As if Sunday's action in the college baseball tournament's regionals was not enough, some of the contests trickled over to Monday's slate thanks to interference from Mother Nature.    Like the day before it, Monday proved another critical moment for several teams looking to survive the double-elimination format before advancing to the super regionals. The battle between North Carolina and Long Beach State was a focal point of the day as their duel that began on Sunday night ...

Baseball players are known for wearing rally caps as their teams try to pull out come-from-behind victories, but one Oregon player took that to the next level.During Sunday's matchup between the Ducks and the Xavier Musketeers, an Oregon player stacked up a number of hats on his head with the team down two runs in the ninth inning.The "rally stack" may have worked, as the Ducks were able to tie it at 8-8 during the ...

You would be hard-pressed to come up with a day of college baseball with more at stake and more back-against-the-wall pressure than what teams were facing in the regionals Sunday. The NCAA baseball tournament starts with 16 separate regionals that each consist of four teams that compete in round-robin style in a double-elimination format. Fifteen of the first 17 games on Sunday's schedule pitted squads sporting a 1-1 record against each other.    Kentucky Wildcats coach Gary Henderson ...

The TCU Horned Frogs were able to get a big win in this year's NCAA baseball tournament, but it took them quite some time before they were finally victorious. The Horned Frogs won 3-2 against Sam Houston State on Saturday night, but the game went 22 innings, making it the second-longest game in NCAA tournament history. The fans that stayed throughout must have been really dedicated, as the game lasted six hours and 54 minutes. You ...

Two days into the 2014 NCAA baseball tournament regionals, the field has been trimmed by over 23 percent. Weather prevented the Oxford Regional from beginning play on Friday, but all 16 regional brackets and all 64 teams were underway on Saturday. Some teams were fortunate enough to qualify for the regional final, while others were sent packing before they even had time to settle in. Of course, now that the threat of elimination loomed, some top seeds ...

It's pretty rare that top seeds lose their opening games in the regionals at the NCAA tournament. Pretty rare, indeed. So the fact that we've already witnessed three No. 1 seeds lose at this year's tournament and face elimination is a pretty huge shocker. But that's baseball, folks, and part of what makes college baseball in particular so much fun. Now, these teams will be fighting for their postseason lives, and while it's added pressure for them, ...

Friday's opening day of the College Baseball World Series regionals is in the books, and the road to Omaha is one step closer to being paved for the nation's top teams. None of the 64 teams in the NCAA baseball tournament have yet been eliminated, as it's a double-elimination format. But with elimination games set for each region on Saturday, the field will soon be getting smaller and smaller.  All of the teams opened up play on ...

The 18th-ranked Arizona State baseball team (33-22, 19-11) enters the 2014 NCAA tournament as the No. 2 seed in the Cal Poly region. The Sun Devils closed the season by winning nine of their last 10 games, but they face a challenging group of teams, including nationally ranked Cal Poly and Pepperdine and WAC champion Sacramento State. ASU has had a roller-coaster season that has featured polarizing early-season position battles, a starting pitcher reassume the closing ...

The college baseball postseason is unlike anything else in sports.  Sixteen separate four-team, double-elimination tournaments is a format that is not only a unique way to begin the Road to Omaha, but it is sure to produce a slew of rivalry games. While every single regional is sure to provide plenty of excitement, though, there are a few in particular that look especially enticing.  Let's take a look.    Schedule These are just the first games in each regional. Future ...

Bring on the baseball.  While the sporting world focuses on the NBA and NHL playoffs, the French Open and the building anticipation of the World Cup, the NCAA baseball tournament is about to begin. Sure, it might not receive the hype of other college sports or the spotlight of some of the bigger events in the wider world of sports, but any college baseball fan will tell you that this tournament is a blast.  So for the ...