Saturday, June 01, 2002
Friday's NCAA Regional Baseball Capsules
The Associated Press
Lincoln Regional
Nebraska 7, Wisconsin-Milwaukee 2
LINCOLN, Neb. — Jeff Blevins hit a three-run homer and Brian Duensing pitched 6 2/3 innings of scoreless relief as Nebraska beat Wisconsin-Milwaukee 7-2 Friday, the opening day of the NCAA baseball regionals.
John Grose and Jed Morris added solo homers for the Cornhuskers (43-18), who are trying to advance to the College World Series for the second straight year.
Duensing (6-1) relieved starter Aaron Marsden in the third inning and allowed the Panthers (36-19) three hits the rest of the game.
Marist 5, SW Missouri St. 4, 11 innings
LINCOLN, Neb. — Tim Allen led off the 11th inning with a home run and Marist beat Southwest Missouri State 5-4.
Marist (41-12) blew a 4-1 lead in the eighth inning, but Allen regained it when he drove the first pitch from Shaun Marcum (4-2) over the fence in left for his eighth homer.
Ryan Kondratowicz (6-0) hit a batter and allowed a one-out single in the bottom of the 11th, but held on for the win.
Brooks Colvin's RBI-single capped the eighth-inning rally that brought the Bears (41-20) into the 4-4 tie.
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Columbia Regional
North Carolina 5, James Madison 0
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Scott Autrey threw a two-hitter as North Carolina beat James Madison 5-0.
Autrey (5-3), who struck out six, retired 13 straight batters until Jason Cushman reached on an error in the ninth. James Madison (43-15) had been averaging almost nine runs a game.
Ron Braun of the Tar Heels (41-19) went 2-for-4 with a homer and two RBIs.
South Carolina 6, Virginia Commonwealth 3
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Gary Bell came within one out of a complete game as South Carolina beat Virginia Commonwealth 6-3,
Bell (10-2) retired 15 straight batters at one point, striking out eight and allowing just one walk. But the Gamecocks (49-14) had to hold off a rally in the ninth, when the Rams (38-26) strung together four singles and a double to load the bases down 6-3.
Aaron Rawl came on to relieve Bell and got Matt Davis to fly out to right to get his second save of the year.
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Clemson Regional
East Carolina 13, Elon 7
CLEMSON, S.C. — Warren Gaspar's RBI-single in the seventh inning broke a 7-all tie and led East Carolina to a 13-7 victory over Elon.
The Pirates (42-18-1) led 6-0 after two innings as Darryl Lawhorn hit his 18th and 19th home runs.
The Phoenix (34-22), in their first NCAA tournament, tied it 7-7 with a seven-run seventh capped by Jim Swenson's grand slam.
Reliever Neal Sears (8-3) worked the last 2 2-3 innings for the victory.
Clemson 15, Georgia Southern 1
CLEMSON, S.C. — Khalil Greene and Jeff Baker each hit two homers — both tying the school's season record with 24 — as Clemson beat Georgia Southern 15-1.
Baker and Greene, who combined for six RBIs, equaled the 1991 mark set by Eric Marcina and tied by Matthew LeCroy in 1997.
The Tigers (48-14) added homers by Kyle Frank and Zane Green, his first career homer in 156 at-bats, to shatter their mark of three home runs in an NCAA tournament game.
Tigers starter Steve Reba (13-2) held Georgia Southern (38-24) to four hits over six innings.
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Austin Regional
Baylor 4, Lamar 2
AUSTIN, Texas — Justin Taylor allowed five hits and struck out six to lead Baylor to a 4-2 victory over Lamar.
Lamar (35-23) took a 2-0 lead, but Taylor (9-2) allowed only two base runners over a span of 6 1-3 innings before giving way to Kyle Edens with one out in the ninth.
Lamar starter Clay Hensley (8-6) allowed three hits through six innings, but Trey Webb's RBI groundout broke a 2-2 tie and was part of a four-run seventh for Baylor (35-24).
Texas 7, Central Connecticut St. 2
AUSTIN, Texas — Brad Halsey allowed three hits and struck out eight in 8 1-3 innings to lead Texas to a 7-2 victory over Central Connecticut State.
The Longhorns (49-14) scored two runs in three of the first four innings.
The Blue Devils (34-22) got their runs on a double by Robert Hosgood with one out in the ninth. Jesen Merle relieved Halsey (7-2) and retired the next two batters.
Texas finished with 15 hits, including singles by the first three batters of the game.
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Tuscaloosa Regional
Florida Atlantic 16, Auburn 11
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Leadoff man Gabe Somarriba drove in six runs and L.J. Biernbam was 5-for-5 with two homers and four RBIs as Florida Atlantic pounded Auburn 16-11.
The Owls (44-18) scored 10 runs in the first inning and finished with five homers and 16 hits against six pitchers.
Auburn (34-25) was on its third pitcher before recording a second out but rallied to tie it 10-10 after three innings.
