Feb.
25, 2008
Rankings
are from CBI Composite
Poll
No. 6 Rice 3, No. 17 Long Beach State 1
Around the Bases
Fedroff's homer caps
four-run ninth for No. 3 UNC at FAU
Cleveland State upsets No. 25
Louisville; No. 2 ASU blanks
No. 10 OSU
 In
Boca Raton, Fla., Tim Fedroff’s two-run homer capped a four-run
ninth-inning rally as third-ranked North Carolina got by Florida
Atlantic 8-7 to complete the weekend sweep. Tim Federowicz (2
for 2, 3 BB) led off the inning with a solo shot. After a Ryan
Graepel double and a Mark Fleury RBI single, Fedroff (pictured
right) went deep to give the Tar Heels (3-0) an 8-7 lead. Dustin
Ackley was 3 for 5 with a three-run bomb in the fourth. For the
Owls (0-3), Nick Arata was 2 for 2, including a solo home run,
and walked twice. Mike McKenna was 2 for 5 with a pair of RBI.
Cleveland State 8, No. 25 Louisville 5
In Louisville, Ky., Brian Long pitched the Vikings to their
first victory of the season with eight strong innings, allowing
nine hits and four runs, two earned, while striking out eight
Cardinals (2-1). Leadoff man Brad Buell led Cleveland State
(1-2) with four hits and two runs. His double began a five-run
fourth inning against Cardinal starter B.J. Rosenberg. Josh
Geric (1 for 3, 2 RBI) had a key two-run single in the inning.
Kyle Bischof went 2 for 4 with a pair of RBI.
No. 2 Arizona State 11, No. 10 Oregon State 0
In Tempe, Ariz., Brett Wallace’s home run highlighted a
seven-run first inning as Arizona State blanked Oregon State to
complete a weekend sweep at the DeMarini Invitational. Wallace
went deep on the first pitch he saw, his third consecutive at
bat with a home run. Marcel Champagnie had a bases-loaded double
to drive in three in the seven-run first for the Sun Devils
(3-0). Four hurlers combined on the shutout. Seth Blair allowed
three hits in four innings. Jason Franzblau and Tommy Rafferty
each tossed two scoreless innings and Jason Jarvis worked a
scoreless ninth to preserve the shutout against the Beavers
(1-2).
No. 1 Arizona 9, Georgia 8
In Athens, Ga., C.J. Ziegler had a three-run double in a
five-run seventh, and Arizona scored four more times in the
eighth in a rubber-game win over Georgia. The Bulldogs (1-2)
scored four times in the ninth - Ryan Peisel had a solo homer,
Rich Polythress (4 for 4) ripped a two-run shot and Joey Lewis
had a RBI single - before Jason Stoffel picked up his second
save of the weekend. Diallo Pon added three RBI and two runs off
the bench for the Wildcats (2-1).
No. 4 South Carolina 7, East Carolina 6
In Columbia, S.C., a walk-off two-run single by Kyle Enders in
the bottom of the 11th gave the Gamecocks the rubber
match of their series with East Carolina. The Pirates had taken
the lead in the top of 11th when Stephen Batts singled in a run.
Whit Merrifield (2 for 5) and Justin Smoak (1 for 3, 3 BB) each
had a pair of RBI for South Carolina (2-1). Drew Scheiber was 3
for 4, with three RBI for ECU (1-2).
No. 5 Ole Miss 15, Minnesota 4
In Oxford, Miss., Cody Overbeck hit his third homer of the
weekend and drove in three, and Sean Stuyverson went 3 for 5
with a homer, three runs and two RBI as Ole Miss' potent offense
stayed hot in completing a sweep of Minnesota. Zach Miller went
3 for 5 with three runs and two RBI for the Rebels (3-0), who
scored 45 runs in the three-game set. Joe Maciej had three RBI
for the Golden Gophers (0-3).
No. 7 Vanderbilt 4, Miami (Ohio) 3
In
Tempe, Ariz., David Macias’s two-run single capped a three-run
rally in the bottom of the ninth as Vanderbilt rallied past
Miami at the DeMarini Invitational at Packard Stadium. Macias
went 3 for 4 with three RBI. Alex Feinberg was 2 for 3 for the
Commodores (2-1) with a run and a walk. Matt Erwood had a strong
outing for the Red Hawks (0-3), scattering six hits and one
earned run over six innings, walking one and striking out five.
Chris Nadeau and Blake Chaffee led the offense for Miami, with
Nadeau going 3 for 3 with a walk and a run and Chaffee going 2
for 3 with a run.
No. 9 Texas 10, VCU 2
In Austin, Texas, Kenn Kasparek earned a win in his first
appearance since June 2006, and Kyle Russell went 2 for 4 with
two runs and three RBI as Texas swept VCU. Kasparek allowed two
hits and one unearned run and struck out five in five innings in
his first start after missing 2007 with an elbow injury.
