College
World Series
WHERE: TD Ameritrade Park/Omaha, Neb.
TV: ESPN
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Game
10: South Carolina (46-18) vs. Kent State (47-19), 11 a.m.
LAST
MEETING/SERIES: The Gamecocks claimed a regular-season series in 1997, winning
15-8 and 21-4 in the final two games after dropping the opener 8-6. South
Carolina leads the series with the Flashes 5-2.
RANKINGS
South
Carolina – No. 2 Collegiate Baseball, No. 4 NCBWA, No. 6 USA Today/ESPN, No. 7
Baseball America
Kent
State – No. 8 Collegiate Baseball, No. 9 NCBWA
PROBABLE
STARTING PITCHERS
South
Carolina, Sr. LH Michael Roth (8-1, 2.60 ERA, 121.1IP, 82 SO/40 BB, .221 opponent BA) vs. Kent State, So. RH Tyler Skulina (11-2, 3.63, 101.2 IP, 97/41, .235 opponent BA)
UP
NEXT
Winner
vs. Arkansas (46-20), 8 p.m.
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Game
11: Florida State (50-16) vs. Arizona (45-17)
LAST
MEETING/SERIES: The Wildcats claimed a 4-3 decision in 12 innings on Saturday
to up their record to 7-5 over the Seminoles. A note of interest: Arizona beat
FSU on the way to national championships in 1980 and 1986.
RANKINGS
Florida
State – No. 2 NCBWA, No. 3 Collegiate Baseball, No.3 USA Today/ESPN, No. 5 BA
Arizona
– No. 5 Collegiate Baseball, No. 5 NCBWA, No. 11 USA Today/ESPN, No. 13 BA
PROBABLE
STARTING PITCHERS
Florida
State, Fr. LH Brandon Leibrandt (8-2, 2.65 ERA, 98.2 IP, 83 SO/27 BB, .237 opponent BA) vs. Arizona, Jr. RH
Kurt Heyer (12-2, 2.22 ERA, 145.2 IP, 110 SO/25 BB, .254 opponent BA)
UP
NEXT
If
FSU wins, the two teams play again at either 4 or 8 p.m. Friday