Game 1: UC Irvine Anteaters vs. Texas Longhorns
3 p.m. ET Saturday | ESPN2 with Jon Sciambi, Aaron Boone and Jaymee Sire
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Pepper: As the Anteaters begin the CWS on Saturday, President Barak Obama will be speaking at UCI's commencement, being held at Angel Stadium of Anaheim. The president is scheduled to speak to the 2014 graduating class between 2:30-3 p.m. ET. UCI baseball's graduating seniors are Evan Brock, Justin Castro, Jimmy Litchfield, Mitch Merten and Andrew Morales. • The Longhorns are 21-2 when scoring in the first inning this season, outscoring opponents 35-15. Texas has struck in the first inning in three of its six NCAA tournament games and went on to win all three. • This is the 18th year that the Big West has had at least one team in the CWS. The Big West has won at least one CWS game in 13 of the 17 previous years; the only 0-2 trips occurred in 1975, '89, '90 and 2009. • Texas is making its 35th CWS appearance, the most by any team. The Longhorns also have the most CWS wins (82). • UC Irvine met Texas for the first time in 2007, when the Anteaters went 3-0 at the Round Rock Regional. UCI defeated the Longhorns twice, 3-1 and 9-6. |
Game 2: Louisville Cardinals vs. Vanderbilt Commodores
8 p.m. ET Saturday | ESPN2 with Karl Ravech, Kyle Peterson and Jessica Mendoza
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Pepper: Louisville has faced Vanderbilt in three of the past five NCAA championships: 2009 Louisville Regional (won by UofL), 2010 Louisville Regional (won by VU) and 2013 Nashville Super Regional (won by UofL). The teams also met earlier this season, with Louisville winning 11-7. • Commodore pitcher Tyler Beede is the highest-drafted player to make it to Omaha. A junior right-hander, he was taken 14th overall by the San Francsico Giants. He has a 3.58 ERA and 108 Ks in 17 starts and 103 innings. • Louisville is the only program to reach Omaha in 2014 after making it in 2013, despite losing five position starters, three starting pitchers and a significant reliever. This is the Cardinals third appearance in the College World Series. • The Cardinals rank second nationally with 132 steals in 166 attempts. Sutton Whiting leads the way, swiping 37 in 43 tries. • Vanderbilt and Louisville are two of five programs with multiple 50-win seasons since 2010 (N. Carolina, S. Carolina, Virginia). |