Oregon State’s rally eliminates North Carolina
Brett Daniels walked in the go-ahead run after Adley Rutschman tied it with a three-run double in the eighth inning, and Oregon State knocked North Carolina out of the College World Series with an 11-6 win Wednesday in Omaha, Neb.
It was a stunning turnabout after the Tar Heels had wiped out a 3-0 deficit to go up 6-3 in the sixth. North Carolina had been 37-0 when leading after seven innings and had won 50 straight when scoring six runs, the longest streak in
Division I.
Tyler Malone hit his second homer of the CWS, and the
Beavers’ third of the game, as Oregon
State (51-11-1) built a five-run cushion and avenged Saturday’s 8-6 loss to the
Tar Heels (44-20).
North Carolina’s eighth-inning meltdown in a steady mist saw three pitchers walk four batters, one intentionally, and allow three hits.
— Dominic Fletcher went 4 for 4 with a homer and four RBIS and Arkansas pitchers struck out 14 in a victory over Texas Tech.
Fletcher doubled in two runs in the first inning, homered in the fourth, had a bunt single in the sixth and singled in a run in the eighth as the Razorbacks won their second game to take control of Bracket 1. They need one more win, Friday or Saturday, to move to the best-of-three finals next week.
Arkansas (46-19) held one of the nation’s top offenses mostly in check. The Red Raiders (45-19) had come into the game scoring 8.2 runs per game and batting .311. Their six hits were their fewest in 19 games, and their 14 strikeouts were three fewer than the season-high 17 they had in a 5-1 loss at Arkansas in April. Thursday’s game
Arkansas 7, Texas Tech 4