June 8, 2009
OMAHA, Neb. -
The game times and pairings for the first two days of the Men's College World Series have been announced. The 63rd MCWS will be played at Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha from June 13-23/24, and No. 4 national seed North Carolina will face No. 5 national seed Arizona State Sunday at 2 p.m. Eastern on ESPN HD.
The first game on Saturday is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. and features Arkansas (39-22) and No. 2 national seed Cal St. Fullerton (47-14). Saturday's second game pits one of two first-time MCWS participants, Virginia (48-13-1), against No.3 national seed LSU (51-16), and is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m.
The doubleheader on Sunday features No. 5 national seed Arizona State (49-12) vs. No. 4 national seed North Carolina (47-16) at 2 p.m., and the other first-time participant, Southern Miss. (40-24) squaring off against No. 1 national seed Texas (46-14-1) at 7 p.m.
The losers of Saturday's two games will play one another at 2 p.m. on Monday, while Saturday's winners face off at 7 p.m. Monday. The losers of Sunday's games will play each other at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, while Sunday's winners meet Tuesday at 7 p.m.
The winners of the two brackets will play best-of-three championship finals, with the first game set for 7 p.m. on Monday, June 22. The second game is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 23, while the third and deciding game (if necessary) is slated for 7 p.m. on Wednesday, June 24. Every Men's College World Series game will be televised live by ESPN or ESPN2, and all are available in high-definition.
2009 MEN'S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES SCHEDULE
Saturday, June 13
Game 1 - 1 p.m. (ESPN HD)
(V) Arkansas (39-22) vs. (H) No. 2 Cal St. Fullerton (47-14)
Game 2 - 6 p.m. (ESPN HD)
(V) Virginia (48-13-1) vs. (H) No. 3 LSU (51-16)
Sunday, June 14
Game 3 - 1 p.m. (ESPN HD)
(V) No. 5 Arizona St. (49-12) vs. (H) No. 4 North Carolina (47-16)
Game 4 - 6 p.m. (ESPN2 HD)
(V) Southern Miss. (40-24) vs. (H) No. 1 Texas (46-14-1)
