Don’t flush the fish, or get down on the South Carolina Baseball team. Arkansas beat South Carolina 2-1 at the College World Series on Monday night. It was the Gamecocks’ first loss in the national tournament in 23 games.
The streak had to end sometime. Twenty-two postseason wins in a row is something to be celebrated. Back-to-back National Championships is an accomplishment that should be praised. There is still a lot of baseball to play in Omaha and the talent Ray Tanner has assembled could take us to the title series again.
Some might say luck has a lot to do with winning 12 straight games in Omaha but I say talent and good coaching has more to do with it. On some nights the ball just doesn’t find a hole or a opposing pitcher just has it working. Well, tonight wasn’t the Gamecocks night.
USC will now play Kent State on Wednesday and get a chance to redeem themselves; heck, start a new streak.
We never thought after losing to Oklahoma two years ago the Gamecocks could win the National Championship and a first baseman named Michael Roth would emerge from the crowd to lead the way. Lets see what happens this year. Keep the faith.
I have a feeling a team coached by Ray Tanner is never down and out until the finial pitch of the last out.
The “3 peat” journey is still on and the fish is angry so you better “Fear the Fish” for real now….Go Gamecocks!
Side note….ESPN just make sure Orel Hershiser is not in the booth for the game, he is terrible at his job.
