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South Carolina and Florida two SEC East powerhouses will play each other in the best 2 out of 3 for the 2011 College World Series Championship.

The Gamecocks will be playing with  two days rest after their 13 inning marathon victory against Virginia. Michael Roth who started the game against Virginia will not start the first game, but will start the second game on 3 days rest.

A bigger concern for the Gamecocks is how well rested will stellar closer Matt Price be after throwing what amounted to a complete game against Virginia even though he did not come in until the 7th inning.

Florida will be playing for their first College World Series Championship. If they pull it off they will have won a National Championship  in all 3 major sports.

Coming into Omaha I felt like Florida was the hottest team in the nation the last month of the regular season. USC did take 2 out of 3 from the Gators in Gainesville earlier this year.

The thing you notice right off the bat about USC is how loose this team is. They have been through this against a team that all the big boys said they did not have a chance against, the UCLA Bruins and their mighty pitching staff in2010. All South Carolina did was take two straight from UCLA to win the National Championship.

This year they have a great bullpen, one excellent starter in Roth and two other pretty good starters. But the difference is their refuse to lose attitude. If they get to the 9th inning they just seem to find a way to win.

If I could give Florida any advice it would be if you have the bases loaded you better not hit a ground ball. That has been an automatic double play so far in post season play for USC.  A lot of people are talking about how lucky the Gamecocks are. Well when you have a talented team that does whatever has to be done to win games you usually create your own luck.

I am picking South Carolina to repeat for several reasons.

1. Call it luck or whatever but they don’t lose close ballgames.

2. With Jackie Bradley Jr. back roaming the outfield and not looking like someone who has not hit a baseball in 26 games, he just gives this team that little something extra. I believe Ray Tanner called it swagger.

3. The best one two bullpen punch in college baseball with John Taylor coming in for middle relief and Matt Price closing games out. Don’t be surprised if these two guys pitch in all three games.  As a matter of fact I expect them to.

4. Ray Tanner. He has been remarkable during the World Series when he has had to make key decisions. He has not made a wrong move yet. He believes in doing whatever has to be done to win today. Tomorrow will just have to wait. The game today is all that matters. The next game is just that.

One thing is for sure no matter who wins the championship it will be one of the most exciting World Series finals ever. I can’t wait until Monday at 8 pm EST.

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