Saturday, June 18, 2011

2011 College World Series Preview

College World Series (6/18-6/29)
Stadium: TD Ameritrade Park (First time in over 60 years CWS not played at Rosenblatt Stadium)
City: Omaha, Nebraska
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Opening Round Games
Saturday June 18th:
#3 North Carolina vs. #6 Vanderbilt-2pm ET
#2 Florida vs. #7 Texas-7pm ET

Sunday June 19th:
#1 Virginia vs. California-2pm ET
#4 South Carolina vs. Texas A&M-7pm ET

#5 Florida State and #8 Rice were the only nationally ranked teams not to advance to the College World Series.

Breaking Down the Teams
#1 Virginia
Coach: Brian O’Connor (8 seasons)
Record: 54-10
CWS History: 2009, 2011
National Championships: none
2011 Postseason: 5-1

Charlottesville Regional:
June 3rd: Def. Navy 6-0
June 4th: Def. St. John’s 10-2
June 5th: Def. East Carolina 13-1

Charlottesville Super Regional:
June 11th: Def. UC Irvine 6-0
June 12th: Lost 6-4 to UC Irvine
June 13th: Def. UC Irvine 3-2

#2 Florida
Coach: Kevin O’Sullivan (4 seasons)
Record: 50-17
CWS History: 1988, 1991, 1996, 1998, 2005, 2010, 2011
National Championships: none
2011 Postseason: 5-1

Gainesville Regional:
June 3rd: Def. Manhattan 17-3
June 4th: Def. Miami (FL) 5-4
June 5th: Def. Miami (FL) 11-4

Gainesville Super Regional:
June 10th: Def. Miss. St. 11-1
June 11th: Lost 4-3 to Miss. St.
June 12th: Def. Miss St. 8-6

#3 North Carolina
Coach: Mike Fox (13 seasons)
Record: 50-14
CWS History: 1960, 1966, 1978, 1989, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011
National Championships: none
2011 Postseason: 5-0

Chapel Hill Regional:
June 3rd: Def. Maine 5-0
June 4th: Def. James Madison 14-0
June 5th: Def. James Madison 9-3

Chapel Hill Regional:
June 10th: Def. Stanford 5-2
June 11th: Def. Stanford 7-5

#4 South Carolina
Coach: Ray Tanner (15 seasons)
Record: 50-14
CWS History: 1975, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1985, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2011
National Championships: 2010
2011 Postseason: 5-0

Columbia Regional:
June 3rd: Def. Georgia Southern 2-1
June 4th: Def. Stetson 11-5
June 5th: Def. Stetson 8-2

Columbia Super Regional:
June 11th: Def. Connecticut 5-1
June 12th: Def. Connecticut 8-2

#6 Vanderbilt
Coach: Tim Corbin (7 seasons)
Record: 52-10
CWS History: 2011
National Championships: none
2011 Postseason: 5-0

Nashville Regional:
June 3rd: Def. Belmont 10-0
June 4th: Def. Troy 10-2
June 5th: Def. Belmont 6-1

Nashville Super Regional:
June 10th: Def. Oregon State 11-1
June 11th: Def. Oregon State9-3

#7 Texas
Coach: Augie Garrido (15 seasons)
Record: 49-17
CWS History: 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1957, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1989, 1992, 1993, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2011
National Championships: 1949, 1950, 1975, 1983, 2002, 2005
2011 Postseason: 6-2

Austin Regional:
June 3rd: Def. Princeton 5-3
June 4th: Lost 7-5 to Kent State
June 5th: Def. Texas State 4-3
June 5th: Def. Kent State 9-3
June 6th: Def. Kent State 5-0

Austin Super Regional:
June 10th: Lost 3-1 to Arizona State
June 11th: Def. Arizona State 5-1
June 12th: Def. Arizona State 4-2

Texas A&M
Coach: Rob Childress (6 seasons)
Record: 46-20
CWS History: 1951, 1964, 1993, 1999, 2011
National Championships: none
2011 Postseason: 5-2

College Station Regional:
June 3rd: Def. Wright State 11-0
June 4th: Def. Seton Hall 6-3
June 5th: Lost 7-4 to Arizona
June 7th: Def. Arizona 3-0

Tallahassee Super Regional:
June 11th: Def. Florida State 6-2
June 12th: Lost 23-9 to Florida State
June 13th: Def. Florida State 11-2

California
Coach: Dave Esquer (12 seasons)
Record: 37-21
CWS History: 1947, 1957, 1980, 1988, 1992, 2011
National Championships: 1947, 1957
2011 Postseason: 6-1

Houston Regional:
June 3rd: Lost 6-4 to Baylor
June 4th: Def. Alcorn State 10-6
June 5th: Def. Rice 6-3
June 5th: Def. Baylor 8-0
June 6th: Def. Baylor 9-8

Santa Clara Super Regional:
June 11th: Def. Dallas Baptist 7-0
June 12th: Def. Dallas Baptist 6-2

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