College World Series Preview

SI Staff | Jun 13, 2009

College World Series Preview

Cal State Fullerton

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Behind power sluggers and solid pitching from freshman Noe Ramirez (pictured), Cal State Fullerton blew by Louisville in the Super Regionals to earn a spot in the CWS. <br><br>First game: Saturday, 1 p.m. vs Arkansas

Arkansas

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Down 8-7 in the bottom of the ninth against Florida State in the Super Regionals, Andrew Darr (pictured) drove in two runs and the Razorbacks punched the first ticket to the CWS.<br><br>First game: Saturday, 1 p.m. vs. CS Fullerton

North Carolina

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With first-round draft pick Dustin Ackley (pictured) at the No. 2 spot in the batting order, the Tar Heels swept East Carolina to make their fourth consecutive trip to the CWS.<br><br>First game: 1 p.m., Sunday vs. Arizona State

Arizona State

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With a first-round draft pick themselves in Mike Leake (pictured) and a brilliant performance from Josh Spence in game two of the Super Regionals, Arizona State overwhelmed Clemson in two games to reach the CWS.<br><br>First game: Sunday, 1 p.m. vs. North Carolina

Southern Mississippi

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James Ewing (pictured) went 5-for-6 in two Super Regional games -- his most important hit of the second game was a solo home run to switch the momentum in the fifth inning. The underdogs topped Florida in two games. <br><br>First game: Sunday, 6 p.m. vs. Texas

Texas

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Taylor Jungmann (pictured) allowed just two hits in six innings as Texas topped TCU in the third game of the Super Regional to punch its ticket to the CWS.<br><br>First game: Sunday, 6 p.m. vs. Southern Mississippi

Virginia

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The Cavaliers scored three runs in the fifth to get past Mississippi in the second game of the Super Regionals and earn the program's first-ever CWS bid.<br><br>First game: Saturday, 6 p.m. vs. LSU

LSU

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Watch out for two-sport athlete and first-round draft pick Jared Mitchell (pictured), but it was Ryan Schimpf's offensive juggernaut of a performance that led LSU over Rice in two games of the Super Regionals. This will be the Tigers' second straight appearance in the CWS.<br><br>First game: Saturday, 6 p.m. vs. Virginia