2010 College World Series: UCLA, Florida Open Their CWS Accounts
For UCLA, this year’s College World Series appearance is 13 years in the making. For Florida, they trot out a bunch of guys who were five years old 13 years ago. Not that UCLA is a veteran team. They’re anything but, leaning heavily upon freshmen and sophomores, but no team matches the youth of the Florida Gators. Luckily for the Gators, those youngsters are unbelievably talented, as evidenced by their names littering the various Freshmen All-American teams. As a counter, the Bruins will toss top pitcher after top pitcher at the Gators, all members of the top pitching staff in Omaha.
Led by youth and coming to Omaha hot, Florida has been one of the most consistent teams all year. They haven’t run off any ridiculous win streaks or gone into a deep funk, but they’ve consistently won series all year long. After going 42-15 during the regular season with an impressive 22-8 SEC mark, Florida rolled through the Regional that they hosted. By the time their 3-0 run was over, they had outscored Bethune-Cookman, Oregon St. and Florida Atlantic, 32-5. In the Super Regionals, they smacked Miami around to start things, then showed they could win a close game by clinching their College World Series spot in extra innings. Now, the Gators prepare for their first trip to Omaha since 2005.
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