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Georgia takes first game with late comeback

You can't teach an old dog new tricks, which is why Georgia seems to have no problem coming from behind.

For the third time in the tournament, Georgia rallied to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat, scoring four in the bottom of the eighth to beat Fresno State 7-6 and take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three championship round at the College World Series. Georgia can wrap up its first national title since 1990 with a win tonight, while Fresno State needs a win to even the series and continue its Cinderella story for one more night.

The battle of the Bulldogs looked like a mismatch early on, as Fresno State's starting pitching was used up from battling back to beat North Carolina over the weekend. Georgia took advantage early on when Rich Poythress singled home Ryan Peisel in the first for an early 1-0 Georgia lead.

Fresno State's offense answered in the third when Jordan Ribera hit a shot over the left field fence to tie the game, but Georgia reclaimed the lead in the fourth when Joey Lewis' single brought home Matt Cerione.

That lead would be short-lived, however. While Fresno State's pitcher-by-committee effort was keeping Georgia's bats in check, the Fresno State bats came alive when Steve Detweiler launched a bomb to left center. The two-run blast put Fresno State on top 3-2 in the fifth, and it would stay that way until the seventh when Cerione scored Poythress on an RBI single up the middle to tie the game at 3-3.

Fresno State got a huge lift in the top of the eighth when Steve Susdorf hit an RBI double, scoring Wetzel. Susdorf got caught in a lineout double play, but Tommy Mendonca followed with a two-run shot to left center to give the underdog Bulldogs a 6-3 lead.

Georgia got a leadoff single from Matt Olson to start the bottom of the eighth, and Fresno State closer Brandon Burke came on to shut the door on any potential Georgia comeback.

There was one problem -- Georgia had already kicked the door in.

Gordon Beckham took Burke's second pitch over the wall in left field, and that started Georgia's four-run rally. Poythress walked and scored on Cerione's double to left. Cerione advanced to third when the throw home hit Poythress in the back, and Lewis followed with an RBI single, scoring Cerione with what proved to be the winning run.

Not leaving anything to chance, Georgia brought on the nation's top reliever, Joshua Fields, to close things out. He did so with little problem, inducing an infield popup from Wetzel for the final out to give Georgia the victory.

Skies are cloudy with rain Tuesday morning, but the forecast is for the rain to move out by game time and a slight chance of a late-evening shower is possible. It's a good bet we'll see the second round of the Battle of the Bulldogs tonight at Rosenblatt Stadium.

Tournament Results

(NOTE: All times listed are Central)

Saturday, June 14 -- Stanford 16, Florida State 5; Georgia 7, Miami 4

Sunday, June 15 -- Fresno State 17, Rice 5; North Carolina 8, LSU 4

Monday, June 16 -- Miami 7, Florida State 5 (Florida State eliminated); Georgia 4, Stanford 3

Tuesday, June 17 -- LSU 6, Rice 5 (Rice eliminated); Fresno State 5, North Carolina 3

Wednesday, June 18 -- Stanford 8, Miami 3 (Miami eliminated)

Friday, June 20 -- North Carolina 7, LSU 3 (LSU eliminated)

Saturday, June 21 -- Georgia 10, Stanford 8 (Stanford eliminated); North Carolina 4, Fresno State 3

Sunday, June 22 -- Fresno State 6, North Carolina 1 (North Carolina eliminated)

Championship Series

Monday, June 23 -- Georgia 7, Fresno State 6

Tuesday, June 24
Game 2: Georgia (45-23-1) vs. Fresno State (45-31), 6 p.m.

Wednesday, June 25
Game 3: Georgia vs. Fresno State (if necessary), 6 p.m.

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Title matchup to be a battle of the Bulldogs

Well, it's official -- the College World Series has gone to the dogs.

To be precise, it will be an all-Bulldogs championship final as upstart Fresno State finished off North Carolina 6-1 on Sunday to win the second bracket and claim the school's first-ever trip to the national finals at Rosenblatt Stadium.

North Carolina had rallied twice to keep their hopes of a third straight championship series alive, but they ran out of comebacks Sunday night as the Bulldogs jumped out to an early lead and never looked back.

Tommy Mendoza got Fresno State on the board in the bottom of the third when he laced a two-run single to left, scoring Erik Wetzel and Steve Susdorf. Wetzel got the rally going with a single and was followed by an opposite-field double from Susdorf to put two in scoring position.

North Carolina cut the lead in half when Kyle Shelton drew a bases-loaded walk, but that's as close as the Tar Heels would get off Clay Allison, who pitched six innings and allowed six hits and three walks while striking out six.

Fresno got the run they gave up in the top of the fourth back in the bottom of the inning when Danny Muno singled home Jordan Ribera. They got some more insurance in the fifth when Mendonza drove in his third run of the night with a double, scoring Alan Ahmady. The Bulldogs tacked on two more in the sixth for good measure to become the lowest-seeded team ever to reach the championship round.

Fresno State won't get much time to rest up, though -- Georgia awaits in Monday's first game in the best-of-three championship series, and the southern Bulldogs will come in a lot fresher than their western counterparts, having wrapped up their shot at the title on Saturday by eliminating Stanford.

It's been five years since a seeded team claimed the College World Series title. Rice was the last seeded team to win it all, taking the title in 2003. Since then, Cal State Fullerton (2004), Texas (2005) and Oregon State (2006 and 2007) came to Omaha unseeded and left with the title of national champions. It will be interesting to see if a worn-out Fresno State team can keep that streak alive against a very solid Georgia squad.

Tournament Schedule

(NOTE: All times listed are Central)

Saturday, June 14
Game 1: Stanford 16, Florida State 5
Game 2: Georgia 7, Miami 4

Sunday, June 15
Game 3: Fresno State 17, Rice 5
Game 4: North Carolina 8, LSU 4

Monday, June 16
Game 5: Miami 7, Florida State 5 (Florida State eliminated)
Game 6: Georgia 4, Stanford 3

Tuesday, June 17
Game 7: LSU 6, Rice 5 (Rice eliminated)
Game 8: Fresno State 5, North Carolina 3

Wednesday, June 18
Game 9: Stanford 8, Miami 3 (Miami eliminated)

Friday, June 20
Game 10: North Carolina 7, LSU 3 (LSU eliminated)

Saturday, June 21
Game 11: Georgia 10, Stanford 8 (Stanford eliminated)
Game 12: North Carolina 4, Fresno State 3

Sunday, June 22
Game 14: Fresno State 6, North Carolina 1 (North Carolina eliminated)

Championship Series

(NOTE: All start times are at 6 p.m.)

Monday, June 23
Game 1: Georgia (44-23-1) vs. Fresno State (45-30)

Tuesday, June 24
Game 2: Georgia vs. Fresno State

Wednesday, June 25
Game 3: Georgia vs. Fresno State (if necessary)

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Georgia reaches finals, await Fresno-UNC winner

Georgia has a chance to win its first national title since 1990, while North Carolina avoided elimination with another dramatic come-from-behind win Saturday at the College World Series.

The Bulldogs jumped on Stanford early and looked to be in cruise control, but the unseeded Cardinal made the eighth-seeded Bulldogs earn their first trip to the finals in almost two decades as Stanford scored four in the ninth before seeing their season end with a 10-8 loss.

