News and Notes from East Carolina, Conference USA and Beyond

AUSTIN, TX — Even after the Longhorns had time to soak it all in, the excitement over their national championship didn't die down by Monday.

The Texas baseball team got a second helping of celebration for its College World Series victory when players, coaches and fans gathered at Disch-Falk Field to observe the team's sixth CWS title.

Texas (56-16) defeated Florida 6-2 Sunday to win the second game in the best-of-three championship round. Texas won five elimination games to qualify for the championship tournament in Omaha, Neb., then swept five straight, including two against the Gators.

Elated Texas players piled onto the pitcher's mound after their victory Sunday. Then hundreds of their fans who'd watched from home on television went wild Monday afternoon when the Longhorns arrived at their home field straight from the airport.

``Who loves you, baby?'' coach Augie Garrido asked the crowd. He added, ``We do.''

Garrido and players Seth Johnston and J. Brent Cox thanked the faithful who'd endured an up-and-down season before the Longhorns charged for the title.

``You all have been here from the beginning of the year, no matter how hard it got,'' said Johnston, a senior shortstop. ``I'm definitely looking into trying to get a fifth year to come back,'' he joked to loud cheers from the crowd.

Cox, a standout closer who combined with starter Kyle McCulloch to give the Longhorns a powerful pitching game Sunday, apologized to the crowd for ``any of the heart attacks I might have caused you during the year.''

Last year, Garrido and his Longhorns had to stand by dejectedly as Cal State Fullerton players poured onto the field in celebration after winning the College World Series championship.

But Sunday's Texas victory, propelled by Chance Wheeless and David Maroul, who combined for two home runs and five RBIs, gave the Longhorns their chance to take home the winner's trophy.

Texas last won the title in 2002. Only 12-time champion Southern California has won more.

COLLEGE WORLD SERIES AT A GLANCE (FINAL)

June 17-27

(Games involving Conference USA team denoted in bold; bracketed double-elimination format; best-of-three between bracket winners for championship; All times Eastern.)

At Rosenblatt Stadium
Omaha, Neb.

Friday, June 17

Bracket 1
Game 1 — Florida 6, Tennessee 4
Game 2 — Nebraska 5, Arizona State 3

Saturday, June 18

Bracket 2
Game 3 - Tulane 3, Oregon State 1
Game 4 - Texas 5, Baylor 1

Sunday, June 19

Game 5 - Arizona State 4, Tennessee 2, Tennessee eliminated
Game 6 — Florida 7, Nebraska 4

Monday, June 20

Game 7 — Baylor 4, Oregon State 3 (10), Oregon State eliminated
Game 8 — Texas 5, Tulane 0

Tuesday, June 21

Game 9 — Arizona State 8, Nebraska 7 (11), Nebraska eliminated
Game 10 — Baylor 8, Tulane 7, Tulane eliminated

Wednesday, June 22

Game 11 — Arizona State 6, Florida 1
Game 12 — Texas 4, Baylor 3, Baylor eliminated

Thursday, June 23

Game 13 - Florida 6, Arizona State 3, Arizona State eliminated

Friday, June 24

No games scheduled

CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

(Best of three for championship)

Saturday, June 25

Texas 4, Florida 2, Texas leads series 1-0

Sunday, June 26

Texas 6, Florida 2, Texas wins series 2-0

Monday, June 27

~~Florida vs. Texas, if necessary, 7 pm~~

SUPER REGIONALS AT A GLANCE (FINAL)

Concluded Monday, June 13, 2005

Super Regionals involving current or future Conference USA
teams or Carolinas teams are denoted in bold.

(Best two-of-three format; All times Eastern.)

Atlanta
Host: Georgia Tech
At Russ Chandler Stadium (4,157)

Friday, June 10
Game 1 - Tennessee 3, Georgia Tech 2, Tennessee leads series 1-0
Saturday, June 11
Game 2 - Tennessee 13, Georgia Tech 3, Tennessee wins series 2-0
Sunday, June 12
Game 3 - Tennessee at (2) Georgia Tech, if necessary

Gainesville
Host: Florida
At McKethan Stadium (5,000)

Friday, June 10
Game 1 - Florida 8, Florida State 1, Florida leads series 1-0
Saturday, June 11
Game 2 - Florida 8, Florida State 5, Florida wins series 2-0
Sunday, June 12
Game 3 - Florida State at (7) Florida, if necessary

Fullerton
Host: Cal State Fullerton
At Goodwin Field (3,500)

Friday, June 10
Game 1- Cal State Fullerton 3, Arizona State 2
Saturday, June 11
Game 2 - Arizona State 6, Cal State Fullerton 2, series tied 1-1
Sunday, June 12
Game 3 - Arizona State 9, Cal State Fullerton 8, ASU wins series 2-1

