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Ratliff, Stanford earn trip to Omaha

FULLERTON, Calif. -- Jason Castro drove in four runs, including three on a sixth-inning double, to put Stanford into the College World Series with an 8-5 victory over Cal State Fullerton in the super regional on Saturday night.

The Cardinal (39-22-2) used its sixth consecutive victory and eighth in 10 games to eliminate the Titans (41-22), seeded fifth nationally.

One night after hitting a solo homer that proved the decisive run in a 4-3 win in Game 1, Niwot High grad Sean Ratliff went 0-for-4.

But it didn't matter.

Castro broke a 5-5 tie in the bottom of the sixth with his third hit of the game, a double down the left-field line that scored Zach Jones, Jack Schlander and Colin Walsh.

In other games

MIAMI 14, ARIZONA 10 -- At Coral Gables, Fla., Yonder Alonso and Yasmani Grandal hit three-run homers and Miami beat Arizona to send the super regional to a decisive third game. Broomfield High School grad Colt Sedbrook went 1-for-4 with a sacrifice and an RBI for Arizona.

UC IRVINE 11, LSU 5 -- At Baton Rouge, La., Sean Madigan and Brock Bardeen each hit home runs, leading UC Irvine over LSU in the super regional opener and ending the Tigers' 23-game winning streak. The Anteaters (42-16) got on the scoreboard quickly with a two-run single in the first by Tony Asaro and broke it open with nine runs from the fifth through eighth innings.

ARIZONA STATE 12, FRESNO STATE 4 -- At Tempe, Ariz., Ryan Sontag homered twice and drove in four runs to lead Arizona State past Fresno State in the opening game of the Tempe super regional. Jason Kipnis and Brett Wallace had three hits each and Petey Paramore added two RBIs for the Sun Devils (49-11).

FLORIDA STATE 14, WICHITA STATE 4 -- At Tallahassee, Fla., Florida State scored five times in the third inning and Matt Fairel pitched eight solid innings to lead the Seminoles over Wichita State and force a deciding third game in their super regional.

NORTH CAROLINA ST. 10, GEORGIA 6 -- At Athens, Ga., North Carolina State scored four runs in the seventh inning and forced a deciding third game in its super regional series against Georgia.

NORTH CAROLINA 9, COASTAL CAROLINA 4 -- Cary, N.C., Alex White threw seven strong innings and Seth Williams homered to lead North Carolina past mistake-prone Coastal Carolina in the opener of the teams' super regional series.

RICE 9, TEXAS A&M 7 -- At Houston, Jordan Dodson drove in four runs and Cole St. Clair had a terrific outing in relief, leading Rice past Texas A&M in the first game of the best-of-three super regional.

NCAA Super Regionals

Best-of-3

At USA Baseball

National Training Complex

Cary, N.C.

Saturday, June 7: North Carolina 9, Coastal Carolina 4, North Carolina leads series 1-0

Sunday, June 8: Coastal Carolina (50-13) at North Carolina (50-12), 11 a.m.

Monday, June 9: Coastal Carolina at North Carolina, 10:30 a.m. or 5 p.m., if necessary

At Foley Field

Athens, Ga.

Friday, June 6: Georgia 11, N.C. State 4

Saturday, June 7: N.C. State 10, Georgia 6, series tied 1-1

Sunday, June 8: N.C. State (42-21) at Georgia (40-23-1), 2 p.m.

At Mark Light Stadium

Coral Gables, Fla.

Friday, June 6: Arizona 6, Miami 3, 11 innings

Saturday, June 7: Miami 14, Arizona 10, series tied 1-1

Sunday, June 8: Arizona (42-18) at Miami (51-9), 5 p.m.

At Dick Howser Stadium

Tallahassee, Fla.

Friday, June 6: Wichita State 10, Florida State 7

Saturday, June 7: Florida State 14, Wichita State 4, series tied 1-1

Sunday, June 8: Wichita State (48-16) at Florida State (53-12), 11 a.m.

At Alex Box Stadium

Baton Rouge, La.

Saturday, June 7: UC Irvine 11, LSU 5, UC Irvine leads series 1-0

Sunday, June 8: UC Irvine (42-16) at LSU (46-17-1), 2 p.m.

Monday, June 9: UC Irvine at LSU, 5 p.m., if necessary

At Reckling Park

Houston

Saturday, June 7: Rice 9, Texas A&M 7, Rice leads series 1-0

Sunday, June 8: Texas A&M (46-18) at Rice (46-13), 5 p.m.

Monday, June 9: Texas A&M at Rice, 10:30 a.m. or 5 p.m., if necessary

At Packard Stadium

Tempe, Ariz.

Saturday, June 7: Arizona State 12, Fresno State 4, Arizona State leads series 1-0

Sunday, June 8: Fresno State (40-29) at Arizona State (49-11), 8 p.m.

Monday, June 9: Fresno State at Arizona State, 5 p.m., if necessary

At Goodwin Field

Fullerton, Calif.

Friday, June 6: Stanford 4

Saturday, June 7: Stanford 8, Cal State-Fullerton 5, Stanford wins series 2-0

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