Category: Stanford Cardinal

All or nothing: Who will secure the last two spots to the College World Series?

The eyes of the college baseball world will be set on Hattiesburg and Stanford on Monday night.

Six of the eight spots for the Men’s College Baseball World Series have been fulfilled. Florida, Virginia, Oral Roberts, TCU, Wake Forest, and LSU have all secured their spots.

With those spots filled, the eyes of the college baseball world will be set on Hattiesburg and Stanford on Monday night.

In Hattiesburg, the Southern Miss Golden Eagles will look to take down Tennessee and clinch their first College World Series appearance since 2009, the only other trip to Omaha in school history.

Tennessee will be looking for its second appearance in three years, last getting there in 2021. They also made it in 1951, 1995, 2001, and 2005.

The Golden Eagles defeated Tennessee 5-3 in the first game of the Hattiesburg Super Regional on Saturday. Tennessee, however, would claim game two 8-4 on Sunday afternoon behind a quality performance from Chase Dollander who struck out seven over eight innings.

It’s unclear as of early Monday who will be starting for either side.

Then, at 8:00 p.m. on Monday night out in Stanford, California will be the rubber match between No. 8 Stanford and Texas. Both programs are looking for their third-straight College World Series appearance.

The Longhorns took game one of the series on Saturday 7-5 before Stanford bounced back with an 8-3 win on Sunday afternoon. Monday’s projected starters are Matt Scott for Stanford and Tanner Wilt for Texas.

After the final two programs punch their tickets to Omaha this evening, the College World Series will begin on Thursday and will be played through the June 24th weekend.

WCWS national semifinal teams are set, four remain

As the end of the Women’s College World Series draws near, the final four teams are set.

And then there were four. On Sunday, the four teams who advanced to the national semifinals were set. The last four teams remaining in the race to the Women’s College World Series are No. 1 Oklahoma, No. 3 Florida State, No. 4 Tennessee, and No. 9 Stanford.

All four teams are in action on Monday where they battle it out to see who will play in the championship series. There could be only two games or up to four games depending on which team wins. Tennessee and Stanford must win twice to move on to the championship series, but Oklahoma and Florida State need one win to head to the finals.

Stanford defeated No. 7 Washington and Tennessee took down No. 6 Oklahoma State to move onto the semifinals.

The championship series runs from June 7-9, if necessary, and is a best-of-three series for the championship.

All games will air on ESPN, all times in ET.

Monday’s schedule

  • Game 11 | No. 1 Oklahoma vs. No. 9 Stanford | 12 p.m. | ESPN
  • Game 12 (if necessary) | 2:30 p.m. | ESPN
  • Game 13 | No. 3 Florida State vs. No. 4 Tennessee | 7 p.m. | ESPN
  • Game 14 (if necessary) | 9:30 p.m. | ESPN

No. 16 seed taking down No. 1 seeds, Harvard women’s basketball did it first

In 1998, Harvard took down No. 1 seed Stanford to become the first ever No. 16 seed to defeat a No. 1 seed in the history of the NCAA Tournament.

Before there was Fairleigh Dickinson University or the University of Maryland-Baltimore County, there was Harvard women’s basketball.

In 1998, Harvard took down No. 1 seed Stanford to become the first-ever No. 16 seed to defeat a No. 1 seed in the history of the NCAA Tournament.

Harvard beat Stanford 71-67 on Mar. 14, 1998, and didn’t have another member of this club until 2018 when the University of Maryland-Baltimore County men’s basketball took down Virginia.

Oftentimes, women’s sports are forgotten when discussing history-making moments or worse, intentionally omitted.

When Fairleigh Dickinson University took down No. 1 seeded Purdue in the 2023 tournament, outlets incorrectly reported that there were only two No. 16 seeds in history to take down a No. 1 seed. They neglected to mention that is the men’s history, but not the full history of the tournament.

However, other outlets and aficionados of the game recognized that Harvard women’s basketball did it first.

When history-making moments happen in sports, remember to check the entire history of the sport, not just men’s history.

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STUNNED: Twitter reacts to Ole Miss upsetting No. 1 Stanford

No. 1 Stanford gets knocked out before the Sweet 16.

Ole Miss shocked the world on Sunday when they took down No. 1 seed Stanford, 54-49, in the second round of the 2023 March Madness Women’s D1 NCAA tournament. The Rebels advance to their first Sweet 16 in 16 years.

This is the 11th  Sweet Sixteen in program history for Ole Miss. Stanford is the first No. 1 seed to lose before the Sweet 16 since 2009. The difference maker for Ole Miss was out-rebounding Stanford, 44-39, and their 5 made three-pointers

Stanford is not a stranger to being knocked off by unsuspecting teams, but it is rare. In 1998 Stanford was seeded No. 1 and Harvard came in at a No. 16 and took them down. This was the first time a No. 16 seed took down a No. 1 seed in the history of either the women’s or men’s tournaments.

This has occurred only three times in the history of the women’s and men’s tournaments. Most recently with No. 16 seed Fairleigh-Dickinson defeating No. 1 seed Purdue in the 2023 men’s tournament.

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First Four: Sacred Heart Women’s Basketball makes history for school

The Sacred Heart University Pioneers women’s basketball team makes history.

The Sacred Heart University Pioneers women’s basketball team notched their first NCAA Tournament win at the Division I level, which is a first for either the men’s or women’s basketball programs. It was also the first March Madness win for a Northeast Conference women’s team.

They played against Southern University, one of two HBCUs in the 2023 March Madness Women’s D1 NCAA tournament, and defeated them 57-47. They are now the underdog of the West Regional as the No. 16 seed and play No. 1 seeded Stanford at 7:30 p.m. ET on March 17th airing live on ESPN2.

Senior guard Olivia Tucker led the Pioneers with 13 points and freshman guard Ny’Ceara Pryor had 10 assists, eight rebounds, and 11 points. Junior forward Kelsey Wood added 10 points.

“I am so proud of our team’s effort. It was a true battle tonight. I am so proud of how our team rallied to make history tonight,” said SHU’s 10th year head coach Jessica Mannetti.

“We just made history, and we are not done with this story,” said Ny’Ceara Pryor, the NEC Player, Rookie and Defensive Player of the Year.

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Stanford football schedule in 2023 is no picnic, but it’s much better than nasty 2022 gauntlet

David Shaw is out of the picture at Stanford, and the Cardinal have a 2023 schedule which is nowhere near as brutal as last year’s slate.

The Stanford Cardinal will be without David Shaw for the first time in a long time. Troy Taylor came to Palo Alto, and the Cardinal watched quarterback Tanner McKee go to the NFL.

The Cardinal might not win many games, but they do have a comparatively favorable schedule in 2023 when measured against last year (h/t Jon Wilner of The Mercury News).

“Compared to the brutal 2022 schedule, this edition feels like a garden stroll on a warm summer evening,” Wilner wrote. “The bye for new coach Troy Taylor comes in Week Six, not Week Three; Utah is nowhere to be found; and the Cardinal plays seven weeks in a row, not 10. Also, the odd-year rotation means Oregon, Washington, UCLA and Notre Dame are at home, not on the road.”

Stanford lucked out with four of their biggest games being played at home, which definitely helps Taylor and his team.

Still, the Trees probably won’t win many games in 2023. The Cardinal will be a popular pick to finish last in the Pac-12, especially with Arizona and Colorado looking much improved.

Things could’ve been much worse for Stanford’s schedule, so Taylor has to be a little bit relieved as he begins a new journey and tries to change the Stanford program.

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