2010 College World Series Schedule Released

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FROM NCAA RELEASE

OMAHA—The game times and pairings for the first two days of the Men’s College World Series have been announced. The 64th MCWS will be played at Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha from June 19-29/30.

The first game on Saturday is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. (CT) and features the only first time participant TCU (51-12) and Florida St. (47-18). Saturday’s second game pits No. 6 national seed UCLA (48-14) against No.3 national seed Florida (47-15), and is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. (CT)

The doubleheader on Sunday features South Carolina (48-15) vs. Oklahoma (49-16) at 1 p.m. (CT), and Clemson (43-23) squaring off against No. 1 national seed Arizona St. (52-8) at 6 p.m. (CT)

The losers of Saturday’s two games will play one another at 3:30 p.m. (CT) on Monday, while Saturday’s winners face off at 8 p.m. (CT) Monday. The losers of Sunday’s games will play each other at 3:30 p.m. (CT) on Tuesday, while Sunday’s winners meet Tuesday at 8 p.m. (CT)

The winners of the two brackets will play best-of-three championship finals, with the first game set for 6 p.m. (CT) on Monday, June 28. The second game is scheduled for 6 p.m. (CT) on Tuesday, June 29, while the third and deciding game (if necessary) is slated for 6 p.m. (CT) on Wednesday, June 30. Every Men’s College World Series game will be televised live by ESPN or ESPN2, and all are available in high-definition.

2010 COLLEGE WORLD SERIES SCHEDULE

Saturday, June 19

Game 1 – 1 p.m. (ESPN HD) (V) Florida St. (47-18) vs. (H) TCU (51-12)

Game 2 – 6 p.m. (ESPN HD) (V) No. 6 UCLA (48-14) vs. (H) No. 3 Florida (47-15)

Sunday, June 20

Game 3 – 1 p.m. (ESPN HD) (V) South Carolina (48-15) vs. (H) Oklahoma (49-16)

Game 4 – 6 p.m. (ESPN2 HD) (V) Clemson (43-23) vs. (H) No. 1 Arizona St. (52-8)

Monday, June 21

Game 5 – 3:30 p.m. (ESPN2 HD) Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2

Game 6 – 8 p.m. (ESPN2 HD) Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2

Tuesday, June 22

Game 7 – 3:30 p.m. (ESPN2 HD) Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4

Game 8 – 8 p.m. (ESPN2 HD) Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4

Wednesday, June 23

Game 9 – 6 p.m. (ESPN2 HD) Winner Game 5 vs. Loser Game 6

Thursday, June 24

Game 10 – 6 p.m. (ESPN2 HD) Winner Game 7 vs. Loser Game 8

Friday, June 25

Game 11 – 3:30 p.m. (ESPN2 HD) Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 6

Game 12 – 8 p.m. (ESPN2 HD) Winner Game 10 vs. Winner Game 8

Saturday, June 26

Game 13 – 1 p.m. (ESPN HD) or 6 p.m. (ESPN HD) Game 13 will be necessary if the winner of Game 9 also wins Game 11. If it is the only game scheduled for that day, the game will start at 6 p.m.

Game 14 – 6 p.m. (ESPN HD) Game 14 will be necessary if the winner of Game 10 also wins Game 12. If it is the only game scheduled for that day, the game will start at 6 p.m.

Sunday, June 27

No games scheduled

MEN’S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES FINALS

Monday, June 28

Game 1 – 6 p.m. (ESPN HD) Bracket One Winner vs. Bracket Two Winner

Tuesday, June 29

Game 2 – 6 p.m. (ESPN HD) Bracket One Winner vs. Bracket Two Winner

Wednesday, June 30

Game 3 – 6 p.m. (ESPN HD) Bracket One Winner vs. Bracket Two Winner

(if necessary)

ALL TIMES CENTRAL