Thursday, June 25, 2009

Top Ten Photos from 2009 CWS

Below are my top ten photos from the preliminary round of the 2009 College World Series.

1. LSU's Mikie Mahtook makes a diving catch in center field for the second out in the top of the second inning of game 1. This catch was ESPN's #2 play of the day. The rest of this series of photos is posted here.

2009-06-13 0202a - Mahtook Diving Catch 9967

2. Brett Eibner's ninth inning home run to tie up game 9 in the top of the ninth inning. The Arkansas Razorbacks went on to win the game in twelve innings. The rest of this series of photos is posted here.

2009-06-17 0909a - Eibner HR 3179

3. Connor Rowe's bottom of the ninth, game winning solo home run in game 12. This blast eliminated ASU and put Texas in the finals. The rest of this series of photos is posted here.

2009-06-19 1209b - Rowe HR 4384

4. Cameron Rupp's monster home run over the batter's eye in dead center field to tie up game 12 with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning. The rest of this series of photos is posted here.

2009-06-19 1209b - Rupp HR 4344

5. Michael Ewing's two-run home run in the top of the fifth inning of game 4, pulling underdog Southern Mississippi even with Texas 2-2. The rest of this series of photos is posted here.

2009-06-14 0405a - Ewing HR 1033

6. Sothern Mississippi's Taylor Walker is thrown out diving in to first in game 4. The rest of this series of photos is posted here.

2009-06-14 0405a - Play at first 1072

7. North Carolina's Dustin Ackley puts out ASU's Johnny Ruettiger on a pick off play to end the top of the fourth inning of game 3. The rest of this series of photos is posted here.

2009-06-14 0304a - Pick Off 0207

8. Kole Calhoun hits a grand slam in game 10 to put ASU on the board and tie the game up 4-4. The rest of this series of photos is posted here.

2009-06-18 1005b - Calhoun Grand Slam 3749

9. LSU's Sean Ochinko hits a three-run homer run in the bottom of the fifth inning of game 2, giving the Tigers a 6-5 lead over Virginia. The rest of this series of photos is posted here.

2009-06-13 0205b - Ochinko HR 0222

10. ASU's Kole Calhoun hits a three-run home run in the top of the tenth inning off of North Carolina's Brian Moran, putting ASU up 5-1. This home run proved to be the game winner, when ASU won 5-2 in ten innings. This was Kole Calhoun's first of three home runs in the 2009 College World Series. The entire series of photos of this home run is posted here.

2009-06-14 0310a - Calhoun HR 0739

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