Eric Olson
Leach ready to get back to coaching
OMAHA, Neb. — Other than the legal wrangling that followed his departure from Texas Tech, Mike Leach enjoyed the two years he was without a coaching job.
Leach said Wednesday that the time away gave him an opportunity to do things he wouldn’t…
Coaches say PSU players must focus on ’Huskers
Michigan State and Minnesota have coped with their head coaches’ health scares the last two years, and Ohio State has had to deal with the fallout of NCAA rules violations.
Those situations are far different than the distraction 12th-ranked Penn…
Gamecocks repeat as national champs with 5-2 win
OMAHA, Neb. — Michael Roth pitched 7 2/3 innings on three days’ rest, and South Carolina won its second straight national championship with a 5-2 victory Tuesday night that completed a two-game sweep over Florida in the College World Series…
Gamecocks beat Gators 2-1 in 11th
OMAHA, Neb. — Christian Walker, cleared to play with a broken wrist a half-hour before the game, scored from first base on two throwing errors in the 11th inning and defending champion South Carolina beat Florida 2-1 in Game 1 of the College World…
Gamecocks figure out pitching on fly in CWS final
OMAHA, Neb. — No one argues that the Southeastern Conference is the class of college baseball this year.
Now it’s time to find out who truly is best in the league, and nation, when defending champion South Carolina and Florida meet in the…
Cal eliminates Aggies from College World Series
OMAHA, Neb. — A 7-3 loss to California put a quick end to Texas A&M’s first College World Series appearance in 12 years.
Aggies coach Rob Childress doesn’t expect it to take his program another dozen years to get back to Omaha.
Childress said…
N. Carolina ousts Texas 3-0 behind freshman lefty
OMAHA, Neb. — The games keep getting bigger for North Carolina, and Kent Emanuel keeps getting better.
The freshman left-hander pitched the first complete-game shutout at the College World Series in five years in a 3-0 victory that eliminated…
Florida beats Texas 8-4 in CWS
OMAHA, Neb. — Brian Johnson delivered the big blow this time.
In the lineup for the first time in three weeks after suffering a freak concussion, Johnson broke open a close game with a two-run double that helped send Florida to an 8-4 victory over…
New stadium holds College World Series; Longhorns not intimidated
OMAHA, Neb. — The College World Series opens at the new TD Ameritrade Park on Saturday after 61 years at Rosenblatt Stadium, and coaches are doing all they can to keep their players focused on what happens between the lines.
There’s a lot…
Vandy-N. Carolina opens new CWS stadium
OMAHA, Neb. — The College World Series opens at the new TD Ameritrade Park on Saturday after 61 years at Rosenblatt Stadium, and coaches are doing all they can to keep their players focused on what happens between the lines.
There’s a lot of CWS…