Miami And Texas Tech Have Issues With Each Other

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First, let's go with the incident at first base where the Miami first base coach, Gino DiMare, tapped the Red Raiders first baseman, Eric Gutierrez, on the top of the head like one of those "Hey, son, what do you think you're doing" moves...

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And, then, it carried down 90 feet and led to three ejections...
Gutierrez, DiMare, and after home plate- Tech assistant J-Bob Thomas. Gutierrez is the Big 12 Conference home run leader. So, advantage goes to Miami on man power used.

Tech won 3-0 and advance to the regional final...

Here's the long version


To go with that, Texas A&M beat rice in 10 innings 9-8 on a game-winning wild pitch...

Speaking Of CWS History: Here's One For Jackson State

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They've lost since, but Jackson State got their first-ever win in College World Series history against 6th-national seed Louisiana-Lafayette in Lafayette, 1-0.

The HQ has covered the rough season the JSU team has had- that all started with their bus burning to the ground on the side of the road with their equipment in it. Other Mississippi schools pitched in and have given them the basics to get through their season. The group have galvanized and have run through everyone since.

Here's their first-round win
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Good for them, indeed...

Unless, of course, it's a "different color"
JSU Head Coach Omar Jackson was asked about Miss State's donation...
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Interesting Night In CWS: One Player Backed Up His Presser Comments

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Sacramento State got their first-ever win in College World Series history and it came at a good time- knocking off Arizona State in an elimination game.

The Hornets scored three in the bottom of the 8th and held off ASU, 5-4
Interesting thing about the win was that slugger Rhys Hoskins called that shot after the team lost in the opening game to Cal Poly
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And that's how they're still alive in the Cal Poly bracket and the two get a rematch Sunday afternoon

FSU AD Breaks Up Fight At Regional

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Randy Spetman is not to be messed with...

Almost 30 years in the Air Force as a defensive lineman and serving your country does not mean that you will suffer fools lightly, and you won't let a little skirmish in the stands mess up your building as Florida State's Athletic Director...

Savannah State fans got in to it with FSU Fans (specifically "the Animals") at Dick Howser at Day One of the NCAA Regionals and...


Ta dah!!!

Scott Sitz pitched the number seven national seed to a 10-0 win on opening day... which gave the Tigers a day two elimination game with Alabama (of all teams)- who lost to Troy on day one...
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Makes an alum proud...

The Journey To Omaha: A Hoosier Walk Off

Indiana's Chad Clark

Indiana sophomore Chad Clark committed a critical error in the top of the ninth allowing a couple of
Valparaiso runs to score and it looked like an upset.

Clark had a chance to redeem himself in the bottom of the ninth during a Hoosier rally.

Clark crushed the hanging slider from Crusader closer Karch Kowalczyk over the left field wall and it was a walk off winner for Indiana 5-4.


“That’s never happened to me in my life,” Clark said. “Never even had a walk-off hit.”

The Journey To Omaha: A Walk-Off Win For The OSU Beavers

Their are no concessions during the NCAA college baseball regionals.  Oregon State found that out Friday as Texas-San Antonio gave the Beavers a serious scare at the Corvallis, Oregon regional.

The Roadrunners (35-24), a four seed in the regional, took the Beavers (46-10) to the limit on OSU's home field.

It took a walk-off double by Dylan Davis, who led the Pac-12 in RBI and doubles, off UTSA closer Matt Sims that scoring two runs to win it for Oregon State 5-4

Here's a game winner described by FOSG Tom Hart.


"I was looking first-pitch fastball, got what I was looking for and took advantage of it.'' Davis said.

"We flinched for one second, and they took advantage of it, and that's what happens when you play a good team on its home turf,'' Texas-San Antonio head coach Jason Marshall said. "We don't always play well, but we always play our hearts out, and I think you saw that today.''