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Tigers advances, Titans eliminated at College World Series

OMAHA, Neb. -- Virginia got a big lead, then hung on to knock out a perennial powerhouse at the College World Series.

The Cavaliers, making their first-ever appearance at Rosenblatt Stadium, touched All-American Danny Hultzen for six runs, then held off a late Cal State Fullerton rally to send the second-seeded Titans packing with a 7-5 win in Monday's elimination game.

The Cavaliers return to College World Series action Wednesday, where they will face Arkansas, who fell to SEC counterpart LSU 9-1 in Monday's winners' bracket matchup.

The Titans took an early 2-0 lead on a two-run homer to left by Dustin Garneau in the top of the second, but Virginia came right back with four runs in the bottom of the inning and never looked back.

Virginia, which had already had success against No. 1 draft pick Steven Strasburg of San Diego State during regional play, had their way with another All-American after stringing together several hits to plate the runs needed to survive and advance.

Keith Werman was 2-for-4 on the day and had a game-tying RBI in the second to fuel the Cavaliers' rally. Danny Hultzen gave Virginia the lead for good later in the inning with a two-run single to right field.

Cal State Fullerton didn't go quietly, however. Trailing 7-3 in the ninth, they rallied for two runs and had the tying run on base before Khris Davis grounded out to Virginia shortstop Tyler Cannon to end the game.

The Titans went 0-2 in the tournament for the second straight trip, matching their 2007 effort. They also joined some rather dubious company, becoming the second team as the highest national seed to go winless in Omaha. They joined LSU, who was the No. 2 seed in 2003 and went "two and 'cue" at Rosenblatt Stadium.

The Tigers have been bringing out the big bats so far, adding three home runs to the two they hit against Virginia to power past the Razorbacks.

LSU got all the runs they would need with one swing of the bat in the first inning, as Mikie Mahtook launched a three-run shot to stake the Tigers to a quick 3-0 lead.

The third-seeded Tigers would break the game wide open in the sixth inning, scoring five runs off Arkansas reliever T.J. Forrest. Austin Nola hit his third homer of the season, and Blake Dean followed with a solo shot of his own and LSU never looked back from there.

Action continues Tuesday with North Carolina and Southern Miss meeting in a 1 p.m. elimination game, followed by a winner's bracket battle between traditional powers Arizona State and Texas at 6 p.m.

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College World Series Schedule, Results
(All times CDT)

Saturday, June 13

Game 1 -- Arkansas 10, Cal State Fullerton 6
Game 2 -- LSU 9, Virginia 5

Sunday, June 14

Game 3 -- Arizona State 5, North Carolina 2 (10 inn.)
Game 4 -- Texas 7, Southern Miss 6

Monday, June 15

Game 5 -- Virginia 7, Cal State Fullerton 5 (CSF eliminated)
Game 6 -- LSU 9, Arkansas 1

Tuesday, June 16

Game 7 -- North Carolina (47-17) vs. Southern Miss (40-25), 1 p.m.
Game 8 -- Arizona State (50-12) vs. Texas (47-14-1), 6 p.m.

Wednesday, June 17

Game 9 -- Virginia (49-14-1) vs. Arkansas (40-23), 6 p.m.

Thursday, June 18

Game 10 -- Winner Game 7 vs. Loser Game 8, 6 p.m.

Friday, June 19

Game 11 -- LSU (53-16) vs. Winner Game 9, 1 p.m.
Game 12 -- Winner Game 8 vs. Winner Game 10, 6 p.m.

Saturday, June 20

Game 13 -- Winner Game 11 vs. Loser Game 11, 1 p.m.
Game 14 -- Winner Game 12 vs. Loser Game 12, 6 p.m.
(NOTE: If only one "if necessary" game is played, it will be at 6 p.m.)

Monday, June 22

Championship Game 1 -- Bracket winners, 6 p.m.

Tuesday, June 23

Championship Game 2 -- Bracket winners, 6 p.m.

