A little sadness
The College World Series is usually the best NCAA national event in which fans of mid-majors can truly feel their chosen team has a chance.
That reasoning is why watching UC Irvine get knocked out of the CWS on Wednesday night made it a little sadder than just your run-of-the-mill elimination.
With the Anteaters headed home to the OC, there are no true mid-majors left. Face it, in baseball, Rice, a member of Conference USA, is a power, not a Cinderella.
Now with three teams remaining in Omaha we have the defending champ (Oregon State), the runner-up from a year ago (North Carolina) and a champ of recent vintage (Rice, 2003).
Oh well, looks like Cinderella's gonna have to wait again.
That reasoning is why watching UC Irvine get knocked out of the CWS on Wednesday night made it a little sadder than just your run-of-the-mill elimination.
With the Anteaters headed home to the OC, there are no true mid-majors left. Face it, in baseball, Rice, a member of Conference USA, is a power, not a Cinderella.
Now with three teams remaining in Omaha we have the defending champ (Oregon State), the runner-up from a year ago (North Carolina) and a champ of recent vintage (Rice, 2003).
Oh well, looks like Cinderella's gonna have to wait again.
posted by Jason Pugh at
9:21 PM
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