The NCAA baseball tournament is close to being pared down to sixteen teams.
The super-regional pairings (sites to be announced later). These will be best of three series.
Clemson vs. Oral Roberts - Clemson is the #1 seed in the tournament. Oral Roberts has made one appearance in Omaha back in 1978. At Clemson 6/9-11
Collge of Charleston vs. Georgia Tech - Georgia Tech is the #8 seed. College of Charleston has never made it to Omaha. At Georgia Tech 6/9-11
Cal State Fullerton vs. Missouri - CSUF is the #5 seed. Missouri is the first #4 seed in a region to make it to the next round since the NCAA tournament expanded to 64 teams in 2002. At Fullerton 6/9-11
North Carolina vs. Alabama - The Tar Heels have not made it to Omaha since 1989. Alabama last made it to Omaha in 1999. At Alabama 6/9-11
Rice vs. Oklahoma - The Owls won it all in 2003. The Sooners have gone to Omaha nine times and won twice. At Rice 6/10-12
South Carolina vs. Georgia - Gamecocks went to Omaha from 2002-04 and eight times overall. Georgia has gone five times. Georgia is 4-0 against South Carolina this season. At Georgia 6/10-12
Miami vs. Mississippi - Hurricanes have made 21 trips to Omaha. Rebels have gone four times. At Mississippi 6/10-12
Oregon State vs. Stanford - Beavers swept the Fighting Weismans in Corvallis in the Pac-10 season. At Oregon State 6/10-12
Oops, I thought we were discussing the NCAA rowing championship.
Go Fighting Arnesons!
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