Today's College World Series Match-ups

By: JournalNow Staff | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: June 13, 2009

Arkansas vs. Cal State-Fullerton

• Time, TV: 2 p.m.; ESPN Ch. 33

• Coaches: Dave Van Horn, Arkansas (274-156, 7th season); Dave Serrano, Fullerton (88-36, 2nd season)

• Records: Arkansas 39-22; Fullerton 47-14

• CWS seeds: Arkansas No. 7; Fullerton No. 2

• Last CWS appearances: Arkansas 2004; Fullerton 2007

• All-time in CWS: Arkansas 7-10 (6th appearance, 0 titles); Fullerton 34-25 (16th appearance, 4 titles)

• 2009 records vs. CWS teams: Arkansas 3-2 (1-2 LSU; 2-0 Arizona State); Fullerton 4-1 (3-0 Southern Miss; 1-1 Arizona State)

• Fullerton's top hitters/pitchers: 1B Jared Clark (.363, 12 HR, 81 RBIs), SS Christian Colon (.352, 7, 38), CF Josh Fellhauer (.399, 6, 55), RF Khris Davis (.336, 16, 57). RHP Daniel Renken (11-2, 2.36), RHP Tyler Pill (11-3, 3.95), RHP Noe Ramirez (9-1, 2.86), RHP Michael Morrison (1-2, 3.10, 4 saves).

• Arkansas' top hitters/pitchers: 1B Andy Wilkins (.326, 18 HRs, 52 RBIs), 3B-RHP Zack Cox (.271, 12, 36; 5-1, 3.50 ERA), DH Scott Lyons (.302, 8, 44). LHP Dallas Keuchel (7-3, 4.04), RHP-DH Brett Eibner (5-4, 4.61; .224, 10, 29), LHP Stephen Richards (6-1, 1.82, 9 saves)

• Fullerton's road to Omaha: Won Fullerton Regional (def. Utah 18-2, Gonzaga 7-4, Utah 16-3) and Fullerton Super Regional (def. Louisville 12-0 and 11-2)

• Arkansas' road to Omaha: Won Norman Regional (def. Washington State 10-3 and Oklahoma 17-6 and 11-0) and Tallahassee Super Regional (def. Florida State 7-2 and 9-8)

Virginia vs. LSU

• Time, TV: 7 p.m.; ESPN Ch. 33

• Coaches: Brian O'Connor, Virginia (264-102-1, 6th season); Paul Mainieri, LSU (129-61-2, 3rd season)

• Records: Virginia 48-13-1; LSU 51-16

• CWS seeds: Virginia No. 6; LSU No. 3

• Last CWS appearances: Virginia, first appearance; LSU 2008

• All-time in CWS: Virginia 0-0; LSU30-19 (15th appearance, 5 titles)

• 2009 records vs. CWS teams: Virginia 2-2 (North Carolina); LSU 2-1 (Arkansas)

• Virginia's top hitters/pitchers: -LHP Danny Hultzen (.333, 3, 33; 9-1, 2.09), 2B-OF Phil Gosselin (.314, 6, 63, 24 SBs), 3B Steven Proscia (.332, 9, 57), CF Jarrett Parker (.364, 16, 65). RHP Andrew Carraway (8-1, 4.13), RHP Robert Morey (3-0, 3.11), RHP Kevin Arico (2-3, 2.06, 11 saves), RHP Tyler Wilson (9-3, 2.73, 1 save)

• LSU's top hitters/pitchers: LF Ryan Schimpf (.333, 18 HRs, 59 RBIs), RF Jared Mitchell (.325, 9, 43, 35 SBs), DH Blake Dean (.333, 15, 65). RHP Louis Coleman (13-2, 2.76), RHP Anthony Ranaudo (10-3, 2.95), RHP Matty Ott (3-2, 2.22, 15 saves), RHP Daniel Bradshaw (4-0, 3.38, 1 save)

• Virginia's road to Omaha: Won Irvine Regional (def. San Diego State 5-1 and UC Irvine 5-0 and 4-1) and Oxford Super Regional (lost to Mississippi 4-3 (12), def. Mississippi 4-3 and Mississippi 5-1)

• LSU's road to Omaha: Won Baton Rouge Regional (def. Southern 10-2, Baylor 3-2 (10) and Minnesota 10-3) and Baton Rouge Super Regional (def. Rice 12-9 and 5-3)