How the Omaha Eight stack up by the numbers


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The field is set for Omaha, and before the first pitch is thrown on Friday, we’ve broken down how each team stacks up. Here’s where the Omaha Eight rank in several important categories.

Odds to Win The CWS

  • Arkansas +200
  • LSU +230
  • Coastal Carolina +650
  • Oregon State +650
  • UCLA +850
  • Arizona +1400
  • Louisville +1600
  • Murray State +3500

RPI

  • Arkansas – 5th
  • Oregon State – 7th
    Coastal Carolina – 8th
  • LSU – 10th
  • UCLA – 15th
  • Arizona – 27th
  • Louisville – 32nd
  • Murray State – 88th

Strength of Schedule

  • Arkansas – 12th
  • UCLA – 13th
  • Louisville – 29th
  • Oregon State – 33rd
  • Arizona – 41st
  • LSU – 47th
  • Coastal Carolina – 64th
  • Murray State – 206th

Team ERA

  1. Coastal Carolina – 3.21
  2. LSU – 3.80
  3. Arkansas – 3.91
  4. Oregon St – 4.20
  5. UCLA – 4.41
  6. Arizona – 4.82
  7. Murray State – 5.21
  8. Louisville – 5.35

Batting Average

  1. Arkansas – .313
  2. Murray State – .308
  3. Louisville – .305
  4. LSU – .300
  5. UCLA – .298
  6. Oregon State – .292
  7. Coastal Carolina – .290
  8. Arizona – .285

Home Runs

  1. Arkansas – 124
  2. Oregon State – 103
  3. LSU – 100
  4. Louisville – 83
  5. UCLA – 78
  6. Arizona – 76
  7. Murray State – 75
  8. Coastal Carolina – 66

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