June 13, 200917 yr The 2009 College World Series begins today and lasts until June 23rd, or June 24th if necessary. The setup is pretty simple: There are two brackets with four teams each, double elimination, winner of each bracket advances to a best-of-3 championship round. To help people follow, I've compiled a list of the 8 teams in it, their record, ranking (according to Baseball America), and a list of players who got drafted, including the team and round. Also attached is a bracket courtesy of cwsomaha.com. All games are televised on ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPN360.com. Enjoy! Bracket 1 Arkansas Razorbacks Record: 37-22 Rank: 16 Drafted Players: - Dallas Keuchel, LHP, Houston Astros, Round 7 - Stephen Richard, LHP, Florida Marlins, Round 8 - Scott Lyons, INF, Kansas City Royals, Round 15 - Ben Tschepikow, Kansas City Royals, Round 17 LSU Tigers Record: 49-16 Rank: 1 Drafted Players: - Jared Mitchell, OF, Chicago White Sox, Round 1 - DJ LeMahieu, 2B, Chicago Cubs, Round 2 - Louis Coleman, P, Kansas City Royals, Round 5 - Ryan Schimpf, OF/IF, Toronto Blue Jays, Round 5 - Blake Dean, OF, Minnesota Twins, Round 10 - Sean Ochinko, 1B/C, Toronto Blue Jays, Round 11 Cal State Fullerton Titans Record: 45-14 Rank: 3 Drafted Players: - Joshua Fellhauer, CF, Cincinnati Reds, Round 7 - Khristopher Davis, RF, Milwaukee Brewers, Round 7 - Jared Clark, 1B, Colorado Rockies, Round 12 - Dustin Garneau, C, Colorado Rockies, Round 19 - Michael Morrison, RHP, Detroit Tigers, Round 29 - Kyle Witten, RHP, Seattle Mariners, Round 41 - Joseph Scott, 2B, Colorado Rockies, Round 42 Virginia Cavaliers Record: 46-12 Rank: 5 Drafted Players: - Andrew Carraway, RHP, Seattle Mariners, Round 12 - Jeffrey Lorick, LHP, Atlanta Braves, Round 20 - Robert Poutier, RHP, San Diego Padres, Round 29 - Matthew Packer, LHP, Cleveland Indians, Round 32 - Tyler Cannon, SS, Pittsburgh Pirates, Round 41 Bracket 2 Arizona State Sun Devils Record: 47-12 Rank: 2 Drafted Players: - Mike Leake, RHP, Cincinnati Reds, Round 1 - Jason Kipnis, CF, Cleveland Indians, Round 2 - Joshua Spence, LHP, Los Angeles Angels, Round 3 - Carlos Ramirez, C, Los Angeles Angels, Round 8 - Jared McDonald, SS, Chicago White Sox, Round 21 - Raoul Torrez, 2B, Los Angeles Angels, Round 32 Texas Longhorns Record: 44-13 Rank: 4 Drafted Players: - Brandon Belt, 1B, San Francisco Giants, Round 5 - Austin Wood, LHP, Detroit Tigers, Round 5 North Carolina Tarheels Record: 45-16 Rank: 7 Drafted Players: - Dustin Ackley, OF, Seattle Mariners, Round 1 - Alex White, RHP, Cleveland Indians, Round 1 - Mark Fleury, C, Cincinnati Reds, Round 4 - Adam Warren, RHP, New York Yankees, Round 4 Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles Record: 38-24 Rank: 19 Drafted Players: - James Dozier, SS, Minnesota Twins, Round 8 - Jimmy Ballinger, RHP, Chicago White Sox, Round 11 - James Ewing, 2B, New York Mets, Round 12 - Benjamin Davis, OF, San Diego Padres, Round 24 Links: Official Site of the College World Series Bracket TV Schedule
June 13, 200917 yr Author A little bit of background about the eight teams competing this year: Texas has made 33 trips to Omaha and has 6 titles. Their last appearance was in 2005, they also won the title that year. Arizona State makes its 21st appearance and its first since 2007. The team has 5 titles under its belt, but they havn't won one since 1981. The Titans of Cal State Fullerton come to Omaha for the 16th time, also its first appearance since 2007. Fullerton has lifted the trophy 4 times, the last time being in 2004. LSU is appearing in Omaha for the 15th time. They made the CWS last year in 2008. 5 Titles in program history, their last being in the year 2000. North Carolina comes to Omaha for the 8th time in program history, and the team has made it the past four seasons (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009) but is still looking for its first ever title. Arkansas makes its 6th all-time appearance, its first since 2004. They have yet to win a title. Virginia and Southern Mississippi are both making their first appearance at the CWS.
June 13, 200917 yr Author Opening Day of the 2009 College World Series looks like this: vs. 2pm, ESPN/ESPN360.com vs. 7pm, ESPN/ESPN360.com
June 14, 200917 yr I'm calling it, Arizona State to win it all, Mike Leake pitches a gem in the final.
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