Wednesday, June 24

Championship Game 3 -- Bracket winners, 6 p.m. (If necessary)

Group of Teams Almost Decided for 2009 CWS

Seven of the Eight teams have been decided for the 2009 College World Series.  The last team will be confirmed tonight after the 6:00 PM game between the Texas Long Horns and the TCU Horned Frogs.

There is a nice mix of old and new teams this year for the CWS in Omaha.  Stalwarts ASU, Cal State Fullerton, and LSU all made the tournament again and will be a dominant force against some fairly new teams.  North Carolina and Arkansas have some experience in the history of the CWS, with the Tar Heels making their fourth consecutive trip to Rosenblatt Stadium this year. The last time the Razorbacks were in Omaha was in 2004, but they look strong enough to win the whole Series this year.

The newcomers to the group are the Virginia Cavaliers and the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles.  Not only do the Golden Eagles have possibly the coolest mascot name but their team is the likely choice for local fans who like to root for the underdog.  The Golden Eagles have never competed in the College World Series and were not even expected to make it to Regional tournament play.  After knocking off Florida in the Super Regional, Coach Corky Palmer and his boys have gained some well deserved respect from everyone.  This is Palmer's last year as a coach, he will retire after the College World Series.

Although Texas is the number one seed and is highly favored to win the tournament, they have yet to secure a spot in Omaha.  Cal State Fullerton, the number two seed, will look to clench their fifth championship this year.  The Titans won the CWS in 2004 and have visited Omaha 16 times in the school's history.  Head Coach Dave Serrano, who famously coached UC Irvine to the College World Series in a Cinderella run, is now the active coach for the Titans.  He took them to the CWS a year after he started coaching for them and is looking for his first championship.

Fresno State "Underdogs" win national title

There have been many Cinderella stories over the years in college sports -- the basketball championship runs of North Carolina State and Villanova in the 1980's always seem to leap to mind.

But for all the great stories of the little guy rising to the top of the heap, none can be matched by the run of the Fresno State Bulldogs, who completed one of the more unlikely roads to the title by beating the Georgia Bulldogs 6-1 in the third and final game of the College World Series championship Wednesday at Rosenblatt Stadium.

The Fresno State squad started the season in a pure funk, losing 12 of their first 20. They had to win the Western Athletic Conference tournament just to get a bid in the NCAA tournament, then entered the toughest regional as a No. 4 seed.

Fresno State held off elimination long enough to win the Long Beach regional, only to find itself on the road in one of the toughest places to play -- Tempe, Ariz. They lost their first game to fourth-seeded Arizona State, then ran off two wins in a row to pull off the upset and earn the trip to Omaha.

Even the road to Omaha wasn't smooth sailing for these gritty Bulldogs. They flew in bad weather and endured a bumpy flight before touching down in Omaha. Once they hit the pavement, though, all this team did was win when it needed to.

And it should be only fitting that the most battered of the Bulldogs, Steve Detweiler, be the man that carried Fresno State to the title. Playing with a completely torn ligament in his thumb, Detweiler smacked a pair of home runs and a double and accounted for all six RBI's to lead his team to the title.

Detweiler's first blast came in the second, as he took a Nathan Moreau pitch just over the wall in right to give Fresno State a 2-0 lead. He would add an RBI double in the fourth and a three-run blast to left in the sixth to put Fresno State in command.

The big cushion was more than enough for starter Just Wilson, who threw 129 pitches on three days rest and went eight innings for the Bulldogs. His only mistake came in the eighth when Georgia's All-American shortstop, Gordon Beckham, hit a solo homer to left field. The round-tripper gave him 28 for the season, tying him with LSU's Matt Clark for the most home runs this season.

It was a great effort by the Georgia Bulldogs to get to the championship series. They dominated their half of the bracket, knocking top-seeded Miami into the losers bracket and finishing the four-team double-elimination part of the tournament undefeated. They won the first game of the series and were in command in the second game before Fresno State made its amazing comeback.

