UNC and UVA still alive at CWS; both in losers bracket

UNC and UVA both lost their openers in Omaha but both won game twos to avoid being sent home. UNC lost to Arizona St. in a great game if you like pitching battles. They were tied 1-1 after nine innings with ASU taking it in extras. Virginia lost to LSU in their opener 9-5 but rebounded to knock out Cal State Fullerton to remain alive.

Next up for UNC is Arizona St. again, this time in a loser leave town match. Arizona St. lost to Texas last night to put themselves in the losers bracket. I would predict UNC to win this re-match and move on. It is hard to beat a team as quality as UNC two times in a row and I think UNC has the edge in the pitching match-up.

Virginia plays Arkansas. Arkansas was beaten by LSU after Virginia was to find themselves in the losers bracket. UVA has made a great run this year, their best in school history, but I expect it to end here. Arkansas is the more experienced and at this stage talented ball club and I expect them to move on to get a re-match with LSU.