2026 NCAA Baseball Tournament off and running!.. Day 1

She Mate Me

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This Auburn loss to Milwaukee is just crazy.

Before today they had played 4 Q1 games and lost them all scoring 2 runs or less in all of them. The closest they came to a win was 8-2.

The highest rated RPI team they played all year was Southeast Missouri at 46. Lost 3 to them.

Best RPI win was a road win over #86 Duke. Next best was a road win over #196 UNLV.

They played two games against NCAA tournament opponents. Both were #226 UIC who lost to GT 22-5 today.

How does a team like that suddenly rock one of the better pitching staffs in the country for 13 runs on 16 hits??
 
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patdog

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May 28, 2007
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Florida State extends its NCAA record with their 87th regional loss to a 4 seed.

**** (but not by much)
I remember when Florida St used to underperform by losing in the CWS. actually kind of hate that for Mike Montgomery that he never got a title. But ACC teams underperforming in their tournament is a longstanding tradition. Virginia & Clemson (not so much now but a decade or so ago) being the exceptions.

BTW , UVA getting smoked by Jacksonville St I the bottom of 5th. This could be a very interesting elimination game tomorrow afternoon.
 

She Mate Me

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I remember when Florida St used to underperform by losing in the CWS. actually kind of hate that for Mike Montgomery that he never got a title. But ACC teams underperforming in their tournament is a longstanding tradition. Virginia & Clemson (not so much now but a decade or so ago) being the exceptions.

BTW , UVA getting smoked by Jacksonville St I the bottom of 5th. This could be a very interesting elimination game tomorrow afternoon.

It's almost a sure thing that Southern effectively put themselves out of the tournament today. I doubt they're built to win 4 in a row against good competition in three days.
 
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She Mate Me

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This day makes me sure that Mercer should have been in this tournament over "take your pick" ACC team with a conference record around .500. They're all getting embarrassed.
 

NukeDogg

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Ole Miss is 17’ed if they don’t win this. They’ve burned Hooks for the weekend. Currently tied 6-6 in the 11th
 

skydawg1

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I love how Ole Miss always gets in these extra inning looooong ballgames. No more Hunter Elliot, no more Hooks.

The 2 State fans behind home plate are hilarious, btw.
 

mcdawg22

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happy baseball GIF
 
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