Rich Poythress had a huge four-hit day for the 44-23-1 Bulldogs, tying a CWS record with three doubles. He helped spur the Bulldogs to a big lead, and Ryan Peisel's three-run bomb in the fifth put Georgia in the driver's seat with a 9-3 advantage.

Georgia led 10-4 in the ninth and looked to have things in control with All-American relief pitcher Josh Fields on the mounds, but Stanford decided it wasn't going to go away quietly. Ben Clowe came off the bench to hit a 3-2 pitch over the wall in left for a three-run homer, helping pull Stanford to within two runs before a flyout ended the rally.

It's an amazing turnaround for the Bulldogs, who became the first team to reach the CWS finals one year after finishing with a sub-.500 record. And it looked like it was going to be an all-Bulldog final before North Carolina decided it wanted to hang around for one more day.

Fresno State was clinging to a one-run lead in the eighth, but for the second time in as many games the Tar Heels -- the two-time defending CWS runners-up -- got a late home run to turn the tables and keep their title hopes alive.

This time, the magic bat was being held by Chad Flack, who launched a 3-2 pitch about halfway toward the site where the new downtown stadium will be three years from now. The shot just missed hitting the scoreboard in left field and gave North Carolina a 4-3 win, forcing Sunday's winner-take-all game at 6 p.m.

Fresno State dodged several bullets early in the game, as North Carolina left runners in scoring position in each of the four innings. The Bulldogs' dance around the land mines stood until the eighth, when reliever Justin Miller left one out over the plate that Flack tattooed into the cool June Nebraska night.

So Georgia must wait again. After a four-day layoff before beating Stanford Saturday, they'll get another day of rest to see whether or not North Carolina or Fresno State winds up playing in the championship series, which begins Monday at Rosenblatt Stadium.

Tournament Schedule

(NOTE: All times listed are Central)

Saturday, June 14
Game 1: Stanford 16, Florida State 5
Game 2: Georgia 7, Miami 4

Sunday, June 15
Game 3: Fresno State 17, Rice 5
Game 4: North Carolina 8, LSU 4

Monday, June 16
Game 5: Miami 7, Florida State 5 (Florida State eliminated)
Game 6: Georgia 4, Stanford 3

Tuesday, June 17
Game 7: LSU 6, Rice 5 (Rice eliminated)
Game 8: Fresno State 5, North Carolina 3

Wednesday, June 18
Game 9: Stanford 8, Miami 3 (Miami eliminated)

Friday, June 20
Game 10: North Carolina 7, LSU 3 (LSU eliminated)

Saturday, June 21
Game 11: Georgia 10, Stanford 8 (Stanford eliminated)
Game 12: North Carolina 4, Fresno State 3

Sunday, June 22
Game 14: North Carolina (54-13) vs. Fresno State (44-30), 6 p.m.

Championship Series

(NOTE: All start times are at 6 p.m.)

Monday, June 23
Game 1: Georgia (44-23-1) vs. Bracket Two winner

Tuesday, June 24
Game 2: Georgia (44-23-1) vs. Bracket Two winner

Wednesday, June 25
Game 3: Georgia (44-23-1) vs. Bracket Two winner (if necessary)

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Ninth-inning grand slam lifts Tar Heels past LSU

Tim Federowicz was a hero Friday night for North Carolina, coming through with a two-out grand slam home run in the top of the ninth to lift the Tar Heels to a 7-3 win over LSU at the College World Series.

The dramatic finish brought a heartbreaking close to LSU's season, while the Tar Heels move on to the bracket championship against Fresno State, who beat North Carolina 5-3 in their first meeting earlier this week.

The Tar Heels had two on and two out when LSU coach Paul Mainieri chose to have Dustin Ackley intentionally walked. Ackley had reached base four times in the game, Mainieri instructed reliever Louis Coleman to put him on base and pitch to Federowicz.

The move turned out to be the wrong one, as Federowicz turned on a 1-1 inside pitch and launched a bomb to left field, the first grand slam at the CWS since 2001, to break the 3-3 tie and send North Carolina to the amazing victory.

LSU was trailing 3-1 and tied the game in the seventh when Matt Clark hit his 28th home run of the season in the sixth inning to forge a 3-3 deadlock. It would remain that way until Federowicz's tiebreaking blast.

The game actually started Thursday evening, and North Carolina had a 2-0 lead when rain stopped the game. Rain caused two more delays Friday night before the skies cleared.

So now we are left with baseball's version of the "final four" as Georgia meets Stanford in Saturday's 1 p.m. Bracket One final, while the Tar Heels and Fresno State clash in the Bracket Two final tonight at 6 p.m.

If either Stanford or North Carolina win, an "if necessary" game will be played Sunday. If both Georgia and Fresno State win, teams will have a day off before the best-of-three championship series begins on Monday at 6 p.m. at Rosenblatt Stadium.

Tournament Schedule

(NOTE: All times listed are Central)

Saturday, June 14
Game 1: Stanford 16, Florida State 5
Game 2: Georgia 7, Miami 4

Sunday, June 15
Game 3: Fresno State 17, Rice 5
Game 4: North Carolina 8, LSU 4

Monday, June 16
Game 5: Miami 7, Florida State 5 (Florida State eliminated)
Game 6: Georgia 4, Stanford 3

Tuesday, June 17
Game 7: LSU 6, Rice 5 (Rice eliminated)
Game 8: Fresno State 5, North Carolina 3

Wednesday, June 18
Game 9: Stanford 8, Miami 3 (Miami eliminated)

Friday, June 20
Game 10: North Carolina 7, LSU 3 (LSU eliminated)

Saturday, June 21
Game 11: Georgia (43-23-1) vs. Stanford (41-23-2), 1 p.m.
Game 12: Fresno State (44-29) vs. North Carolina (53-13), 6 p.m.

Sunday, June 22
Game 13: Winner Game 6 vs. Winner Game 11, 1 p.m.
Game 14: Winner Game 8 vs. Winner Game 12, 6 p.m.

(NOTE: If only one game is played Saturday, it will be at 6 p.m.)

Championship Series

(NOTE: All start times are at 6 p.m.)

Monday, June 23
Game 1: Bracket winners

Tuesday, June 24
Game 2: Bracket winners

Wednesday, June 25
Game 3: Bracket winners (if necessary)

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Mother Nature intervenes on CWS game

For the first time since 2000, Mother Nature kept things from moving forward at the College World Series.

North Carolina was leading LSU 2-0 in the top of the first when the rains came, and the NCAA determined after a three-hour delay that it would be in the best interests to move things back a day. The LSU-UNC game will be picked up where it left off when the two teams get together again Friday at 6 p.m. at Rosenblatt Stadium.

Tournament Schedule

(NOTE: All times listed are Central)

Saturday, June 14
Game 1: Stanford 16, Florida State 5
Game 2: Georgia 7, Miami 4

Sunday, June 15
Game 3: Fresno State 17, Rice 5
Game 4: North Carolina 8, LSU 4

Monday, June 16
Game 5: Miami 7, Florida State 5 (Florida State eliminated)
Game 6: Georgia 4, Stanford 3

Tuesday, June 17
Game 7: LSU 6, Rice 5 (Rice eliminated)
Game 8: Fresno State 5, North Carolina 3

Wednesday, June 18
Game 9: Stanford 8, Miami 3 (Miami eliminated)

Friday, June 20
Game 10: Game resumes at 6 p.m. with North Carolina leading LSU 2-0 in top of first.

