The super regional round of the NCAA Baseball Tournament had its first casualty on Saturday night when Arizona stormed back from a 5-1 eighth-inning hole, knocking out Mississippi State for a shocking 2-0 sweep in Starkville.
NCAA Baseball Tournament 2016: Bracket, schedule and scores for super regional round
Whittled from 64 teams to 16, college baseball’s version of March Madness continues into the second round this weekend.
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Upsets have been the theme through the first two days of the second round. On Saturday night in Baton Rouge, Coastal Carolina took a 1-0 series lead with a commanding 11-8 route (three LSU runs in the ninth embellished the score). Earlier in the day, Florida State shut out No. 1 overall seed Florida, 3-0, while UC Santa Barbara took the first game of the Louisville Super, 4-2. Texas Tech and Texas A&M both lost on Friday, though each came back to even their respective series on Saturday. In total, national seeds went a combined 1-6 in Game 1s. The only one to win their opener, No. 3 Miami, lost Game 2 to Boston College on Saturday.
With national seed already eliminated and the rest on the brink, Sunday and Monday should be plenty eventful.
Unlike the regional round, every game of the supers will air on TV, with all games also available for streaming via WatchESPN.
The bracket
Stay up to date through the super regional round with the NCAA’s real-time bracket, available here.
Schedule and scores
We’ll be continually updating the super regional schedule and results throughout the weekend, so check back here as the round progresses. National seeds are indicated by parentheses.
All times Eastern
Baton Rouge
No. 2 Coastal Carolina vs. (8) LSU
Game 1: Coastal Carolina 11, LSU 8
Game 2: Coastal Carolina 4, LSU 3
*Coastal Carolina advances to Omaha*
College Station
No. 1 TCU vs. (4) Texas A&M
Game 1: TCU 8, Texas A&M 2
Game 2: Texas A&M 7, TCU 1
Game 3: TCU 4, Texas A&M 1
*TCU advances to Omaha*
Columbia
No. 2 Oklahoma State vs. No. 1 South Carolina
Game 2: Oklahoma State 3, South Carolina 1
*Oklahoma State advances to Omaha*
Coral Gables
No. 3 Boston College vs. (3) Miami
Game 1: Miami 12, Boston College 7
Game 2: Boston College 5, Miami 3
Game 3: Miami 9, Boston College 4
*Miami advances to Omaha*
Gainesville
No. 1 Florida State vs. (1) Florida
Game 1: Florida State 3, Florida 0
Game 2: Florida 5, Florida State 0
Game 3 (if necessary): Monday, TBA
Louisville
No. 2 UC Santa Barbara vs. (2) Louisville
Game 1: UC Santa Barbara 4, Louisville 2
Game 2: UC Santa Barbara 4, Louisville 3
*UC Santa Barbara advances to Omaha*
Lubbock
No. 3 East Carolina vs. (5) Texas Tech
Game 1: East Carolina 8, Texas Tech 6
Game 2: Texas Tech 3, East Carolina 1 (13 innings)
Game 3: Texas Tech 11, East Carolina 0
*Texas Tech advances to Omaha*
Starkville
No. 2 Arizona vs. (6) Mississippi State
Game 1: Arizona 1, Mississippi State 0
Game 2: Arizona 6, Mississippi State 5 (11 innings)
*Arizona advances to Omaha*
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