I'm making my eighth trip in nine years to Omaha for the College World Series.
This year's field includes several of the usual suspects — six-time champion Texas, five-time champions Arizona State and LSU, four-time champion Cal State Fullerton — and two newcomers — Southern Mississippi and Virginia. North Carolina, which is making its fourth straight appearance and Arkansas round out the eight-team field.
I'll be helping with Baseball America's coverage, behind the camera shooting some video podcasts with BA's Aaron Fitt and John Manuel as well as blogging about some of the sights and sounds in and around Rosenblatt Stadium.
Check out Baseball America's coverage right here.
You can also go directly to the Rosenblog.
The 63rd College World Series runs from June 13-23/24.
By the way, I'm going out on a limb and picking top-seeded Texas to win it all.
email: collegebaseblog @yahoo.com
- kirk kenney
- san diego
- I began covering college baseball in 1981 — watching a team that included four future major league players (Tony Gwynn, Bobby Meacham, Al Newman and Mark Williamson) and a major league umpire (Kerwin Danley) — as a student at San Diego State. That began an association with the game that lasted throughout a 25-year newspaper career. My local focus has been on the Division I programs at SDSU and USD, with occasional coverage of other area colleges. I've traveled the Road to Omaha (1,604 miles from San Diego) to cover the College World Series seven times for The Sporting News. I frequently contribute to Baseball America, which is nice.
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Texas? Sure thing Kirk...
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