College Baseball Update

 We are almost done with Regionals.  Here's where it stands (National seeds in parentheses):

WINSTON-SALEM SUPER REGIONAL:

(1) Wake Forest v. (16) Alabama

SUPER REGIONAL NUMBER EIGHT:

(8) Stanford or Texas A & M v. Texas

SUPER REGIONAL NUMBER FIVE:

(5) Louisiana St. or Oregon St. v. (12) Kentucky or Indiana

SUPER REGIONAL NUMBER FOUR:

Tennessee v. So. Mississippi or Pennsylvania

SUPER REGIONAL NUMBER THREE:

Texas Christian or (3) Arkansas v. Indiana St.

EUGENE SUPER REGIONAL:

Oregon v. Oral Roberts

CHARLOTTESVILLE SUPER REGIONAL:

(7) Virginia v. (10) Coastal Carolina or Duke

SUPER REGIONAL NUMBER TWO:

(2) Florida or Texas Tech v. (15) S. Carolina

NBA Update

The Heat did what they needed in Denver.  After conceding Game One, an easy 104-93 win for the Nuggets, the Heat rebounded in Game Two.  Down 83-75 going into the last quarter, Miami came charging back for a 111-108 victory.  So the series is tied at one game apiece, with the next two games in Miami.

College Baseball Update

Here's where everything stands as of this morning (seeds in parentheses):

SUPER REGIONAL NUMBER ONE

Winston-Salem Regional:

(1) Wake Forest 12, George Mason 0

Maryland 7, Northeastern 2

George Mason 11, Northeastern 3 (Northeastern eliminated)

(1) Wake Forest 21, Maryland 6

Tuscaloosa Regional:

(16) Alabama 4, Nicholls St. 3

Troy 11, Boston Coll. 10

Boston Coll. 14, Nicholls St. 6 (Nicholls St. eliminated)

(16) Alabama 11, Troy 8

SUPER REGIONAL NUMBER EIGHT

Stanford Regional:

(8) Stanford 13, San Jose St. 2

Texas A & M 12, Cal-St. Fullerton 7

Cal-St. Fullerton 9, San Jose St. 5 (San Jose St. eliminated)

Texas A & M 8, (8) Stanford 5

Coral Gables Regional:

(9) Miami (Fla.) 9, Maine 1

Texas 4, La.-Lafayette 2

La-Lafayette 19, Maine 10 (Maine eliminated)

Texas 4, (9) Miami (Fla.) 1

SUPER REGIONAL NUMBER FIVE

Baton Rouge Regional:

(5) Louisiana St. 7, Tulane 2

Oregon St. 18, Sam Houston St. 2

Sam Houston St. 10, Tulane 2 (Tulane eliminated)

LSU-Oregon St. delayed by rain

Lexington Regional:

(12) Kentucky 4, Ball St. 0

Indiana 12, W. Virginia 6

W. Virginia 13, Ball St. 5 (Ball St. eliminated)

Indiana 5, (12) Kentucky 3

SUPER REGIONAL NUMBER FOUR

Clemson Regional:

(4) Clemson 12, Lipscomb 5

Tennessee 8, Charlotte 1

Charlotte 9, Lipscomb 2 (Lipscomb eliminated)

Tennessee 6, (4) Clemson 5 (14 innings)

Auburn Regional:

Pennsylvania 6, (13) Auburn 3 (11 innings)

Samford 4, So. Mississippi 2 (10 innings)

So. Mississippi 7, (13) Auburn 2 (Auburn eliminated)

Pennsylvania 5, Samford 3

SUPER REGIONAL NUMBER THREE

Fayetteville Regional:

(3) Arkansas 13, Santa Clara 6

Texas Christian 12, Arizona 4

Santa Clara 9, Arizona 3 (Arizona eliminated)

Arkansas-TCU delayed by rain

Terre Haute Regional:

(14) Indiana St. 6, Wright St. 5

Iowa 5, N. Carolina 4

N. Carolina 5, Wright St. 0 (Wright St. eliminated)

(14) Indiana St. 7, Iowa 4

SUPER REGIONAL NUMBER SIX

Nashville Regional:

(6) Vanderbilt 12, E. Illinois 2

Oregon 5, Xavier 4

Xavier 7, E. Illinois 0 (E. Illinois eliminated)

Oregon 8, (6) Vanderbilt 7

Stillwater Regional

Oral Roberts 6, (11) Oklahoma St. 4

Washington 9, Dallas Baptist 5

Dallas Baptist 18, (11) Oklahoma St. 4 (Oklahoma St. eliminated)

Oral Roberts 15, Washington 12

SUPER REGIONAL NUMBER SEVEN

Charlottesville Regional:

(7) Virginia 15, Army 1

E. Carolina 14, Oklahoma 5

Oklahoma 10, Army 1 (Army eliminated)

(7) Virginia 2, E. Carolina 1

Conway Regional:

Rider 11, (10) Coastal Carolina 10 (10 innings)

Duke 12, UNC-Wilmington 3

(10) Coastal Carolina 12, UNC-Wilmington 2 (UNC-Wilmington eliminated)

Duke 2, Rider 1

SUPER REGIONAL NUMBER TWO

Gainesville Regional:

(2) Florida 3, Florida A & M 0

Texas Tech 3, Connecticut 2

Connecticut 9, Florida A & M 6 (Florida A & M eliminated)

Texas Tech 5, (2) Florida 4

Colombia Regional:

(15) S. Carolina 19, Cent. Connecticut 1

N. Carolina St. 5, Campbell 1

Campbell 10, Cent. Connecticut 5 (Cent. Connecticut eliminated)

(15) S. Carolina 6, N. Carolina St. 3

Album Reviews: The Arcs, Da' T.R.U.T.H., Medium Build, Sam Smith

 

Electrophonic Chronic by The Arcs

The Arcs started as a side project for the Black Keys' Dan Auerbach.  They put out an album back in 2015 and were working on this album back in 2018 when their drummer, Richard Swift, died.  They regrouped last year to finish up the album and it came out this January.  It's a fun album and an easy listen.  Would be a good album for a road trip.  

June Madness

We've got college baseball all over the place -- well, at least all over the South -- today.  The NCAA Baseball Tournament has kicked off at 16 regional locations, and there's a lot of drama headed our way.

So far, Kentucky has beaten Ball State 4-0 in the Lexington Regional.  Texas Tech has beaten UConn 3-2 in the Gainesville Regional.  Lots of other teams are playing on ESPNU and ESPN Plus.