March To Omaha: Mark Etheridge’s Super Regional Diary
AnalysisRoad Dogs
Tuesday, June 14, 2:20 pm CT
I’ve had a couple of questions on how the road teams had so much success this weekend so I checked it out. Yes, the six road wins in the Supers are the most ever. In 2016, five road teams won. That was the record.
- Coastal Carolina beat LSU
- TCU beat Texas A&M
- Arizona beat Mississippi State
- UCSB beat Louisville
- Oklahoma State beat South Carolina
That was the closest precedent. Home teams win 71% of super regionals. In five different seasons, only one road team won (2011, 2007, 2002, 2001, and 1999).
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