They're still sweeping up the confetti on the streets of Fresno, but it's time to look ahead to 2009. Plenty can change between now and next June, of course, and these predictions could become obsolete if a few unexpected things happen with the draft. But here's an early look at some of the teams who could make it to the College World Series in 2009.
Aaron Fitt's College World Series notebook wraps up Georgia's run and sums up the CWS by the numbers.
Steve Detwiler drove in all six of Fresno State's runs and Justin Wilson turned in eight brilliant innings on three days' rest to propel Fresno to a 6-1 win over Georgia and its first national championship.
Statistics for Fresno State's CWS clinching win.
Statistics from Game 1 of the CWS Finals.
Statistics from Game 2 of the CWS Finals.
Fresno State overcame an early 5-0 deficit to beat Georgia 19-10 and force a decisive third game of the CWS finals.
Gordon Beckham's two-run homer sparked Georgia to a four-run rally in the bottom of the eighth, erasing a three-run Fresno State lead. The Dawgs went on to win 7-6 behind their two great stars.
Aaron Fitt chatted about the upcoming Georgia-Fresno State CWS finals.
Here's a look at how Fresno State and Georgia stack up in various phases of the game.
Georgia and Fresno State started the season heading in opposite directions, but their paths have converged in the College World Series Finals. Both teams enter the final week of the 2008 season playing championship-caliber baseball, and one of them will finish the week as national champion
Statistics from the North Carolina-Fresno State game.
Clayton Allison pitched six strong innings and Tommy Mendonca had three hits and four RBIs to lead Fresno State to its first CWS Finals.
Statistics from the North Carolina-Fresno State game.
Chad Flack's two-run homer in the eighth propelled North Carolina to its second straight dramatic victory to stay alive at the CWS. The Tar Heels won 4-3, and righthander Alex White has picked up all three of their victories in Omaha.
Statistics from the Georgia-Stanford game
Rich Poythress went 4-for-5 with three doubles and four RBIs to lead Georgia to a 10-8 win against Stanford and propel the Bulldogs into the CWS finals for the first time since 1990.
Tim Federowicz delivered a game-winning grand slam with two outs in the top of the ninth to propel UNC to a 7-3 win over LSU.
Statistics from the North Carolina-LSU game.
Aaron Fitt chatted about the College World Series on June 19.
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