And if you want to put Fresno State's championship run into perspective, consider that they were the No. 4 seed in their four-team regional. By comparison, if the baseball brackets were seeded as they are for the NCAA basketball tournament, Fresno State's seeding would have been the equivalent of a team seeded No. 13 or lower. The lowest seed to win an NCAA basketball championship was Villanova, who was a No. 8 seed when they beat Georgetown in 1985.

It was an amazing finish to what was yet another exciting College World Series, and the end result is one that will capture the imagination of underdogs in every sport for many years to come.

Tournament Results

Saturday, June 14 -- Stanford 16, Florida State 5; Georgia 7, Miami 4

Sunday, June 15 -- Fresno State 17, Rice 5; North Carolina 8, LSU 4

Monday, June 16 -- Miami 7, Florida State 5 (Florida State eliminated); Georgia 4, Stanford 3

Tuesday, June 17 -- LSU 6, Rice 5 (Rice eliminated); Fresno State 5, North Carolina 3

Wednesday, June 18 -- Stanford 8, Miami 3 (Miami eliminated)

Friday, June 20 -- North Carolina 7, LSU 3 (LSU eliminated)

Saturday, June 21 -- Georgia 10, Stanford 8 (Stanford eliminated); North Carolina 4, Fresno State 3

Sunday, June 22 -- Fresno State 6, North Carolina 1 (North Carolina eliminated)

Championship Series

Monday, June 23 -- Georgia 7, Fresno State 6

Tuesday, June 24 -- Fresno State 19, Georgia 10

Wednesday, June 25 -- Fresno State 6, Georgia 1 (Fresno State win CWS championship)

Fresno State explodes, force third game at CWS

Fresno State's pitching staff really needed a lift Tuesday night if they wanted to keep their national championship hopes alive, and they got one -- from their offense.

The Fresno bats have been pounding the ball better than anybody else in the CWS, and they quickly recovered from a 6-0 deficit to pound Georgia 19-10 and force a third and deciding game Wednesday in the College World Series championship at Rosenblatt Stadium.

Fresno State looked to be done for early on. Georgia jumped on an already-burned out pitching staff to take a big lead early, but the eastern Bulldogs' pitching served up plenty of beach balls to a Fresno State team that really needed it in this do-or-die situation.

The Georgia Bulldogs got three runs in the first inning, highlighted by a two-run single from Joey Lewis. They extended that lead to 5-0 with single runs in the next two innings and appeared to be in cruise control when the Fresno State Bulldogs started their amazing comeback.

The rally started when Steve Detweiler scored on a wild pitch, opening the floodgates for a six-run outburst that put Fresno State on top. Steve Susdorf slapped a two-run single to right and Tommy Mendonca hit his fourth home run of the series, a three-run blast that tied the record for most home runs by a single player in the CWS.

Georgia tied the game at 6-6 in the fourth when Gordon Beckham singled home Matt Olson, but the momentum was clearly in Fresno State's corner after that. The WAC champions erupted for five in the bottom of the inning, highlighted by Danny Muno's two-run triple and a two-run single by Ryan Overland; then tacked on four more in the fifth, capped by Susdorf's bomb to right field. Suddenly, a 5-0 deficit had turned into a 15-6 advantage.

Georgia managed to make a game of it in the seventh, scoring four times to get within five runs at 15-10. Fresno State countered with three in the bottom of the inning, keyed by Alan Ahmady's two-run single, then added another run in the eighth to account for the final margin of victory.

The scoring explosion by Fresno State was also record-setting, as they became the first team in CWS history to score 17 or more runs in two games in the same tournament. They opened the tournament with a 17-5 spanking of Rice, and they have hit 12 home runs in the tournament, which puts them within shouting distance of the all-time record of 17 turned in by both LSU and USC in 1998.

