionals), as expected:

#1 overall seed Wake Forest
#2 overall seed Florida
#5 overall seed LSU
#7 overall seed Virginia
#8 overall seed Stanford
#12 overall seed Kentucky
#14 overall seed Indiana State (beat IOWA to advance vs TCU)
#15 overall seed South Carolina (Congrats, @pepsicock )
#16 overall seed Alabama


As a result of these upsets:

#14 overall seed Indiana State gets TCU (instead of #3 overall seed Arkansas)

Tennessee vs Southern Miss (instead of #4 overall seed Clemson vs #13 overall seed Auburn)

Oregon vs Oral Roberts (instead of #6 overall seed Vanderbilt vs #11 overall seed OK State)

#7 overall seed Virginia gets Duke (instead of #10 overall seed Coastal Carolina)

#8 overall seed Stanford gets Texas (instead of #9 overall seed Miami)

The other 3 Super Regional matchups:

#1 overall seed Wake Forest vs #16 overall seed Alabama
#2 overall seed Florida vs #15 overall seed South Carolina
#5 overall seed LSU vs #12 overall seed Kentucky

There are lots of disappointed fans from this past weekend's results (not just Iowa fans). This is why I have always said that as a sports fan you should always enter the game with the expectation that you might lose. Shit happens in games. I would define hitting 10 batters in a game as ONE example of shit (and as an NCAA record as well).

As Marty Sutherland said recently, "that's baseball."

As KF has said for years now, "that's football."

If Wake Forest doesn't win it all, I would be surprised. But shit will happen. But will enough of it happen? We'll see.

It was a fun season of Iowa baseball. Rick is a Heller of a coach. Things could have gone sideways after the gambling scandal broke but he kept things moving forward & he kept the team focused.

Heller, in 2015, broke a 25 year NCAA Tournament drought. Iowa has now made the NCAA Tournament 3 times in the past 8 seasons (the 2020 team probably would have made it 4 times in 9 seasons). And, as we know, making the NCAA Tournament is not easy, especially with the bias towards the B1G Conference.

Iowa baseball has been around for 133 years (established in 1890). This year's team, with a record of 44-16 (.733), tied a program record for wins (in 1981 they were 44-21, .677).

There's a lot to celebrate and a lot to look forward to.

GO HAWKS!!!

 

[Franisdaman]

What could have been....

 

[Franisdaman]

Watching the first 6 innings of a college baseball game:

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

What could have been....

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Good for Indiana State. Ya just hate to see it...........

 

[pepsicock]

Failed to Advance to the Super Regionals:

#3 overall seed Arkansas (TCU instead)
#4 overall seed Clemson (Tennessee instead)
#6 overall seed Vanderbilt (Oregon instead)
#9 overall seed Miami (Texas instead)
#10 overall seed Coastal Carolina (Duke instead)
#11 overall seed Oklahoma State (Oral Roberts instead)
#13 overall seed Auburn (Southern Miss instead)


Advanced to the Super Regionals, as expected:

#1 overall seed Wake Forest
#2 overall seed Florida
#5 overall seed LSU
#7 overall seed Virginia
#8 overall seed Stanford
#12 overall seed Kentucky
#14 overall seed Indiana State
#15 overall seed South Carolina (Congrats, @pepsicock )
#16 overall seed Alabama


As a result of these upsets:

#14 overall seed Indiana State gets TCU (instead of #3 overall seed Arkansas)

Tennessee vs Southern Miss (instead of #4 overall seed Clemson vs #13 overall seed Auburn)

Oregon vs Oral Roberts (instead of #6 overall seed Vanderbilt vs #11 overall seed OK State)

#7 overall seed Virginia gets Duke (instead of #10 overall seed Coastal Carolina)

#8 overall seed Stanford gets Texas (instead of #9 overall seed Miami)


There are lots of disappointed fans from this past weekend's results (not just Iowa fans). This is why I have always said that as a sports fan you should always enter the game with the expectation that you might lose. Shit happens in games. I would define hitting 10 batters in a game as ONE example of shit (and as an NCAA record as well).

