Six teams secure College World Series bid

The field for the 2008 College World Series is almost set, with one game/two games scheduled for Monday to determine the final spots in the field. Here's a recap of Sunday's action:

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Miami hangs on, beats Arizona

Miami scored three runs in the top of the first and made it stand up as they advanced to the College World Series with a 4-2 win over Arizona Sunday night.

Yonder Alonso hit a two-run homer in the first to help spark the Hurricanes to the early lead. Arizona had a chance to come back and tie the game late, but left the bases loaded as reliever Carlos Gutierrez pitched Miami out of trouble and picked up the save.

The win secured Miami's 23rd trip to the College World Series and first since 2006.

Georgia wraps up tournament trip

Gordon Beckham hit a pair of homers and drove in four runs as Georgia pounded North Carolina State 17-8 to secure the Bulldogs' third CWS bid in five years.

The Bulldogs jumped Wolfpack starter Eric Surkamp and put nine runs on the board in the botom of the first inning to put things out of reach early.

Georgia also got homer runs from Ryan Peisel, Bryce Massanari and Joey Lewis.

Seminoles explode against Shockers

Florida State continued its trend of offensive explosions with a six-run first inning on their way to an 11-4 win over Wichita State to clinch a College World Series bid.

Jack Rye hit a three-run homer in the first inning to spark the Seminoles to their 13th College World Series trip. Florida State has scored 99 runs in their six tournament wins, all coming while facing elimination.

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Tar Heels going back to Omaha

North Carolina ended Coastal Carolina's dreams of a first College World Series appearance, scoring six in the second on their way to a 14-4 win and a two-game series sweep.

Adam Warren took a no-hitter into the fifth and threw two-hit ball over six innings to get the Tar Heels the win. Dustin Ackley drove in three runs to highlight the Tar Heels' offensive output.

Tigers avoid elimination

LSU was three outs from elimination before making an improbable comeback to beat UC Irvine 9-7 and force a deciding third game Monday on its home field.

The Tigers got RBI singles from Blake Dean and Sean Ochinko with the bases loaded to help the Tigers storm from behind. Eric Pettis got the win in relief for the Tigers, who avoided back-to-back losses for the first time in well over a month.

Late comeback gives Owls victory

Adam Zornes' two-run homer in the eighth helped Rice come from behind to sweep Texas A&M with a 6-5 win and earn the Owls' third straight College World Series appearance.

It was the second straight year the Owls swept the Aggies to earn a CWS trip. Bobby Bell, who missed all of last year with Tommy John surgery, pitched two scoreless innings of relief to close the door on the Aggies.

Slam helps Bulldogs force third game

Arizona State looked to be in command and cruising toward a super regional sweep, but Fresno State had other plans as they came back for an 8-6 win to force a third game Monday.

The Bulldogs were trailing 5-3 in the fourth when Gavin Hedstrom changed things with a two-out grand slam to left center. Hedstrom drove in another run later to finish with five RBIs.

Greg Bordes was 3-for-4 with a two-run triple that helped Arizona State to a 5-2 lead in the fourth before Hedstrom's slam changed the momentum.