2013 Baseball World Series Breakdown

Seven of the eight national seeds advanced past the Regional round to Super Regionals. However, those seven didn't have as much success in this round, as only three of the teams (LSU, Oregon State and UNC) moved on to the College World Series.  Let's take a look at the eight remaining teams, some of which are surprises to be here.

Ricketts' Hitting Leads Oklahoma to National Softball Title

The 2013 Oklahoma softball media guide has a picture of standout pitcher-hitter Keilani Ricketts on the cover. The headline reads: Dreams do come true.  For Ricketts the dream was to win the NCAA national softball title. Last year, the Sooners came close, winning the opening game of the best-of-three championship series before losing the last two games to national champion Alabama, ...

2013 Baseball World Series Super Regionals Breakdown

Chapel Hill Super Regional: South Carolina at #1 North Carolina

UNC is one of only four teams moving on that lost one game in the Regional.  The Tar Heels played in arguably the best game of the Regional round in the Regional clinching game ...

Baseball College World Series Overview

North Carolina and Vanderbilt have dominated college baseball for much of the season. Despite recently slipping, the Tar Heels still boast one of the most talented rosters in the nation. Is it their time to get hot? And of course there is Tyler Beede and the Commodores, who rank in the top dozen in the nation in ERA and scoring offense. But do not pencil in those two for a trip to Omaha quite yet. This is a ...

Defending Champion Alabama Won’t be Back to Defend National Softball Title

With defending national champion Alabama being eliminated in the Super Regional by one of its own SEC rivals, the University of Tennessee, some fans might wonder when was the last time a national champion didn’t return to Oklahoma City to defend its title.

Alabama not returning marks the fourth time since 1982 that a ...

Last Eight In: William & Mary, New Mexico, Sam Houston State, Miami (FL), Pittsburgh, UC Irvine, Troy, Alabama

First Eight Out: Coastal Carolina, Notre Dame, Auburn, South Florida, Michigan State, San Francisco, Houston, Western Carolina

There was quite of bit of excitement leading up to the announcement of the host sites on Sunday night. Of course the bigger excitement will be on Monday when ...

Last Eight In: Houston, Auburn, San Diego, South Florida, UC Irvine, Miami (FL), Coastal Carolina, Ohio State

First Eight Out: Arizona, Illinois, Texas A&M, Michigan State, Notre Dame, West Virginia, Kansas, Charleston

A few upsets in the conference tournaments have already made the bubble smaller and it is only going to get worse. In the Southland, Sam Houston State was eliminated by Lamar ...

South Floridian Dribbles into Guinness World Records Acclaim

Bounces Two Basketballs while competing in Fort Lauderdale Marathon for Charity

For just one day the South Florida basketball spotlight shined away from King James and the defending ...

Last Eight In: Arizona, Auburn, San Diego, Ohio State, Miami (FL), William & Mary, Coastal Carolina, Illinois

First Eight Out: Houston, West Virginia, Kansas, Maryland, Charleston, Kentucky, Notre Dame, San Francisco

We may be less than a week before the brackets are revealed for the 2013 NCAA Tournament, but there is still plenty of baseball to play. Most conferences begin their tournaments ...

2013 Softball World Series Tempe Super Regional Breakdown
Location: Tempe, Arizona

#5 Arizona State vs. #12 Kentucky

How They ...