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re: 2 College World Series observations:
Posted on 6/18/26 at 8:57 am to Meauxjeaux
Posted on 6/18/26 at 8:57 am to Meauxjeaux
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I’ve watched a decent amount of this whole tournament, regional, super regionals and CWS and I can’t recall a single pitched ball going to the backstop.
There was one by Georgia last night in the late innings.
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Posted on 6/18/26 at 8:59 am to LSUMANINVA
3. I’m sure it’s been great for OU and UNC fans, but this CWS has sucked
Posted on 6/18/26 at 9:20 am to thunderbird1100
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Oklahoma has had some elite freshman pitching step up, and these guys weren't some top recruits by any shape of the imagination
Cord Rager finished the regular season with an ERA close to 6 and an SEC ERA north of 7
He has given up 3 ER in 3 starts going 19 innings in the NCAAT. He was just outside the Top 400 on PG rankings
Nick Wesloski had a decent regular season as a reliever, made 2 starts in the NCAAT and given up 4 ER in 2 starts going 12.2 IP. He was barely inside the Top 1000 at perfect game. He was the #140 overall player in TEXAS by PG.
Doesnt hurt when you get performances like that out of freshmen
What many don't realize is that this type of stuff needs to happen for just about every championship team. In 2023 Thatcher Hurd had a 13.81 ERA in conference play. Then we got to Omaha and he only gave up 3 earned runs over 12 innings.
Posted on 6/18/26 at 9:29 am to TigerCub
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There was one by Georgia last night in the late innings.
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Roughly 125–135 total games are played in the NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament each year, depending on how many “if necessary” games are needed in the double-elimination and best-of-three rounds.
Here’s the breakdown:
Round Teams Format Approx. Games
Regionals 64 teams at 16 sites 4-team double elimination 96–112
Super Regionals 16 teams at 8 sites Best-of-3 series 16–24
Men’s College World Series 8 teams Two 4-team double-elimination brackets + best-of-3 finals 13–17
Total 125–153 max possible
A more realistic estimate:
* Regionals: Average about 6.5–7 games per regional ? ~104–112 games total.
* Super Regionals: Most series end in 2 games, some go 3 ? ~19–21 games.
* College World Series: Usually 14–16 games.
That puts a typical tournament around 135 games, give or take a few.
For comparison:
* NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament: 67 games.
* NCAA Baseball Tournament: ~135 games.
* MLB regular season: 2,430 games.
So the NCAA baseball tournament is roughly twice as many games as March Madness, even though it starts with the same 64-team field. The reason is the double-elimination regionals and College World Series format.
As an LSU fan, if LSU were to win it all through the longest possible path:
* Regional: up to 5 games
* Super Regional: 3 games
* CWS bracket: up to 5 games
* Championship series: 3 games
That’s 16 postseason games for one team.
Posted on 6/18/26 at 9:36 am to 80tdtiger
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The missus and I were there for those two games. I told her we could go to the first game we would lose then we could go sightseeing around Omaha the next day before coming home. Imagine our surprise. So we stayed the next day and won again. My wife decided we should stay for the Fla games but we were leaving for Maine on Wednesday already and just didn’t have time. She says it’s my fault we didn’t win 2017 lol.
I took my daughter who had just graduated from college to the CWS in 2017 and we also had to leave before the finals against Florida. Maybe it is our fault LSU lost to Florida and not yours. That week in Omaha with my daughter is a fond memory and LSU beating OSU was awesome to watch.
Posted on 6/18/26 at 10:30 am to northeasttiger
Against an AMAZING WF team...54-10 before we beat them twice...on a 7 game win streak after sweeping regional and super regional and 2 wins in Omaha including once against us. LSU had pitchers step up those games to get us through. It is hard to lose in your first or second game and have to come out of the losers bracket.
Posted on 6/18/26 at 11:31 am to kellyval99
I look at OU’s mediocre record deep into the season and see they never mailed it in. Our Tigers were in a similar state but just couldn’t find a way to gel.
Posted on 6/18/26 at 11:55 am to LSUMANINVA
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1. LSU’s comeback from the loser’s bracket in 23 was such a tough task making that much more incredible.
That team was incredibly battle tested and had absolute studs.
That play by Tre Morgan at the plate is 2nd after Warren Morris home run in regards to most important plays in LSU history.
Posted on 6/18/26 at 12:15 pm to LSBoosie
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What many don't realize is that this type of stuff needs to happen for just about every championship team. In 2023 Thatcher Hurd had a 13.81 ERA in conference play. Then we got to Omaha and he only gave up 3 earned runs over 12 innings.
Yep.
There's no champion in this new format that doesn't have a story or a few stories like this. Pitching depth has to step up above their normal level of play.
Posted on 6/18/26 at 12:17 pm to northeasttiger
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And Morgan’s amazing play.
Greatest and most important play in LSU Baseball history. Even better than the Morris HR.
Posted on 6/18/26 at 12:23 pm to northeasttiger
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Against a really really good wake forest team. And extras. And Morgan’s amazing play.
If we had lost to wake Forrest, I think they would have won it all. They had a really good team.
Posted on 6/18/26 at 1:47 pm to IM_4_LSU
There's usually (if not always) great defense that takes place when a team wins a national championship.
To me, those plays by Morgan especially and Pearson in left field will be unforgettable.
To me, those plays by Morgan especially and Pearson in left field will be unforgettable.
Posted on 6/18/26 at 1:52 pm to blackandgolddude
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Even better than the Morris HR.
Back up there Sparky
Posted on 6/18/26 at 1:53 pm to Meauxjeaux
Saw one last night where OU should have scored, but the runner was hobbled.
Posted on 6/18/26 at 4:57 pm to AlwysATgr
Skenes not pitching an inning in the Finals 2023
Posted on 6/18/26 at 6:33 pm to LSUMANINVA
LSU looked like a better team than OU across 4 games. Went 2-2, but our wins were convincing while we just blew the two losses.
Posted on 6/19/26 at 11:12 am to LSUMANINVA
Crowds have been shite for every game.
Posted on 6/19/26 at 11:29 am to pgaddxn
I watched with my dad, thinking about that play still gives me chills.
Posted on 6/19/26 at 3:48 pm to Jim Hopper
quote:That's often overlooked with the 23 team...
Living and dying by the home run doesn’t play at Charles Schwab.You gotta pitch and play damn good defense.
our bullpen (which was prone to giving up homers during the season) rolled in Omaha. Just pitched to contact, lots of fly ball outs. If it were at an SEC park, probably half a dozen homers given up.
That's why you gotta work on small-ball during the season. It may not help in conference play, but if you get to Omaha you need to find a way to get runs.
Posted on 6/19/26 at 3:50 pm to pgaddxn
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I genuinely hope this play will never be forgotten and will always be appreciated going forward. Everything hinged on that play. If they score, we are done.
Everyone still remembers Ray Wright in the 2000 title game, so I'd expect Tre Morgan to be remembered for a long time as well.
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