College World Series

Author:
SI Staff
Publish date:
Jun 25, 2009

College World Series

Arkansas 10, Cal State Fullerton 6

Following is a game-by-game recap of the College World Series. Click the back button to the left of the headline to view the most recent additions. <br><br>Cal State Fullerton coach Dave Serrano, center, argues that Gary Brown (22) was hit by an Arkansas pitch in the eighth inning of the opening game of the CWS.

Arkansas 10, Cal State Fullerton 6

Cal State Fullerton's Josh Fellhauer is caught in an attempted steal of second base by Razorback second baseman Bo Bigham.

LSU 9, Virginia 5

LSU center fielder Mikie Mahtook lands after making a leaping catch in the second inning.

LSU 9, Virginia 5

Virginia's John Hicks (8) is tagged out by LSU shortstop Austin Nola in the sixth.

Arizona State 5, North Carolina 2 (10 innings)

North Carolina's Mike Cavasinni beats Arizona State's Josh Spence to first base for a single in the sixth inning.

Arizona State 5, North Carolina 2 (10 innings)

Arizona State first baseman Riccio Torrez dives into a photo well in an unsuccessful attempt to catch a foul ball in the third inning.

Texas 7, Southern Mississippi 6

Southern Mississippi's James Ewing scores as Texas catcher Cameron Rupp can't control the ball in the eighth inning.

Texas 7, Southern Mississippi 6

Travis Tucker scores the winning run against Southern Mississippi after teammate Brandon Loy was walked with the bases loaded in the ninth inning.

Virginia 7, Cal State Fullerton 5

Virginia starting pitcher Robert Morey winds up for a delivery against Cal State Fullerton in the first inning. Cal State Fullerton was the first team eliminated in the College World Series this year.

Virginia 7, Cal State Fullerton 5

Virginia first baseman Danny Hultzen tags Cal State Fullerton's Josh Fellhauer, who was caught in a rundown between first and second in the third inning.

LSU 9, Arkansas 1

LSU's Mikie Mahtook celebrates after hitting a three-run homer against Arkansas in the first inning.

LSU 9, Arkansas 1

LSU first baseman Sean Ochinko (14) dives to first for the out on Arkansas' Zack Cox.

North Carolina 11, Southern Mississippi 4

Dustin Ackley became the CWS' career hits leader as he went 5 for 6 in the Tar Heels' win. Southern Mississippi became the second team eliminated from the CWS on Tuesday.

North Carolina 11, Southern Mississippi 4

North Carolina set a single-game record with 23 hits in the victory.

Texas 10, Arizona State 6

Preston Clark (7) and top-seeded Texas rallied from a six-run deficit to beat Arizona State and move within a win of the championship round.

Texas 10, Arizona State 6

Cameron Rupp (right) homered twice, including a seventh-inning blast over the right-field wall to give the Longhorns the lead.

Arkansas 4, Virginia 3 (12 innings)

Down to their last strike in the ninth inning, Arkansas rallied back to eliminate Virginia from the College World Series.

Arizona State 12, North Carolina 5

Kole Calhoun watches his game-tying grand slam in the fifth inning of a CWS elimination game. The Sun Devils came back from a four-run deficit to defeat the Tar Heels.

LSU 14, Arkansas 5

Arkansas' Chase Leavitt (8) beats the throw to first base as LSU first baseman Sean Ochinko waits for the ball. The Tigers won their 13th straight game.

LSU 14, Arkansas 5

Jared Mitchell is the center of attention after slamming one four home runs for the Tigers, who reached their sixth CWS final.

Texas 4, Arizona State 3

Texas' Connor Rowe (right) celebrates with teammates, including Cameron Rupp (top left) after he hit the game-winning home run in the bottom of the ninth. Rupp, the previous batter, had homered to tie the game.

LSU 7, Texas 6 (11 inn.)

Russell Moldenhauer (center) celebrates his second home run, this one in the sixth inning. Moldenhauer finished 3-for-3.

LSU 7, Texas 6 (11 inn.)

LSU's Jared Mitchell follows through on his two-run triple as Texas catcher Cameron Rupp looks on. His extra-base hit tied the game at 3-3.

LSU 7, Texas 6 (11 inn.)

Derek Helenihi scores on DJ LeMahieu's two-run single with two out in the ninth inning. The key blow tied the score at 6-6.

LSU 7, Texas 6 (11 inn.)

From left, LSU's Mikie Mahtook, Leon Landry and Jared Mitchell celebrate Monday's win. Mahtook singled in the winning run in the top of the 11th inning.

Texas 5, LSU 1 (Game 1)

Texas right fielder Kevin Keyes goes all out for the ball hit by LSU's DJ LeMahieu in the third inning.The play went for a triple, but the Tigers didn't score.