Southeast Missouri St. 7, Alabama 4
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Ryan Govek hit his first homer of the season and Tim Alvarez pitched four scoreless innings of relief as Southeast Missouri State surprised Alabama 7-4.
Govek, the No. 9 hitter for the Indians (37-18), entered the game with a .235 batting average and just three extra base hits in 102 at-bats. He had a two-run homer and a double and walked.
Peter Stonard went 3-for-4 for Alabama (48-14), the No. 3 national seed, which had been 13-0 in regional games at Sewell-Thomas Stadium and was 32-2 at home this season.
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Mesa Regional
Houston 9, New Mexico St. 0
MESA, Ariz. — Brad Sullivan threw a six-hitter and Brett Cooley and Jesse Crain homered as Houston beat New Mexico State 9-0.
Sullivan (12-1) struck out nine in recording his second shutout in three starts for the Cougars (45-15).
Erik Winegarden had three hits for New Mexico State (37-24).
Arizona St. 6, San Diego 3
MESA, Ariz. — Rod Allen homered and Dustin Pedroia had four hits, including the go-ahead single in the sixth inning, and Arizona State beat San Diego 6-3.
The Sun Devils (36-19) rallied from a 3-1 deficit after four innings. Allen's solo homer, his sixth of the season and first in more than two months, tied it 3-3 in the sixth and Pedroia added an RBI single.
San Diego (28-22) loaded the bases in the ninth inning, but Ryan Schroyer struck out Mike McCoy to end the game and earn his eighth save.
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Atlanta Regional
Georgia 7, Louisville 1
ATLANTA — Matt Woods pitched seven scoreless innings, and Josh Smith and Lee Mitchell hit two-run homers to lead Georgia past Louisville 7-1.
Woods (3-2) struck out seven and allowed five hits as the Bulldogs (31-27) snapped a seven-game losing streak.
Mark Jurich had two hits for Louisville (39-17).
Georgia Tech 6, Coastal Carolina 0
ATLANTA — Kyle Bakker threw a three-hitter to lead Georgia Tech to a 6-0 victory over Coastal Carolina.
The 6-foot-9 sophomore left-hander didn't allow a hit until the sixth innings. Bakker (11-2) struck out eight and did not give up a walk.
Jeremy Slayden and Brandon Braggs each had two hits and two RBIs for Georgia Tech (47-14).
Starter Justin Sturge (6-3) took the loss for the Chanticleers (43-18).
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Tallahassee Regional
Cent. Florida 6, South Florida 1
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Bo Hall allowed five hits in his second career complete game as Central Florida beat South Florida 6-1.
Both of Hall's complete games have come against the Bulls (33-28). Hall (10-0) walked two and struck out four.
Clay Timpner had a two-run double in the first inning for Central Florida (41-20).
Florida St. 11, Stetson 8
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Nick Rogers drove in three runs, and Stephen Drew had an RBI-double in a four-run eighth inning as Florida State rallied to beat Stetson 11-8, extending its winning streak to a national-best 23 games.
The Seminoles (57-12), the No. 1 overall seed in the 64-team field, overcame a six-run deficit — its largest come-from-behind victory this season.
The Hatters (42-18) had a 6-0 lead after three innings, but Florida State took its first lead in the seventh when Rogers' RBI-groundout made it 7-6.
Reliever Daniel Hodges (4-1) allowed two hits and two runs in two innings for Florida State.
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Winston-Salem Regional
Richmond 15, Navy 5
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Vito Chiaravalloti had two three-run homers and an RBI double, and Mike McGirr won his 10th straight decision as Richmond beat Navy 15-5 for its school-record 50th victory.
McGirr (12-1) didn't allow a hit through six innings and lost his shutout by giving up two runs in the eighth. Richmond (50-10) had 12 runs and 14 hits through four innings.
Navy (22-24) had played just twice since April 29.
Wake Forest 12, George Washington 6
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Jamie D'Antona hit his sixth home run in as many career postseason games and Kyle Sleeth won his 20th straight decision as Wake Forest beat George Washington 12-6.
The Demon Deacons (45-11-1) fell behind 3-0, but D'Antona started Wake Forest's nine-run fourth inning with a walk, then capped it off with a grand slam. D'Antona hit five homers in the NCAA tournament last year, including a record three in one game.
Sleeth (14-0) allowed four runs and seven hits through four innings but settled down, striking out a career-high 11.
Tony Brown's fourth homer gave the Colonials (42-22), making their first NCAA appearance since 1992, a 4-1 lead.
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Baton Rouge Regional
LSU 5, Southern 4
BATON ROUGE, La. — Freshman J.C. Holt led off the bottom of the ninth inning with a triple, then scored on Sean Barker's single to give LSU a 5-4 victory over Southern.
It was Holt's fourth hit of the game and came off Southern reliever Dewon Day (0-1), who walked the bases loaded to get to Barker, leading hitter this season for the Tigers (41-19).
