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Roundup: Dogs, Hogs, Horns punch tickets
By The Associated Press
SUPER REGIONALS:
Scoreboard & Schedule
Team
Sketches
RECAPS:
Saturday
Friday
REGIONALS REVIEW:
Monday Wrap-up
Sunday Recaps
Saturday Recaps
Friday Recaps
Georgia 5, Georgia Tech 3
ATLANTA Jonathan Wyatt hit a
two-run homer in the eighth inning and Georgia beat Georgia Tech 5-3 on
Saturday to sweep the NCAA super regional and reach the College World
Series.
Wyatt's homer, the first of
his freshman season, gave the Bulldogs (43-21) their second trip to Omaha in
the last four years.
Bo Lanier (4-1) pitched the
eighth in relief of Sean Ruthven, who allowed only Mike Trapani's two-run
double in seven innings. That gave the Yellow Jackets (44-21) a 2-1 lead,
but Georgia scored two runs in the seventh and eighth innings to take the
best-of-three series 2-0.
Wyatt, a little-used
outfielder inserted into the lineup in place of Kyle Keen, finished 3-for-4.
His home run came off Brian Burks (8-6), who took over for Andrew Kown in
the seventh.
Arkansas 4,
Florida State 2
FAYETTEVILLE Charley Boyce
held Florida State to one run in 5 2/3 innings and Jake Dugger homered and
drove in two runs to send Arkansas to the College World Series.
Boyce (10-2) allowed five hits
and hit three batters before he was relieved by Trey Holloway. Jay Sawatski
got five outs for his seventh save.
Eddie Cannon (9-7) pitched
into the ninth inning, retiring 16 of 17 at one point, but allowed four
runs, though just two were earned. He gave up six hits and struck out six.
The Seminoles had two dropped
flyballs and a throwing error by Cannon in Arkansas's three-run third
inning.
Stephen Drew, a first-round
pick in baseball's amateur draft this week, finished the series 1-for-9. The
Razorbacks, who will play Texas on Friday in Omaha, Neb., set an NCAA Super
Regional attendance record for an on-campus game with 10,027 at Baum
Stadium.
Texas 10, Vanderbilt 2
AUSTIN Top-seeded Texas
clinched its third straight trip to the College World Series with a sweep of
Vanderbilt.
After beating Vanderbilt 15-3
in Friday's opener of the super regional, the Longhorns (55-13) jumped ahead
in the first inning Saturday on Curtis Thigpen's home run. Thigpen finished
3-for-4 with 3 RBI.
Drew Stubbs' two-run homer off
Ryan Mullins (9-2) in the fourth made it 4-0, but Vanderbilt (45-19) scored
twice in the bottom of the fifth to pull to 4-2.
The Longhorns are headed to
their 31st World Series, where they will play Arkansas on Friday. Texas
added a run in the seventh and four more in the eighth.
Sam LeCure (9-3) gave up two
runs in 5 1/3 innings while striking out five for the win.
Miami 8, Florida 7
CORAL GABLES Miami scored
six unearned runs on five Florida errors then held on to win the opening
game of the best-of-3 super regional.
Leading 5-4 entering the
seventh, the Hurricanes (48-11) scored three runs on three errors, two by
Gators starter Justin Hoyman (11-2) on sacrifice attempts.
The Gators' Justin Tordi hit a
two-run homer and C.J. Smith had an RBI double in the eight but reliever
Danny Gil struck out Ben Harrison to end inning with the tying run on
second.
Gil then pitched a perfect
ninth for his fifth save. Ricky Orta (2-0) got two outs for the win.
Florida (43-21) also made
several miscues on the basepaths, including having a runner picked off third
with no outs in the second and a runner caught off second on a flyout for an
inning-ending double play in the sixth.
Long Beach
State 9, Arizona 4
LONG BEACH Troy Tulowitzki
hit a two-run homer for Long Beach State to force a third game.
The 49ers scored three
unearned runs in the sixth inning off starter Kevin Guyette to take a 5-3
lead. Tulowitzki started off their four-run seventh inning with a homer that
chased Guyette (6-7).
Cesar Ramos (12-4) allowed
four runs on eight hits in 6 1/3 innings.
Long Beach (40-20) last played
in the College World Series in 1998. Arizona (34-25-1) hasn't played at
Omaha, Neb., since winning the 1986 NCAA championship.
LSU 11, Texas A&M 8
BATON ROUGE J.C. Holt and
Ryan Patterson each homered and drove in three runs for LSU.
The Aggies took a 5-0 lead in
the first inning against starter Nate Bumstead.
Patterson's solo shot off
Robert Ray (2-2) tied the game in the sixth after Texas A&M's Cliff
Pennington hit a two-run homer to give the Aggies a 7-6 lead in the top
half.
Jason Determann (6-4), got the
win with six innings of relief. He allowed three runs, two earned. Jordan
Faircloth got his fourth save for the Tigers (45-17).
South
Carolina 4, East Carolina 2
COLUMBIA Matt Campbell
pitched five shutout innings for South Carolina before a long rain delay
forced him out.
The Gamecocks (49-15) have won
17 of 19 and are just one win away from their third straight trip to the
College World Series.
South Carolina took a 2-0 lead
on Landon Powell's RBI single and Steven Tolleson's bunt before a four-hour,
28-minute rain delay after the fifth inning.
Campbell (10-4) allowed four
hits and struck out six.
East Carolina (51-12)
stranded six runners in the first five innings.
Greg Bunn (10-1) allowed two earned runs on five hits and struck out eight
over five innings.
Steven Pearce homered off Matt
Bishop's second pitch after the delay and Mike Campbell hit an RBI single.
East Carolina scored twice in the eighth, but Chad Blackwell got four outs
for his 18th save.
Cal State
Fullerton 9, Tulane 0
FULLERTON Jason Windsor
pitched eight shutout innings, and Cal State Fullerton pounded out 19 hits
in the opening game of the super regional.
Windsor (11-4) gave up five
hits, struck out seven and walked none. Clark Hardman and Felipe Garcia both
had three hits, and every Titans starter had at least one hit.
Brian Bogusevic (9-6) took the
loss for Tulane.
The Titans (41-21), who have
won 28 of their last 33, have advanced to the College World Series 12 times
_ winning the national title in 1979, `84 and `95.
Tulane (41-20) is 0-7 against
Cal State Fullerton all-time, and has reached the CWS only in 2001.
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The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be
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02/23/2007 10:37:18 AM
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