2024 College World Series

[iamjacobm]

Dang I don’t remember them ever having that big of a ferris wheel set up, at least not in dead center.

Scroll up and see the posts from Wednesday 2017 slightly diff location. Brad has a photo of this year too.

Thanks, I guess I buzzed right by that convo!

[mrsticka]

North Carolina beat Virginia 3-2 on a walk-off run. So they'll advance to the next round while Virginia is forced into an elimination game.

[mrsticka]

And now Tennessee just beat Florida State on a walk-off 12-11. Incredible!

[nebugeater]

And now we are Three for Three with walk off's
Kentucky Beats NC State 5-4 in the 10th

[mrsticka]

That’s never happened before in the CWS.

[mrsticka]

It looks like the next game, Florida/Texas A&M, has been postponed to tomorrow morning at 10:00 AM.

[Brad]

It looks like the next game, Florida/Texas A&M, has been postponed to tomorrow morning at 10:00 AM.

Nope, the tarp is coming off now, gates are open and first pitch is planned for 10:15pm tonight. Radio will come back on the air at 10:10pm tonight.

[mrsticka]

It looks like the next game, Florida/Texas A&M, has been postponed to tomorrow morning at 10:00 AM.

Nope, the tarp is coming off now, gates are open and first pitch is planned for 10:15pm tonight. Radio will come back on the air at 10:10pm tonight.

Oh, yeah. I saw that. Oops! Sorry. It’s going to be a very late game.

[Brad]

My photos from Game 5:

[thenewguy]

i wonder what attendance has been so far this year. Seems like the crowds are good.

We went to the field thursday morning and watched the UNC kids practice. They were all pretty nice, many of them spent a good deal of time signing autographs, which was very cool. Talked to one of the pitcher's moms and she said this was her first time in Omaha and when i told her that we were from here, she said "y'all are so lucky, this is great!"

[nebugeater]

i wonder what attendance has been so far this year. Seems like the crowds are good.

We went to the field thursday morning and watched the UNC kids practice. They were all pretty nice, many of them spent a good deal of time signing autographs, which was very cool. Talked to one of the pitcher's moms and she said this was her first time in Omaha and when i told her that we were from here, she said "y'all are so lucky, this is great!"

Today's Sunday day game looked on TV to have a lot of empty seats. Think that is typical for that time slot though.

[CBJason]

i wonder what attendance has been so far this year. Seems like the crowds are good.

We went to the field thursday morning and watched the UNC kids practice. They were all pretty nice, many of them spent a good deal of time signing autographs, which was very cool. Talked to one of the pitcher's moms and she said this was her first time in Omaha and when i told her that we were from here, she said "y'all are so lucky, this is great!"

Today's Sunday day game looked on TV to have a lot of empty seats. Think that is typical for that time slot though.

Was there for game 1 today. There were some empty seats. I’ve always thought that to be fairly normal for that time slot as an elimination game. Especially when it was as hot as it was today!

[almighty_tuna]

i wonder what attendance has been so far this year. Seems like the crowds are good.

If you follow Rob Anderson on X, aside from being a living sports encyclopedia of statistics, he'll also post attendance numbers. Last night he updated:

Tonight's attendance is 25,140, the largest Session 6 crowd since 25,620 in 2013.
Brings the total to 148,884 for the MCWS, the most through 6 sessions since at least 2004.

[Big E]

I dunno... I was at session 1 Friday afternoon and the consensus was the stadium was a little more than half full.... ?? Upper upper decks basically empty, upper deck not half full (though lots of people may have been inside the club in the AC), lower deck was packed in the last ±10 rows in the shade all around, and below that and in the outfield LOTS of empty seats. There couldn't be that many people wandering the councourse in the shade that long.

Maybe 2/3 full? I think sometimes they report "tickets sold" as attendance.

[skinzfan23]

I think "tickets sold" is always the attendance for most sporting events.

[Linkin5]

I think "tickets sold" is always the attendance for most sporting events.

Yeah that is pretty standard.

[Greg S]

Tickets to the CWS are usually pretty expensive and very hard to come by.

They have been mentioning on the radio that limited tickets are still available.

[Greg S]

As I suspected there are lot of Kentucky fans that made the trip. If they start coming even semi regularly they would be in the Mississippi State and LSU number of fans.

My connecting flight to Omaha on Friday was in Atlanta. We had a bunch of fans from the different schools on it. Kentucky had the most but next was a health contingent from Florida. First time I think I had been on a flight to Omaha and there were very few other Omahans on it.

