Category: College Sports

Prior to game: UCLA leads series 1-0 (Best-of-3)

Mississippi State bats in top, UCLA in botttom

UCLA: 108 NCAA champions (0 in baseball)

Let’s start top 5th, 5-0 UCLA but runners at the corners for Mississippi State. UCLA starter Nick Vander Tuig was a 6th round pick in 2013 Draft (Giants). The batter he’s facing right now, Adam Fraizer, leads the NCAA with 106 hits. Let’s go! Fraizer watches strike 1 go by and then, 2nd pitch from Vander Tuig and Fraizer fouls it off. 3rd pitch from Vander Tuig is high but Fraizer swings and…misses! Strike 3! then Vander Tuig strikes out the next batter! Bottom 8th now, 6-0 UCLA, bases loaded for the Bruins and Eric Filia grounder to right for a 2RBI double! and UCLA is up 8-0!!! Top 9th, 2 outs if Mississippi State gets out here UCLA wins it all! Matthew Britton batting for Mississippi State…and he grounds out! UCLA wins the 2013 CWS title!

NCAA COLLEGE WORLD SERIES FINALS GAME 2

Mississippi St 0 5   3

UCLA                 8 12 1

UCLA wins series 2-0

UCLA: N. Vander Tuig: W (14-4) 8 IP,5 H,BB,6 K

UCLA: 1st baseball championship

UNC 2-1  vs UCLA 2-0

If you lose 2 games you are out. The team that doesn’t lose 2 games advances to the CWS Final vs Mississippi St. the records reset and then the 2 teams play a best of 3 series to determine a champion.

UCLA bats in bottom of inning, North Carolina bats in top half.

Let’s start 0-0, bottom 2nd, runners at the corners and Cody Regis’ grounder gets past the infield for an RBI base hit, that makes it 1-0 UCLA. Bottom 6th, same score, runners at the corners and KEvin Williams grounders up the middle for an RBI single, 2-0 UCLA. Bottom 7th, 2 on, same score and Pat Valaika doubles down the left field line for 2 RBI and that makes it 4-0 UCLA. Top 9th, 4-1  UCLA, 2 outs, bases loaded and Landon Lassiter, UNC’s last hope…pops out! North Carolina eliminated, and UCLA is going to the CWS Final

COLLEGE WORLD SERIES
DOUBLE ELIMINATION ROUND
1 NORTH CAROLINA 1 7 1

UCLA                                4 6 0

UNC (2-2) UCLA (3-0)

UCLA: P. Valaika 1-3, 2B, 2 RBI

UCLA: 2nd CWS Finals appearance

Yesterday Mississippi St. and UCLA adavanced to the CWS finals. The 2 teams will play a best-of-3 series to determine a national champion.

I was 1-3 on Days 1&2

I was 3-1 on Days 3&4

I was 1-1 on Days 5&6

Lets get ready for Day 7!

Day 7

Elimination Game for Oregon State

(3) Oregon State vs Mississippi St. CSD’s Pick: Mississippi St.

Elimination Game for North Carolina

(1) North Carolina vs UCLA CSD’s Pick: North Carolina

I was 1-3 on days 1&2

But I rebounded and was

3-1 on days 3&4

Day 5

Elimination

Indiana vs (3) Oregon State. CSD’s Pick: (3) Oregon State

Day 6

Elimination

NC State vs (1) North Carolina. CSD’s Pick: NC State

I was 1-3 on days 1&2 I have got to improve that!

Day 3

Mississippi St. vs Indiana CSD’s pick: Mississippi State

Elimination Game

Louisville vs (3) Oregon State CSD’s pick: Oregon State

Day 4

NC State vs UCLA CSD’s pick: NC State

Elimination Game

(1) North Carolina vs (4) LSU CSD’s pick: North Carolina

Did You Know?

National Seeds were 0-3 on Days 1&2, Non National Seeds were 4-1.

Ranking is national seed  (1-8) if applicable

Day 1

Mississippi St. vs 3 Oregon State CSD’s pick: Mississippi St.

Indiana vs Louisville CSD’s pick: Louisville

Day 2

NC State  vs 1 North Carolina CSD’s pick: North Carolina

UCLA vs 4 LSU CSD’s pick: LSU