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College World Series 2013: X-Factors in Game 2 of Mississippi State vs. UCLA

Published by Kyle Newport on June 25, 2013

The UCLA Bruins are one win away from their first NCAA baseball championship, and their pitching will be the biggest X-factor in Game 2 of the College World Series against the Mississippi State Bulldogs on Tuesday night in Omaha, Neb.

UCLA beat Mississippi State 3-1 in Game 1 on Monday (recap courtesy of the Los Angeles Times). The Bruins had great pitching yet again and are now one win away from making history.

The Bruins (48-17) have won 10 straight games, including all nine postseason games. Mississippi State (51-19) lost for only the second time in 10 games. The good news for Bulldogs fans is that their team hasn't lost back-to-back games since early May.

All of the pressure is on Mississippi State right now. This is a team that knocked off Oregon State twice in the postseason, and the players better come ready to play.

Let's take a look at what the biggest X-factor for each team will be.

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