April 20, 2009

Rankings are from CBI Composite Poll

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Stevenson puts UCI ahead to stay in seventh vs. Oregon

Ross tosses one-hitter for Northeastern; Stanford handles Santa Clara

In Irvine, Calif., Casey Stevenson (left) had a two-run double in the seventh to snap a 5-5 tie and lead No. 3 UC Irvine to a 9-6 win over Oregon Monday at Anteater Ballpark. Stevenson went 3 for 3 with three runs and two RBI. Ronnie Shaeffer went 4 for 4 with one run and one RBI for the Anteaters (27-10). Curtis Raulinaitis had three hits for the Ducks (13-24). Jeff Hart had a two-run double in the fourth for Oregon.

Northeastern 12, Rhode Island 1

In Brookline, Mass., JT Ross tossed a one-hitter as Northeastern routed URI. Ross (3-1) did not walk a batter and struck out a career-high 12. Jeff Cammans had a double in the second, stole third and scored on a groundout for the Rams (24-13-1). Ross retired the final 23 batters. James Donaldson went deep twice for the Huskies (20-14), a three-run blast in the third and a two-run shot in the eighth. Ryan Maguire had four hits and three RBI, including a two-run dinger in the fifth.

Stanford 11, Santa Clara 1

In Stanford, Calif., Brent Milleville and Joey August both had four hits as Stanford topped Santa Clara at Klein Field at Sunken Diamond. Mark Marquess recorded win No. 1,342 to move into an eighth-place tie with USC’s Rod Dedeaux. Milleville had three doubles and three RBI for the Cardinal (16-16). Milleville had a two-run double in a five-run first. Stanford added two in the second and three in the third for a 10-0 advantage. Geoff Klein had two hits and a run for the Broncos (15-21).

Connecticut 14, Quinnipiac 4

In Storrs, Conn., George Springer went 4 for 5 with three runs and six RBI to lead UConn past Quinnipiac at J.O Christian Field. Springer had a three-run homer in the first for the Huskies (22-16). Matt Burnett (3 for 4, 4 R, 2 RBI) and Dale Brannon (2 H, 2 R, 1 RBI) also had big games for UConn. The Bobcats (10-24) scored a pair in the top of the first before Springer’s three-run blast put the Huskies ahead to stay. Joe Poletsky went deep for Quinnipiac.

Arizona 8, Gonzaga 7

In Spokane, Wash., Arizona scored three in the top of the seventh to take an 8-5 lead and held on to edge Gonzaga at Patterson Complex. Shaun Cooper had three hits and two RBI for the Wildcats (17-19). Hunter Pace and Jett Bandy both homered for Arizona. Ryan Wiegand had a grand slam in the fifth for the Bulldogs (25-13).

Southern Utah 12, Utah Valley 11

In Orem, Utah, SUU scored six in the sixth and five in the seventh on its way to a win at UVU. The Wolverines (11-28) built an 8-1 lead after five before the Thunderbirds (20-15) rallied. Dalen Isom had three hits, including a home run, and four RBI for SUU. Bo Cuthbertson had four hits and three runs for the Thunderbirds. Jake Rickenbach had five hits, including a dinger, and three RBI for UVU. Jace Brinkerhoff had three hits, including a homer, and three RBI for the Wolverines.

North Dakota 12-8, South Dakota State 5-10

In Brookings, S.D., Tony Martin had a three-run triple in a five-run fourth in the nightcap as SDSU split a doubleheader with UND at Erv Huether Field. Billy Stitz had three hits in the second game for the Jackrabbits (8-25). Jake Magner had four hits and two RBI for the Sioux (8-21). In the opener, Aaron Cook had two homers and knocked in five as UND claimed Game 1. Andrew Sadler had four hits, including a homer, and scored three for the Sioux. Jesse Sawyer and Beau Hanowski both drove in two for SDSU.

Southern 6, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 3

In Pine Bluff, Ark., Frazier Hall homered and drove in two as Southern salvaged the finale of its three-game SWAC set at UAPR. Gregory Whitfield had three hits and knocked in one for the Jaguars (14-4, 21-11). Barry McDonley homered and drove in three for the Golden Lions (11-10, 18-20).

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