As Marty Sutherland said recently, "that's baseball."

As KF has said for years now, "that's football."

If Wake Forest doesn't win it all, I would be surprised. But shit will happen. But will enough of it happen? We'll see.

It was a fun season of Iowa baseball. Rick is a Heller of a coach. Things could have gone sideways after the gambling scandal broke but he kept things moving forward & he kept the team focused.

Heller, in 2015, broke a 25 year NCAA Tournament drought. Iowa has now made the NCAA Tournament 3 times in the past 8 seasons (the 2020 team probably would have made it 4 times in 9 seasons). And, as we know, making the NCAA Tournament is not easy, especially with the bias against the B1G Conference.

Iowa baseball has been around for 133 years (established in 1890). This year's team, with a record of 44-16 (.733), tied a program record for wins (in 1981 they were 44-21, .677).

There's a lot to celebrate and a lot to look forward to.

GO HAWKS!!!

Thanks. I am glad you guys beat UNC. Still Iowa had a great year

 

[Franisdaman]

Thanks. I am glad you guys beat UNC. Still Iowa had a great year

Thanks, Pepsi.

You're just 2 wins from a CWS berth! Good luck vs Florida!

 

[Franisdaman]

Thanks. I am glad you guys beat UNC. Still Iowa had a great year

The SEC will have a minimum of 2 and up to 4 teams in the field of 8 College World Series.

Regarding the remaining SEC teams and whether you think they advance to the the CWS, answer the following 4 questions based on the assumption that if you get all 4 questions right, @EvilMonkeyInTheCloset will pay you $1,000,000!

1) Tennessee (vs Southern Miss)--Yes or No?

2) Alabama (vs Wake Forest)--Yes or No?

3) Florida/South Carolina--which team? Again, $1M is on the line!

4) LSU/Kentucky--which team?

 

[pepsicock]

The SEC will have a minimum of 2 and up to 4 teams in the field of 8 College World Series.

Regarding the remaining SEC teams and whether you think they advance to the the CWS, answer the following 4 questions based on the assumption that if you get all 4 questions right, @EvilMonkeyInTheCloset will pay you $1,000,000!

1) Tennessee (vs Southern Miss)--Yes or No?

2) Alabama (vs Wake Forest)--Yes or No?

3) Florida/South Carolina--which team? Again, $1M is on the line!

4) LSU/Kentucky--which team?

I hate the fact that NCAA matched South Carolina up with Florida. I thought the whole idea of a tournament was to play different teams you during the season. To me from the team I seen so far I think TCU that took Arkansas out looks pretty tough . Will see.

 

[GOHOX69]

Watching the first 6 innings of a college baseball game:

As Braves fan, the word bullpen gives me nightmares of the 90's.

 

[Franisdaman]

6 of the 8 College World Series teams have been determined.

The final 2 teams will be determined tomorrow, Monday, June 12 (Tennessee at Southern Miss and Texas at #8 overall seed Stanford are tied at 1 game a piece).


Advancing to the College World Series:

#1 overall seed Wake Forest (beat #16 overall seed Alabama 2-0)

#2 overall seed Florida (beat #15 overall seed South Carolina 2-0)

#5 overall seed LSU (beat #12 overall seed Kentucky 2-0)

#7 overall seed Virginia (beat Duke 2-1)

TCU (beat #14 overall seed Indiana State 2-0)

Oral Roberts (beat Oregon 2-1)

 

[HawkRugged17]

This is a way to end a game ...

 

[Alum-Ni]

CWS Bracket

Bracket 1 - Friday, June 16
Oral Roberts (51-12) vs. TCU (42-22) (1:00 PM - ESPN)
Virginia (50-13) vs. Florida (50-15) (6:00 PM - ESPN)

Bracket 1 - Saturday, June 17
Stanford (44-18) vs. Wake Forest (52-10) (1:00 PM - ESPN)
Tennessee (43-20) vs. LSU (48-15) (6:00 PM - ESPN)

 

[Franisdaman]

This is a way to end a game ...

