College Baseball

College baseball is gaining in popularity. It's always been fairly big in places like Southern California, Florida, Texas, and South Carolina; but now, it's becoming more popular in the major and some of the mid-major conferences all across the country. Fan interest is growing. And now, when a colege baseball coach is fired or hired, it's actually considered big sports news. This year, Vanderbilt won the regular season SEC baseball championship and the SEC tournament. Vandy was ranked Number One in the country virtually all year. Unfortunately, they were knocked out of the NCAA tournament last night by Michigan by the score of 4--3 in ten innings in a regional final in Nashville; so they won't be in the College World Series. Still, it was a great season for the black and gold. I believe college baseball will continue to grow in fan support and over-all popularity. The college game still has a ways to go, though. Even though Vanderbilt was the top-ranked team in the country, you couldn't find their game with Michigan on radio or TV last night--unless you lived in Nashville or perhaps near Ann Arbor! There was a college regional tournament game on Fox Sports; but it didn't feature Vandy. That was a little strange. Still, I look forward to the increased visibility of the college game--even if they do use those funny-sounding bats!