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标题：Texas wins, advances to college Series finals
作者：Eric Olson Associated Press
期刊名称：Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
印刷版ISSN：0745-4724
出版年度：2004
卷号：Jun 24, 2004
出版社：Deseret News Publishing Company

Texas wins, advances to college Series finals

Eric Olson Associated Press

OMAHA, Neb. -- Carson Kainer, the last regular player in Texas' lineup without a hit at the College World Series, got the most important one of his young career and the Longhorns advanced to the finals.

Kainer doubled in the go-ahead run in the seventh inning and Huston Street pitched three innings of one-run relief to help Texas to a 7-6 comeback victory over Georgia on Wednesday.

"Championships are won by the unexpected," Texas coach Augie Garrido said. "We did what it took at the right time, with Carson getting his first hit."

The Longhorns (58-13) will face either South Carolina or Cal State Fullerton in the best-of-three championship series that starts Saturday.

Texas will be playing for its sixth national title and second in three years.

Georgia (45-23) was eliminated, losing twice to top-seeded Texas.

The Longhorns' rally marked the first time in the CWS that a team had come back from five runs down to win since Stanford erased an eight-run deficit to beat Tulane in 2001.

The Longhorns, who trailed 5-0 in the third inning, used two doubles to take the lead in the seventh. Dooley Prince led off with the first, chasing reliever Matt Woods (2-3).

Will Startup, the All-Southeastern Conference closer, came on and one out before Kainer doubled down the left-field line for his first hit in 10 at-bats.

SOUTH CAROLINA 5, CAL STATE FULLERTON 3: Jason Fletcher and Chad Blackwell combined to hold Fullerton hitless over the last five innings. Bryan Triplett homered and drove in the go-ahead run for South Carolina (53-16), which forced a rematch with the Titans (44- 22) on Thursday, with the winner advancing to play Texas.

Fletcher (6-1) went six innings and allowed all five Fullerton hits. Fletcher and Blackwell combined to retire 16 of the last 17 batters after Ronnie Prettyman's bunt single in the fourth inning.

Blackwell earned his nation-leading 20th save.