Back to Omaha

It's familiar faces back in Omaha this year, as the Arizona State Sun Devils make their 20th appearance in Omaha and the Oregon State Beavers return to defend their 2006 National Title. The Sun Devils enter the game having won 24 of their last 27 and boast the nations highest batting average and fielding percentage. ASU has won the College World Series 5 times and finished runner up 5 times.The Devils are led by the Pac Ten Player of the year Brett Wallace (.420ave 16HR 78RBI), Pac Ten defensive player of the year Eric Sogard and starting pitchers Mike Leake(13W) Josh Satow(12W) and Brian Flores(10W).
The Beavers got hot late in the season and have won 8 of 10. Oregon State is led on the mound by pitchers Joe Patterson (10W),and Mike Stutes and Daniel Turpin with 9 wins a piece. Mike Lissman (.323ave 8HR 56RBI) and Mitch Carnham (.319ave 9HR 54RBI) provide threats from the plate. Here are the teams in Omaha this season and my rankings.

1-Arizona State
2-Rice
3-Cal St Fullerton
4-North Carolina
5-Louisville
6-Mississippi State
7-Oregon State
8-UC Irvine

Of course the NCAA will pair the teams to avoid an all west final, but it seems the big dawgs this season , reside in the West.