Lincoln
Host: Nebraska
At Haymarket Park (8,500)

Friday, June 10
Game 1 - Nebraska 3, Miami (FL) 1, Nebraska leads series 1-0
Saturday, June 11
Game 2 - Nebraska 6, Miami 3, Nebraska wins series 2-0
Sunday, June 12
Game 3 - Miami (FL) at (3) Nebraska, if necessary

New Orleans
Host: Tulane
At Turchin Stadium (3,500)

Saturday, June 11
Game 1 - Rice 9, Tulane 5, Rice leads series 1-0
Sunday, June 12
Game 2 - Tulane 7, Rice 0, series tied 1-1
Monday, June 13
Game 3 - Tulane 9, Rice 6, Tulane wins series 2-1

Corvallis
Host: Oregon State
Goss Stadium (2,000)

Saturday, June 11
Game 1 - Oregon State 10, Southern Cal 4
Sunday, June 12
Game 2 - Southern Cal 9, Oregon State 8, 10 innings, series tied 1-1
Monday, June 13
Game 3 - Oregon State 10, Southern Cal 8, Oregon State wins series 2-1

Oxford
Host: Mississippi
At Oxford-University Stadium (2,952)

Saturday, June 11
Game 1 - Texas 2, Mississippi 0, suspended in 4th inning*, rain
Sunday, June 12
Game 1 - Mississippi 6, Texas 4, *completion of suspended game
Game 2 - Texas 3, Mississippi 1, series tied 1-1
Monday, June 13
Game 3 - Texas 6, Mississippi 4, Texas wins series 2-1

Waco
Host: Baylor
At Baylor Ballpark (5,000)

Saturday, June 11
Game 1 - Clemson 4, Baylor 2, Clemson leads series 1-0
Sunday, June 12
Game 2 - Baylor 7, Clemson 1, series tied 1-1
Monday, June 13
Game 3 - Baylor 6, Clemson 1, Baylor wins series 2-1

REGIONALS AT A GLANCE (FINAL)

Concluded Monday, June 6, 2005

Regions involving current or future Conference USA teams or
Carolinas teams are denoted in bold.

(Double-elimination format; All times Eastern; Completed games in red.)

NCAA Div I Regionals Glance

At Doug Kingsmore Stadium
Clemson, S.C.
Friday, June 3
College of Charleston 5, Oral Roberts 2
Clemson 5, North Carolina A&T 3
Saturday, June 4
Oral Roberts 6, North Carolina A&T 3, NC A&T eliminated
Clemson 6, College of Charleston 0
Sunday, June 5
Oral Roberts 6, College of Charleston 0, Charleston eliminated
Clemson 8, Oral Roberts 3, Clemson advances

At Russ Chandler Stadium
Atlanta
Friday, June 3
South Carolina 6, Michigan 5
Georgia Tech 5, Furman 4, 10 innings
Saturday, June 4
Michigan 6, Furman 3, Furman eliminated
Georgia Tech 10, South Carolina 2
Sunday, June 5
South Carolina 4, Michigan 3, Michigan eliminated
South Carolina 8, Georgia Tech 3
Monday, June 6
Georgia Tech 5, South Carolina 0, Georgia Tech advances

At Alfred A. McKethan Stadium
Gainesville, Fla.
Friday, June 3
North Carolina 5, Notre Dame 1
Saturday, June 4
Florida 8, Stetson 3
Notre Dame 7, Stetson 4, Stetson eliminated
Florida 5, North Carolina 2
Sunday, June 5
Notre Dame 3, North Carolina 0, North Carolina eliminated
Florida 23, Notre Dame 3, Florida advances

At Mark Light Stadium
Coral Gables, Fla.
Friday, June 3
Mississippi State 13, Florida Atlantic 2
Miami 6, Virginia Commonwealth 2
Saturday, June 4
Florida Atlantic 3, Virginia Commonwealth 1, VCU eliminated
Miami 4, Mississippi State 1
Sunday, June 5
Mississippi State 8, Florida Atlantic 4, Florida Atlantic eliminated
Miami 10, Mississippi State 4, Miami advances

At Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium
At Tallahassee, Fla.
Friday, June 3
Auburn 13, South Alabama 5
Florida State 3, Army 2
Saturday, June 4
Army 8, South Alabama 5, South Alabama eliminated
Florida State 4, Auburn 3
Sunday, June 5
Auburn 12, Army 3, Army eliminated
Florida State 10, Auburn 4, Florida State advances

At Lindsey Nelson Stadium
Knoxville, Tenn.
Friday, June 3
Winthrop 2, Wichita State 1
Tennessee 7, Austin Peay 5
Saturday, June 4
Wichita State 5, Austin Peay 1, Austin Peay eliminated
Tennessee 3, Winthrop 2
Sunday, June 5
Wichita State 3, Winthrop 2, Winthrop eliminated
Tennessee 12, Wichita State 2, Tennessee advances