Saturday, June 21
Game 11: Georgia (43-23-1) vs. Stanford (41-23-2), 1 p.m.
Game 12: Fresno State (44-29) vs. LSU/North Carolina winner, 6 p.m.

Sunday, June 22
Game 13: Winner Game 6 vs. Winner Game 11, 1 p.m.
Game 14: Winner Game 8 vs. Winner Game 12, 6 p.m.

(NOTE: If only one game is played Saturday, it will be at 6 p.m.)

Championship Series

(NOTE: All start times are at 6 p.m.)

Monday, June 23
Game 1: Bracket winners

Tuesday, June 24
Game 2: Bracket winners

Wednesday, June 25
Game 3: Bracket winners (if necessary)

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Miami ousted from College World Series

One more team is out at the 2008 College World Series. Here's a recap of Wednesday's action:

Stanford sends top seed home

The unseeded teams are making life difficult for their seeded brethren, as Stanford dominated top-seeded Miami and sent the Hurricanes home Wednesday with an 8-3 win, putting them in the bracket finals against Georgia on Friday.

Danny Sandbrink and Erik Davis combined to slow down the high-powered Miami offense, marking the second straight game in which the Cardinal arms beat back strong offensive teams, following up their first-round win over Florida State.

Stanford made their key run in the fifth, scoring four times. Sean Ratliff hit his 22nd homer of the year and Cord Phelps had a two-run triple to highlight the rally.

Miami, meanwhile, could not figure out Sandbrink until the middle of the game, when Davis came on in relief and shut the door on any Hurricane comeback.

Miami's departure marks the ninth straight year that the top seed has failed to win the College World Series.

Tonight, baseball's version of the final four will be completed when North Carolina takes on LSU. The survivor plays the tournament's Cinderella team, Fresno State, in the other bracket final Friday night. Stanford will battle Georgia in the first bracket final game Friday afternoon.

Tournament Schedule

(NOTE: All times listed are Central)

Saturday, June 14
Game 1: Stanford 16, Florida State 5
Game 2: Georgia 7, Miami 4

Sunday, June 15
Game 3: Fresno State 17, Rice 5
Game 4: North Carolina 8, LSU 4

Monday, June 16
Game 5: Miami 7, Florida State 5 (Florida State eliminated)
Game 6: Georgia 4, Stanford 3

Tuesday, June 17
Game 7: LSU 6, Rice 5 (Rice eliminated)
Game 8: Fresno State 5, North Carolina 3

Wednesday, June 18
Game 9: Stanford 8, Miami 3 (Miami eliminated)

Thursday, June 19
Game 10: LSU (49-18-1) vs. North Carolina (52-13), 6 p.m.

Friday, June 20
Game 11: Georgia (43-23-1) vs. Stanford (41-23-2), 1 p.m.
Game 12: Fresno State (44-29) vs. Winner Game 10, 6 p.m.

Saturday, June 21
Game 13: Winner Game 6 vs. Winner Game 11, 1 p.m.
Game 14: Winner Game 8 vs. Winner Game 12, 6 p.m.

(NOTE: If only one game is played Saturday, it will be at 6 p.m.)

Championship Series

(NOTE: All start times are at 6 p.m.)

Monday, June 23
Game 1: Bracket winners

Tuesday, June 24
Game 2: Bracket winners

Wednesday, June 25
Game 3: Bracket winners (if necessary)

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Fresno State upsets Tar Heels, LSU comes from behind

Fresno State continued its miracle playoff run and LSU kept their CWS title hopes alive in a ninth-inning comeback as action continued at the College World Series. Here is a recap of Tuesday's matchups:

LSU rebounds late, bounces Rice from CWS

LSU was all but dead in the bottom of the ninth, but erupted for four runs to steal a 6-5 win over Rice and send the Owls packing as the second team eliminated from the 2008 CWS.

The Tigers were trailing 5-2 and had one out when Michael Hollander singled home a run to cut the lead to 5-3. It looked like Rice was going to get out of the jam, but shortstop Rick Hauge bobbled a potential game-ending double play grounder that loaded the bases, and designated hitter Blake Dean followed with a bases-clearing double to right-center that gave the Tigers the win.

Rice looked to be in good position, leading 5-0 after the top of the seventh. Hauge singled home a pair of runs in the second to get the Owls on the board, and they continued to build their lead until LSU came back.

Fresno State in bracket finals with upset win

These Bulldogs are no underdogs, and the most unlikely of the eight teams to get this far in the College World Series are now one win away from the finals after a 5-3 win over second-seeded North Carolina Tuesday night.

The Bulldogs made good use of five pitchers to frustrate the Tar Heels' bats and got a two-run single from Alan Ahmady in the fifth to come back from a 3-2 deficit. They added an insurance run in the eighth and will now wait for Thursday's survivor between North Carolina and LSU to play for a shot at the championship.

North Carolina scored three times off starter Justin Miller, getting an RBI triple from Tim Fedroff, a run-scoring double by Kyle Seager and an RBI single by Chad Flack to take a 3-1 advantage. Steve Susdorf -- who caught the fly ball that helped Fresno State upset Arizona State to reach the CWS -- homered in the fourth to get the Bulldogs within a run.

North Carolina had several chances to get back in the game, but left runners in scoring position three times in the last five innings.

Tournament Schedule

(NOTE: All times listed are Central)

Saturday, June 14
Game 1: Stanford 16, Florida State 5
Game 2: Georgia 7, Miami 4

Sunday, June 15
Game 3: Fresno State 17, Rice 5
Game 4: North Carolina 8, LSU 4

Monday, June 16
Game 5: Miami 7, Florida State 5 (Florida State eliminated)
Game 6: Georgia 4, Stanford 3

Tuesday, June 17
Game 7: LSU 6, Rice 5
Game 8: Fresno State 5, North Carolina 3

Wednesday, June 18
Game 9: Miami (53-10) vs. Stanford (40-23-2), 6 p.m.

Thursday, June 19
Game 10: LSU (49-18-1) vs. North Carolina (52-13), 6 p.m.

Friday, June 20
Game 11: Georgia (43-23-1) vs. Winner Game 9, 1 p.m.
Game 12: Fresno State (44-29) vs. Winner Game 10, 6 p.m.

Saturday, June 21
Game 13: Winner Game 6 vs. Winner Game 11, 1 p.m.
Game 14: Winner Game 8 vs. Winner Game 12, 6 p.m.

(NOTE: If only one game is played Saturday, it will be at 6 p.m.)

Championship Series

(NOTE: All start times are at 6 p.m.)

Monday, June 23
Game 1: Bracket winners

Tuesday, June 24
Game 2: Bracket winners

Wednesday, June 25
Game 3: Bracket winners (if necessary)

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Georgia wins second, Florida State eliminated

One team has gone home and Georgia is one win away from the finals after Monday's action at the 2008 College World Series.

Hurricanes send in-state rivals packing

Some thought the battle of Florida might come in the bracket final, not in the first elimination round.

Miami bounced back from its first-round upset at the hands of Georgia and rode the strong pitching of Eric Erickson to a 7-5 win over in-state rival Florida State in Monday's elimination game at Rosenblatt Stadium.

