FSU gets key hits to oust Titans

OMAHA, NEB. — Florida State converted three walks, two infield singles and a double into three runs to take the lead in the seventh inning, and the Seminoles knocked Cal State Fullerton out of the College World Series with a 6-4 win Monday.

Fullerton (39-24) has gone two-games-and-out in four straight CWS appearances and has lost nine games in a row in Omaha.

The Seminoles (46-22) went ahead against three Fullerton pitchers, with the tying and go-ahead runs scoring on back-to-back walks by Blake Workman.

Chase Haney (3-2) worked two-thirds of an inning for the win, and Drew Carlton earned his seventh save after Fullerton put two runners on base with two outs in the bottom of the ninth.

Pinch hitter Hank LoForte struck out looking to end the game.

It was another heartwrenching loss for the Titans. They blew a 5-1 lead in the sixth inning against No. 1 national seed Oregon State on Saturday, and they failed to hold a 4-3 sixth-inning lead against the Seminoles.

Oregon St. 13, LSU 1: Bryce Fehmel limited LSU to two hits in eight innings, and KJ Harrison hit the first College World Series grand slam at TD Ameritrade Park as the top-seeded Beavers (564) routed the Tigers (49-18) for their 23rd straight victory.

Oregon State, which matched the school-record win streak set earlier this season, took control of Bracket 1. The Beavers don’t play again until Friday, and need one more win to advance to next week’s best-of-three finals.

LSU had its 17-game winning streak end with its most lopsided CWS loss since a 20-6 blowout by Cal State Fullerton in 1994. The Tigers face possible elimination when they play Florida State on Wednesday.