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The Men’s College World Series can be a pivotal point in the season for the Capital One Cup, an intersport contest sponsored by Capital One that awards points for NCAA teams’ achievements during the season. Hall of Fame baseball player Barry Larkin, a Capital One Cup Advisory Board member, took some time to talk to The World-Herald about the CWS’s impact on the cup Wednesday in a phone interview.
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World-Herald: How could the College World Series impact Capital One Cup standings at this point?
Barry Larkin: Four of the teams in the College World Series had a chance to overtake Texas A&M for the Capital One Cup on the men’s side. On the women’s side, North Carolina has already secured it up. …
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We rounded up dozens of players from each College World Series team and threw out our wackiest interview questions. What do they do for good luck? Who is the best singer on the team? And which superhero power do they wish they had?
See a sample of the best answers below, and check out each day during the Series to see new answers from different players.
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Fans have flocked to see Johnny Rosenblatt’s Infield at the Zoo, a memorial for the stadium that played host to the CWS for 60 years. The little-league-size infield includes several nods to the former Rosenblatt days, including a home plate that sits in the same spot as the old stadium.
Check out the video below to see what some out-of-towners think of the tribute:
We rounded up dozens of players from each College World Series team and threw out our wackiest interview questions. What do they do for good luck? Who is the best singer on the team? And which superhero power do they wish they had?
See a sample of the best answers below, and check out each day during the Series to see new answers from different players.
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We rounded up dozens of players from each College World Series team and threw out our wackiest interview questions. What do they do for good luck? Who is the best singer on the team? And which superhero power do they wish they had?
See a sample of the best answers below, and check out each day during the Series to see new answers from different players.
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A capsulized look at Game 6 of the College World Series, set for a 7 p.m. start on Monday.
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Mississippi State (49-18) Read more »
Pitcher: LH Luis Pollorena (6-3, 4.32 ERA) or RH Trevor Fitts (0-0, 2.42 ERA)
Top hitters: SS Adam Frazier (.361, 20 2Bs, 0 HRs, 38 RBIs); RF Hunter Renfroe (.358, 16 2Bs, 15 HRs, 61 RBIs, .638 slugging percentage); DH Alex Detz (.323, 31 RBIs, 1 HR, 31 RBIs)
How they got here: The Bulldogs showed plenty of resolve in coming back from a pair of deficits in posting a 5-4 win over Oregon State in their opener.
Trends: One key to Mississippi State’s success this season has been its ability to use the double play to get out of …
We rounded up dozens of players from each College World Series team and threw out our wackiest interview questions. What do they do for good luck? Who is the best singer on the team? And which superhero power do they wish they had?
See a sample of the best answers below, and check out each day during the Series to see new answers from different players.
Click the image for a larger view:
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The 2013 College World Series is underway. Follow along with live updates from the game on our College World Series Live page.
World-Herald videographer Kyle Benecke reports in with video of the crowds at TD Ameritrade Park on Saturday. Also, check out a photo showcase from Saturday’s first game.
Many a Cinderella has left Omaha with more than a glass slipper. Will there be an underdog in this year’s dogpile?
The World-Herald staff explored the underdogs of the College World Series for this year’s special section, including Fresno State, Rollins College and some of the biggest underdogs in CWS history.
The CWS is off to a soggy start as severe weather cut short the opening ceremonies.
For live coverage from TD Ameritrade Park during the series, follow the College World Series Live page. Also, get updates from The World-Herald on Facebook and Twitter.
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Stories Read more »
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North Carolina sophomore Michael Russell discussed the North Carolina-North Carolina State rivalry Friday during the Fan Fest activities at the CWS.
Russell, a 6-foot-2, 200-pound sophomore utility player from Huntersville, N.C., recently got into a Twitter tiff with a country music star (and N.C. State student) about the rivalry.
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