The Seminoles jumped out to an early lead in the first when Dennis Guinn doubled home Buster Posey, who started the rally with a two-out single.

Miami countered with four runs in the fourth, two coming on a two-run homer by Jemile Weeks. Dennis Raben added a two-run single to stake the top-seeded Hurricanes to a 4-1 lead.

Miami added two more in the seventh and led 7-2 going to the ninth. Florida State rallied for three runs, but it wasn't enough to overcome the Miami effort, ending Florida State's season at 54-14.

Bulldogs come from behind to beat Stanford

Matt Cerione got Georgia a three-day vacation with his bat in his glove to help the Bulldogs edge Stanford 4-3 Monday night to move to 2-0 in bracket play.

The Bulldogs (43-23-1) trailed 3-2 in the seventh when Cerione came through with the bases loaded, stroking a two-out single to center to give Georgia the lead. He then came up with the game-ending play, starting a 6-4-3 double play to give the nation's leading closer, Joshua Field, his 17th save of the year.

Stanford (40-23-2) scored three runs in the third to take the lead and got good pitching from Jeff Inman and Austin Yount, but they couldn't hold off the Bulldogs down the stretch. The Cardinal fall into the losers bracket, where they came back to reach the finals in 2003 by winning three straight before losing to Rice in the championship series.

Tournament Schedule

(NOTE: All times listed are Central)

Saturday, June 14
Game 1: Stanford 16, Florida State 5
Game 2: Georgia 7, Miami 4

Sunday, June 15
Game 3: Fresno State 17, Rice 5
Game 4: North Carolina 8, LSU 4

Monday, June 16
Game 5: Miami 7, Florida State 5 (Florida State eliminated)
Game 6: Georgia 4, Stanford 3

Tuesday, June 17
Game 7: Rice (47-14) vs. LSU (48-18-1), 1 p.m.
Game 8: Fresno State (43-29) vs. North Carolina (52-12), 6 p.m.

Wednesday, June 18
Game 9: Miami (53-10) vs. Stanford (40-23-2), 6 p.m.

Thursday, June 19
Game 10: Winner Game 7 vs. Loser Game 8, 6 p.m.

Friday, June 20
Game 11: Georgia (43-23-1) vs. Winner Game 9, 1 p.m.
Game 12: Winner Game 8 vs. Winner Game 10, 6 p.m.

Saturday, June 21
Game 13: Winner Game 6 vs. Winner Game 11, 1 p.m.
Game 14: Winner Game 8 vs. Winner Game 12, 6 p.m.

(NOTE: If only one game is played Saturday, it will be at 6 p.m.)

Championship Series

(NOTE: All start times are at 6 p.m.)

Monday, June 23
Game 1: Bracket winners

Tuesday, June 24
Game 2: Bracket winners

Wednesday, June 25
Game 3: Bracket winners (if necessary)

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Tar Heels, Bulldogs pick up CWS wins

The first round of the College World Series is complete, and one of the higher-seeded teams actually won a first-round game. Here's a recap of Sunday's action:

Fresno State jumps on Rice

Few figured on Fresno State getting out of their regional, and almost nobody picked them to beat Arizona State in super regionals. Anybody who continues to doubt the Bulldogs, though, may be convinced after Sunday's 17-5 thumping of sixth-seeded Rice.

The Bulldogs scored seven runs in the fourth inning to take command of the game, thanks to three-run homers by Danny Muno and Alan Ahmady. Muno had five RBI's on the day for the Bulldogs. Jordan Ribera also launched a three-run bomb to help the upstart Bulldogs to the easy win.

Ryan Berry was shelled in 3 1/3 innings of work, giving up nine runs on seven hits, with five runs being earned. The loss drops the Owls into the losers bracket on Tuesday.

Tar Heels tame Tigers

North Carolina evidently didn't get the memo regarding higher seeds losing in the first round, as they handled LSU 8-4 to move into Tuesday's matchup with Fresno State.

The Tar Heels played small ball against the red-hot Tigers, putting together three straight singles to jump out to a 3-1 lead that they never relinquished. LSU got home runs from Michael Holander and Matt Clark to lead off the first two innings, but North Carolina pitcher Alex White shut the Tigers down after that in pitching seven strong innings.

Here's how the 2008 College World Series schedule looks so far:

Tournament Schedule

(NOTE: All times listed are Central)

Saturday, June 14
Game 1: Stanford 16, Florida State 5
Game 2: Georgia 7, Miami 4

Sunday, June 15
Game 3: Fresno State 17, Rice 5
Game 4: North Carolina 8, LSU 4

Monday, June 16
Game 5: Florida State (54-13) vs. Miami (52-10), 1 p.m.
Game 6: Stanford (40-22-2) vs. Georgia (42-23-1), 6 p.m.

Tuesday, June 17
Game 7: Rice (47-14) vs. LSU (48-18-1), 1 p.m.
Game 8: Fresno State (43-29) vs. North Carolina (52-12), 6 p.m.

Wednesday, June 18
Game 9: Winner Game 5 vs. Loser Game 6, 6 p.m.

Thursday, June 19
Game 10: Winner Game 7 vs. Loser Game 8, 6 p.m.

Friday, June 20
Game 11: Winner Game 6 vs. Winner Game 9, 1 p.m.
Game 12: Winner Game 8 vs. Winner Game 10, 6 p.m.

Saturday, June 21
Game 13: Winner Game 6 vs. Winner Game 11, 1 p.m.
Game 14: Winner Game 8 vs. Winner Game 12, 6 p.m.

(NOTE: If only one game is played Saturday, it will be at 6 p.m.)

Championship Series

(NOTE: All start times are at 6 p.m.)

Monday, June 23
Game 1: Bracket winners

Tuesday, June 24
Game 2: Bracket winners

Wednesday, June 25
Game 3: Bracket winners (if necessary)

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Stanford, Georgia get CWS victories

Sunny skies greeted fans and teams as the 2008 College World Series got underway Saturday, and Stanford and Georgia pulled off upsets to highlight the first day of play at Rosenblatt Stadium.

Stanford explodes late for win

Florida State had battled back from a three-run deficit to tie the game at 5-5 going into the ninth, but Stanford exploded for a record-tying 11 runs in the ninth to send the Seminoles to the losers bracket with a 16-5 victory in Saturday's series opener.

A three-run homer by Brent Milleville highlighted the late outburst for the Cardinal (40-22-2), who moved into Monday night's winners' bracket game against Georgia. The 11-run outburst was the most since Cal State Fullerton scored 11 runs in the first inning of their 1994 CWS game against LSU. The game lasted four hours and 11 minutes, the third longest nine-inning game in CWS history.

Florida State trailed 5-2 in the eighth when Jason Stidham hit a three-run homer with two outs in the bottom of the eighth to tie the game at 5-5. Stanford's pitching, led by a strong starting effort from lefthander Jeremy Bleich, had kept the explosive Seminoles in check until late and held Florida State well under the 11 runs a game they have averaged during the NCAA tournament.

The loss puts the Seminoles (54-13) in a familiar position this postseason. They won four in a row to take their regional after losing the opener to Bucknell, then spotted WIchita State a game before winning two in a row to take the super regional and qualify for the CWS.

Late mistakes cost Miami

Miami has been untouchable when holding the lead in the ninth inning, but Georgia (42-23-1) found a way to come from behind to take a 7-4 win with four runs in the ninth inning.