But all that matters now is tonight's Game Three. The winner goes home as College World Series champions, while the loser leaves with thoughts of what might have been. If the first two games are any indication, this should be one heck of a "dog" fight when the Georgia Bulldogs and Fresno State Bulldogs take the field just after 6 p.m. Wednesday at Rosenblatt Stadium.

Tournament Results

(NOTE: All times listed are Central)

Saturday, June 14 -- Stanford 16, Florida State 5; Georgia 7, Miami 4

Sunday, June 15 -- Fresno State 17, Rice 5; North Carolina 8, LSU 4

Monday, June 16 -- Miami 7, Florida State 5 (Florida State eliminated); Georgia 4, Stanford 3

Tuesday, June 17 -- LSU 6, Rice 5 (Rice eliminated); Fresno State 5, North Carolina 3

Wednesday, June 18 -- Stanford 8, Miami 3 (Miami eliminated)

Friday, June 20 -- North Carolina 7, LSU 3 (LSU eliminated)

Saturday, June 21 -- Georgia 10, Stanford 8 (Stanford eliminated); North Carolina 4, Fresno State 3

Sunday, June 22 -- Fresno State 6, North Carolina 1 (North Carolina eliminated)

Championship Series

Monday, June 23 -- Georgia 7, Fresno State 6

Tuesday, June 24 -- Fresno State 19, Georgia 10

Wednesday, June 25
Game 3: Georgia (45-24-1) vs. Fresno State (46-31), 6 p.m.

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Georgia takes first game with late comeback

You can't teach an old dog new tricks, which is why Georgia seems to have no problem coming from behind.

For the third time in the tournament, Georgia rallied to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat, scoring four in the bottom of the eighth to beat Fresno State 7-6 and take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three championship round at the College World Series. Georgia can wrap up its first national title since 1990 with a win tonight, while Fresno State needs a win to even the series and continue its Cinderella story for one more night.

The battle of the Bulldogs looked like a mismatch early on, as Fresno State's starting pitching was used up from battling back to beat North Carolina over the weekend. Georgia took advantage early on when Rich Poythress singled home Ryan Peisel in the first for an early 1-0 Georgia lead.

Fresno State's offense answered in the third when Jordan Ribera hit a shot over the left field fence to tie the game, but Georgia reclaimed the lead in the fourth when Joey Lewis' single brought home Matt Cerione.

That lead would be short-lived, however. While Fresno State's pitcher-by-committee effort was keeping Georgia's bats in check, the Fresno State bats came alive when Steve Detweiler launched a bomb to left center. The two-run blast put Fresno State on top 3-2 in the fifth, and it would stay that way until the seventh when Cerione scored Poythress on an RBI single up the middle to tie the game at 3-3.

Fresno State got a huge lift in the top of the eighth when Steve Susdorf hit an RBI double, scoring Wetzel. Susdorf got caught in a lineout double play, but Tommy Mendonca followed with a two-run shot to left center to give the underdog Bulldogs a 6-3 lead.

Georgia got a leadoff single from Matt Olson to start the bottom of the eighth, and Fresno State closer Brandon Burke came on to shut the door on any potential Georgia comeback.

There was one problem -- Georgia had already kicked the door in.

Gordon Beckham took Burke's second pitch over the wall in left field, and that started Georgia's four-run rally. Poythress walked and scored on Cerione's double to left. Cerione advanced to third when the throw home hit Poythress in the back, and Lewis followed with an RBI single, scoring Cerione with what proved to be the winning run.

Not leaving anything to chance, Georgia brought on the nation's top reliever, Joshua Fields, to close things out. He did so with little problem, inducing an infield popup from Wetzel for the final out to give Georgia the victory.

Skies are cloudy with rain Tuesday morning, but the forecast is for the rain to move out by game time and a slight chance of a late-evening shower is possible. It's a good bet we'll see the second round of the Battle of the Bulldogs tonight at Rosenblatt Stadium.

