The College World Series kicks off June 14 as eight teams sprint for a national championship. Six of the finalists have never won a title.
Of the eight teams in this year's College World Series field, six of them have never won a national championship . The two that have, Florida and Virginia, both won their only title in the past decade. The odds of us seeing a first-time champion are excellent and nobody will wear out their welcome.
But first, let's take a look at how I did last year. Overall, I picked three of the four finalists correctly – LSU, Wake Forest, and TCU – and successfully pinned LSU as the national champion . While my runner up, Virginia, would go on to lose in two games, last year's success rate was pretty good. Let's put it out there now: NC State makes no sense. Statistically, they shouldn't be here, producing the worst pitching staff in the field and the third-worst offense. And yet, like their men's and women's basketball programs, the Wolfpack men's baseball team defied odds to get to rarified air.
On the other hand, Florida has done *exactly* enough to make it here and not an ounce more. In their last three games surrendering 10+ runs, the Gators are 3-0 . But the luck has to run out. Despite taking two of three at home from A&M in March, I can't pick Florida and their pitching staff here.– I do think the Wolfpack are feisty enough to make some noise. Their head coach, Elliott Avent, keeps talking about "riding into the sunset... but not today.
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