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Arkansas
3, Missouri State 2
The
Razorbacks are heading back to Omaha, the first time since 2012 and
the eighth time in program history with their 3-2 win over Missouri
State on Sunday. The Hogs got all of the runs they would need (and
score) in the first inning, getting RBI singles from Tyler Spoon and
Brett McAfee as well as a sacrifice fly from Rick Nomura.
James
Teague went the first four innings for Arkansas, allowing just one
unearned run, while dynamic sophomore closer Zach Jackson went the
final 3 2/3 innings, allowing just one hit while striking out six.
Missouri
State scored single tallies in the third and the sixth but weren't
able to manage a single baserunner the final three innings of the
game with Jackson on the mound.
Arkansas
will now face Virginia to open the College World Series which begins
next Saturday in Omaha. They will be in the same bracket as Miami and
Florida who advanced on Saturday.
LSU
6, Louisana 3
Both
teams traded zeroes through six innings before the Tigers finally got
on the board in the seventh on a solo shot off the bat of catcher
Kade Scivicque. Alex Bregman's two-run single and Conner Hale's
two-run triple led to a four-run eighth inning that effectively put
the game out of reach.
However,
the Ragin' Cajuns did battle back with a single run in the bottom of
the eighth and two more in the ninth to at least make things
interesting. Kennon Fontenot hit an RBI triple and scored on a
sacrific fly before Blake Trahan popped up to end the game.
Gunner
Leger, who quietly put together a very solid season for the Cajuns,
was cruising along until the bumpy eighth inning. Jared Poche matched
Leger's 7 2/3 innings, although the Tigers' ace only allowed one
earned run on five hits and a walk while striking out seven. Poche
moved to 9-1 on the year with the win.
LSU
is the first team to advance from the right side of the bracket, and
will be attending the College World Series for their 17th time in program history and their first since 2013.
Louisville
9, Cal State Fullerton 3
In
two of Louisville's last three regular season series in ACC play they
took the last two games of the series after losing the first. They're
hoping that trend continues on Monday after beating the Titans 9-3 on
Sunday to even the series at one game apiece.
Freshman
sensation Brendan McKay provided seven strong innings scattering
eight hits and two walks while allowing just two runs with nine
strikeouts to pick up the win (9-3). Corey Ray (3-for-5, 3 RBI),
Danny Rosenbaum (4-for-5), Devin Hairston (3-for-5, 2 runs scored)
and Logan Taylor (3-for-3, a home run, 2 runs, 3 RBI) accounted for
13 of the Cardinals' 16 base hits, chasing Fullerton starter John
Gavin from the game with one out in the third inning.
The
deciding game in the best-of-three series will be played at 7:00 p.m.
ET on Monday.
Texas
A&M 2, TCU 1
The
Aggies and Horned Frogs will also play their Omaha-deciding game on
Monday after Texas A&M had a walkoff sacrifice fly off the bat of
Blake Allemand in the bottom of the 10th, scoring Nick
Choruby, who walked with one out and advanced to third on a single by
Michael Barash.
The
win was big for Texas A&M who managed only seven base hits off of
starter Preston Morrison, who worked through the walk to Choruby for
9 1/3 innings before handing the ball over to closer Riley Ferrell.
Morrison as a result took the hard-luck loss.
Ryan
Hendrix got the win for the Aggies, who provided 2 1/3 innings of
relief for starter Matt Kent, although Hendrix did allow TCU to tie
the game in the top of the ninth at 1-1 on a sac fly off the bat of
Keaton Jones. Kent was also very sharp in this game, routinely
fooling the Horned Frogs hitters with a steady diet of breaking
balls, providing 7 2/3 scoreless frames.
Illinois/Vanderbilt
Poor
weather postponed game two of the best-of-three series between the
Illini and Commodores to Monday. That game will be played at 4:00
p.m. ET, and should Illinois win, game three would be played on Tuesday. If the starters hold, lefties Tyler Jay and Phil Pfeifer will square off.