Pat Casey, Rick Vanderhook, Paul Mainieri, Mike Martin and moderator Bill Cousins (Aaron Fitt)

Coaches Draw Upon CWS Experience

As Friday afternoon’s pre-College World Series press conference for Bracket One began, moderator Bill Cousins introduced the four coaches sitting next to him on the dais and rattled off a few accomplishments of their programs. He noted Oregon State’s two national championships, Fullerton’s four titles and LSU’s six. He also mentioned how many trips to Omaha each has made — Florida State leads in that category with 22.

But when it was FSU coach Mike Martin’s turn to make an opening statement, he leaned[…]