College Baseball Regional Previews: Louisville, KY

Louisville Regional 1. Louisville Cardinals (44-15) vs 4. Indiana Hoosiers (32-25) 2. Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders (43-16) vs 3. Vanderbilt Commodores (34-25) Winner to take on champion of Fullerton Regional. The 2009 Louisville Regional may prove to be one of the most interesting tournaments in this year's road to Omaha. This region contains four teams that are all solid but does not have a team that is clearly dominant. The top seed Louisville is certainly the favorite on paper with solid pitching and a high octane offense; however, the explosive lineup of the #2 seed MTSU Blue Raiders stand ready to make their presence known in 2009. That being said, the pitching advantage of this tournament likely belongs to the lower seeds, #3 Vanderbilt and #4 Indiana. So, if you adhere to the old adage that pitching wins championships, you certainly cannot count these teams out. Does good pitching beat good hitting more often than not? This regional should go a long way in answering that question in this extremely well balanced set of teams. ...more...