College Baseball World Series - Game 1 tonight!

[Baz]

Oklahoma vs. Ole Miss

7pm Eastern on ESPN

Best of 3, with first game tonight.

The Sooners last won the MCWS in 1994, and Ole Miss is seeking its first title in program history.

Ole Miss was No. 1 in the nation early in the season, dropped out of the rankings like it had a ripped parachute, lasted only one game in the SEC Tournament and was one of the "Last Four In" to the 64-team NCAA Tournament. And yes, Oklahoma was not in anyone's preseason top 25 rankings, was picked to finish 6th in the nine-team Big 12 and, after failing to land one of the NCAA's 16 national seeds, has been on the road from Gainesville, Fla. to Blacksburg, Va. while having to survive an elimination game in each location to reach Omaha.

Texas is arguably the greatest college baseball program of all-time, with a dozen finals appearances, six championships and entire pages of the CWS record book. Despite being in the same neighborhood with the same resources and seemingly the same passion for the game, the Sooners are in Omaha for only the second time since 1995.

[biosurfer1]

I love seeing finals where it will be a huge win for either team.

The only thing better would be the first for both teams, but first for one or 28 year wait for the other is a fun consolation.

[Baz]

Originally Posted by biosurfer1

I love seeing finals where it will be a huge win for either team.

The only thing better would be the first for both teams, but first for one or 28 year wait for the other is a fun consolation.

In that regard, I appreciate how humble both teams are. Watching the pre-game pressers - you gotta love it for the opportunities these kids have to play on the big stage.

"Time of your life, kid."
~Risky Business

[Baz]

Here we go.....let's go Ole Miss.......Hotty Toddy!

[Baz]

Great start for the Rebels.

2-0 bottom of the 1st!

[Baz]

Elko knocks one out....now 4-0 Rebels!!!

[Baz]

Sooners get on the board!

4-2 now top of the 7th.....

[Baz]

Top of the 8th with 2 out. Rebels get back to back to back HR's and now lead 8-2!

[Baz]

Rebs add 2 more runs to extend their lead 10-2! Last chance for Oklahoma coming up.....

[Baz]

Rebels take Game 1!

Final score: 10-2.

Wow!!!

[Baz]

FYI: Game 2 is underway. Top of the 3rd - no score. ESPN....

[Baz]

Woohoo.......Rebels get a home run - and lead 1-0!

[Roswell]

Go rebs!!!

Ooooole MISS!

[Baz]

Sooners up 2-1 now - bottom of the 8th......

[Baz]

Rebels respond!

Re-take the lead 3-2!!!

Inning still alive!

Woot!

[Roswell]

And here we go!

[Baz]

Another wild pitch provides YET ANOTHER insurance run for the Rebels!!!

And the inning mercifully comes to an end.

Boomer down to his last 3 outs.......

[SCadaddle]

Boomer Sooner really blew it in the 8th.
Little Sister U. wasted no time in following MS State in a College Baseball National Championship. Now the fun with Ole Miss fans begins because we get to use their favorite line: "Oh well, we had a rebuilding year".

Hope they enjoy it. But you don't need Charlie Daniels to tell you "as long as Nick Saban is at Alabama, they'll never get to Atlanta via Omaha".

[Baz]

Underdog Ole Miss wins the college world series!

Those kids have a VERY special memory they can take with them for the rest of their lives now!

Unreal - congrats to the Rebel nation!

[Roswell]

It is going to be a wild night in Oxford!!!