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Final CWS Slots Secured

Final CWS Slots Secured

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The Southeastern Conference flexed its baseball muscles with Auburn and Arkansas posting blowout wins in the deciding games of their super regionals and giving their league a record-tying four teams in the College World Series.

Auburn scored 13 runs in the top of the first inning to start a 14-7 win over host North Carolina, sending the Tigers to the CWS for the first time since 1997.

Arkansas beat Mississippi 14-1 and heads back to Omaha for the second straight year.

The College World Series begins Saturday:

Saturday, June 15 Game 1 Texas Tech vs. Michigan 1 p.m. ESPN
Saturday, June 15 Game 2 Arkansas vs. Florida State 6 p.m. ESPN
Sunday, June 16 Game 3 Vanderbilt vs. Louisville 1 p.m. ESPN
Sunday, June 16 Game 4 Mississippi State vs. Auburn 6:30 p.m. ESPN2