After taking Game 1 of the College World Series over Coastal Carolina, Arizona enters Tuesday's Game 2 just one win away from claiming its fifth College World Series title in school history. The Wildcats shut down the Chanticleers with a four-hit shutout in Game 1, but now that Coastal Carolina's back is against the wall, it can't afford a similar performance. Breaking through against a deep and talented Arizona pitching staff will be a significant challenge, ...

The Arizona Wildcats' superior pitching helped them get the upper hand in Game 1 of the 2016 College World Series finals in Omaha, Nebraska, as they defeated Coastal Carolina 3-0 on Monday. Tuesday's Game 2 presents the Wildcats with the opportunity to win NCAA baseball's top prize for the second time in five years, adding to their collection of four national titles. The Chanticleers must bounce back and thrive in the mid-major underdog role to stave ...

The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers and Arizona Wildcats will look to gain an early edge over each other Monday in the College World Series finals in Omaha, Nebraska. A three-game series will determine the national champion. Although a win in Game 1 won't guarantee a title, the victor will have a major leg up. Since the College World Series moved to a best-of-three final in 2003, the Game 1 winner has gone on to win the championship ...

The College World Series finals between Arizona and Coastal Carolina is the championship matchup that nobody predicted. The Wildcats (48-22) and the Chanticleers (53-17) will meet in a best-of-three series starting Monday night at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska. Game 1 will be televised on ESPN at 7 p.m. ET. Both teams overcame huge odds in emerging from the loser's bracket to reach the championship round. Head coach Jay Johnson's Arizona team registered back-to-back wins over Oklahoma ...

The 2016 College World Series best-of-three finals begin with Monday's Game 1 in Omaha, Nebraska, between two improbable participants in Arizona and Coastal Carolina. Both teams emerged out of the losers' bracket, having to rattle off three consecutive victories to reach the grand finale for NCAA baseball's top prize. Below is an overview of the live stream schedule for the championship series, followed by a preview and predictions for Game 1 between the Wildcats and Chanticleers.   Arizona vs. ...

The 2016 College World Series is down to two teams. They're just not the ones that anyone expected. Arizona wasn't even expected to be one of the two best teams in its conference. Pac-12 coaches voted the Wildcats ninth in their preseason poll. Yet here they are, four wins in five games later, two wins away from a national championship in Omaha, Nebraska. "You can't predict or even explain how a team can come together, but this one has," Arizona ...

The Arizona Wildcats and Coastal Carolina Chanticleers are going to fight it out for the College World Series Championship after both teams took the long route to win their respective brackets. Going into Friday's action in Omaha, Nebraska, the Wildcats and the Chanticleers were up against it versus the Oklahoma State Cowboys and TCU Horned Frogs, respectively. Both teams needed to win back-to-back games in order to emerge, while all their opponents had to do was ...

Coastal Carolina and Arizona took a similar path to the finals of the College Baseball World Series. Coastal Carolina initially lost to TCU and slipped to the loser's bracket before beating the Horned Frogs twice. Arizona suffered the same initial fate against Oklahoma State before beating the Cowboys twice to earn its ticket to the final. Now, the two teams will face off in the best-of-three series to determine the sport's national championship. For Coastal Carolina, it's the ...

Just two games on Saturday separated NCAA baseball from its College World Series championship matchup.  In the championship bracket that began with two groups of four teams, a double elimination format whittled the field in half heading into Saturday. Each team had one loss, which revved up the drama in Omaha, Nebraska.  Here are the updated results from Saturday and the championship schedule:  Arizona 5, Oklahoma State 1 The Wildcats are through to the championship series for the eighth ...

No matter which two teams survive Saturday's elimination showdowns, the 2016 College World Series will host two improbable finalists. The wild NCAA tournament hasn't settled down in Omaha, Nebraska, where the only three seeded teams remaining (the No. 1 Florida Gators, No. 3 Miami Hurricanes and No. 5 Texas Tech Red Raiders) got ousted with one win between them. On Friday night, the Arizona Wildcats and Coastal Carolina Chanticleers fended off elimination by beating the Oklahoma State ...