Greg

[Flyer14]

Caglianone is one of the greatest college hitters of all time, and he is on fire right now. I can't believe that NC State pitched to him in that scenario with a base open. We will see if that is enough run support for Florida to stay alive!

[CBJason]

It seems like there is a large contingent of Texas A&M fans also.

[Big E]

I think "tickets sold" is always the attendance for most sporting events.

Yeah that is pretty standard.

That's not the case any more with modern ticketing systems. There is literally real time data available on how many people have gone through the turnstiles.

To be fiar, what the venue/event reports is a different story, certainly.

It's just the reverse version of Memorial Stadium's sellout streak, where there's been obvious gaps in the seats over the last decade but the games are still sellouts.

[Brad]

Already pushed back the second game today:

OMAHA, NE – Game 10 of the 2024 NCAA Men’s College World Series has been postponed due to impending inclement weather.

Game 10, an elimination game between Kentucky and Florida, is now scheduled to be played at 10 a.m. Central time on Wednesday, June 19. By moving game 10 to Wednesday, game 11 will now start at 2 p.m. Central time on Wednesday with game 12 starting at 6 p.m. Central time. All three games will air on ESPN. Gates for game 10 will open at 9 a.m. Central. Parking lots surrounding Charles Schwab Field Omaha and the stadium box office will open at 8 a.m. Central time. Game tickets for games 10, 11 and 12 are still valid when those games are played.

[Mr.Nuke]

Already pushed back the second game today:

I'd be surprised if they get all 3 in tomorrow based on the lingering morning rain in the forecast right now.

[skinzfan23]

Yeah that is pretty standard.

That's not the case any more with modern ticketing systems. There is literally real time data available on how many people have gone through the turnstiles.

[/quote]
I follow sporting events all the time and the tickets sold is still how they count attendance. Yes, they also keep a tally of the number of scanned tickets, but tickets sold is still the way attendance is counted.

I love Creighton basketball and they average around 17,000 per game, but there are quite a few early season games where there are probably only 13,000 or so there.

[FishFighter92]

Already pushed back the second game today:

I'd be surprised if they get all 3 in tomorrow based on the lingering morning rain in the forecast right now.

Surprise!

[Greg S]

Yeah that is pretty standard.

That's not the case any more with modern ticketing systems. There is literally real time data available on how many people have gone through the turnstiles.

I follow sporting events all the time and the tickets sold is still how they count attendance. Yes, they also keep a tally of the number of scanned tickets, but tickets sold is still the way attendance is counted.

I love Creighton basketball and they average around 17,000 per game, but there are quite a few early season games where there are probably only 13,000 or so there.
[/quote]


Yeah same with Nebraska football and basketball. The attendance numbers publicly released are tickets sold. Many times there are thousands less actually there, and they do know that figure as well.


Greg

[CBJason]

Yeah I’m pretty sure the arena/stadium PA announcers specifically say ‘ paid attendance’.

[mrsticka]

Texas A&M beat Florida last night. So it’s going to be Texas A&M and Tennessee in the finals.

[Brad]

My favorite photo from last night:

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Game 11 Photos:


Game 12 Photos:

[almighty_tuna]

Great shots, Brad!

[Greg S]

If I am running Tennessee's social media, or a die hard fan, I getting the will Trev Alberts win his first national title at A and M in Nebraska narrative out there.

[Brad]

Great shots, Brad!

Thanks! Got some more tonight, they should be uploaded by morning.

Here is a quick flyover pic:

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[mrsticka]

Texas A&M took Game 1 of the CWS Finals last night 9-5. Game 2 is this afternoon on ABC.

If Texas A&M wins again, they’ll win the national championship. But if Tennessee wins, they’ll force a Game 3.

[Brad]

My photos from last night's game:

[skinzfan23]

Tickets for todays game are $217 for the cheapest ones.

[Louie]

Tickets for todays game are $217 for the cheapest ones.

Are the games at full capacity or has scalping just |expletive| this up for everyone?

[Brad]

Tickets for todays game are $217 for the cheapest ones.

Rusty Lord posted a screen shot on Facebook the other day where they where the cheapest was nearly $500.

Are the games at full capacity or has scalping just |expletive| this up for everyone?

Most Games have been really full. Last night was a sellout.

[mrsticka]

Tennessee leads 4-1 going into the bottom of the 8th.

[mrsticka]

Game's over. Tennessee won 4-1. So tomorrow will be Game 3. Winner-take-all, do-or-die.

[Brad]

My photos from yesterday's game: