OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Jace LaViolette robbed Cade Kurland of a go-ahead home run in the ninth inning, Justin Lamkin and two relievers struck out 16 and Texas A&M held off Florida 3-2 in a weather-delayed College World Series opener that ended early Sunday. The Aggies will play Kentucky on Monday night in a Bracket 2 winners’ game.
The Gators, the national runners-up to LSU last year, will meet North Carolina State in an afternoon elimination game. Texas A&M scored its runs in the first three innings and Lamkin, Chris Cortez and Evan Aschenbeck held down the Gators’ offense. OMAHA, Neb.
(AP) — Mitchell Daly homered in the bottom of the 10th inning to give Kentucky a 5-4 win over North Carolina State. It was the third straight College World Series game to end in walk-off fashion. The Wildcats had tied it in the bottom of the ninth on Ryan Nicholson’s homer, and Daly ended it with two outs when he launched a shot into the left-field bullpen.
Kentucky set a program record with its 46th win and will play Monday night against the winner of Saturday night’s Florida-Texas A&M matchup. NC State will play the Florida-Texas A&M loser in an elimination game in the afternoon. GAINESVILLE, Fla.
(AP) — Two-way star Jac Caglianone will be Florida's main attraction when the Gators open College World Series play against Texas A&M on Saturday in Omaha, Nebraska. Caglianone is a projected top-five pick in next month’s Major League Baseball draft. He's hitting .
411 with 33 home runs .
