College World Series
WHERE: TD Ameritrade Park/Omaha, Neb.
TV: ESPN
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Game 3: Arkansas (44-20) vs. Kent State (46-18)
LAST MEETING/SERIES: First meeting
RANKINGS: Arkansas – No. 6 Collegiate Baseball, No. 6 National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association, No. 20 USA Today/ESPN; Kent State – No. 8 Collegiate Baseball, No. 9 NCBWA
PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS
Arkansas, Jr. RH DJ Baxendale (7-5, 3.18 ERA, 96.1 IP, 89 SO/23 BB, .241 opponent BA) vs. Kent State, Sr. LH David Starn (11-3, 2.21 ERA, 114 IP, 123 SO/45 BB, .213 opponent BA)
Game 4: Florida (47-18) vs. South Carolina (45-17)
LAST MEETING/SERIES: The Gators won three of four meetings this season, the last one a 7-2 decision at the SEC Tournament in an elimination game. South Carolina leads the series 41-32 and claimed 2-1 (11) and 5-2 decisions in the national championship series last season to claim a second straight College World Series championship.
RANKINGS: Florida – No. 1 Collegiate Baseball, No. 1 Baseball America, No. 1 USA Today/ESPN, No. 1 National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association; South Carolina – No. 2 Collegiate Baseball, No. 4 NCBWA, No. 6 USA Today/ESPN, No. 7 Baseball America
PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS
Florida, Jr. LH Brian Johnson (8-4, 3.56 ERA, 86 IP, 68 SO/15 BB, .242 opponent BA) vs. South Carolina, Sr. LH Michael Roth (7-1, 2.50 ERA, 115 IP, 79 SO/37 BB, .215 opponent BA)