No. 12 Miami 10, Cincinnati 0
In Coral Gables, Fla., Chris Hernandez struck out eight in six
scoreless innings, and Jemile Weeks homered and drove in three
as Miami completed a sweep of Cincinnati. Adam Severino also
homered, going 2 for 4 with two runs and two RBI, and Mark
Sobolewski contributed two hits, a run and a RBI for the
Hurricanes (3-0).
No. 13 Missouri 9, Stetson 5
In DeLand, Fla., Kyle Gibson struck out 10 in six solid innings,
and Kurt Calvert and Ryan Lollis each contributed two RBI as
Missouri picked up its third win at the Stetson Invitational.
The win marked the Tigers' 2,000th win in school
history - making Missouri the 35th NCAA program to reach that
plateau. Josh Clendenin went 2 for 4 with a homer and four RBI
for the Hatters.
No. 14 Michigan 18, Villanova 9
In Port St. Lucie, Fla., Zach Putnam went 3 for 4
with two doubles, two runs and four RBI to lead Michigan past
Villanova. Adam Abraham had two hits and drove in four for the
Wolverines (3-0). Matt McFolling homered and had three RBI for
the Wildcats (0-3). Dan Terpak also went deep for Villanova.
No. 16 Florida State 15, Duquesne 3
In Tallahassee, Fla., freshman Mike McGee took a no-hitter into
the sixth inning and went 3 for 4 with three RBI and a run as
Florida State completed a weekend sweep. The Seminoles (3-0)
tallied 44 runs and 44 hits - half of which went for extra bases
for an .865 slugging percentage - over the weekend against
Duquesne (0-3). Ohmed Danesh and Jason Stidham each contributed
three RBI in the finale.
No. 18 Clemson 10, Mercer 3
In Clemson, S.C., Wilson Boyd had two bombs, giving him three on
the season, and drove in four during a nine-run third inning as
Clemson (3-0) completed a sweep of Mercer (0-3). Freshman John
Nester added a solo shot in the seventh, his first career home
run. Tiger starter Graham Stoneburner worked five innings,
allowing three hits and striking out three to earn the victory.
No. 19 Cal State Fullerton 7, TCU 4
In Fort Worth, Texas, Joel Weeks squeezed home Shevis Shima, who
laced a pinch-hit double in the top of the eighth to break a 4-4
tie, and Cal State Fullerton went on to take the rubber game of
its series with TCU. Josh Fellhauer had three hits, two runs and
a RBI, and Gary Brown added two hits and two RBI for the Titans
(2-1). Matt Vern had three RBI for the Horned Frogs (1-2).
No. 20 Virginia 12-6, Lehigh 1-1
In Charlottesville, Va., David Adams went 3 for 5 with two
homers and five RBI in the opener as Virginia swept a
doubleheader for the second time in as many days against Lehigh
(0-4). The Cavaliers (4-0) cruised to a 12-1 win in Game 1 as
starting pitcher Andrew Carraway threw six dominant innings,
allowing only two hits and striking out eight. In the second
game, Dan Grovatt was 2 for 4 with a double, two RBI and two
runs. Tyler Cannon was 3 for 4 with a pair of doubles. On the
mound, reliever Robert Morey threw three perfect innings to earn
the victory.
No. 21 Texas A&M 5, Northern Colorado 2
In College Station, Texas, Darby Brown's RBI in the seventh gave
Texas A&M the lead, and Dane Carter added a two-run homer in the
eighth as the Aggies salvaged a split in their four-game set
with Northern Colorado. Scott Migl tossed 6.1 solid innings,
allowing five runs and two earned runs for the Aggies (2-2). Dan
Kazell allowed three hits and two earned runs in six innings for
Northern Colorado (2-2).
No. 22 Baylor 2, Purdue 1
In Waco, Tex., the Bears edged the Boilermakers
for the third day in a row to complete the series sweep at
Baylor Ballpark. Adam Hornung and Dustin Dickerson put the Bears
(3-0) on the board early with back-to-back RBI singles in the
first inning. Willie Kepf got the win, and Nick Cassavecchia
recorded the save. Craig Fritsch and Aaron Miller each pitched
one shutout inning. Kepf, Fritsch and Cassavechia combined for
11 strikeouts. Purdue (0-3) scored in the third inning on an RBI
single to right by Brandon Haveman, driving in Nick Overmyer.
No. 24 Kentucky 10, South Alabama 3
No. 24 Kentucky 13, Fairfield 3
In Mobile, Ala., Collin Cowgill's three-run homer sparked a
six-run seventh inning as Kentucky completed a perfect weekend
at the Coca-Cola Classic. Cowgill was named the tourney's MVP
after hitting .308 with five runs and five RBI. Greg Dombrowski
tossed five innings, allowing just one earned run, to post the
win for the Wildcats (3-0). Earlier in the day, Scott Green
struck out 10 batters in five innings as Kentucky beat
Fairfield. The Wildcats totaled 33 runs in wins over South
Alabama, Fairfield and Xavier.
Postponed games involving ranked teams:
San Diego State @ No. 8 San Diego
Fordham @ No. 11 Wichita State
Oklahoma @ No. 15 UCLA
No. 23 UC Irvine @ Nevada
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