Congrats to the Tigers.....they were the best team in the tournament.

Congratulations Tigers. Wow! What a turnaround.

No surprise, Wake Forest gets #1 overall seed in the tournament, hosting A-10 champ George Mason, B10 champ Maryland, & Northeastern. Winner is paired with Tuscaloosa regional for Supers. The Demon Deacons are attempting to make their 1st CWS appearance since winning the national title in 1955.

Clemson gets #4 overall seed, hosting Tennessee, C-USA champ Charlotte, & A-Sun champ Lipscomb. Winner paired with Auburn regional in Supers. A 12x CWS finalist, the Tigers are seeking to make their 1st CWS appearance since 2010.

Virginia gets #7 seed, hosting Patriot League champ Army, Oklahoma, & East Carolina. Winner paired with Conway (SC) regional for Supers. The Cavaliers are trying to return to CWS for 1st time since 2021.

Miami wraps up ACC national seeds w/ #9, hosting Texas, Louisiana, & American East champ Maine. Winner is paired with Palo Alto regional for Supers. The 25x CWS finalists are trying to make their 1st appearance since 2016

(If all ACC national seeds advance to CWS, 3 of the 4 would be in same half of bracket - WF, Clemson, & Miami)

#2 seeds:
Boston College, who held national seed projections going into ACCT, find themselves heading to Tuscaloosa opposite #16 Alabama, Troy, & Southland champ Nicholls. This is a winnable region for the Eagles if they play to potential, & would set up a possible rematch w/ Wake in Supers in pursuit of their 1st CWS since 1967.

Duke heads to Conway to face #10 Coastal Carolina, CAA champ UNC-Wilmington, & MAAC champ Rider (who they split a midweek series w/). This looks to be a tough 1 for the Blue Devils. If Duke advances, could set up a rematch against Virginia for their 1st CWS appearance since 1961.

#3 seeds:
North Carolina heads to Terra Haute, pairing up with MVC champs/#14 Indiana State, Iowa, and Horizon champ Wright St. If the Tar Heels play like they did in pool play last week, they could find their way to next round. This regional is paired with Fayetteville (AR) regional for Supers. The 11x CWS finalists are seeking their 1st berth since 2018.

NC State travel to Columbia to match up w/ #15 South Carolina, Big South champ Campbell, & NEC champ Central Connecticut St. For life of me, I can't wrap my head around SC being a national seed - this was strictly a metrics call due to their RPI, & not factoring in the 4-11 finish through month of May. I feel that Campbell is the team to beat here. The Wolfpack are seeking a return to the CWS since their fateful 2021 appearance.

FSU girl baseball is now 2-0 in their bracket. They need 1 wi͏n͏ in 2 tries to advance to the WCWS finals.

Brutal end to a great season for Clemson.

Had Tennessee down to their last strike & have up a 3 run HR. Blew an absolute gem by Caden Grice. Then came up empty w/ bases loaded in extras, fell by 1 run. That took all the wind out the sails today, as they faltered late against Charlotte by 1 run.

Clemson folks definitely hurting today. Felt like things were lining up to finally end our postseason hell & return to Omaha. Alot of youth had to contribute & we need some arms on the pitching staff. Really hope our players & coaches can build on this season.

#1 Wake Forest & #7 Virginia rolled on through to Super Regionals, 2 of the 9 national seeds that avoided disaster. Wake will face off against #16 Alabama with hopes to make Omaha.

Duke held off #10 Coastal Carolina (who had to battle through elimination bracket) to win the Conway regional and advance to Supers. Unfortunately, they are paired with the Cavaliers in the next round, meaning there will be some ACC on ACC violence to advance a team to the CWS.

Not a sour grapes thing, but an interesting fact seen brought up regarding Clemson's regional. 1 of our top players, OF & ACC FOY Cam Canarella was ejected late in the Tennessee game & had to sit out the Charlotte (despite fact TN was far from innocent party in any jawing). The ump that made the decision was Angel Campos, who got fired from MLB for being thin-skinned. Know his decision to toss Cam was widely criticized by the announcers & on social media.

Most unfortunate for Clemson.

FSU advances to the WCWS finals with a win over UTenn. Will play Oklahoma for all the marbles.

Well...baseball just ended for the ACC as LSU eliminates WFU. I’d like to see them become a new Vanderbilt type of baseball power. So, congratulations on a great season.

Who to root for now? Now that it's 2 SEC schools.
I have a cousin who goes to LSU, and no attachment to Florida.
So, I'll probably root for LSU.
Also, LSU was willing to play VT in football and Florida never did.
Also, Florida is an existential threat to the FSU and Miami.
Since they're still ACC teams, I can root against Florida.

(06-23-2023 03:26 PM)ChrisLords Wrote:  Who to root for now? Now that it's 2 SEC schools.
I have a cousin who goes to LSU, and no attachment to Florida.
So, I'll probably root for LSU.
Also, LSU was willing to play VT in football and Florida never did.
Also, Florida is an existential threat to the FSU and Miami.
Since they're still ACC teams, I can root against Florida.

Those are all fine reasons to root against the Gators, but simply being the Gators is good enough.

(06-23-2023 03:26 PM)ChrisLords Wrote:  Who to root for now? Now that it's 2 SEC schools.

Go asteroid!

(06-23-2023 09:08 PM)Hokie Mark Wrote:  

(06-23-2023 03:26 PM)ChrisLords Wrote:  Who to root for now? Now that it's 2 SEC schools.

Go asteroid!

(06-24-2023 06:59 AM)cuseroc Wrote:  

(06-23-2023 09:08 PM)Hokie Mark Wrote:  

(06-23-2023 03:26 PM)ChrisLords Wrote:  Who to root for now? Now that it's 2 SEC schools.

Go asteroid!

Watch a house-sized asteroid zoom past Earth on June 25th
Hey, it COULD happen.

(06-24-2023 01:18 PM)Hokie Mark Wrote:  

(06-24-2023 06:59 AM)cuseroc Wrote:  

(06-23-2023 09:08 PM)Hokie Mark Wrote:  

(06-23-2023 03:26 PM)ChrisLords Wrote:  Who to root for now? Now that it's 2 SEC schools.

Go asteroid!

Watch a house-sized asteroid zoom past Earth on June 25th
Hey, it COULD happen.

Yeah, if only it was 134,000 miles closer, lol.

(06-25-2023 05:27 PM)cuseroc Wrote:  

(06-24-2023 01:18 PM)Hokie Mark Wrote:  

(06-24-2023 06:59 AM)cuseroc Wrote:  

(06-23-2023 09:08 PM)Hokie Mark Wrote:  

(06-23-2023 03:26 PM)ChrisLords Wrote:  Who to root for now? Now that it's 2 SEC schools.

Go asteroid!

Watch a house-sized asteroid zoom past Earth on June 25th
Hey, it COULD happen.

Yeah, if only it was 134,000 miles closer, lol.

The way my life goes, it would definitely hit my house... and insurance would find a way to deny my claim!