Unfortunately for the top-seeded Hurricanes, the reason for their first blown save of the season was an untimely throwing error by relief pitcher Carlos Gutierrez, who tried to throw a runner out at first and wound up throwing wild, allowing two Georgia runs to cross the plate and break a 4-4 tie.

Bryce Massanari singled to lead off the ninth for the Bulldogs, and after pinch-runner Adam Fuller advanced on a sacrifice, Robbie O'Bryan reached on a wild third strike to give Georgia runners on the corners. Lyle Allen singled home the tying run and David Thoms followed with an infielder grounder that Gutierrez fielded and threw wildly past first.

Blake Tekotte hit a two-run homer in the third to give Miami a 3-1 advantage and withstood a Georgia rally in the seventh to hang on to a 4-3 lead going to the ninth. The Hurricanes (52-10) were 46-0 when leading going to the ninth inning, but suffered their first such setback this season to drop into the losers bracket against in-state rival Florida State.

Here's how the 2008 College World Series schedule looks so far:

Tournament Schedule

(NOTE: All times listed are Central)

Saturday, June 14
Game 1: Stanford 16, Florida State 5
Game 2: Georgia 7, Miami 4

Sunday, June 15
Game 3: Rice (47-13) vs. Fresno State (42-29), 1 p.m.
Game 4: North Carolina (51-12) vs. LSU (48-17-1), 6 p.m.

Monday, June 16
Game 5: Florida State (54-13) vs. Miami (52-10), 1 p.m.
Game 6: Stanford (40-22-2) vs. Georgia (42-23-1), 6 p.m.

Tuesday, June 17
Game 7: Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 1 p.m.
Game 8: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4, 6 p.m.

Wednesday, June 18
Game 9: Winner Game 5 vs. Loser Game 6, 6 p.m.

Thursday, June 19
Game 10: Winner Game 7 vs. Loser Game 8, 6 p.m.

Friday, June 20
Game 11: Winner Game 6 vs. Winner Game 9, 1 p.m.
Game 12: Winner Game 8 vs. Winner Game 10, 6 p.m.

Saturday, June 21
Game 13: Winner Game 6 vs. Winner Game 11, 1 p.m.
Game 14: Winner Game 8 vs. Winner Game 12, 6 p.m.

(NOTE: If only one game is played Saturday, it will be at 6 p.m.)

Championship Series

(NOTE: All start times are at 6 p.m.)

Monday, June 23
Game 1: Bracket winners

Tuesday, June 24
Game 2: Bracket winners

Wednesday, June 25
Game 3: Bracket winners (if necessary)

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Our predictions for the 2008 College World Series

Here's how we think the 2008 College World series is going to shake out:

Bracket One

First Round: Florida State over Stanford, Miami over Georgia
Second Round: Georgia over Stanford (Stanford eliminated), Miami over Florida State
Third Round: Florida State over Georgia (Georgia eliminated)
Final: Miami over Florida State (Florida State eliminated)
BRACKET CHAMPION -- Miami (Fla.) Hurricanes

Bracket Two

First Round: Rice over Fresno State, North Carolina over LSU
Second Round: LSU over Fresno State (Fresno State eliminated), North Carolina over Rice
Third Round: LSU over Rice (Rice eliminated)
Final: LSU over North Carolina, North Carolina over LSU (LSU eliminated)
BRACKET CHAMPION -- North Carolina Tar Heels

Championship Series

Game One: North Carolina over Miami
Game Two: Miami over North Carolina
Game Three: North Carolina over Miami
2008 COLLEGE WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS -- North Carolina Tar Heels

College World Series schedule

The 2008 College World Series starts Saturday as the nation's top college baseball teams gather at Rosenblatt Stadium to battle for the national championship in NCAA Div. I.

This year's schedule is as follows:

Tournament Schedule

(NOTE: All times listed are Central)

Saturday, June 14
Game 1: Stanford (39-22-2) vs. Florida State (54-12), 1 p.m.
Game 2: Miami (52-9) vs. Georgia (41-23-1), 6 p.m.

Sunday, June 15
Game 3: Rice (47-13) vs. Fresno State (42-29), 1 p.m.
Game 4: North Carolina (51-12) vs. LSU (48-17-1), 6 p.m.

Monday, June 16
Game 5: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 1 p.m.
Game 6: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 6 p.m.

Tuesday, June 17
Game 7: Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 1 p.m.
Game 8: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4, 6 p.m.

Wednesday, June 18
Game 9: Winner Game 5 vs. Loser Game 6, 6 p.m.

Thursday, June 19
Game 10: Winner Game 7 vs. Loser Game 8, 6 p.m.

Friday, June 20
Game 11: Winner Game 6 vs. Winner Game 9, 1 p.m.
Game 12: Winner Game 8 vs. Winner Game 10, 6 p.m.

Saturday, June 21
Game 13: Winner Game 6 vs. Winner Game 11, 1 p.m.
Game 14: Winner Game 8 vs. Winner Game 12, 6 p.m.

(NOTE: If only one game is played Saturday, it will be at 6 p.m.)

Championship Series

(NOTE: All start times are at 6 p.m.)

Monday, June 23
Game 1: Bracket winners

Tuesday, June 24
Game 2: Bracket winners

Wednesday, June 25
Game 3: Bracket winners (if necessary)

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Omaha business wants naming right to new stadium

An Omaha financial company has expressed an interest in securing the naming rights to the new downtown baseball stadium that will replace Rosenblatt Stadium as the host site for the College World Series beginning in 2011.

The Omaha World-Herald reported Wednesday that TD Ameritrade has made their interest known in a letter to David Sokol, chairman of the Metrpolitan Entertainment Convention Authority (MECA). MECA is handling all aspects of the new stadium, including naming rights, as part of its management agreement with the city.

TD Ameritrade CEO Joe Moglia told the newspaper that the company is hoping to get the naming rights, and when asked if the company was willing to pay the estimated $750,000 that is being projected as the asking price for naming rights, he told the World-Herald that the figure is in the neighborhood.

The World-Herald also reported that if TD Ameritrade secures the naming rights, they would be willing to make a contribution toward the $43 million in private fundraising that would help pay for construction of the $140 million stadium.

College World Series teams lead Baseball America ratings

Baseball America's final Top 25 rankings before the College World Series reflects the eight teams left standing heading into the final tournament of the season.

Fresno State made the biggest leap, reflecting its upset of Arizona State to make it to Rosenblatt Stadium. Stanford also leaped up after knocking out Cal State Fullerton. The Sun Devils and Titans were the only top-eight seeds to be eliminated from a shot at making the trip to Omaha.

Baseball America's Top 25 rankings are as follows (record and last week's rankings in parenthesis):

1. Miami (Fla.) (52-9, 1), 2. Florida State (54-12, 2), 3. North Carolina (51-12, 3), 4. LSU (48-17, 5), 5. Rice (47-13, 7),

6. Stanford (39-22, 11), 7. Georgia (41-23, 9), 8. Fresno State (42-29, 17), 9. Arizona State (49-13, 4), 10. Cal State Fullerton (41-22, 6),

11. UC Irvine (42-18, 8), 12. Texas A&M (46-19, 10), 13. Wichita State (48-17, 13), 14. Arizona (42-19, 14), 15. North Carolina State (42-22, 15),

16. Coastal Carolina (50-14, 12), 17. Oklahoma State (44-18, 16), 18. San Diego (44-17, 18), 19. Missouri (39-21, 19), 20. Nebraska (41-16, 20),

21. Texas (39-22, 21), 22. Michigan (46-14, 22), 23. TCU (45-19, 23), 24. Kentucky (44-19, 24), 25. Long Beach State (38-21, 25).

