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2003 College World Series: Baseball America Staff Predictions
May 30, 2003
| Regionals/Super-Regionals |
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John Manuel |
Will Lingo |
Jim Callis |
Kevin Goldstein |
| Talahassee, FL |
Fla. State |
Fla. State |
Fla. State |
Fla. State |
| Austin, TX |
Texas |
Texas |
Texas |
Texas |
| Wilson, NC |
VCU |
VCU |
NC State |
NC State |
| Coral Gables, FL |
Fla. Atlantic |
Miami |
Fla. Atlantic |
Miami |
| Houston, TX |
Rice |
Rice |
Rice |
Rice |
| College Station, TX |
Texas A&M |
Texas A&M |
Houston |
Alabama |
| Lincoln, NE |
Nebraska |
Nebraska |
SW Missouri State |
Nebraska |
| Auburn, AL |
Auburn |
Auburn |
Auburn |
Clemson |
| Baton Rouge, LA |
Tulane |
Tulane |
LSU |
LSU |
| Hattiesburg, MS |
Baylor |
S. Mississippi |
S. Mississippi |
Southern U. |
| Tempe, AZ |
Ariz. State |
UNLV |
Ariz. State |
Ariz. State |
| Fullerton, CA |
CS Fullerton |
CS Fullerton |
CS Fullerton |
CS Fullerton |
| Palo Alto, CA |
Stanford |
Stanford |
Richmond |
Stanford |
| Long Beach, CA |
Washington |
Washington |
LBSU |
LBSU |
| Starkville, MS |
North Carolina |
North Carolina |
Miss. State |
Miss. State |
| Atlanta, GA |
Georgia Tech |
Georgia Tech |
Georgia Tech |
Georgia Tech |
Super-Regional Winners |
Texas
Fla. Atlantic
Rice
Auburn
Baylor
CS Fullerton
Stanford
Georgia Tech
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Texas
Miami
Rice
Nebraska
S. Mississippi
CS Fullerton
Stanford
North Carolina |
Texas
Florida Atl.
Rice
SW Missouri State
S. Mississippi
CS Fullerton
LBSU
Miss. State |
Fla. State
NC State
Rice
Nebraska
LSU
Ariz. State
Stanford
Georgia Tech |
| College World Series |
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John Manuel |
Will Lingo |
Jim Callis |
Kevin Goldstein |
| Champion |
CS Fullerton |
CS Fullerton |
Rice |
Georgia Tech |
| Runner-Up |
Texas |
Rice |
LBSU |
Fla. State |
Outstanding Player |
Shane Costa, CS Fullerton |
Shane Costa, CS Fullerton |
Jeff Niemann, Rice |
Micah Owings, Georgia Tech |
Biggest Surprise |
Washington pushes Stanford to the limit |
Southern Miss, which didn't make its first regional
appearance until 1990, goes to Omaha under coach (and alum) Corky Palmer
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Southwest Missouri State wins a game in Omaha |
Southern University, making history by becoming the first historically black college to win a regional |
Fearless Prediction |
Kevin Costner roots for Augie Garrido and the Longhorns instead of his alma mater, CSUF, in the final. |
Carolina finally stops choking and pulls out the
important wins it needs to get to Omaha, where Jim Callis and John Manuel will dine at the Drover. And that's a lead-pipe cinch.
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Mississippi State coach Ron Polk uses Omaha as a forum to bemoan Title IX. |
1. The ACC drought finally ends. 2. I receive a record 378 emails from the "BA Mobile Unit" from June 13-23. |
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| Regionals/Super-Regionals |
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Will Kimmey |
J.J. Cooper |
Alan Matthews |
| Talahassee, FL |
Fla. State |
Fla. State |
Fla. State |
| Austin, TX |
Texas |
Lamar |
Texas |
| Wilson, NC |
VCU |
VCU |
W. Carolina |
| Coral Gables, FL |
Florida Atl. |
Miami |
Florida |
| Houston, TX |
Rice |
Rice |
Rice |
| College Station, TX |
Texas A&M |
Texas A&M |
Alabama |
| Lincoln, NE |
Nebraska |
Nebraska |
SW Missouri State |
| Auburn, AL |
Auburn |
Ohio State |
Auburn |
| Baton Rouge, LA |
LSU |
LSU |
LSU |
| Hattiesburg, MS |
Baylor |
Baylor |
Baylor |
| Tempe, AZ |
UNLV |
UNLV |
Ariz. State |
| Fullerton, CA |
CS Fullerton |
CS Fullerton |
CS Fullerton |
| Palo Alto, CA |
Stanford |
Stanford |
UC Riverside |
| Long Beach, CA |
LBSU |
Washington |
LBSU |
| Starkville, MS |
Miss. State |
Miss. State |
Miss. State |
| Atlanta, GA |
S. Carolina |
S. Carolina |
Georgia Tech |
Super-Regional Winners |
Texas
VCU
Rice
Auburn
LSU
CS Fullerton
Stanford
S.Carolina |
Fla. State
VCU
Rice
Nebraska
LSU
CS Fullerton
Washington
S. Carolina |
Fla. State
Florida
Rice
Auburn
Baylor
CS Fullerton
LBSU
Miss. State |
| College World Series |
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Will Kimmey |
J.J. Cooper |
Alan Matthews |
| Champion |
Rice |
Rice |
Fla. State |
| Runner-Up |
CS Fullerton |
CS Fullerton |
LBSU |
Outstanding Player |
Vince Sinisi Rice |
Jeff Niemann, Rice |
Stephen Drew, Fla. State |
Biggest Surprise |
VCU represents the RVA with the state's second-ever trip to Omaha, after James Madison in 1983 |
Washington bashes its way to the CWS. |
Ryan Basner and Western Carolina expose an overaggressive NC State lineup and upset the Wolfpack
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Fearless Prediction |
RPI-leading ACC grabs Nos. 1 and 3 national seeds but fails to send a team to Omaha |
Two-way star Micah Owings homers and picks up the win for Tech twice during the tournament. |
Florida State's Mike Martin finally gets his championship |
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