2010 College World Series

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The 2010 College World Series was played at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, NE. The participating schools qualified by winning their Regional and Super-Regional tournaments. University of South Carolina defeated UCLA 2 games to 0 in the championship series. South Carolina OF Jackie Bradley Jr. was named the Most Outstanding Player.

Participating Teams

Bracket 1

School		Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish	CWS W-L Record
	University of Florida	Southeastern Conference	47-15 (22-8)	Kevin O'Sullivan	5 (last: 2005)	2nd (2005)	8-10
	Florida State University	Atlantic Coast Conference	47-18 (18-12)	Mike Martin	19 (last: 2008)	2nd (1970, 1986, 1999)	25-38
	Texas Christian University	Mountain West Conference	51-12 (19-5)	Jim Schlossnagle	0 (last: None	none	0-0
	University of California, Los Angeles	Pacific-10 Conference	48-14 (18-9)	John Savage	2 (last: 1997)	7th (1997)	0-4

Bracket 2

School		Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish	CWS W-L Record
	Arizona State University	Pacific-10 Conference	52-8 (20-7)	Tim Esmay	21 (last: 2009)	1st (1965, 1967, 1969, 1977, 1981)	61-36
	Clemson University	Atlantic Coast Conference	43-23 (18-12)	Jack Leggett	11 (last:2006)	3rd (1996, 2002)	10-22
	University of Oklahoma	Big 12 Conference	49-16 (15-10)	Sunny Golloway	9 (last: 1995)	1st (1951, 1994)	14-14
	University of South Carolina	Southeastern Conference	48-15 (21-9)	Ray Tanner	8 (last: 2004)	2nd (1975, 1977, 2002)	17-16

Results

2010 College World Series Bracket

The teams in the CWS are divided into two pools of four, with each pool playing a double-elimination format. The winners of the two pools meet in a best-of-three finals.

	First round					Second round					Semifinals						Finals
		TCU	8
		Florida St.	1
							TCU	3
						6	UCLA	6
	3	Florida	3
	6	UCLA	11
											6	UCLA	2	10
											TCU	6	3
	3	Florida	5
		Florida St.	8
							TCU	11
							Florida St.	7
																6	UCLA	1	1
																	South Carolina	7	2
		Oklahoma	4
		South Carolina	3
							Oklahoma	4
							Clemson	6
	1	Arizona State	3
		Clemson	6
												Clemson	1	3
											South Carolina	5	4
		South Carolina	11
	1	Arizona State	4
							Oklahoma	2
							South Carolina	3

