I’ve identified CodBall previously as the place to get all the latest on the Cape Cod Baseball League and its players (you know, the guys who will be getting picked in next year’s draft). Now the folks responsible for CodBall are pointing us to several other sources of info on the league. If you’re a draft junkie, this is a great league to follow, and it seems that there are new ways to follow it every day. What could be better?

The College World Series schedule is now available. Two teams from California — UC Irvine and Cal State Fullerton — have made it to Omaha.
My adopted team, Irvine, plays Saturday against Arizona State. First pitch is 11 a.m. PT and the game will be broadcast on ESPN.
Here’s the thing about the Anteaters. Ordinarily you wouldn’t want your team to “suck” but if my understanding of anteater physiology is correct, that’s pretty much what this particular animal does to its prey.
It’s all very confusing…
Update: Upon further review, it appears that “lick” is a more appropriate verb. Very well, then; we’ll go …read more

So, I’m over the Toreros getting bumped. The fact that only three of the eight national seeds advanced to the Super Regionals gives me some comfort.
But not much.
Still, if Vanderbilt, the top-ranked team in the country, can’t make it out of the Regionals, then I guess it really could happen to anyone. Ah, the lies we tell ourselves.
Of the sixteen schools remaining, three hail from California: UCLA; Cal State Fullerton; and my new rooting interest, the UC Irvine Anteaters. Meanwhile, Vandy has dropped to #5 in the rankings, while my Toreros have plummeted all the way to #14, …read more

Congratulations to the UC Irvine Anteaters for beating Texas and advancing to the Super Regionals. With my USD Toreros now out of the Regionals, I’m adopting the Anteaters for the remainder of the post-season.
Why? It’s very simple:

A good friend of mine attended UCI and is pulling for them.
They beat Texas.
I saw some pretty good concerts at Irvine Meadows back in the day (not really UCI, but in the general area).
No school that I’m aware of has Ice Spiders as its nickname, so Anteaters will have to do.

Go Anteaters!

Well. This isn’t what I expected from the #4 ranked team in the nation. Granted, they weren’t playing on their home field, but they did get to play in their home town.
And they didn’t win a single game.
Yep, the University of San Diego has been eliminated from its own Regional without so much as a single victory. The Toreros dropped their opener Friday night to Fresno State, and followed it up with a 6-5 loss to Minnesota on Saturday at Tony Gwynn Stadium.
To their credit, the Toreros came back in Saturday’s game after entering the ninth down, 5-0. They tied …read more

No, they don’t pack the same punch as the hoops brackets, but baseball brackets have arrived! Here’s USD’s bracket:

University of San Diego
Cal State Fullerton
Minnesota
Fresno State

California schools are well represented:

Long Beach State
UCLA
Pepperdine
Illinois-Chicago

Arizona State
UC Riverside
Nebraska
Monmouth

Texas
UC Irvine
Wake Forest
Brown

Aaron Fitt at Baseball America is blogging about the selections, and I’m sure he’ll be on top of the games as well once they start. Meanwhile, go Toreros!

Congratulations to the #5 ranked University of San Diego Toreros (full disclosure: my alma mater) for winning the WCC championship and being chosen as a host for the NCAA regionals. This marks the first time a regional will be hosted here in San Diego.
Big thanks also to San Diego State University for allowing USD to use Tony Gwynn Stadium for the event. Nice to see the two schools coming together to do the right thing for the city.
Other teams in the San Diego regional will be announced on ESPN at 9:30 a.m. PT on Monday. Stay tuned…