Omaha, NCAA to sign CWS contract today

The 2008 College World Series is on the minds of most Omahans today, but Mayor Mike Fahey will be looking ahead to the future of the tournament today.

The city of Omaha and the NCAA are expected to formally sign an agreement today that will keep the College World Series in OMaha through 2035, with the tournament being played in a new stadium downtown near the Qwest Center beginning in 2011.

Additionally, the Omaha City Council is expected to ratify an agreement with the Metropolitan Entertainment and Convention Authority (MECA) to build and run the new downtown stadium. The council is also expected to approve several measures regarding the new stadium, including the approval of increases in the city's car rental fees and hotel tax, which would help fund the new $140 million stadium.

LSU, Fresno State are final two in College World Series

The two remaining super regionals wrapped up Monday night, as LSU and Fresno State will join Miami (Fla.), Georgia, Stanford, Florida State, North Carolina and Rice in the 2008 College World Series.

Here's a wrap-up of Monday's super regional finales:

LSU blows out UC Irvine

LSU exploded for six runs and never let UC Irvine even think about a late rally, blowing out the Anteaters 21-7 to earn a trip to the College World Series.

LSU came back from the dead in Sunday's second game, and that momentum carried over into the start of Monday's game. Ryan Schimpf hit a pair of home runs and had five RBI's, and Blake Dean went 5-for-5 with a home run and three RBI's to highlight the Tiger explosion.

Jordan Brown got the win in relief for LSU, which played its last game in its old Alex Box Stadium to a record crowd of 8,173.

Bulldogs pull off historical upset

Fresno State made history Monday night, becoming the first No. 4 seed from a regional to advance to the College World Series.

It wasn't easy, though -- the Bulldogs saw a seven-run lead trimmed to the point where Matt Newman came to the plate as the winning run, and Fresno State got out of the bases-loaded jam to win 12-9 and earn a trip to the College World Series.

Newman hit a pair of home runs for the Sun Devils, the second giving Arizona State a 5-4 lead in the fifth. Fresno State tied the game in the sixth, then exploded for six runs in the seventh, capped by a bases-clearing double by Erik Wetzel and a two-run bomb by Steve Susdorf, to take a seemingly-insurmountable 12-5 advantage into the ninth.

The Sun Devils rallied, but it wasn't enough as they lost a regional series at home for the first time since 2001.

The 2008 College World Series gets underway Saturday, June 14 with opening-round games in the double-elimination tournament Saturday and Sunday. First-round games and start times (times are Central) are as follows:

Saturday, June 15 -- GAME 1: Stanford (39-22-2) vs. Florida State (54-12), 1 p.m.; GAME 2: Miami Fla. (52-9) vs. Georgia (41-23-1), 6 p.m.

Sunday, June 16 -- GAME 3: North Carolina (51-12) vs. LSU (48-17-1), 1 p.m.; GAME 4: Rice (47-13) vs. Fresno State (42-29), 6 p.m.

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Six teams secure College World Series bid

The field for the 2008 College World Series is almost set, with one game/two games scheduled for Monday to determine the final spots in the field. Here's a recap of Sunday's action:

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Miami hangs on, beats Arizona

Miami scored three runs in the top of the first and made it stand up as they advanced to the College World Series with a 4-2 win over Arizona Sunday night.

Yonder Alonso hit a two-run homer in the first to help spark the Hurricanes to the early lead. Arizona had a chance to come back and tie the game late, but left the bases loaded as reliever Carlos Gutierrez pitched Miami out of trouble and picked up the save.

The win secured Miami's 23rd trip to the College World Series and first since 2006.

Georgia wraps up tournament trip

Gordon Beckham hit a pair of homers and drove in four runs as Georgia pounded North Carolina State 17-8 to secure the Bulldogs' third CWS bid in five years.

The Bulldogs jumped Wolfpack starter Eric Surkamp and put nine runs on the board in the botom of the first inning to put things out of reach early.

Georgia also got homer runs from Ryan Peisel, Bryce Massanari and Joey Lewis.

Seminoles explode against Shockers

Florida State continued its trend of offensive explosions with a six-run first inning on their way to an 11-4 win over Wichita State to clinch a College World Series bid.

Jack Rye hit a three-run homer in the first inning to spark the Seminoles to their 13th College World Series trip. Florida State has scored 99 runs in their six tournament wins, all coming while facing elimination.

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Tar Heels going back to Omaha

North Carolina ended Coastal Carolina's dreams of a first College World Series appearance, scoring six in the second on their way to a 14-4 win and a two-game series sweep.

Adam Warren took a no-hitter into the fifth and threw two-hit ball over six innings to get the Tar Heels the win. Dustin Ackley drove in three runs to highlight the Tar Heels' offensive output.

Tigers avoid elimination

LSU was three outs from elimination before making an improbable comeback to beat UC Irvine 9-7 and force a deciding third game Monday on its home field.

The Tigers got RBI singles from Blake Dean and Sean Ochinko with the bases loaded to help the Tigers storm from behind. Eric Pettis got the win in relief for the Tigers, who avoided back-to-back losses for the first time in well over a month.

Late comeback gives Owls victory

Adam Zornes' two-run homer in the eighth helped Rice come from behind to sweep Texas A&M with a 6-5 win and earn the Owls' third straight College World Series appearance.

It was the second straight year the Owls swept the Aggies to earn a CWS trip. Bobby Bell, who missed all of last year with Tommy John surgery, pitched two scoreless innings of relief to close the door on the Aggies.

Slam helps Bulldogs force third game

Arizona State looked to be in command and cruising toward a super regional sweep, but Fresno State had other plans as they came back for an 8-6 win to force a third game Monday.

The Bulldogs were trailing 5-3 in the fourth when Gavin Hedstrom changed things with a two-out grand slam to left center. Hedstrom drove in another run later to finish with five RBIs.

Greg Bordes was 3-for-4 with a two-run triple that helped Arizona State to a 5-2 lead in the fourth before Hedstrom's slam changed the momentum.

Stanford advances to College World Series

Stanford is the first team to punch their ticket to the 2008 College World Series, and three super regional series will need a third game to decide the champion. Here's a rundown of Saturday's results:

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Stanford sweeps Titans

A three-run rally in the sixth inning helped Stanford hold off a Cal State Fullerton comeback, giving the Cardinal an 8-5 win and a trip to the College World Series.

Stanford, which swept the Titans in an earlier series this year, got a big lift from Jason Castro, who hit a bases-clearing double in the sixth to give Stanford the lead for good. The hit came after Cal State Fullerton tied the game in the top of the inning on an RBI double by Erik Komatsu.

The loss was only the second time Cal State Fullerton lost a super regional in its history and the first time they were swept in 30 super regional appearances.

Wolfpack ties series with Georgia

A four-run seventh inning helped North Carolina State avoid elimination with a 10-6 win over Georgia Saturday.

