SEC dominates College World Series with record 5 teams; Troy seeks to prove its worth as first-time participant
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Eric Olson
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The SEC has a record five teams in the College World Series, but the tournament also features first-time participants Troy and West Virginia. Troy, which received one of the last four at-large bids, is looking to prove it belongs on college baseball's biggest stage. The article covers the bracket matchups including North Carolina vs. Mississippi and the all-SEC Bracket 2 with Oklahoma, Alabama, Georgia, and Texas.
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· 3 pulledThe Southeastern Conference has a record five teams in the College World Series, and the last six national champions hail from the conference.
But it's not just the same old, same old this year, not with Troy (38-30) and West Virginia (45-15) squaring off in Friday's opener as first-time participants on college baseball's biggest stage.
Troy received one of the last four at-large bids for the 64-team NCAA Tournament. But don't call the Trojans a Cinderella.
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