Not sure if anyone else is following this…
Nationally ranked 89th in the RPI going into Regionals. Only qualified because they won the WAC tournament. Beat the host and #1 seed (Long Beach State) and the #2 seed 2 out of 3 to advance.
Had to beat Arizona State (#3 nationally) in their home stadium in the Super-regionals.
In Omaha they beat the #2 and #6 national teams and then beat the #8 national team two out of three. Along the way they eliminated the WCC champ, the PAC-10 champ, the SEC champ, and the ACC #3 team. They also had wins against the Big West #2 and C-USA champ.
They have been on the road for 40+ days.
They are the lowest seeded team to win any NCAA title in any sport.
Congratulations to Fresno State Baseball - the 2008 NCAA National Champions. With all of the negative publicity surrounding the university lately it was great to see the community rally around these guys. What a roller-coaster.
Ol’Gaffer (Fresno State '98)