The Wolfpack got two RBIs each from Jeremy Synan, Ryan Pond, Tommy Foschi and Russell Wilson to make a Sunday winner-take-all game neccessary.

Georgia has never lost a regional or super regional at home. North Carolina State is trying for their first CWS appearance since 1968.

Seminoles bounce back again

Last week, Florida State was shut out in its regional opener, then exploded for over 50 runs to win their regional.

They did it again Saturday, bouncing back from a first-game defeat to pound Wichita State 14-4 and require a third game in the super regional Sunday.

Matt Fairel threw eight innings of solid ball for the host Seminoles and ended Wichita State's 10-game winning streak. Dennis Guinn's two-run single sparked a five-run third inning that broke a 3-3 tie.

Miami hangs on against Arizona

Facing elimination at home, Miami hung on down the stretch and outscored Arizona 14-10 to tie their super regional series at 1-1.

Mark Sobolewski homered in the sixth to spark a four-run inning that gave Miami the lead for good. Miami trailed 4-1 going into the fourth and scored six to take the lead, but Arizona answered with three runs of their own to tie the game at 7-7 after four innings.

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Anteaters snap Tigers' winning streak

UC Irvine has no problem going on the road to earn a trip to the College World Series, and they proved it by beating LSU 11-5 in their super regional opener Saturday.

The win is a huge one, as it not only moves the Anteaters to within one game of a second straight CWS appearance, but it ended LSU's nation-leading 23-game win streak.

Sean Madigan and Brock Bardeen both homered for the Anteaters, who broke the game open with eight runs in the sixth, seventh and eighth innings.

UNC takes advantage of errors

North Carolina made the most of six Coastal Carolina miscues to post a 9-4 win in their regional opener on Saturday.

Kyle Seager, Kyle Shelton and Seth Williams each drove in a pair of runs to move the second-seeded Tar Heels to within a game of a third straight CWS trip. Alex White pitched well in the winning effort, striking out six and scattering eight hits over seven innings.

Owls hold off Texas A&M

Cole St. Clair pitched very well in relief and got some timely hitting to help Rice beat Texas A&M 9-7 in their first super regional matchup Saturday.

Jordan Dodson drove in four runs, two coming on a double in the fifth inning. He later came home on an error to help Rice regain the momentum after the Aggies tied the game at 5-5 with three in the top of the fifth.

Rice is one win away from their seventh CWS appearance in the last 12 seasons. They haven't lost a regional or super regional game since 2006.

Sun Devils have no problems

Arizona State took command early and got a pair of homers from Ryan Sontag to blast Fresno State 12-4 in their first super regional matchup.

The Sun Devils have been in double digits three times in four postseason games. Petey Paramore had a pair of RBIs and Jason Kipnis and Brett Wallace each had three hits for the Sun Devils.

Road teams successful in super regionals Friday

Super regional play got underway Friday afternoon, and three of the four road teams put their hosts on the brink of elimination. Here is a breakdown of results from the opening day of the final weekend before the College World Series:

Georgia handles Wolfpack

Georgia moved to within one win of their third CWS appearance in five years with a convincing 11-4 win over North Carolina State.

Trevor Holder was solid on the mound for the Bulldogs, going 8 2/3 innings to get the win. He got plenty of offensive support, led by Gordon Beckham, who gave Georgia the lead for good with a two-run double in the third.

Joey Lewis and Miles Starr both drove in a pair for the Bulldogs, who have won five straight since opening tournament play with a loss to Lipscomb.

Shockers outlast Seminoles

Conor Gillaspie is an Omaha native, and he helped Wichita State draw first blood in Tallahassee, Fla., on Friday with a key three-run homer that sparked a four-run sixth inning to help the Shockers to a 10-7 win.

Josh Workman had three hits for the Shockers and Rob Musgrave pitched 5 2/3 innings to get the win for Wichita State.

Florida State lost its first game in regionals, but came roaring back to advance to this round last weekend. They'll need to win the final two games of the series to earn a trip to Omaha.

Extra-inning heroics for Arizona

Arizona and top-seeded Miami were locked in a classic battle in their first game Friday evening, and it took some extra-inning heroics for the visiting Wildcats to come away with a 6-3 win in 11 innings.

Jon Gaston's three-run blast to right in the top of the inning came with two outs and broke the tie to give Arizona the one-game advantage. Relief pitcher Carlos Gutierrez looked to be cruising in the inning before hitting Colt Sedbrook with an 0-2 pitch. He gave up a single to Brad Glenn, then the decisive blast to Gaston.

Jason Stoffel picked up the win in relief, striking out five in three innings.

Stanford hangs on for 4-3 win

Stanford struck early, then hung on to beat Cal State Fullerton 4-3 to take a one-game lead in the best-of-three series.

Jeremy Bleich had an inspiring effort in his first win since being out of the lineup for almost two months with tendonitis in his pitching elbow. He pitched six strong innings and allowed just three hits to help Stanford post its fourth straight win over the Titans this season.

Jason Castro and Sean Ratliff both hit homers for the Cardinal. Erik Komatsu hit a two-run homer in the eight for the hosts, but it wasn't enough.

Game two of each of the above series is scheduled for Saturday. Any third games that are needed will be played Sunday.

Four super regionals begin play on Saturday. Those machups, with local start times, are:

Coastal Carolina at North Carolina, 12 p.m.

Texas A&M at Rice, 2 p.m.

UC Irvine at LSU, 5 p.m.

Fresno State at Arizona State, 6 p.m.

Super regional start times noted

Super regionals get under way Friday as the 16-team field is reduced to the final eight that will play in the College World Series beginning Saturday, June 14.

The start times for the eight super-regionals are noted below. Teams in the left bracket will play games Friday, Saturday and Sunday if needed. Teams competing in the right bracket play games Saturday, Sunday and Monday if needed. All times noted are local start times.

Left Bracket

Arizona at Miami (Fla.) -- Game 1: 7 p.m.; Game 2: 7:30 p.m.; Game 3: 7 p.m.

North Carolina State at Georgia -- Game 1: 12 p.m.; Game 2: 12 p.m.; Game 3: 4 p.m.

Stanford at Cal State Fullerton -- Game 1: 7:30 p.m.; Game 2: 4:30 p.m.; Game 3: 4 p.m.

Wichita State at Florida State -- Game 1: 2 p.m.; Game 2: 12 p.m.; Game 3: 1 p.m.

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Coastal Carolina at North Carolina -- Game 1: 12  p.m.; Game 2: 1 p.m.; Game 3: 12:30 p.m. or 7 p.m.

UC Irvine at LSU -- Game 1: 5 p.m.; Game 2: 3 p.m.; Game 3: 6 p.m.

Texas A&M at Rice -- Game 1: 2 p.m.; Game 2: 6 p.m.; Game 3: 11:30 a.m. or 6 p.m.

Fresno State at Arizona State -- Game 1: 6 p.m.; Game 2: 7 p.m.; Game 3: 4 p.m.

Hurricanes stay on top in Baseball America Top 25

Miami remains the number one team in the Baseball America Top 25 rankings as super regional play gets started tomorrow.

The Hurricanes blew through their regional bracket and will face 14th-ranked Arizona in the super regional round. All eight national seeds advanced to the super regional round and all are ranked in the top 10 according to Baseball America.

