Kentucky’s hitting and speed has gotten it to this point. The Wildcats are a new baseball power, and they win by taking the extra base and hitting situationally. But the Wildcats’ strength can become their weakness in the wrong matchup, and Indiana State could be the wrong matchup.
This year, NC State’s got some more hitting on its side, but South Carolina’s still got an edge in pitching. But the Gamecocks’ defense really let down last week. If they don’t clean that up, they’ll open the door for James Madison.
The good news for Oklahoma is that it didn’t get an early welcome to the SEC with its regional draw. The bad news is that it still got a brutal No. 2 seed in Duke. With Oral Roberts and Connecticut also here, nobody in Norman is here just to make up numbers.
Can Clemson finally make it out of a regional at Doug Kingsmore Stadium? The Tigers have hosted five regionals over the past 11 seasons, and they’re yet to make it to the super regionals.
North Carolina has to be looking longingly at No. 3 seed Texas A&M’s draw. While the Aggies appeared to get a gift-wrapped draw, the Tar Heels got a dogfight at just one seed lower. LSU has a pair of aces, Wofford ranks second nationally in runs and LIU has a strong strikeout pitcher.
When you get a battle of contrasting teams, you’ve got a recipe for a good regional. That’s exactly what we have in Charlottesville, where the host Cavaliers attempt to hit their way past the pitching of Mississippi State and St. John’s.
Welcome back to our NBA coverage here at Godzilla Wins. The Minnesota Timberwolves host the Dallas Mavericks in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals.
Here is a look at which team has the edge heading into this matchup and why.
The trend that’s becoming clear is that both Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl will have to be otherworldly if the Oilers are going to have a chance in this series. Either that, or Stuart Skinner and the defense have to step up and stop the Stars’ attack. But given Dallas’ performance in 5-on-5, that path looks unlikely.
When you’re one of the top four seeds in the nation, you deserve to have a few advantages. This might have gone a little too far in Texas A&M’s favor.