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):

1. 
   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
4. 
   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
2. 
   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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Arkansas (@ArkRazorbacks) was the first to do so with a stunning victory over host Florida State.

Leading 7-5 heading to the top of the ninth inning, the Seminoles score three runs to take an 8-7 lead. But the bullpen again doomed Mike Martin’s squad, surrendering a two-run double in the bottom of the ninth to give the Razorbacks a 9-8 walk-off victory and a date in Omaha.

Arkansas is in the CWS for the first time since 2004, having swept Florida State in the Super Regionals that year as well.

Also headed to Omaha are the LSU Tigers (@LSUsports) and Cal State Fullerton Titans (@CSUFAthletics) with wins over Rice and Louisville, respectively.

The three team’s fans are already preparing the BBQ:

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   vpmedical RT @mlbaxley: whooo pig soooieee! razorbacks headed to college world series! 07 Jun 2009 from TweetDeck
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   Ozark_sky @ArkansasTravler See that Hog game today?? Awesome! I was coming out of my skin during the 9th!! Wooo Pig Sooiie! Razorbacks! Omaha Bound! 07 Jun 2009 from web in reply to ArkansasTravler
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   ApesRath We won!!!!!! Cal State Fullerton is going to Omaha for the college baseball world series!!!! Yeeeeaaaaaa!! 07 Jun 2009 from txt
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   jl2440lsu CWS!!!!! THE LSU TIGERS ARE HEADED BACK TO THEIR 2ND HOME!!! GEAUX TIGERS!!! 07 Jun 2009 from web
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   jcranc1 how bout them Tigers! Omaha bound! GEAUX TIGERS! 07 Jun 2009 from web
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   MGHTYDX Cal State Fullerton beat Louisville again. On to Omaha…but try not to fly on American Airlines. You’ll miss your first game. 07 Jun 2009 from web

Yesterday, Ole Miss scored a 4-3 walk-off victory over Virginia in 12 innings. Today, it was the Cavaliers that came away with a 4-3 win, forcing a Game 3 on Sunday.

In the best-of-three series that started Saturday, Texas (10-4 over TCU), Southern Miss (9-7 over Florida), North Carolina (10-1 over East Carolina), and Arizona State (7-4 over Clemson) all picked up their first win.

LSU fans applaud their team's return to the College World Series

(Twitpic by @netnie1067)

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Three SEC teams– Arkansas, LSU, Ole Miss– plus Cal State Fullerton all won their first game in the best-of-three Super Regional format.

The Rebels had the most exciting win when sophomore Matt Smith hit a walk-off solo homerun in the bottom of the twelfth inning giving Ole Miss a 4-3 over Virginia.

Even up to the twelfth inning, it was a beautiful day for baseball in Oxford, Mississippi:

The Rebels and Cavaliers duke it out on a gorgeous day for a baseball game

(Twitpic by @jsg3c)

The victims– Florida State, Rice, Virginia, and Louisville– must now win two straight games in order to book a trip to Omaha.

The host Seminoles fell 7-2 after committing three errors, despite outhitting the Razorbacks (@ArkRazorbacks) on the day. Rice (@riceowlsdotcom) fell 12-9 to LSU (@LSUsports) in Baton Rouge after the Tigers put up six runs in the fifth inning against the Owls.

And finally, the Titans of CSUF (@CSUFAthletics) stomped the Louisville Cardinals 12-0 in the late game.

In addition to these eight teams, eight other start their respective series: East Carolina at North Carolina, Clemson at Arizona State, TCU at Texas, and Southern Miss at Florida.

Here’s a few tweets from across the United States of Twitter:

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   thebrickwall Hotty freakin’ Toddy! Rebs win with a walkoff in the bottom of the 12th to take game one of their super regional over UVA. Great game. 05 Jun 2009 from web
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   ArkRazorbacks FYI – Florida St. lost 1st game of Super Regional then beat Wichita State 2X to advance to CWS. We’re up but it’s not over yet. 06 Jun 2009 from twhirl
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   tick1066 Wow! Geaux LSU Tigers!!!!!!!!!!!!! 06 Jun 2009 from txt
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   FletcherKTBS Big day for SEC: LSU , Arkansas and Ole Miss all win—of course, they would be on the same side of bracket in CWS!! 06 Jun 2009 from web
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   sticker182 Cal state fullerton is kickin ass tonight!!!! Makin us alumni proud!!!! Keep it up guys 06 Jun 2009 from twidroid

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Per NCAA.com, the winners of the following matchups advance to the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska:

GAMES BEGIN FRIDAY, JUNE 5

Louisville (47-16) at No. 2 Cal State Fullerton (45-14)

Arkansas (37-22) at Florida State (45-16)

Virginia (46-12-1) at Mississippi (43-18)

Rice (43-16) at No. 3 LSU (49-16)

GAMES BEGIN SATURDAY, JUNE 6

TCU (39-16) at No. 1 Texas (44-13-1)

Southern Miss. (38-24) at No. 8 Florida (42-20)

Clemson (44-20) at No. 5 Arizona State (47-12)

East Carolina (46-18) at No. 4 North Carolina (45-16)

Clemson celebrates after rallying from four down against Oklahoma State to advance to Super Regional

(Twitpic by @hamiltonevans)

Many fans were happy after a tense, heart-pounding few days:

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   CWS2009 RT @TheCBB Congrats to Clemson RT @DiamondHeels Clemson holds on to beat Oklahoma St 6-5, advances to face Arizona State in super regionals 02 Jun 2009 from web
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   ArkRazorbacks The Hogs and Seminoles will be the first game played of all the Super Regionals, and on ESPN to boot. 11am central first pitch each day 02 Jun 2009 from web
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   melissatsang http://bit.ly/1Blhqj 2009 NCAA Baseball: “Rice wins third-straight game against the ropes to advance to Super Regionals” – GO OWLS! 02 Jun 2009 from web
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   bryceless How ’bout them Pirates baby?!?!??!?!!!! One Carolina down, one more to go! Super regionals, here we come!!! 02 Jun 2009 from web
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   RScottWilliams Upcoming NCAA Super Regionals: ACC, SEC and Conference USA represent 11 of the 16 teams. 02 Jun 2009 from web
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   skjartjewelry Just in from an awesome baseball game at Ole Miss. The Rebels won! Look forward to the super regionals next weekend against Virginia. 02 Jun 2009 from web
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   JerronCarney my Golden Chickens advanced to the super regionals!! – 1st time ever – Miracles still do happen. 02 Jun 2009 from web

Several notable, highly-seeded teams (Georgia Tech, Oklahoma, UC Irvine) lost in the four-team regional format to the surprise of some and the dismay of others:

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   ESPNDariNowkhah Wow – OU getting BLASTED! 11-0 Razorbacks in the 9th – looks like a SuperRegional for Arkansas… But the Dodgers are rolling! 01 Jun 2009 from web
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   singingbell Just got home from Irvine; result of regional not what I hoped for, but I’m so proud of the Anteaters on a fantastic year 01 Jun 2009 from web
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   Storm_Shadow7 I’m glad to know that Georgia Tech has to whine when they are playing us cause we’re kickin their A**! 02 Jun 2009 from web

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