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losing a ball in the lights totally sucks....

in this case, there were 2 outs & the game should have continued on to the 10th inning....

instead, it was a walk off to the CWS for Stanford....

that outfielder will never forget it....

 

[Alum-Ni]

 

[Franisdaman]

#1 overall seed Wake Forest and #2 overall seed Florida have advanced to the CWS semi-finals.

Two of the 8 teams so far have been eliminated: #7 overall seed Virginia and #8 overall seed Stanford.

Two more teams get eliminated today (June 20) from these 2 matchups:

Game 9: TCU vs. Oral Roberts; 1 p.m. CT on ESPN
Game 10: Tennessee vs. #5 overall seed LSU; 6 p.m. CT on ESPN

................................................

And then the National Semi-finals:

Wednesday, June 21:

Game 11: #2 overall seed Florida vs. Winner Game 9; 1 p.m. CT on ESPN
Game 12: #1 overall seed Wake Forest vs. Winner Game 10; 6 p.m. CT on ESPN

Thursday, June 22:

Game 13 (if necessary): Winner Game 11 vs. Loser Game 11 (if first loss); 1 p.m. or 6 p.m. CT on ESPN or ESPN2
Game 14 (if necessary): Winner Gamer 12 vs. Loser Game 12 (if first loss); 6 p.m. CT on ESPN or ESPN2

................................................

CWS Championship Series:
Best of 3 series

Game 1: Sat, June 24; 6 p.m. CT on ESPN
Game 2: Sun, June 25; 2 p.m. CT on ESPN
Game 3 (if necessary): Mon, June 26; 6 p.m. CT on ESPN

 

[Franisdaman]

Today's results:

TCU eliminates Oral Roberts, 6-1.
#5 overall seed LSU eliminates Tennessee, 5-0.

We are down to 4 teams.


National Semi-Finals:

Wednesday, June 21:

Game 11: #2 overall seed Florida vs. TCU; 1 p.m. CT on ESPN
Game 12: #1 overall seed Wake Forest vs. #5 overall seed LSU; 6 p.m. CT on ESPN

Thursday, June 22:

Game 13 (if necessary): Winner Game 11 vs. Loser Game 11 (if first loss); 1 p.m. or 6 p.m. CT on ESPN or ESPN2
Game 14 (if necessary): Winner Gamer 12 vs. Loser Game 12 (if first loss); 6 p.m. CT on ESPN or ESPN2

................................................

CWS Championship Series:
Best of 3 series

Game 1: Sat, June 24; 6 p.m. CT on ESPN
Game 2: Sun, June 25; 2 p.m. CT on ESPN
Game 3 (if necessary): Mon, June 26; 6 p.m. CT on ESPN

@Alum-Ni , have you gotten to any games?

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

And to think, Iowa has a win over LSU and could beat TCU on their best day.........

 

[HawkRugged17]

 

[Franisdaman]

And to think, Iowa has a win over LSU and could beat TCU on their best day.........

If Iowa had beaten Indiana State (we definitely had our chances), they likely would have hosted TCU in the Super Regional.

 

[Franisdaman]

#2 overall seed Florida advances to the CWS Championship Series

Here was the final out:

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

#2 overall seed Florida advances to the CWS Championship Series

Here was the final out:

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Dammit i wanted to bet on that game.....

 

[Franisdaman]

Yesterday's results:

#2 overall seed Florida eliminates TCU, 3-2.
#5 overall seed LSU beats #1 overall seed Wake Forest, 5-2.

Florida advances to the Championship Series and will face the winner of:

National Semi-Final:

Thursday, June 22:

#1 overall seed Wake Forest vs. #5 overall seed LSU; 6 p.m. CT on ESPN2

................................................

