CWS Schedule

Here's the College World Series schedule. Games in which the Hoos could be playing are in bold.

College World Series -- June 13-24 (double elimination)
Rosenblatt Stadium | Omaha, Neb.

Saturday, June 13 -- Bracket One
Game 1: Arkansas vs. Cal State Fullerton, 2 p.m. (ESPNHD/ESPN360.com)
Game 2: Virginia vs. LSU, 7 p.m. (ESPNHD/ESPN360.com)

Sunday, June 14 -- Bracket Two
Game 3: Arizona State vs. North Carolina, 2 p.m. (ESPNHD/ESPN360.com)
Game 4: Southern Miss vs. Texas, 7 p.m. (ESPN2HD/ESPN360.com)

Monday, June 15 -- Bracket One
Game 5: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 2 p.m. (ESPN2HD/ESPN360.com)
Game 6: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 7 p.m. (ESPN2HD/ESPN360.com)

Tuesday, June 16 -- Bracket Two
Game 7: Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 2 p.m. (ESPN2HD/ESPN360.com)
Game 8: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4, 7 p.m. (ESPN2HD/ESPN360.com)

Wednesday, June 17 -- Bracket One
Game 9: Winner Game 5 vs. Loser Game 6, 7 p.m. (ESPN2HD/ESPN360.com)

Thursday, June 18 -- Bracket Two
Game 10: Winner Game 7 vs. Loser Game 8, 7 p.m. (ESPN2HD/ESPN360.com)

Friday, June 19
Game 11: Winner Game 6 vs. Winner Game 9, 2 p.m. (ESPN2HD/ESPN360.com)
Game 12: Winner Game 8 vs. Winner Game 10, 7 p.m. (ESPN2HD/ESPN360.com)

Saturday, June 20 -- if necessary
Game 13: Winner Game 11 vs. Loser Game 11 (if first loss), 2 p.m. (ESPNHD/ESPN360.com)
Game 14: Winner Game 12 vs. Loser Game 12 (if first loss), 7 p.m. (ESPNHD/ESPN360.com)


CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES -- June 22-24 (best of three)

Monday, June 22
Game 15: Bracket One winner vs. Bracket Two winner, 7 p.m. (ESPNHD/ESPN360.com)

Tuesday, June 23
Game 16: Bracket One winner vs. Bracket Two winner, 7 p.m. (ESPNHD/ESPN360.com)

Wednesday, June 24 -- if necessary
Game 17: Bracket One winner vs. Bracket Two winner, 7 p.m. (ESPNHD/ESPN360.com)


Some thoughts as we head into the weekend...

• The fact that these games are spaced out with a day in between (unlike the Fri-Sat-Sun-Mon format of the first round regionals) somewhat negates one of our biggest team strengths -- pitching depth.
• I'm not sure we have one dominant starter, but we do have three very good starters in Hultzen, Morey, and Carraway. It'll be interesting to see if and how BOC shortens the rotation with four full days between starts. I'd guess Morey would move to the bullpen for long-innings relief, but he's been arguably our hottest pitcher this postseason.
• I think our chances to make some real noise in Omaha rest on the bats of Jarrett Parker and Dan Grovatt. These two guys were our big hitters all season long, but they've been relatively quiet in the postseason, especially during the three-game series in Oxford.
• Picking up the JP/Grovatt slack has been Franco Valdes, who was able to come through with clutch RBIs in the two wins against Ole Miss. If he can keep his hot streak alive in Rosenblatt, we'll truly have legit hitting threats in batters one thru nine. I'm not sure any other team in the CWS can boast that type of balanced batting order.

GO HOOS!