Holy Cross remains alive in NCAA tourney
Austin Masel and Anthony Critelli both drove in two runs and Holy Cross stayed alive in the Corvallis (Ore.) Regional yesterday with a 7-4 victory over Nebraska.
The Huskers (35-21-1) were eliminated from the NCAA baseball tournament with the loss.
Today, Holy Cross (24-28) will face the loser of last night’s game between Yale and top national seed Oregon State. The Crusaders, who won the NCAA title in 1952, are making their first postseason appearance since 1978. Critelli hit an RBI single in the first then scored on
Alex Voitik’s double to put the Crusaders up 2-0. After Nebraska tied the game in the fourth, Masel and Critelli both drove in runs in a three-run fifth inning. Masel added an RBI single in the sixth.
Golf: Mickelson out of U.S. Open
Phil Mickelson says he will miss this month’s U.S. Open to attend his oldest daughter’s high school graduation.
Mickelson tells The New York Times that being at the ceremony for Amanda is something he will cherish forever.
Mickelson has not missed the U.S. Open since his first full season as a pro in 1993. …
Daniel Summerhays shot a 4-under 68 that took him from a 5-shot deficit to a 3-shot lead in the Memorial in Dublin, Ohio. More than his solid round was a meltdown by Jason
Dufner, who lost his lead with four straight bogeys on the front nine and hit two balls in the water on the back nine for a 77. Dufner went from the 36-hole record to 4 shots out of the lead. …
Ariya Jutanugarn took the No. 1 spot in the world ranking without hitting a shot, and Paula Creamer and
In-Kyung Kim topped the ShopRite LPGA Classic leaderboard in Galloway Township, N.J.
Taking the week off, Jutanugarn replaced Lydia Ko atop the ranking when So Yeon Ryu missed the cut. …
English golfer Chris Wood moved into a 1-stroke lead despite a bogey in his last hole in the third round of the Nordea Masters in Malmo, Sweden.
Misc.: U.S., Venezuela tie friendly
Christian Pulisic scored early in the second half, defender John Brooks limped off with a leg injury and the United States struggled at the start of a 1-1 exhibition tie against Venezuela in Sandy, Utah, a warmup for a pair of World Cup qualifiers next week. … Leah Pritchett took the No. 1 Top Fuel qualifying position in the NHRA New England Nationals in Epping, N.H. Pritchett raced to the fourth No. 1 qualifier of her career and third of the season with a track-record time of 3.673 seconds at 328.86 mph during the third session. Robert Hight topped the Funny Car field, and Tanner Gray was the fastest in Pro Stock. … Kyle Larson easily won the Xfinity race at Dover, Del., for his second straight victory in NASCAR’s second-tier series. Larson won from the pole and continues to shine for team owner Chip Ganassi. He was followed at Dover International Speedway by Ryan Blaney, Daniel Suarez, Cole Custer and Ryan Reed. … Graham Rahal won the first of two Detroit Grand Prix races, holding off Scott Dixon. Rahal became the seventh IndyCar driver to win the first seven races of the year.