Southern Mississippi, which rallied from a 6-1 deficit to beat Florida 7-6 Sunday and win the Gainesville Super Regional, will play top-seeded Texas when the College World Series begins this weekend at Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Neb.
he Golden Eagles (40-24) will begin their first CWS Sunday evening at 7 p.m. against the Longhorns (46-14-1) in the last opening-round game of the double-elimination tournament. Texas is playing in its 33rd College World Series.
The College World Series begins Saturday with a pair of games involving Florida’s Southeastern Conference rivals, Arkansas and Louisiana State.
The Razorbacks (39-22), who swept the Tallahassee Super Regional from Florida State, open the CWS at 2 p.m. against No. 2 seed Cal State Fullerton (47-14), which swept its own Super Regional from Louisville.
Then Louisiana State (51-16), the No. 3 seed at the start of the 64-team tournament, will play Virginia (48-13-1) of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Cavaliers, who are making their first CWS appearance, and Tigers meet in Saturday’s 7 p.m. game.
In Sunday’s opening game, Arizona State (49-12) and North Carolina (47-16), which both won Super Regionals at home, square off at 2 p.m. followed by Southern Miss and Texas.
Texas was the last of the eight teams to claim a berth in Omaha, winning the third game of the Austin Super Regional from Mountain West Conference champion Texas Christian, 5-2, Monday night.
The Longhorns, who will be seeking their sixth national title, never trailed as freshman Taylor Jungmann allowed just two hits over six innings and his teammates staked him to a 3-0 lead after the first inning against Tyler Lockwood, who took the loss for TCU (40-18).
Brandon Belt had an RBI triple and Kevin Keyes hit a solo home run in the first inning and then scored two more runs in the fourth when Keyes doubled and scored on Cameron Rupp’s double.
Jungmann struck out five and walked one for his eighth victory before being replaced by Austin Wood in the bottom of the seventh with a 5-0 lead. Wood, who pitched 12.1 scoreless innings in relief during Texas’ 25-inning 3-2 victory over Boston College in the Austin Regional, surrendered two runs before Chance Ruffin got the final two outs.
NCAA DIVISION I BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
SUPER REGIONALS
Best-of-three series
AUSTIN/TEXAS
UFCU Disch-Falk Field
Saturday
Texas 10, Texas Christian 4
Sunday
Texas Christian 3, Texas 2
Monday
Texas 5, Texas Christian 2. Texas (46-14-1) wins series, 2-1; Texas Christian (40-18) eliminated.
GAINESVILLE/FLORIDA
McKethan Stadium
Saturday
Southern Mississippi 9, Florida 7
Sunday
Southern Mississippi 7, Florida 6. Southern Mississippi (40-24) wins series, 2-0; Florida (42-22) eliminated.
TEMPE/ARIZONA STATE
Packard Stadium
Saturday
Arizona State 7, Clemson 4
Sunday
Arizona State 8, Clemson 2. Arizona State (49-12) wins series, 2-0; Clemson (44-22) eliminated).
CHAPEL HILL/NORTH CAROLINA
Boshamer Stadium
Saturday
North Carolina 10, East Carolina 1
Sunday
North Carolina 9, East Carolina 3. North Carolina (47-16) wins series, 2-0, East Carolina (46-21) eliminated.
FULLERTON/CAL STATE FULLERTON
Goodwin Field
Friday
Cal State Fullerton 12, Louisville 0
Saturday
Cal State Fullerton 11, Louisville 2. Cal State Fullerton (47-14) wins series, 2-0; Louisville (47-18) eliminated.
TALLAHASSEE/FLORIDA STATE
Dick Howser Stadium
Friday
Arkansas 7, Florida State 2
Saturday
Arkansas 9, Florida State 8. Arkansas (39-22) wins series, 2-0; Florida State (45-18) eliminated.
OXFORD/MISSISSIPPI
Swayze Field
Friday
Mississippi 4, Virginia 3 (12)
Saturday
Virginia 4, Mississippi 3
Sunday
Virginia 5, Mississippi 1. Virginia (48-13-1) wins series, 2-1; Mississippi (44-20) eliminated.
BATON ROUGE/LOUISIANA STATE
Alex Box Stadium
Friday
Louisiana State 12, Rice 9
Saturday
Louisiana State 5, Rice 3. Louisiana State (51-16) wins series, 2-0; Rice (43-18) eliminated.
COLLEGE WORLD SERIES
Rosenblatt Stadium, Omaha, Neb.
The field: (1) Texas (46-14-1), (2) Cal State Fullerton (47-14), (3) Louisiana State (51-16), (4) North Carolina (47-16), (5) Arizona State (49-12), Virginia (48-13-1), Southern Mississippi (40-24), Arkansas (39-22).
BRACKET ONE
Saturday, June 13
Game 1: Arkansas (39-22) vs. (2) Cal State Fullerton (47-14), 2 p.m. (ESPN HD)
Game 2: Virginia (48-13-1) vs. (3) Louisiana State (51-16), 7 p.m. (ESPN HD)
Monday, June 15
Game 5: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 2 p.m. (ESPN2 HD)
Game 6: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 7 p.m. (ESPN2 HD)
Wednesday, June 17
Game 9: Winner Game 5 vs. Loser Game 6, 7 p.m. (ESPN2 HD)
Friday, June 19
Game 11: Winner Game 6 vs. Winner Game 9, 2 p.m. (ESPN2 HD)
Saturday, June 20
Game 13: Winner Game 11 vs. Loser Game 11, 2 or 7 p.m., if necessary (ESPN HD)
BRACKET TWO
Sunday, June 14
Game 3: (5) Arizona State (49-12) vs. (4) North Carolina (47-16), 2 p.m. (ESPN HD)
Game 4: Southern Mississippi (40-24) vs. (1) Texas (46-14-1), 7 p.m. (ESPN2 HD)
Tuesday, June 16
Game 7: Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 2 p.m. (ESPN2 HD)
Game 8: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4, 7 p.m. (ESPN2 HD)
Thursday, June 18
Game 10: Winner Game 7 vs. Loser Game 8, 7 p.m. (ESPN2 HD)
Friday, June 19
Game 12: Winner Game 8 vs. Winner Game 10, 7 p.m. (ESPN2 HD)
Saturday, June 20
Game 14: Winner Game 12 vs. Loser Game 12, 2 or 7 p.m., if necessary (ESPN HD)
CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND
Best-of-three series
Monday, June 22
Bracket One winner vs. Bracket Two winner, 7 p.m. (ESPN HD)
Sunday, June 23
Bracket One winner vs. Bracket Two winner, 7 p.m. (ESPN HD)
Monday, June 24
Bracket One winner vs. Bracket Two winner, 7 p.m. (ESPN HD)