By PHIL ROONEY
Associated Press WriterOMAHA, NE (AP) — Texas reliever
Huston Street got some fatherly advice from a knowledgeable source
before heading off to his first College World Series.
And the freshman had good reason to listen. James
Street pitched for the Longhorns in the NCAA championships in 1968 and
1970.
"He told me I was going to want to go out and do more
than I had done before because it was the College World Series,"
Huston Street said. "He said go out there and have fun because you're
going to be on TV and in front of a bunch of people so have as much
fun as possible."
Following his father's advice, Street earned his 11th
save of the year with 1 2-3 innings of hitless relief Saturday night
against Rice.
The Streets are the seventh known father/son
combination to play in the CWS.
"Just having him being my dad is a great thing because
I gain a lot of knowledge from him. He shares his experiences with
me," Huston Street said.
Power surge
The latest power surge at Rosenblatt Stadium had
nothing to do with home runs.
Late in Sunday night's game between Clemson and
Georgia Tech a power surge knocked out electricity at the ballpark for
a few seconds.
"Just a momentary thing and all the power kicked back
on," said Jesse Cuevas, the stadium superintendent. "If it wasn't for
the tower lights, you probably wouldn't have noticed it."
It happened just after the sixth inning, but luckily
the sun was still out when the blackout occurred. The lights and
scoreboard were functioning by the end of the seventh inning.
Cuevas said the Omaha Public Power District said the
power surge originated at a substation, but the cause was not exactly
known. The stadium experienced another one about 7 a.m. Friday when
nobody but the grounds crew was around, Cuevas said.
Sunday's surge didn't seem to have much of an impact,
according to the NCAA's Jim Wright.
Some equipment had to be moved in the press box until
a fuse could be tripped, but it did have ESPN's camera mounted behind
home plate spinning madly for about five minutes.
Stadium veteran
Douglas County Sheriff's Capt. Dan McGovern is
directing inside security at Rosenblatt Stadium for the third year.
Because of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, personnel
have been increased 60 percent on his detail, but the problems have
not, he said.
"People are more patient than I've ever seen them,"
said McGovern, a 23-year veteran of the sheriff's office. "This is
absolutely all about having a good time and watching baseball."
Random searches with hand-held metal detectors are the
biggest change.
Big crowds
The College World Series saw its 5 millionth fan in
Omaha a bit sooner than expected.
Three consecutive session-record crowds put the 5
millionth fan through the gates at Rosenblatt Stadium a day earlier
than expected.
The CWS topped the 5 million fan mark Saturday instead
of Sunday.
The first million fans to attend the NCAA championship
tournament in Omaha took 23 years, 1950 to 1972. The 2 millionth fan
arrived in 1983. The 3 million mark fell in 1991, and 4 million went
in 1997.
The total for this year's first four sessions was
96,278, an average of 24,070 per session. That includes Sunday's
single-session record 25,581, which had included the local favorite
Nebraska-South Carolina game.
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