College World Series

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Summer is officially here, and that means that America's Pastime is in full swing!  The College World Series is back and is almost down to the Final 4!  The University of Texas, Austin, Florida, North Carolina, Vanderbilt, Virginia, South Carolina, the University of California, Berkeley, and Texas A&M are the only teams remaining in Division 1.  Congratulations to those teams!

A little history on the College World Series (CWS)...it began in 1947, with the first two years having the final games played in Kalamazoo, Michigan.  The inaugural winners were the Cal Bears, who defeated Yale 8-7 to become champions.  In 1949 the CWS moved to Wichita, Kansas, before finally settling down in Omaha, Nebraska in 1950.  The CWS has remained in Omaha since 1950, with the games being played almost entirely at Rosenblatt Stadium (1950-2010).  This year, 2011, marks the first year that the games are being played at the new stadium in Omaha, TD Ameritrade Park.  You can find some more interesting facts about the CWS at The College World Series of Omaha Website.