South Carolina failed to win their third straight College World Series title because of their offensive shortcomings. Arizona's pitching was dominant, and the Gamecock bats couldn't find any sort of rhythm in two games.Game 1 ended 5-1. Game 2 ended 4-1. In two games, Ray Tanner's squad mustered nine hits and two runs. That wouldn't be enough to beat most teams, but it makes any effort against Arizona's stellar starting pitching completely futile.Arizona manager Andy ...

South Carolina's college baseball reign of terror is over, thanks to Arizona. After taking home College World Series titles in 2010 and 2011, the Gamecocks were primed to make it three straight, the first such run since USC in the early '70s.Not so fast.After strolling to an easy 5-1 win behind a strong pitching performance from Konner Wade in Game 1, Arizona was able to string together a ninth-inning rally and then hold off South Carolina ...

The Pac-12 will be in the "Green Room" during in the 2012 NBA Draft.According to CBSSports.com, Washington shooting guard Terrence Ross was one of 14 players invited to that oversized mens' zone inside of Newark's Prudential Center, where the top picks will hug it out—David Stern's means of hinting at who the NBA believes will be picked in the lottery.A main beneficiary of Jared Sullinger's sudden decline, if Ross is not selected among the first 14, ...

South Carolina failed to three-peat, because Arizona controlled the each game from the beginning.Despite being the two-time defending champions, the Gamecocks never got into an offensive rhythm during the finals, so the Wildcats offense decided to take the quick advantage instead.And here's how South Carolina got derailed early on. OffenseFor one, the Gamecocks only scored one run in each game of the 2012 College World Series. Coming in, South Carolina had racked up 17 runs in ...

Women are so predictable with their objectifying of men. We jest, because it's actually nice to see the fairer sex go insane for just long enough to make the College World Series hilarious. Arizona claimed the 2012 title, but not before a fan stampede broke out in the seventh inning. That's when a cavalcade of sprinting fans took over the outfield. Here is a video we found over at SportsGrid of the incident. You will notice at the 33 ...

On Monday night, Arizona proved that the hottest team is the one that is most capable of winning a championship, even when it's facing a team that has been there and done that twice before.With a 4-1 win over South Carolina on Monday, Arizona took home its first College World Series title since 1986, and there was no team more dominant or more deserving of the honor. The Wildcats swept the two-time defending champion South ...

The Arizona Wildcats can attribute their College World Series upset to playing outstanding defense.It was a two-game sweep of the two-time defending champion South Caroline Gamecocks, and the Wildcats were the obvious underdogs.But, Arizona was rolling with confidence leading into the series, and as it was against South Carolina, defense is what really got the Wildcats in position to win their first title since 1986. First Three RoundsPrior to making the finals of the 2012 College ...

For the Arizona Wildcats, the path to a College World Series title was like playing 10 pick-up games against kids who had never picked up a baseball before. It was quick, painless and they barely had to break a sweat. With Monday’s 4-1 win against South Carolina, Arizona wrapped up a 10-game stretch where it outscored its opponents 88-28. Painless. While Arizona’s elite pitching propelled the team throughout the tournament, it also got terrific contributions ...

The Arizona Wildcats denied the South Carolina Gamecocks their three-peat College World Series championship and abruptly ended one of the newest emerging dynasties in all of sports. With a championship this year, South Carolina would have been the first team to three-peat since the storied 1970s Southern California teams. With this defeat, the Gamecocks have lost their potential place in the history books as one of the best teams in college baseball history. The Wildcats ...

Willie Cauley-Stein isn't the most hyped recruit in the latest John Calipari recruiting class. His announcement came late on a Sunday night in October, not on national television. He's considered to be a project player, not an immediate starter.That was the general consensus, anyway, until Calipari gushed of Cauley-Stein's skill earlier this month (via ESPN): "He's so skilled, real skilled. I was stunned how good he was," Calipari said.He later said that he's considering a "Twin ...