The University of South Carolina won a dramatic walk off victory last night over Oklahoma University to set up a Palmetto State rivalry game right here in Omaha. USC will face off with Clemson University in about one hour. It should be a great baseball game.
South Carolina is playing from the loser’s bracket and would have to defeat Clemson twice to advance to the national championship series. Clemson is in the driver’s seat and only needs one win to make it to Championship Monday.
This is reminiscent of 2002 when the teams were in an identical situation. South Carolina went on to win back to back games against their arch rival to advance to the championship game. Back then the championship was one game, winner take all. Now the championship will be decided in a best of three series.
One thing is for certain. The State of South Carolina will have a team in the final game played in the final College World Series held at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium. That is a great statement for baseball in South Carolina.
Five teams from South Carolina made the playoffs. The way the regionals were set up, only two teams could possibly make it to Omaha. Maybe next year the NCAA will spread it out a little better.
