UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA AND UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA – OMAHA BOUND

Every year college teams take the field with one goal in mind — to make the trip to Omaha. Two of our sponsored teams, the University of Virginia and the University of South Carolina will play in Omaha at the College World Series this Sunday. This has been an exceptional year for Rawlings sponsored teams and it is about to get even better with the National Coverage we are slated to get on ESPN.

The University of Virginia went 2-1 in Super Regionals against UC Irvine to maintain the #1 seed at the College World Series. The games were incredible, and made for one of the best stories in baseball. Virginia was down one run in the bottom of the ninth with two outs and one pitch away from the end of their season when David Coleman hit a line drive single to center. Then, Jared King hit a line drive back up the middle off UC Irvine’s ace, Matt Summers’ leg. Rattled by the play, Summers threw four straight balls to walk pinch hitter Reed Gragnani, which loaded the bases. That’s when the magic happened. Chris Taylor hit a line drive up the middle and two runners scored, allowing Virginia to make their second appearance in Omaha in 3 years.

The University of South Carolina (defending National Champions) went 2-0 in Super Regionals closing out Connecticut’s season. In the first game, Connecticut was out early with a 1-0 lead in the first, but then was shut out the rest of the way. With the hitting abilities of South Carolina and the power of the Rawlings 5150 in their hands, South Carolina put up five unmatched runs to win the first game 5-1. The second game was similar with Connecticut taking an early lead 2-0 in the second only to get trumped by 8 unmatched runs. In the end, South Carolina will have the chance to defend their National title and show everyone why they choose Rawlings.

The College World Series games start on Saturday @ 1 p.m. (Central) for some teams, but kicks off Sunday for Virginia and South Carolina.

MUST WATCH TV - So cut your grass early, walk your dog, or do whatever else you have to do before the games start on Sunday. You’ll want to re-arrange your schedule to make sure you have a front row seat to see your brand all over the TV screen.

Rawlings-sponsored school Virginia takes on California @ 1 p.m. (Central) Sunday. At 6 p.m. Rawlings-sponsored school South Carolina hits the field against Texas A&M @ 6 p.m. (central) Sunday