OMAHA, Neb. -- Perennial powerhouses Arizona State and Texas came away with hard-fought wins on the second day of action Sunday at the College World Series.
Arizona State broke a 1-1 tie with four runs in the 10th inning to outlast North Carolina 5-2, while Texas scored its final three runs on bases-loaded walks to outlast Southern Miss 7-6.
In the first game, fourth-seeded Arizona State and fifth-seeded North Carolina rode the arms of their starting pitchers, as the Sun Devils' Josh Spence and UNC's Alex White combined for a great pitcher's duel.
White pitched nine strong innings for the Tar Heels, striking out a career-high 12 ASU batters. Spence, meanwhile, pitched seven solid innings before Mitchell Lambson came on to pitch three innings of relief to get the win.
The game went to extra innings, and it was UNC's third error of the day, a dropped fly ball by Garrett Gore, that opened the floodgates for the Sun Devils. Carlos Ramirez brought Drew Maggi home from second with a single up the middle, and Kole Calhoun followed with a three-run homer off UNC reliever Brian Moran to give the Sun Devils a four-run cushion.
In the second game of the day, Texas appeared to be in command, as a solo shot by Russell Moldenhauer helped stake the top-seeded Longhorns to a 4-2 lead going to the eighth.
Texas' defense had an uncharacteristic breakdown in the eight, though, and two errors helped the unseeded Golden Eagles take a 5-4 lead going into the bottom of the eighth.
Southern Miss' pitching broke down, though, as Texas scored two in the eighth on bases-loaded walks. After the Golden Eagles tied the game at 6-6 on a James Ewing single over the second baseman's head, Texas strung together three walks and a hit batsman to win the game. Brandon Loy saw four straight balls and brought home the game-winning run for the top-seeded Longhorns.
Cal State Fullerton and Virginia will meet Monday at 1 p.m. in an elimination game, while first-day winners Arkansas and LSU battle in an all-SEC matchup at 6 p.m.
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College World Series Schedule, Results
(All times CDT)
Saturday, June 13
Game 1 -- Arkansas 10, Cal State Fullerton 6
Game 2 -- LSU 9, Virginia 5
Sunday, June 14
Game 3 -- Arizona State 5, North Carolina 2 (10 inn.)
Game 4 -- Texas 7, Southern Miss 6
Monday, June 15
Game 5 -- Cal State Fullerton (47-15) vs. Virginia (48-14-1), 1 p.m.
Game 6 -- Arkansas (40-22) vs. LSU (52-16), 6 p.m.
Tuesday, June 16
Game 7 -- North Carolina (47-17) vs. Southern Miss (40-25), 1 p.m.
Game 8 -- Arizona State (50-12) vs. Texas (47-14-1), 6 p.m.
Wednesday, June 17
Game 9 -- Winner Game 5 vs. Loser Game 6, 6 p.m.
Thursday, June 18
Game 10 -- Winner Game 7 vs. Loser Game 8, 6 p.m.
Friday, June 19
Game 11 -- Winner Game 6 vs. Winner Game 9, 1 p.m.
Game 12 -- Winner Game 8 vs. Winner Game 10, 6 p.m.
Saturday, June 20
Game 13 -- Winner Game 11 vs. Loser Game 11, 1 p.m.
Game 14 -- Winner Game 12 vs. Loser Game 12, 6 p.m.
(NOTE: If only one "if necessary" game is played, it will be at 6 p.m.)
Monday, June 22
Championship Game 1 -- Bracket winners, 6 p.m.
Tuesday, June 23
Championship Game 2 -- Bracket winners, 6 p.m.
Wednesday, June 24
Championship Game 3 -- Bracket winners, 6 p.m. (If necessary)