CWS Championship Series:
Best of 3 series

Game 1: Sat, June 24; 6 p.m. CT on ESPN
Game 2: Sun, June 25; 2 p.m. CT on ESPN
Game 3 (if necessary): Mon, June 26; 6 p.m. CT on ESPN

 

[Franisdaman]

Tonight's results:

#5 overall seed LSU beat #1 overall seed Wake Forest, 2-0 in 11 innings. LSU advances to the Championship Series and will face #2 overall seed Florida.

Watch the walk off 2 run home run here:






CWS Championship Series:
Best of 3 series

Game 1: Sat, June 24; 6 p.m. CT on ESPN
Game 2: Sun, June 25; 2 p.m. CT on ESPN
Game 3 (if necessary): Mon, June 26; 6 p.m. CT on ESPN


And the SEC is letting us know about this all SEC final.

 

[Franisdaman]

CWS Championship Series:
#5 overall seed LSU vs #2 overall seed Florida
Best of 3 series (tied 1-1)

After LSU beat Florida 4-3 in 11 innings yesterday, Florida responded in a big way today, winning 24-4.

The deciding game is tomorrow, Monday, 6 pm CT, on ESPN.

 

[Franisdaman]

#5 overall seed LSU beat #2 overall seed Florida tonight and is the 2023 National Champion.

Sorry, @EvilMonkeyInTheCloset , even though we beat LSU this year, we don't get a share of the National Championship!

Watch the final out here:

 

[Alum-Ni]

Today's results:

TCU eliminates Oral Roberts, 6-1.
#5 overall seed LSU eliminates Tennessee, 5-0.

We are down to 4 teams.


National Semi-Finals:

Wednesday, June 21:

Game 11: #2 overall seed Florida vs. TCU; 1 p.m. CT on ESPN
Game 12: #1 overall seed Wake Forest vs. #5 overall seed LSU; 6 p.m. CT on ESPN

Thursday, June 22:

Game 13 (if necessary): Winner Game 11 vs. Loser Game 11 (if first loss); 1 p.m. or 6 p.m. CT on ESPN or ESPN2
Game 14 (if necessary): Winner Gamer 12 vs. Loser Game 12 (if first loss); 6 p.m. CT on ESPN or ESPN2

................................................

CWS Championship Series:
Best of 3 series

Game 1: Sat, June 24; 6 p.m. CT on ESPN
Game 2: Sun, June 25; 2 p.m. CT on ESPN
Game 3 (if necessary): Mon, June 26; 6 p.m. CT on ESPN

@Alum-Ni , have you gotten to any games?

I typically go.....this year two of my kids are heavily involved in baseball and softball, so schedules didn't work out. I'm likely to miss out on CWS trips for the next several years.

 

[Franisdaman]

I typically go.....this year two of my kids are heavily involved in baseball and softball, so schedules didn't work out. I'm likely to miss out on CWS trips for the next several years.

At least we got 5 conference represented in the CWS; still too many SEC teams, though.

--3 SEC
--2 ACC
--1 PAC 12
--1 Big 12
--1 Summit League

#1 overall seed Wake Forest (beat #16 overall seed Alabama 2-0)

#2 overall seed Florida (beat #15 overall seed South Carolina 2-0)

#5 overall seed LSU (beat #12 overall seed Kentucky 2-0)

#7 overall seed Virginia (beat Duke 2-1)

#8 overall seed Stanford (beat Texas 2-1)

Tennessee (beat Southern Miss 2-1)

TCU (beat #14 overall seed Indiana State 2-0)

Oral Roberts (beat Oregon 2-1)


National Semi-Finals

--2 SEC
--1 ACC
--1 Big 12


#2 overall seed Florida eliminated TCU
#5 overall seed LSU eliminated #1 overall seed Wake Forest


National Championship

--2 SEC

#5 overall seed LSU beat #2 overall seed Florida