Texas A&M was predicted to finish fifth in the SEC West in its first season under coach Jim Schlossnagle, who previously led TCU to the College World Series five times. “I know you hear a lot nationally about the SEC, but when you have four teams from one division making half the teams in the Omaha field, it’s impressive.” “It’s a really good league,” Auburn coach Butch Thompson said Monday following a 4-3 victory over Oregon State. The Tigers won two of three games in a super regional at Oregon State following a regional sweep on its home field against Southeastern Louisiana, Florida State and UCLA. The wins over Southern Miss and Miami were on their home fields.Īuburn is 5-1 in postseason play and has outscored its opponents by a combined 65-30.
The Rebels are undefeated this postseason with victories by a combined 46-11 over Arizona (twice), Southern Miss (twice) and Miami. 1 in the USA Today Coaches Poll at the time. The Rebels won two of three games at Auburn in the first SEC series for both teams. Ole Miss and Auburn are scheduled to play each other in their College World Series opener Saturday night. The Rebels were one of the final four teams to make the NCAA Tournament field, according to the selection committee. Ole Miss was 14-16, but finished 7-2 to qualify for the SEC Tournament. The teams were tied going into the final day of the regular season.Īuburn went 16-14 in league play. Texas A&M’s 19-11 conference record was the best in the SEC West, one game ahead of Arkansas at 18-12. “It was just a tough year and we beat each other around, and it prepared us for the end of the season.” “Who knew the league was going to be so tough, especially in our division,” Arkansas coach Dave Van Horn said Sunday following a 4-3 victory at North Carolina. 1 overall seed, Tennessee, was eliminated by Notre Dame in a home super regional in the sport’s biggest upset of the year. The SEC is represented well in Omaha despite the fact the tournament’s No. While a member of the Southwest Conference, Arkansas defeated South Carolina and lost to Mississippi State at the 1985 College World Series, and defeated Georgia and lost to LSU in 1987. The Razorbacks lost two games to eventual national champion LSU in 2009 went 1-2 against national runner-up South Carolina in 2012 and defeated Florida in a national semifinal in 2018. Those teams would not play again unless they play each other in the national championship series.Īrkansas will play an SEC team at the College World Series for the fourth time in its last six trips. The Razorbacks lost two of three games at Texas A&M (42-18) on April 22-24. 27 at the Round Rock (Texas) Classic won two straight following a series-opening loss to Ole Miss in Fayetteville on April 29 and won the first and third games of the series at Auburn on May 6-8. The Razorbacks lost 5-0 to Stanford on Feb. and will play either Ole Miss (37-22) or Auburn (42-20) on Monday.Īrkansas has played at least one game against each of the other three teams in its pool. Arkansas will play Stanford (47-16) on Saturday at 1 p.m. The Razorbacks (43-19) are guaranteed to play at least one team from the SEC in Omaha. The Longhorns and the Sooners will join the conference by the 2026 baseball season. In a testament to the league’s long-term health, two additional participants, Texas and Oklahoma, will join their future SEC partners in Omaha. The SEC has had at least three teams go to Omaha in six of the last seven tournaments. Six of those instances have included SEC teams, and the other was the ACC in 2006. It will be the seventh College World Series with four teams from one league. FAYETTEVILLE - Several games at the 2022 College World Series could be a sneak peek at the 2026 SEC baseball schedule.Īrkansas will be joined by conference mates Auburn, Texas A&M and Ole Miss this week at the College World Series, giving the SEC West half the field at college baseball’s pinnacle event in Omaha, Neb.
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