Brandon Mason gave Southern (45-9) a 4-3 lead with a two-run double in the sixth, but LSU's Matt Heath tied it in the seventh with a home run.
Louisiana-Lafayette 6, Tulane 3
BATON ROUGE, La. — Corey Coles went 3-for-4, stole two bases and scored three runs as Louisiana-Lafayette beat Tulane 6-3.
Lafayette (38-21) broke a 3-3 tie in the sixth when Coles scored on a single by Brad Saloom.
Justin Gabriel (10-4) allowed nine hits and struck out one in a complete game.
Tommy Manzella hit a solo homer in the third for Tulane (35-26), while Bryan Stelmack's two-run homer in the fourth lifted the Green Wave into a 3-3 tie.
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Houston Regional
Rice 8, Harvard 3
HOUSTON — Eric Arnold went 4-for-5 and hit a two-run homer to lead Rice to an 8-3 victory over Harvard.
Vincent Sinisi was 3-for-5 for Rice (48-11) and Steven Herce (12-2) went eight innings, striking out eight.
Ian Wallace and Mark Mager each had an RBI as Harvard (20-25) closed within 6-3 in the eighth. Arnold homered in the bottom of the inning.
Texas Tech 5, Washington 4
HOUSTON — Jon Slack's RBI-double in the bottom of the ninth lifted Texas Tech to a 5-4 victory over Washington.
With two outs, Bryon Smith doubled to left center and Slack, who went 2-for-5, followed with his hit that gave the win to the Red Raiders (42-18).
Tyler Davidson of Washington (30-26-1) tied the game 4-4 when he led off the eighth with his 14th home run of the year.
Steve Rowe (10-2) allowed one run and one hit over the final two innings to get the win.
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Stanford Regional
Long Beach St. 6, San Jose St. 3
STANFORD, Calif. — Paul McAnulty had two doubles and drove in three runs and Daniel Eisentrager pitched six solid innings as Long Beach State beat San Jose State 6-3.
Brad Davis, Jeremy Reed and Mike Hofius all had two hits for the 49ers (38-19), who won their eighth straight.
Gabe Lopez and Hector Zamora homered on consecutive pitches in the top of the first for the Spartans (45-16), but Eisentrager (10-3) did not allow another runner past first base in winning his fifth straight decision.
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Wichita Regional
Arkansas 8, Oklahoma 5
WICHITA, Kan. — Ryan Fox had three hits and three RBIs to lead Arkansas to an 8-5 victory over Oklahoma.
Fox's two-run single in the third snapped a 3-3 tie and gave the Razorbacks (32-26) the lead for good.
The Sooners (35-26) got four runs and 11 hits against Arkansas starter Charlie Isaacson who went 6 1-3 innings.
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South Bend Regional
Notre Dame 8, Ohio St. 6
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Steve Sollman had three hits and Brian Stavisky had two RBIs for Notre Dame in an 8-6 victory over Ohio State.
Notre Dame (45-15) used a five-run seventh inning — with Sollman and Stavisky each driving in a run — to overcome a 5-2 deficit.
Christian Snavely's two-run homer gave the Buckeyes (36-19-1) a 5-2 lead in the seventh.
J.P. Gagne (8-4) earned the win, allowing three runs in three innings of relief.
South Alabama 7, Kent St. 4
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Erick Smallwood went 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs and Shane Schoville had a two-run double to lead South Alabama to a 7-4 victory over Kent State.
Sam Smith (9-1) pitched a strong seven innings for the Jaguars (42-17), allowing 11 hits and four runs while striking out five.
Casey Ellis, Chad Kinyon and Erick Holick all had two hits for Kent State (37-21).
South Alabama's Josh Touchstone extended his hitting streak to 30 games.
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Gainesville Regional
Miami 9, Fla. International 1
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Danny Matienzo's solo homer sparked a five-run fourth inning and Miami opened defense of its national title with a 9-1 victory over Florida International.
The game was delayed 3 1/2 hours because of rain but the weather was the only thing that slowed down the Hurricanes (31-26), who won their 10th consecutive NCAA postseason game.
The Golden Panthers (41-19) entered the game fifth in the nation in hitting (.341), but only had three hits before Hector Nunez homered in the eighth.
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Los Angeles Regional
Southern Cal 5, BYU 4, 12 innings
LOS ANGELES — Brian Barre led off the bottom of the 12th inning with a home run to give Southern California a 5-4 victory over Brigham Young.
Matt Carson's sacrifice fly in the seventh gave the Cougars (29-30-1) a 4-3 lead, but Southern California (35-22) tied it in the ninth on a sacrifice fly by Jon Brewster.
Jeff Mousser (9-5) pitched eight innings for the Cougars, allowing six hits and four runs. USC reliever Brett Bannister (8-3) was the winner, allowing two hits and no runs over six innings.
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Friday's NCAA Regional Baseball Capsules