Tournament Results

(NOTE: All times listed are Central)

Saturday, June 14 -- Stanford 16, Florida State 5; Georgia 7, Miami 4

Sunday, June 15 -- Fresno State 17, Rice 5; North Carolina 8, LSU 4

Monday, June 16 -- Miami 7, Florida State 5 (Florida State eliminated); Georgia 4, Stanford 3

Tuesday, June 17 -- LSU 6, Rice 5 (Rice eliminated); Fresno State 5, North Carolina 3

Wednesday, June 18 -- Stanford 8, Miami 3 (Miami eliminated)

Friday, June 20 -- North Carolina 7, LSU 3 (LSU eliminated)

Saturday, June 21 -- Georgia 10, Stanford 8 (Stanford eliminated); North Carolina 4, Fresno State 3

Sunday, June 22 -- Fresno State 6, North Carolina 1 (North Carolina eliminated)

Championship Series

Monday, June 23 -- Georgia 7, Fresno State 6

Tuesday, June 24
Game 2: Georgia (45-23-1) vs. Fresno State (45-31), 6 p.m.

Wednesday, June 25
Game 3: Georgia vs. Fresno State (if necessary), 6 p.m.

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Title matchup to be a battle of the Bulldogs

Well, it's official -- the College World Series has gone to the dogs.

To be precise, it will be an all-Bulldogs championship final as upstart Fresno State finished off North Carolina 6-1 on Sunday to win the second bracket and claim the school's first-ever trip to the national finals at Rosenblatt Stadium.

North Carolina had rallied twice to keep their hopes of a third straight championship series alive, but they ran out of comebacks Sunday night as the Bulldogs jumped out to an early lead and never looked back.

Tommy Mendoza got Fresno State on the board in the bottom of the third when he laced a two-run single to left, scoring Erik Wetzel and Steve Susdorf. Wetzel got the rally going with a single and was followed by an opposite-field double from Susdorf to put two in scoring position.

North Carolina cut the lead in half when Kyle Shelton drew a bases-loaded walk, but that's as close as the Tar Heels would get off Clay Allison, who pitched six innings and allowed six hits and three walks while striking out six.

Fresno got the run they gave up in the top of the fourth back in the bottom of the inning when Danny Muno singled home Jordan Ribera. They got some more insurance in the fifth when Mendonza drove in his third run of the night with a double, scoring Alan Ahmady. The Bulldogs tacked on two more in the sixth for good measure to become the lowest-seeded team ever to reach the championship round.

Fresno State won't get much time to rest up, though -- Georgia awaits in Monday's first game in the best-of-three championship series, and the southern Bulldogs will come in a lot fresher than their western counterparts, having wrapped up their shot at the title on Saturday by eliminating Stanford.

It's been five years since a seeded team claimed the College World Series title. Rice was the last seeded team to win it all, taking the title in 2003. Since then, Cal State Fullerton (2004), Texas (2005) and Oregon State (2006 and 2007) came to Omaha unseeded and left with the title of national champions. It will be interesting to see if a worn-out Fresno State team can keep that streak alive against a very solid Georgia squad.

Tournament Schedule

(NOTE: All times listed are Central)

Saturday, June 14
Game 1: Stanford 16, Florida State 5
Game 2: Georgia 7, Miami 4

Sunday, June 15
Game 3: Fresno State 17, Rice 5
Game 4: North Carolina 8, LSU 4

Monday, June 16
Game 5: Miami 7, Florida State 5 (Florida State eliminated)
Game 6: Georgia 4, Stanford 3

Tuesday, June 17
Game 7: LSU 6, Rice 5 (Rice eliminated)
Game 8: Fresno State 5, North Carolina 3

Wednesday, June 18
Game 9: Stanford 8, Miami 3 (Miami eliminated)

Friday, June 20
Game 10: North Carolina 7, LSU 3 (LSU eliminated)

Saturday, June 21
Game 11: Georgia 10, Stanford 8 (Stanford eliminated)
Game 12: North Carolina 4, Fresno State 3

Sunday, June 22
Game 14: Fresno State 6, North Carolina 1 (North Carolina eliminated)

Championship Series

(NOTE: All start times are at 6 p.m.)

