Fresno St won the College World Series 6-1 over Georgia last night, capping a remarkable postseason run.
Fresno entered the tournament with an RPI rating of 84, which basically means they only got into the NCAA tournament because they won their conference tournament.
Like basketball, the baseball tournament is a 64-team field. OK, technically, the men's basketball tournament is 65, but set that aside for the moment. In baseball, teams are broken into 16 regionals with the teams seeded 1-4 in each region. Fresno was a 4-seed in their region. That makes them roughly the equivalent to a 13-14 seed in the basketball field. So, Fresno winning the CWS is like Valparaiso winning the men's basketball championship.
Not just making the final four. Winning the whole thing.
For some perspective, when George Mason made the basketball Final Four in Indy three years ago, they were a 11-seed.
Oh, and the Bulldogs did all this without their best starting pitcher, Tanner Scheppers, who missed the CWS with an injury. Scheppers was the second round choice (48th overall) of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Wonderdogs, indeed.
For more coverage of this event, check out Eric Sorenson's Extra Innings blog.
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