At Swayze Field
Oxford, Miss.
Friday, June 3
Oklahoma 5, Southern Mississippi 4
Mississippi 5, Maine 0
Saturday, June 4
Maine 12, Southern Mississippi 2, Southern Mississippi eliminated
Mississippi 7, Oklahoma 3
Sunday, June 5
Oklahoma 11, Maine 10, Maine eliminated
Mississippi 20, Oklahoma 5, Mississippi advances

At Alex Box Stadium
Baton Rouge, La.
Friday, June 3
LSU 14, Marist 5
Rice 7, Northwestern State 3
Saturday, June 4
Northwestern St. 4, Marist 3, Marist eliminated
Rice 9, LSU 7
Monday, June 6
LSU 12, Northwestern State 4, Northwestern State eliminated
Rice 5, LSU 4, Rice advances

At Turchin Stadium
New Orleans
Friday, June 3
Tulane 17, Southern University 7
Alabama 7, Louisiana-Lafayette 5
Saturday, June 4
Louisiana-Lafayette 9, Southern University 1, Southern eliminated
Tulane 10, Alabama 4
Sunday, June 5
Alabama 4, Louisiana-Lafayette 3, Louisiana-Lafayette eliminated
Monday, June 6
Tulane 7, Alabama 4, Tulane advances

At Baylor Ballpark
Waco, Texas
Saturday, June 4
Texas Christian 5, Stanford 1
Baylor 8, Texas-San Antonio 3
Sunday, June 5
Stanford 6, Texas-San Antonio 2, Texas-San Antonio eliminated
Baylor 8, Texas Christian 3
Stanford 12, Texas Christian 4, Texas Christian eliminated
Monday, June 6
Baylor 4, Stanford 3, 12 innings, Baylor advances

At Disch-Falk Stadium
Austin, Texas
Friday, June 3
Arkansas 9, Miami (Ohio) 5
Texas 20, Quinnipiac 8
Saturday, June 4
Miami (Ohio) 35, Quinnipiac 8, Quinnipiac eliminated
Arkansas 9, Texas 2
Sunday, June 5
Texas 12, Miami (Ohio) 5, Miami (Ohio) eliminated
Texas 19, Arkansas 8
Monday, June 6
Texas 5, Arkansas 2, Texas advances

At Hawks Field at Haymarket Park
Lincoln, Neb.
Friday, June 3
Nebraska 8, Illinois-Chicago 6
Creighton 8, North Carolina State 3
Saturday, June 4
North Carolina State 9, Illinois-Chicago 7, Ill.-Chicago eliminated
Nebraska 10, Creighton 8
Sunday, June 5
Creighton 11, North Carolina State 9, N.C. State eliminated
Nebraska 10, Creighton 2, Nebraska advances

At Packard Stadium
Tempe, Ariz.
Friday, June 3
Coastal Carolina 12, UNLV 8
Arizona State 9, East Carolina 6
Saturday, June 4
UNLV 5, East Carolina 3, East Carolina eliminated
Arizona State 11, Coastal Carolina 3
Sunday, June 5
Coastal Carolina 14, UNLV 10, UNLV eliminated
Arizona State 9, Coastal Carolina 5, Arizona State advances

At Goodwin Field
Fullerton, Calif.
Friday, June 3
Arizona 5, Missouri 3
Cal State Fullerton 19, Harvard 0
Saturday, June 4
Missouri 14, Harvard 6, Harvard eliminated
Arizona 6, Cal State Fullerton 5
Sunday, June 5
Cal State Fullerton 8, Missouri 6, Missouri eliminated
Cal State Fullerton 7, Arizona 2
Monday, June 6
Cal State Fullerton 6, Arizona 3, Cal State Fullerton advances

At Blair Field
Long Beach, Calif.
Friday, June 3
Southern Cal 7, Pepperdine 3
Long Beach State 11, Rhode Island 2
Saturday, June 4
Pepperdine 2, Rhode Island 1, Rhode Island eliminated
Southern Cal 6, Long Beach State 4
Sunday, June 5
Pepperdine 6, Long Beach State 3, Long Beach State eliminated
Pepperdine 9, Southern Cal 2
Monday, June 6
Southern Cal 5, Pepperdine 2, Southern Cal advances

At Goss Stadium at Coleman Field
Corvallis, Ore.
Friday, June 3
St. John's 5, Virginia 3
Oregon State 4, Ohio State 3
Saturday, June 4
Ohio State 2, Virginia 1, Virginia eliminated
Oregon State 11, St. John's 1
Sunday, June 5
St. John's 7, Ohio State 1, Ohio State eliminated
Oregon State 19, St. John's 3, Oregon State advances

Compiled from Bonesville.net staff, wire and other reports.

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