Monday, June 23
Game 1: Georgia (44-23-1) vs. Fresno State (45-30)

Tuesday, June 24
Game 2: Georgia vs. Fresno State

Wednesday, June 25
Game 3: Georgia vs. Fresno State (if necessary)

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Georgia reaches finals, await Fresno-UNC winner

Georgia has a chance to win its first national title since 1990, while North Carolina avoided elimination with another dramatic come-from-behind win Saturday at the College World Series.

The Bulldogs jumped on Stanford early and looked to be in cruise control, but the unseeded Cardinal made the eighth-seeded Bulldogs earn their first trip to the finals in almost two decades as Stanford scored four in the ninth before seeing their season end with a 10-8 loss.

Rich Poythress had a huge four-hit day for the 44-23-1 Bulldogs, tying a CWS record with three doubles. He helped spur the Bulldogs to a big lead, and Ryan Peisel's three-run bomb in the fifth put Georgia in the driver's seat with a 9-3 advantage.

Georgia led 10-4 in the ninth and looked to have things in control with All-American relief pitcher Josh Fields on the mounds, but Stanford decided it wasn't going to go away quietly. Ben Clowe came off the bench to hit a 3-2 pitch over the wall in left for a three-run homer, helping pull Stanford to within two runs before a flyout ended the rally.

It's an amazing turnaround for the Bulldogs, who became the first team to reach the CWS finals one year after finishing with a sub-.500 record. And it looked like it was going to be an all-Bulldog final before North Carolina decided it wanted to hang around for one more day.

Fresno State was clinging to a one-run lead in the eighth, but for the second time in as many games the Tar Heels -- the two-time defending CWS runners-up -- got a late home run to turn the tables and keep their title hopes alive.

This time, the magic bat was being held by Chad Flack, who launched a 3-2 pitch about halfway toward the site where the new downtown stadium will be three years from now. The shot just missed hitting the scoreboard in left field and gave North Carolina a 4-3 win, forcing Sunday's winner-take-all game at 6 p.m.

Fresno State dodged several bullets early in the game, as North Carolina left runners in scoring position in each of the four innings. The Bulldogs' dance around the land mines stood until the eighth, when reliever Justin Miller left one out over the plate that Flack tattooed into the cool June Nebraska night.

So Georgia must wait again. After a four-day layoff before beating Stanford Saturday, they'll get another day of rest to see whether or not North Carolina or Fresno State winds up playing in the championship series, which begins Monday at Rosenblatt Stadium.

Tournament Schedule

(NOTE: All times listed are Central)

Saturday, June 14
Game 1: Stanford 16, Florida State 5
Game 2: Georgia 7, Miami 4

Sunday, June 15
Game 3: Fresno State 17, Rice 5
Game 4: North Carolina 8, LSU 4

Monday, June 16
Game 5: Miami 7, Florida State 5 (Florida State eliminated)
Game 6: Georgia 4, Stanford 3

Tuesday, June 17
Game 7: LSU 6, Rice 5 (Rice eliminated)
Game 8: Fresno State 5, North Carolina 3

Wednesday, June 18
Game 9: Stanford 8, Miami 3 (Miami eliminated)

Friday, June 20
Game 10: North Carolina 7, LSU 3 (LSU eliminated)

Saturday, June 21
Game 11: Georgia 10, Stanford 8 (Stanford eliminated)
Game 12: North Carolina 4, Fresno State 3

Sunday, June 22
Game 14: North Carolina (54-13) vs. Fresno State (44-30), 6 p.m.

Championship Series

(NOTE: All start times are at 6 p.m.)

