The 66th College World Series couldn’t have a better storyline to open the weekend in Omaha, Neb.
It’s top-seeded Florida (47-18) going against two-time defending
national champion South Carolina (45-17) at 9 p.m. Saturday on ESPN. The
Gamecocks have won 21 straight NCAA tournament games. The teams played
in the title series last year, with the Gamecocks winning the
best-of-three matchup in two games.
The Gators won the weekend series 2-1 against South Carolina in Columbia on March 22-24. And then UF eliminated the Gamecocks 7-2 from the SEC tournament in Hoover, Ala., last month.
The game times and pairings for the first two days of the CWS will take place at the TD Ameritrade Park Omaha.
The first game Friday is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. and features Stony Brook (52-13) against No. 2 national seed UCLA (47-14). Friday’s second game pits No. 3 national seed Florida State (48-15) against Arizona (43-17), and is scheduled to begin at 9 p.m.
The doubleheader on Saturday features the winner of the Waco Super Regional (Arkansas/Baylor) vs. Eugene Super Regional (Kent State/Oregon) at 5 p.m., and the Gators squaring off against the Gamecocks at 9 p.m.
The losers of Friday’s two games will play one another at 5 p.m. Sunday, while Friday’s winners face off at 9 p.m. Sunday. The losers of Saturday’s games will play each other at 5 p.m. Monday, while Saturday’s winners meet Monday at 9 p.m.
The winners of the two brackets will play best-of-three championship finals, with the first game set for 8 p.m. on Sunday, June 24. The second game is scheduled for 8 p.m. on Monday, June 25, while the third and deciding game (if necessary) is slated for 8 p.m. on Tuesday, June 26.
The Gators won the weekend series 2-1 against South Carolina in Columbia on March 22-24. And then UF eliminated the Gamecocks 7-2 from the SEC tournament in Hoover, Ala., last month.
The game times and pairings for the first two days of the CWS will take place at the TD Ameritrade Park Omaha.
The first game Friday is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. and features Stony Brook (52-13) against No. 2 national seed UCLA (47-14). Friday’s second game pits No. 3 national seed Florida State (48-15) against Arizona (43-17), and is scheduled to begin at 9 p.m.
The doubleheader on Saturday features the winner of the Waco Super Regional (Arkansas/Baylor) vs. Eugene Super Regional (Kent State/Oregon) at 5 p.m., and the Gators squaring off against the Gamecocks at 9 p.m.
The losers of Friday’s two games will play one another at 5 p.m. Sunday, while Friday’s winners face off at 9 p.m. Sunday. The losers of Saturday’s games will play each other at 5 p.m. Monday, while Saturday’s winners meet Monday at 9 p.m.
The winners of the two brackets will play best-of-three championship finals, with the first game set for 8 p.m. on Sunday, June 24. The second game is scheduled for 8 p.m. on Monday, June 25, while the third and deciding game (if necessary) is slated for 8 p.m. on Tuesday, June 26.