Baseball America's Top 25 is as follows (record and last week's ranking in parenthesis):

1. Miami (50-8, 1), 2. Florida State (52-11, 2), 3. North Carolina (49-12, 3), 4. Arizona State (48-11, 4), 5. Louisiana State (46-16, 5),

6. Cal State Fullerton (41-20, 8), 7. Rice (45-13, 9), 8. UC Irvine (41-16, 11), 9. Georgia (39-22, 10), 10. Texas A&M (46-17, 14),

11. Stanford (37-22, 15), 12. Coastal Carolina (50-12, 17), 13. Wichita State (47-15, 21), 14. Arizona (41-17, 23), 15. North Carolina State (41-20, 25),

16. Oklahoma State (44-18, 6), 17. Fresno State (40-28, NR), 18. San Diego (44-17, 7), 19. Missouri (39-21, 12), 20. Nebraska (41-16, 13),

21. Texas (39-22, 19), 22. Michigan (46-14, 16), 23. TCU (45-19, 18), 24. Kentucky (44-19, 24), 25. Long Beach State (38-21, 22).

Super regional field is set

The field has been set for super regionals after six regionals completed play Monday.

Results of Monday's regional finals and this weekend's super regional matchups are as follows:

Left Bracket

at Stanford (Calif.) -- Stanford def. Pepperdine 9-7. STANFORD advances

at Athens (Ga.) -- Georgia def. Georgia Tech 18-6. GEORGIA advances

at Fullerton (Calif.) -- Cal State Fullerton def. UCLA 5-4. CAL STATE FULLERTON advances

at Tallahassee (Fla.) -- Florida State def. Tulane 16-7. FLORIDA STATE advances

Right Bracket

at College Station (Texas) -- Texas A&M def. Houston 13-5. TEXAS A&M advances

at Long Beach (Calif.) -- Fresno State def. San Diego 5-1. FRESNO STATE advances

Super Regional Matchups

Left Bracket

Games are Friday, Saturday and Sunday (if necessary)

Arizona at (1) Miami (Fla.)

North Carolina State at (8) Georgia

Stanford at (5) Cal State Fullerton

Wichita State at (4) Florida State

Right Bracket

Games are Saturday, Sunday and Monday (if necessary)

Coastal Carolina at (2) North Carolina

UC Irvine at (7) LSU

Texas A&M at (6) Rice

Fresno State at (3) Arizona State

Teams advance to super regionals

Ten of the 16 regionals were decided Sunday in the NCAA Div. I baseball tournament. Here are Sunday's results along with the Monday games that will decide the final super-regional teams:

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At Miami (Fla.) -- Ole Miss def. Missouri 9-6 (Missouri eliminated), Miami (Fla.) def. Ole Miss 11-2. MIAMI (FLA.) advances

At Ann Arbor (Mich.) -- Kentucky def. Michigan 12-6 (Michigan eliminated), Arizona def. Kentucky 5-3. ARIZONA advances

At Raleigh (N.C.) -- South Carolina def. James Madison 7-5 (James Madison deliminated), North Carolina State def. South Carolina 2-1. NORTH CAROLINA STATE advances

At Athens (Ga.) -- Georgia def. Lipscomb 14-3 (Georgia eliminated), Georgia def. Georgia Tech 8-0. Georgia and Georgia Tech will play again Monday to determine regional winner.

At Fullerton (Calif.) -- Cal State Fullerton def. Virginia 4-1 (Virginia eliminated), Cal State Fullerton def. UCLA 11-8. Cal State Fullerton and UCLA will play again Monday to determine regional winner.

At Stanford (Calif.) -- Stanford def. UC Davis 8-4 (UC Davis eliminated), Stanford def. Pepperdine 13-1. Stanford and Pepperdine will play again Monday to determine regional winner.

At Stillwater (Okla.) -- Oklahoma State def. TCU 9-8 (TCU eliminated), Wichita State def. Oklahoma State 11-7. WICHITA STATE advances

At Tallahassee (Fla.) -- Florida State def. Bucknell 24-9 (Bucknell eliminated), Florida State def. Tulane 17-8. Florida State and Tulane will play again Monday to determine regional winner.

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At Cary (N.C.) -- UNC-Wilmington def. Elon 15-11 (Elon eliminated), North Carolina def. UNC-Wilmington 7-3. NORTH CAROLINA advances

At Conway (S.C.) -- East Carolina def. Alabama 16-1 (Alabama eliminated), Coastal Carolina def. East Carolina 24-11. COASTAL CAROLINA advances

At Lincoln (Neb.) -- Oral Roberts def. Nebraska 8-0 (Nebraska eliminated), UC Irvine def. Oral Roberts 8-0. UC IRVINE advances

At Baton Rouge (La.) -- Southern Miss def. New Orleans 8-2 (New Orleans eliminated), LSU def. Southern Miss 11-4. LSU advances

At Houston (Texas) -- Texas def. St. John's 4-3 (Texas eliminated), Rice def. Texas 7-4. RICE advances

At College Station (Texas) -- Houston def. Illinois-Chicago 14-11 (Illinois-Chicago eliminated), Houston def. Texas A&M 4-3. Houston and Texas A&M will play again Monday to determine regional winner.

At Long Beach (Calif.) -- San Diego def. Long Beach State 5-1 (Long Beach State eliminated), San Diego def. Fresno State 15-1. San Diego and Fresno State will play again Monday to determine regional winner.

At Tempe (Ariz.) -- Oklahoma def. Vanderbilt 11-10 (Vanderbilt eliminated), Arizona State def. Oklahoma 12-0. ARIZONA STATE advances

Saturday's regional results

Saturday's regional tournament results are as follows:

Left Bracket

At Miami (Fla.) -- Ole Miss def. Bethune-Cookman 14-1 (B-C eliminated), Miami (Fla.) def. Missouri 6-5

At Ann Arbor (Mich.) -- Michigan def. Kentucky 7-5 (completion of suspended game), Kentucky def. Eastern Michigan 4-3 (E. Michigan eliminated), Arizona def. Michigan 4-3

At Raleigh (N.C.) -- James Madison def. Charlotte 13-12 (Charlotte eliminated), N.C. State def. South Carolina 5-4

At Athens (Ga.) -- Georgia def. Louisville 9-8 (Georgia eliminated), Georgia Tech def. Lipscomb 6-3

At Fullerton (Calif.) -- Virginia def. Rider 8-2 (Rider eliminated), UCLA def. Cal State Fullerton 11-4

At Stanford (Calif.) -- Stanford def. Arkansas 5-1 (Arkansas eliminated), Pepperdine def. UC Davis 7-4

At Stillwater (Okla.) -- TCU def. Western Kentucky 10-5 (W. Kentucky eliminated), Wichita State def. Oklahoma State 5-3

At Tallahassee (Fla.) -- Florida State def. Florida 17-11 (Florida eliminated), Tulane def. Bucknell 4-1

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At Cary (N.C.) -- Elon def. Mt. St. Mary's 6-3 (Mt. St. Mary's eliminated), North Carolina def. UNC Wilmington 5-1

At Conway (S.C.) -- East Carolina def. Columbia 9-0 (Columbia eliminated), Coastal Carolina def. Alabama 13-10

At Lincoln (Neb.) -- Oral Roberts def. Eastern Illinois 8-7 (E. Illinois el