Monday, June 23
Game 1: Georgia (44-23-1) vs. Bracket Two winner

Tuesday, June 24
Game 2: Georgia (44-23-1) vs. Bracket Two winner

Wednesday, June 25
Game 3: Georgia (44-23-1) vs. Bracket Two winner (if necessary)

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Ninth-inning grand slam lifts Tar Heels past LSU

Tim Federowicz was a hero Friday night for North Carolina, coming through with a two-out grand slam home run in the top of the ninth to lift the Tar Heels to a 7-3 win over LSU at the College World Series.

The dramatic finish brought a heartbreaking close to LSU's season, while the Tar Heels move on to the bracket championship against Fresno State, who beat North Carolina 5-3 in their first meeting earlier this week.

The Tar Heels had two on and two out when LSU coach Paul Mainieri chose to have Dustin Ackley intentionally walked. Ackley had reached base four times in the game, Mainieri instructed reliever Louis Coleman to put him on base and pitch to Federowicz.

The move turned out to be the wrong one, as Federowicz turned on a 1-1 inside pitch and launched a bomb to left field, the first grand slam at the CWS since 2001, to break the 3-3 tie and send North Carolina to the amazing victory.

LSU was trailing 3-1 and tied the game in the seventh when Matt Clark hit his 28th home run of the season in the sixth inning to forge a 3-3 deadlock. It would remain that way until Federowicz's tiebreaking blast.

The game actually started Thursday evening, and North Carolina had a 2-0 lead when rain stopped the game. Rain caused two more delays Friday night before the skies cleared.

So now we are left with baseball's version of the "final four" as Georgia meets Stanford in Saturday's 1 p.m. Bracket One final, while the Tar Heels and Fresno State clash in the Bracket Two final tonight at 6 p.m.

If either Stanford or North Carolina win, an "if necessary" game will be played Sunday. If both Georgia and Fresno State win, teams will have a day off before the best-of-three championship series begins on Monday at 6 p.m. at Rosenblatt Stadium.

Tournament Schedule

(NOTE: All times listed are Central)

Saturday, June 14
Game 1: Stanford 16, Florida State 5
Game 2: Georgia 7, Miami 4

Sunday, June 15
Game 3: Fresno State 17, Rice 5
Game 4: North Carolina 8, LSU 4

Monday, June 16
Game 5: Miami 7, Florida State 5 (Florida State eliminated)
Game 6: Georgia 4, Stanford 3

Tuesday, June 17
Game 7: LSU 6, Rice 5 (Rice eliminated)
Game 8: Fresno State 5, North Carolina 3

Wednesday, June 18
Game 9: Stanford 8, Miami 3 (Miami eliminated)

Friday, June 20
Game 10: North Carolina 7, LSU 3 (LSU eliminated)

Saturday, June 21
Game 11: Georgia (43-23-1) vs. Stanford (41-23-2), 1 p.m.
Game 12: Fresno State (44-29) vs. North Carolina (53-13), 6 p.m.

Sunday, June 22
Game 13: Winner Game 6 vs. Winner Game 11, 1 p.m.
Game 14: Winner Game 8 vs. Winner Game 12, 6 p.m.

(NOTE: If only one game is played Saturday, it will be at 6 p.m.)

Championship Series

(NOTE: All start times are at 6 p.m.)

Monday, June 23
Game 1: Bracket winners

Tuesday, June 24
Game 2: Bracket winners

Wednesday, June 25
Game 3: Bracket winners (if necessary)

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Mother Nature intervenes on CWS game

For the first time since 2000, Mother Nature kept things from moving forward at the College World Series.

North Carolina was leading LSU 2-0 in the top of the first when the rains came, and the NCAA determined after a three-hour delay that it would be in the best interests to move things back a day. The LSU-UNC game will be picked up where it left off when the two teams get together again Friday at 6 p.m. at Rosenblatt Stadium.

