College Baseball Update: Regional Winners will Fill Intersting Super Regional Bracket
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3:59 PM
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With some regionals already settled, Let's take a look of the games that are on tap today to decide who goes on to super regionals.
Stanford Regional:
UPDATE: The Cardinal are pushing back after going down early 4-0. In the third they have tacked on one run. Heading to the fourth inning, it is 4-1 Pepperdine. The Wave tagged Erik Davis for four runs in the 1st inning.
Stanford vs. Pepperdine 4 PM ET - As this game gets underway, we get to witness Jason Castro and Eric Thames taking on each other for the championship in a rather weak regional. The Cardinal look to take the second straight game from Pepperdine to keep playing this season. The Cardinal won 13-1 on Sunday. This could be a hitting clinic to the end. Stanford has Erik Davis on the mound against Waves starter Robert Dickmann.
Tallahassee Regional
Tulane vs. Florida State 7 PM ET - Buster Posey led a 17 run offense against Tulane yesterday with two homers. Posey has 85 RBIs on the season and the Seminoles offense has been scorching opposing pitchers since being shut out by Bucknell in the first game of the Regional. Tulane will not start ace Shooter Hunt, but he could see some time in a very close game. This should be a fun game, but Florida State should pull it out.
Athens Regional
Georgia vs. Georgia Tech 7 PM ET - This is the great match up for Georgia, but it should be an easy win for the hosting Bulldogs. The offense, bullpen and starting pitching is much stronger than the Yellow Jackets and that should show on the field tonight.
College Station Regional
Texas A&M vs. Houston 7:30 PM - Houston upset University of Illinois-Chicago on Sunday morning and kept the rally going by beating Texas A&M by one run to force a final game today. Houston was beaten 22-4 in the opening game on Saturday by the Aggies, but had a great pitching performance from Jared Ray. Look for another good battle in College Station. The Cougars are low on pitching depth but could still challenge the Aggies.
Long Beach Regional
San Diego vs. Fresno State 9 PM ET - Neither team looks to bring it's ace to the table, but this should be a pretty good match up. Sammy Solis will take the mound for San Diego, after they beat Fresno 15-1 yesterday. Fresno has some pretty sound hitters, but are a bit over matched in this series. San Diego moves on to the Super Regional.
Fullerton Regional
UCLA vs. Cal State Fullerton 11 PM ET - Fullerton will look to defend it's turf once again after defeating UCLA 11-8 on Sunday. Garrett Claypool could start for UCLA. The Bruins had to dip into their bullpen early against the Titans. Both teams are low on pitching depth. We could see another high scoring affair. I like Cal State Fullerton to pull off the victory tonight, capping off UCLA's somewhat upsetting season.
3:59 PM
Dexter-Sports Inbox
With some regionals already settled, Let's take a look of the games that are on tap today to decide who goes on to super regionals.
Stanford Regional:
UPDATE: The Cardinal are pushing back after going down early 4-0. In the third they have tacked on one run. Heading to the fourth inning, it is 4-1 Pepperdine. The Wave tagged Erik Davis for four runs in the 1st inning.
Stanford vs. Pepperdine 4 PM ET - As this game gets underway, we get to witness Jason Castro and Eric Thames taking on each other for the championship in a rather weak regional. The Cardinal look to take the second straight game from Pepperdine to keep playing this season. The Cardinal won 13-1 on Sunday. This could be a hitting clinic to the end. Stanford has Erik Davis on the mound against Waves starter Robert Dickmann.
Tallahassee Regional
Tulane vs. Florida State 7 PM ET - Buster Posey led a 17 run offense against Tulane yesterday with two homers. Posey has 85 RBIs on the season and the Seminoles offense has been scorching opposing pitchers since being shut out by Bucknell in the first game of the Regional. Tulane will not start ace Shooter Hunt, but he could see some time in a very close game. This should be a fun game, but Florida State should pull it out.
Athens Regional
Georgia vs. Georgia Tech 7 PM ET - This is the great match up for Georgia, but it should be an easy win for the hosting Bulldogs. The offense, bullpen and starting pitching is much stronger than the Yellow Jackets and that should show on the field tonight.
College Station Regional
Texas A&M vs. Houston 7:30 PM - Houston upset University of Illinois-Chicago on Sunday morning and kept the rally going by beating Texas A&M by one run to force a final game today. Houston was beaten 22-4 in the opening game on Saturday by the Aggies, but had a great pitching performance from Jared Ray. Look for another good battle in College Station. The Cougars are low on pitching depth but could still challenge the Aggies.
Long Beach Regional
San Diego vs. Fresno State 9 PM ET - Neither team looks to bring it's ace to the table, but this should be a pretty good match up. Sammy Solis will take the mound for San Diego, after they beat Fresno 15-1 yesterday. Fresno has some pretty sound hitters, but are a bit over matched in this series. San Diego moves on to the Super Regional.
Fullerton Regional
UCLA vs. Cal State Fullerton 11 PM ET - Fullerton will look to defend it's turf once again after defeating UCLA 11-8 on Sunday. Garrett Claypool could start for UCLA. The Bruins had to dip into their bullpen early against the Titans. Both teams are low on pitching depth. We could see another high scoring affair. I like Cal State Fullerton to pull off the victory tonight, capping off UCLA's somewhat upsetting season.
