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ELA

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Re: 2025 CWS
« Reply #84 on: June 18, 2025, 08:26:28 PM »
I'm still trying to figure out how the 6 team regionals worked.  The brackets made no sense.  It seems like the highest ranked winner had to play the highest ranked loser, in a one sided elimination game, while the two lowest ranked losers got to play each other? 
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Re: 2025 CWS
« Reply #85 on: June 18, 2025, 10:30:19 PM »
What a brutal defeat for Arkansas.  

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Re: 2025 CWS
« Reply #86 on: June 18, 2025, 10:59:39 PM »
Quote from: ELA on June 18, 2025, 08:26:28 PM
I'm still trying to figure out how the 6 team regionals worked.  The brackets made no sense.  It seems like the highest ranked winner had to play the highest ranked loser, in a one sided elimination game, while the two lowest ranked losers got to play each other?
As I recall it was just a 6-team double elimination bracket, where the top 2 seeds got byes in the first round while seeds 3-6 and 4-5 played the first two games.  Then winners advance to play 1 and 2 and losers drop to the loser's bracket.  From then on all proceeds as a normal double elimination tournament.

Did you see something different cited somewhere?  It's been a while but I went to several of them and that's the way I remember it.
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Re: 2025 CWS
« Reply #87 on: June 19, 2025, 08:20:19 AM »
Quote from: utee94 on June 18, 2025, 03:56:27 PM
It's not like they haven't won the CWS before.  That's a legit program.

I'm aware.  They knocked us out of our own Super that year. 

Fun fact: iirc, the team they defeated to win the CWS that year.....Arizona, coached by current LSU coach, Jay Johnson.  
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Re: 2025 CWS
« Reply #88 on: June 19, 2025, 08:24:24 AM »
Quote from: MarqHusker on June 18, 2025, 10:30:19 PM
What a brutal defeat for Arkansas. 

Better to be lucky than good, I guess.  This is the okayest team I've ever seen make it to Omaha, much less the finals.

It would've been tough for Ark to beat us twice in a row, but that one yesterday was theirs for the taking.  They could have ended the game twice and I actually feel bad for the guys who misplayed the ball.  I wonder what was going through the head of the guy who forced the out at third.  The double play was there, game over.  The moment was big and you have to wonder if excitement got the better of him.  
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Re: 2025 CWS
« Reply #89 on: June 19, 2025, 08:37:13 AM »
Unfortunately for them, this is nothing new for Arkansas.

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Re: 2025 CWS
« Reply #90 on: June 19, 2025, 08:43:15 AM »
Quote from: MikeDeTiger on June 19, 2025, 08:24:24 AM
Better to be lucky than good, I guess.  This is the okayest team I've ever seen make it to Omaha, much less the finals.

It would've been tough for Ark to beat us twice in a row, but that one yesterday was theirs for the taking.  They could have ended the game twice and I actually feel bad for the guys who misplayed the ball.  I wonder what was going through the head of the guy who forced the out at third.  The double play was there, game over.  The moment was big and you have to wonder if excitement got the better of him. 

yup, even if you don't get the runner at first. take the out at 2nd.  The runner going to 3rd can't beat you.
the play was there
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Re: 2025 CWS
« Reply #91 on: June 19, 2025, 09:01:40 AM »
Quote from: utee94 on June 18, 2025, 10:59:39 PM
As I recall it was just a 6-team double elimination bracket, where the top 2 seeds got byes in the first round while seeds 3-6 and 4-5 played the first two games.  Then winners advance to play 1 and 2 and losers drop to the loser's bracket.  From then on all proceeds as a normal double elimination tournament.

Did you see something different cited somewhere?  It's been a while but I went to several of them and that's the way I remember it.

I pulled the 1998 bracket.  It seems like it was 1-6, 2-5, 3-4.  Then the two lowest seeded losers played an elimination game.  The highest seeded loser had to play the 1 seed, and if they lost, they were done?  Seems like a big disadvantage for them?


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Re: 2025 CWS
« Reply #92 on: June 19, 2025, 09:18:22 AM »
Huh.  I definitely don't remember that, but it was a long time ago.  It's also possible they changed the 6-team regional format at various times, as they did several times for the 8-team CWS format.

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Re: 2025 CWS
« Reply #93 on: June 19, 2025, 10:46:07 AM »
Quote from: MikeDeTiger on June 19, 2025, 08:24:24 AM
Better to be lucky than good, I guess.  This is the okayest team I've ever seen make it to Omaha, much less the finals.

It would've been tough for Ark to beat us twice in a row, but that one yesterday was theirs for the taking.  They could have ended the game twice and I actually feel bad for the guys who misplayed the ball.  I wonder what was going through the head of the guy who forced the out at third.  The double play was there, game over.  The moment was big and you have to wonder if excitement got the better of him. 
What happened exactly?  I didn't read about it or watch it.  
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Re: 2025 CWS
« Reply #94 on: June 19, 2025, 11:06:22 AM »
Quote from: Gigem on June 19, 2025, 10:46:07 AM
What happened exactly?  I didn't read about it or watch it. 

Arkansas had us in the 9th, 5-3.  After a one-out single and a walk put two on for LSU, Arkansas had an opportunity to end the game with a tailor-made double play ball.  Their spectacular shortstop instead took the force at 3rd.  Then we dinged one to left where the Ark outfielder wavered on whether to catch it or block it and wound up doing neither.  Bounced off his glove and let two runs score, tying it up.  Another line drive gave us a walk-off win.  
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Re: 2025 CWS
« Reply #95 on: June 19, 2025, 03:19:50 PM »
I usually root for LSU but,, was rooting for Arky last night just to be able to have another game tonight.
Oh well...........
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Re: 2025 CWS
« Reply #96 on: June 19, 2025, 03:27:39 PM »
Quote from: FearlessF on June 19, 2025, 03:19:50 PM
I usually root for LSU but,, was rooting for Arky last night just to be able to have another game tonight.
Oh well...........
I had no rooting interest in either game other than having a game to watch tonight
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Re: 2025 CWS
« Reply #97 on: June 19, 2025, 03:57:08 PM »
Quote from: MikeDeTiger on June 19, 2025, 11:06:22 AM
Arkansas had us in the 9th, 5-3.  After a one-out single and a walk put two on for LSU, Arkansas had an opportunity to end the game with a tailor-made double play ball.  Their spectacular shortstop instead took the force at 3rd.  Then we dinged one to left where the Ark outfielder wavered on whether to catch it or block it and wound up doing neither.  Bounced off his glove and let two runs score, tying it up.  Another line drive gave us a walk-off win. 
Oof.  
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