BA Video: CWS Day Three Wrapup
OMAHA—From the Rosenblatt Stadium press box, Aaron Fitt and I continue our series of end-of-day reflections on the day’s game, with a look-ahead to the next day’s games. Louisiana State and Virginia...
View ArticleCWS Video: Mike Fox Talks Dustin Ackley
OMAHA—Because we’re based in North Carolina, we’ve had a front-row seat to see Dustin Ackley for the last three years. It really has been a treat to see a player that good, that consistent. But the...
View ArticleCWS Day Four Wrapup — Updated
OMAHA—We’re having fun with the video format, and it’s my last day/night in town, so we did a two-part postgame podcast. First comes part one, talking about the North Carolina-Southern Miss game...
View ArticleCWS Day Five Wrapup
OMAHA—Arkansas was one pitch away from heading home in the ninth inning, but its season was extended with a 12-inning, comeback win over Virginia. We reviewed the Razorbacks’ exciting victory and also...
View ArticleMurphy Likes What He Sees in Calhoun
OMAHA—Arizona State’s Kole Calhoun has three home runs and 10 RBIs in the Series, including a grand slam and six RBIs in Thursday night’s 12-5 win over North Carolina. Arizona State coach Pat Murphy...
View ArticleRanaudo Makes Most of Second Chance
OMAHA—LSU pitcher Anthony Ranaudo put a poor outing against Virginia behind him in today’s 14-5 win over Arkansas. Listen to what Ranaudo, Arkansas coach Dave Van Horn and LSU coach Paul Mainieri had...
View ArticleIn A Word—Wow!
OMAHA—Texas always seems to have a flair for the dramatic, and the Longhorns did it again in Friday night’s 4-3 win over Arizona State. Cameron Rupp tied the game with a one-out homer in the bottom of...
View ArticleGarrido On Epic Wood Outing
By Kirk Kenney OMAHA—Texas’ epic 25-inning, 3-2 victory over Boston College in the Austin Regional was three weeks ago, but people are still talking about it. And what some of them still want to know...
View ArticleMainieri, Garrido Talk About CWS Finals
By Kirk Kenney OMAHA—The best-of-three CWS Finals features two of college baseball’s heavyweights. In this dugout, checking in with a record 33 CWS appearances and six national championships, Texas; in...
View ArticleLook Who’s Talking
By Kirk Kenney OMAHA—A weekend without games provided an opportunity to reflect on what has transpired at Rosenblatt Stadium over the past week and a look ahead to what could happen when LSU and Texas...
View ArticleTexas Had Tigers By Tail, But . . .
By Kirk Kenney OMAHA—Texas hit a record-tying five solo homers, but LSU came back for a 7-6, 11-inning win over the Longhorns in Game One of the CWS Finals. The victory puts the Tigers one win away...
View ArticleTexas Gets Even With LSU
By Kirk Kenney OMAHA—LSU had won 14 straight games and was one victory away from claiming the school’s sixth national championship coming into Game Two of the CWS Finals. Texas starter Taylor Jungmann...
View ArticleOne Final Wrapup
OMAHA—After watching Louisiana State win its sixth national championship with an 11-4 win against Texas, Kirk Kenney and I offered our parting thoughts from Rosenblatt Stadium.
View ArticleThere’s Nothing Like A Good Dogpile
OMAHA—Louis Coleman’s strikeout of Texas’ Connor Rowe delivered LSU its sixth national championship, setting off a celebration that began with the requisite dogpile on the pitcher’s mound. Amid the...
View ArticlePicks Blog Moves To Video
We're delving back into the video this year, this time with picks blogs. Of course we were a bit late with the first one … patience please. Here's our picks video for Day One of the 2011 College World...
View ArticlePostgame Video: Tony Kemp
OMAHA—Vanderbilt outfielder Tony Kemp went 3-for-4 at the top of the Commodores' lineup, including a bunt single and run scored in the first inning of the first College World Series game at new TD...
View ArticleGame Two Picks Video
OMAHA—A couple of quick thoughts as we post the pregame video: • Feedback on the new ballpark continues to be strong from players and fans in the positive direction. I suppose the news media might be...
View ArticleNike Fieldhouse Video With George Horton
I had the pleasure of sitting down with Oregon coach George Horton on Friday to talk baseball for 20 minutes at the Nike Fieldhouse. We plan to post the whole thing as an audio podcast but edited this...
View ArticlePicks For Day Three
OMAHA—The weather forecast for the College World Series area appears dire, but we'll see if the thunderstorms and hail predictions hold off in our new downtown CWS home. It needs to, because the...
View ArticleDay Four Video Preview
Well, Florida already has beaten Vanderbilt 3-1, which tells you a bit about my video editing skills. Still, this preview has our picks today. Aaron has improved to 6-0 with the Gators' victory, while...
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