The SEC had a strong showing in the Super Regionals getting a couple teams through to Omaha though Florida and Ole Miss fell short of expectations.

On the first day at the College World Series from Rosenblatt Stadium, the conference provided a two winners– Arkansas over Cal State Fullerton, and LSU over Virginia, per NCAA.com.

Arkansas 10, Cal State Fullerton 6

In the first game of the CWS (@CWS2009) during the afternoon, lower-seeded Arkansas (@ArkRazorbacks) scored five runs in the fourth inning behind a two-single  from Scott Lyons and a three-run homer from Andy Wilkins– all with two outs.

Cal State Fullerton and Arkansas ready for 10 days of baseball in Omaha

(Twitpic by @MCormack)

The upstart Razorbacks are on a roll and didn’t mind facing the four-time national champion Titans (@CSUFAthletics):

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   toddlmartin BOOM AGAIN! Calling the Hogs in Omaha! Cal State goes down and Razorbacks give Van Horn his 1st CWS win!! 13 Jun 2009 from UberTwitter
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   ep_scarlett Tigers win! Razorbacks win! Awesome day for the SEC at the CWS. 14 Jun 2009 from TwitterFox
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   keithcavey I thought Arkansas and LSU were both very impressive in victory on Day 1 of the CWS. Cal State Fullerton’s performance was disappointing… 14 Jun 2009 from HootSuite
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   dodgerdog13 CSUF lost to the Razorbacks, my Titans have to win Monday or come home. 14 Jun 2009 from web

LSU 9, Virginia 5

The Tigers (@LSUsports) continued their dominance in the post-season by hitting two homeruns during the fifth inning– one a three-run shot by Sean Ochinko– to pick up a win over the Cavaliers in the Saturday nightcap.

1. 
   Flowdaddy So Uva lost…. That sux …. We are down But not out.. Go wahoos keep the faith and stay strong. 14 Jun 2009 from web
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   LeslieCaro ugh. well played, tigers, well played. not over yet for the wahoos. 14 Jun 2009 from web
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   drj416 Gotta love the CWS!! Geaux Tigers 14 Jun 2009 from web
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   heismylove OH YEA OH YEA WE WON WE WON!!! 9 TO 5 9 TO 5 I SOOOO TOLD YAL THAT LSU WOULD OWN OMAHA!!!!! OH YEA WE WON!!! 14 Jun 2009 from web

Arkansas (40-22) will face off with LSU (52-16) in the winner’s bracket on Monday night, while Fullerton (47-15) must face Virginia (48-14-1) at 2 p.m. on the same day.

LSU and Virginia play the night game at Rosenblatt Stadium

(Twitpic by @CodyFDennis)

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