South Carolina begins its quest for a baseball national championship tonight at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium. The USC plays UCLA in a best of three series. 
Neither team has won it all before, although USC has been here three times previously. So, we will have a new national champion in the last series held at The ‘Blatt. That is a great way to say goodbye to the Ballpark on the Hill.
Most of the national media are giving the edge to the Bruins. That’s understandable because good pitching wins baseball games. UCLA has three of the best. But don’t write the Gamecocks out of it yet.
USC has shown they have heart. Coming out of the loser’s bracket to play for the championship is nothing to take lightly. They also have their own excellent pitching staff.
This is a photo of Blake Cooper that I took at an earlier game. He will get the start tonight. This will make his third start here in the College World Series. Some are questioning this call based on Cooper’s short rest since his last outing. I can only say that Head Coach Skipper Ray Tanner has made some good calls so far and the Carolina fans trust the Skipper.
The Bruins may be the favorite on paper, but fortunately, the games will be decided on the diamond.
