OMAHA, Neb. — Mark this down for future reference. The Men’s College World Series hasn’t matched the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds in 24 years, going back to 1999.
But here we have No. 1 Wake Forest 2-0 on one side of the bracket, and No. 2 Florida 2-0 on the other side. Is Omaha about to witness something it hasn’t seen this century?
Depends. LSU could spoil the plot if the Tigers can knock off Wake Forest twice the next two days. LSU was ranked No. 1 much of this season so the Tigers are pretty big fish themselves. Wake Forest must be feeling some pressurized urgency Wednesday night because if the Demon Deacons lose, they could well be looking down the business end of Paul Skenes’ famous fastball on Thursday.