They're both human, but far better than mediocre, as both played very game teams in UF & ATM.
UF served up their loss to Miami on a platter with errors, and these two have been close all year when playing.
But the LSU win can be looked at two ways..average pitching and some errors up the middle, or that the Tigers spotted ATM a 5-0 lead in the top of the 1st, then preceded to bang out an 11-3 run to end the game, with many runners left on base along the way.
The Horns look the best thus far, and if one includes their playing Rice closest last year in 3rd place CWS finish attached to their winning it the year prior, they are college baseball's best team over the last 3 years..definitely have the best 3 starters hooked to a lockdown closer.
Miami if wins it all this year will have taken 2 of 4 to be the best of this decade..and if LSU(the '90s best) wins it's 2nd of the '00s they will resume the lead as college baseball's decade dominator role.
Between Tex, Mia, and LSU the dominance/pride factor is a motivator, while USC, CSF(past winner), and LBS are recent regulars that are getting close to winning it all.
Soon the solid programs of UGa('90 CWS crown), USC, or Ark, will produce a winner to join LSU as SEC teams that can win CWS titles..as even Bama would've won one in '97 if didn't face dominant back-to-backer in LSU.
But must say CSF's '92 "Phil & Dante" team, Dave Snow's Dirtbag teams of yesteryear, along with the '91 'Dine team speak volumes of Cali baseball..but top to bottom the Pac-10 is weak right now in many sports..what gives?..just a cycle?
1st or 2nd in the SEC??..the league doesn't even have any Tim Hudsons,etc.. this year, yet it is about to have 50% of the CWS field yet again, with some of it's worst ace pitching levels in years.
[This message was edited by Horseshoe on June 13, 2004 at 03:12 AM.]