Game Results

Date	Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
June 19	Game 1	Texas Christian University	8-1	Florida State University	Matt Purke allows four hits and one unearned run in 7 innings for the first TCU win ever at a College World Series. Purke improves to 15-0. No team had won its CWS debut since Georgia Tech in 1994.
	Game 2	UCLA	11-3	University of Florida	Trevor Bauer whiffs 11 in 7 innings and becomes UCLA's single-season strikeout record holder at 152. His club backs him up with 18 hits.
June 20	Game 3	University of Oklahoma	4-3	University of South Carolina
June 21	Game 4	Clemson University	6-3	Arizona State University	Coming in 12-0, ASU ace Seth Blair walks a career-high five in 4 1/3 innings and is charged with five runs in a loss as the top seed falls to the lowest one.
	Game 5	Florida State University	8-5	University of Florida	Mike McGee stars on both ends, with a 3-run homer and the save. Florida eliminated
	Game 6	UCLA	6-3	Texas Christian University	Former first-rounder Gerrit Cole whiffs 13, allowing one hit in the first six, as UCLA cruises to victory and a 2-0 start.
June 22	Game 7	University of South Carolina	11-4	Arizona State University	Jackie Bradley Jr. goes three for four with four RBI to knock off the top seed as ASU loses back-to-back games for the only time this season. Arizona St. eliminated
June 22 & 23	Game 8	Clemson University	6-4	University of Oklahoma	John Hinson gets three hits, Oklahoma OF Alex White makes a crucial error and Scott Weismann allows just one run in five for the win.
June 23	Game 9	Texas Christian University	11-7	Florida State University	TCU scores eight times in the 8th, with the big blow being a Matt Curry grand slam. Florida State eliminated
June 24	Game 10	University of South Carolina	3-2 (12 inn)	University of Oklahoma	Oklahoma goes up 2-1 on a homer by Tyler Ogle off Ethan Carter in the 12th. In the bottom of the 12th, Jackie Bradley Jr. drives in Robert Beary with the tying run. Brady Thomas then singles home the winner off Ryan Duke. Oklahoma eliminated
June 25	Game 11	Texas Christian University	6-2	UCLA	Matt Purke allowed 3 hits, 2 walks and one run in 6 1/3 IP give TCU the win, improving to 16-0 on the year. Tyler Lockwood gets his 8th save.
	Game 12	University of South Carolina	5-1	Clemson University	USC stays alive thanks to a 3-hit, 1-run effort by Michael Roth, usually a reliever.
June 26	Game 13	UCLA	10-3	Texas Christian University	Trevor Bauer fans 13 and gives up four hits in 8 innings to eliminate TCU, which made a fine show in its first Series. TCU starter Kyle Winkler retires none, plunking Beau Amaral, giving up a Niko Gallego single and a homer to Blair Dunlap. TCU eliminated
	Game 14	University of South Carolina	4-3	Clemson University	Christian Walker homers then gives the go-ahead single in the 7th as South Carolina ousts its cross-state rivals in back-to-back back-to-the-wall wins. Clemson eliminated
June 28	Game 16	University of South Carolina	7-1	UCLA	South Carolina roughs up UCLA's Gerrit Cole for 11 hits and six runs in seven innings. For the Gamecocks, senior Blake Cooper gives up only 3 hits and one run in 8-plus innings on three days' rest.
June 29	Game 17	University of South Carolina	2-1 (11 inn)	UCLA	The last CWS game played at Rosenblatt Stadium is one to remember. For the first time in 40 years, the finale goes extra innings. South Carolina also becomes the first team to win their last six games in a row at a CWS. Michael Roth tosses four shutout innings before giving up one in the 5th on a Niko Gallego single. Rob Rasmussen of UCLA, meanwhile, tossed blanks for six innings. In the 8th, South Carolina tied in thanks to an error by UCLA 1B Dean Espy, scoring Robert Beary. In the 9th, UCLA loaded the bases with two outs against Matt Price but Gallego struck out. Brett Krill opened the 11th for South Carolina with a hard liner off Price but Jackie Bradley Jr. caught it at the warning track. In the bottom of the 11th, Scott Wingo drew a seven-pitch walk from Dan Klein, who entered unbeaten. A passed ball put Wingo on second. Evan Marzilli bunted Wingo to third. Klein fell behind Whit Merrifield 2-0 before Merrifield singled in the winning run. South Carolina wins CWS

All Tournament Team

The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team

Position	Player	School
P	Trevor Bauer	UCLA
	Matt Purke	TCU
1B	Christian Walker	South Carolina
2B	Cody Regis	UCLA
3B	John Hinson	Clemson
SS	Taylor Featherston	TCU
C	Bryan Holaday	TCU
OF	Jackie Bradley Jr.	South Carolina
	Beau Amaral	UCLA
	Evan Marzilli	South Carolina
DH	Brady Thomas	South Carolina

Notable Players

• Arizona State University: Seth Blair
• Clemson University':
• University of Florida:
• Florida State University:
• University of Oklahoma:
• University of South Carolina: Jackie Bradley Jr., Evan Marzilli, Rob Rasmussen, Michael Roth, Christian Walker, Scott Wingo
• Texas Christian University: Matt Curry, Taylor Featherston, Bryan Holaday, Tyler Lockwood, Matt Purke, Kyle Winkler
• UCLA: Beau Amaral, Trevor Bauer, Gerrit Cole, Niko Gallego