Tournament Schedule

(NOTE: All times listed are Central)

Saturday, June 14
Game 1: Stanford 16, Florida State 5
Game 2: Georgia 7, Miami 4

Sunday, June 15
Game 3: Fresno State 17, Rice 5
Game 4: North Carolina 8, LSU 4

Monday, June 16
Game 5: Miami 7, Florida State 5 (Florida State eliminated)
Game 6: Georgia 4, Stanford 3

Tuesday, June 17
Game 7: LSU 6, Rice 5 (Rice eliminated)
Game 8: Fresno State 5, North Carolina 3

Wednesday, June 18
Game 9: Stanford 8, Miami 3 (Miami eliminated)

Friday, June 20
Game 10: Game resumes at 6 p.m. with North Carolina leading LSU 2-0 in top of first.

Saturday, June 21
Game 11: Georgia (43-23-1) vs. Stanford (41-23-2), 1 p.m.
Game 12: Fresno State (44-29) vs. LSU/North Carolina winner, 6 p.m.

Sunday, June 22
Game 13: Winner Game 6 vs. Winner Game 11, 1 p.m.
Game 14: Winner Game 8 vs. Winner Game 12, 6 p.m.

(NOTE: If only one game is played Saturday, it will be at 6 p.m.)

Championship Series

(NOTE: All start times are at 6 p.m.)

Monday, June 23
Game 1: Bracket winners

Tuesday, June 24
Game 2: Bracket winners

Wednesday, June 25
Game 3: Bracket winners (if necessary)

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Miami ousted from College World Series

One more team is out at the 2008 College World Series. Here's a recap of Wednesday's action:

Stanford sends top seed home

The unseeded teams are making life difficult for their seeded brethren, as Stanford dominated top-seeded Miami and sent the Hurricanes home Wednesday with an 8-3 win, putting them in the bracket finals against Georgia on Friday.

Danny Sandbrink and Erik Davis combined to slow down the high-powered Miami offense, marking the second straight game in which the Cardinal arms beat back strong offensive teams, following up their first-round win over Florida State.

Stanford made their key run in the fifth, scoring four times. Sean Ratliff hit his 22nd homer of the year and Cord Phelps had a two-run triple to highlight the rally.

Miami, meanwhile, could not figure out Sandbrink until the middle of the game, when Davis came on in relief and shut the door on any Hurricane comeback.

Miami's departure marks the ninth straight year that the top seed has failed to win the College World Series.

Tonight, baseball's version of the final four will be completed when North Carolina takes on LSU. The survivor plays the tournament's Cinderella team, Fresno State, in the other bracket final Friday night. Stanford will battle Georgia in the first bracket final game Friday afternoon.

Tournament Schedule

(NOTE: All times listed are Central)

Saturday, June 14
Game 1: Stanford 16, Florida State 5
Game 2: Georgia 7, Miami 4

Sunday, June 15
Game 3: Fresno State 17, Rice 5
Game 4: North Carolina 8, LSU 4

Monday, June 16
Game 5: Miami 7, Florida State 5 (Florida State eliminated)
Game 6: Georgia 4, Stanford 3

Tuesday, June 17
Game 7: LSU 6, Rice 5 (Rice eliminated)
Game 8: Fresno State 5, North Carolina 3

Wednesday, June 18
Game 9: Stanford 8, Miami 3 (Miami eliminated)

Thursday, June 19
Game 10: LSU (49-18-1) vs. North Carolina (52-13), 6 p.m.

Friday, June 20
Game 11: Georgia (43-23-1) vs. Stanford (41-23-2), 1 p.m.
Game 12: Fresno State (44-29) vs. Winner Game 10, 6 p.m.

Saturday, June 21
Game 13: Winner Game 6 vs. Winner Game 11, 1 p.m.
Game 14: Winner Game 8 vs. Winner Game 12, 6 p.m.

(NOTE: If only one game is played Saturday, it will be at 6 p.m.)

Championship Series

(NOTE: All start times are at 6 p.m.)

Monday, June 23
Game 1: Bracket winners

Tuesday, June 24
Game 2: Bracket winners

Wednesday, June 25
Game 3: Bracket winners (if necessary)

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