Mikie Mahtook doubled in the go-ahead run during the sixth inning for the third-seeded Tigers (56-17), who remained perfect as far as deciding games are considered in the championship round with previous titles in 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997 and 2000.

LSU posted a 7-6 win in 11 innings Monday night on Mahtook's go-ahead RBI single before the Longhorns got a complete game from Taylor Jungmann in a 5-1 triumph Tuesday to force a third contest.

Preston Clark had three hits, including a homer, and drove in two runs, while Russell Moldenhauer homered for the third time in two nights for the Longhorns.

Texas had won its previous eight games at the CWS dating back to their 2005 national championship until falling, 7-6, in 11 innings Monday.

LeMahieu also homered for the Tigers, one of seven round-trippers in the game, and LSU is now one win away from capturing its sixth national championship. The Tigers have a 14-game winning streak going into Tuesday, when LSU can wrap up the series.

The Tigers won despite five solo homers from the top-seeded Longhorns, who are after their seventh title. Ryan Schimpf also homered for the Tigers, who are making their first appearance in the CWS championship round since 2000, when they lost to Texas, 13-5. Jared Mitchell stroked a two-run triple for LSU, the NCAA Tournament's No. 3 seed.

Knutson, the all-time leader in wins at the school with a 584-399-2 overall record, will leave his position effective June 30. He spent almost all of the last 27 years as a player, assistant coach and head coach at Washington.

"I have spent nearly my entire professional life at the UW," said Knutson. "I am looking forward to spending more time with my family and having the opportunity to place my professional focus on growing my private business.

Blake Dean hit a solo homer and knocked in two, and Tyler Hanover hit a two-run shot as LSU moved on after hammering Arkansas, 14-5, at Rosenblatt Stadium following a 2 1/2-hour rain delay at the start of the afternoon game.

Hanover finished with three RBI, while Ryan Schimpf added a solo homer for the Tigers, who have won 13 straight games. LSU improved to 33-19 all-time in the CWS and will be vying for its sixth national title.

Hanover finished with three RBI, while Ryan Schimpf added a solo homer for the Tigers, who have won 13 straight games and will play either Texas or Arizona State in the title round. LSU improved to 33-19 all-time in the CWS and will be vying for its sixth national title.

Anthony Ranaudo picked up the win after working six shutout innings.

Calhoun finished the game 2-for-3 with a pair of runs scored for the fifth- seeded Sun Devils, who are trying to win their first College World Series title since 1981. They will face a tall task, however, as they now must beat top-ranked Texas two straight times to reach the three-game championship series.

Zack MacPhee and Drew Maggi each drove in a pair of runs in the victory, while Josh Spence continued his solid pitching by allowing four runs -- three earned -- on seven hits with two walks and eight strikeouts in seven innings to earn the win.

Dallas Keuchel wiggled out of several jams out of the bullpen, picking up the win with four scoreless innings of relief for the Razorbacks, who advanced to play unbeaten LSU on Friday. The Tigers hammered Arkansas, 9-1, on Monday and can advance to the championship series with a win.

Eibner ended with three RBI for the Razorbacks, whose starter, Drew Smyly, gave up two runs on eight hits with seven strikeouts in 4 2/3 frames.

Dustin Ackley finished with a school-record five hits and three RBI, as North Carolina pounded Southern Miss, 11-4, in an elimination game in the afternoon.

In the nightcap, Texas used a six-run fourth inning to erase a six-run deficit and went on to top Arizona State, 10-6, and gain control on its side of the bracket. Cameron Rupp hit a pair of homers, including the tiebreaking blast in the seventh inning.

Ryan Graepel went 4-for-5 with a walk and drove in two runs for the Tar Heels, who will face the loser of Tuesday's nightcap between Texas and Arizona State.

Ben Bunting had three hits, scored three times and knocked in a pair as North Carolina equaled a CWS record with 23 hits while setting a school record for runs scored. Kyle Seager added a two-run homer in the lopsided win.

Franco Valdes doubled and scored for Virginia, which will face Arkansas in another elimination game on Wednesday after the Razorbacks were manhandled by LSU, 9-1, in the nightcap.

Andrew Carraway hurled 2 2/3 relief innings for Virginia, allowing four hits and no runs behind starter Robert Morey, who went just four frames and was charged with five hits and three runs.

Franco Valdes doubled and scored for Virginia, which will face the loser of Monday night's Arkansas/LSU game on Wednesday.

Andrew Carraway hurled 2 2/3 relief innings for the win, allowing four hits and no runs for starter Robert Morey. Morey went just four frames and was charged with five hits and three runs.

Texas came out on top in a back-and-forth night game against Southern Miss, 7-6, thanks to a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the ninth. Earlier Sunday, Arizona State rallied for four runs in the top of the 10th inning to take a 5-2 win over North Carolina.

All four teams will play again Tuesday, as Arizona State and Texas face off in a night contest on the winners' side of the double-elimination bracket. UNC and Southern Miss will fight to stay alive in a day elimination game.

A pitching duel for much of the day, Sunday's contest came down to an extra- inning battle. Carlos Ramirez preceded Calhoun's homer with the go-ahead RBI single that broke a 1-1 deadlock.

The Sun Devils remained in the winners' side of the double-elimination bracket, and will play again Tuesday against the winner of Sunday's nightcap between Texas and Southern Miss.

Sean Ochinko belted the go-ahead three-run homer in the fifth inning and Ryan Schimpf added a two-run shot as the Tigers beat Virginia, 9-5, in the night contest at Rosenblatt Stadium.

Earlier Saturday, Andy Wilkins finished 2-for-3 with a homer and five runs batted in, as Arkansas upended Cal State Fullerton, 10-6.

Zack Cox also had two hits, including a homer, and drove in three to help Arkansas to its sixth consecutive win. The Razorbacks advanced on the winners' side in Bracket One and will play again on Monday.

Arkansas (40-22) will face the winner of Saturday's contest between LSU and Virginia, while the loser of that game will face Cal State Fullerton (47-15) in an elimination game Monday.

Jungmann allowed only two hits and a walk with five strikeouts for the Longhorns, who are chasing their first national title since 2005. Texas is making a record 34th appearance in the tournament and has won six titles, second only to Southern California (12).

TCU gave Texas a run for its money, forcing a deciding third game in the Super Regional after winning Game 2 by a 3-2 margin. But the Longhorns were the victors in Monday's game, allowing them to join the other seven teams that had already advanced to the final stage, to be played from June 13-23/24.

The Tar Heels beat East Carolina, 9-3, to take the Chapel Hill super regional in a two-game sweep. Dustin Ackley belted a three-run homer, while Garrett Gore went 4-for-5 with a solo homer and four runs scored for UNC, which became the first Atlantic Coast Conference team to reach the CWS four straight years and the 10th different program to make four consecutive trips to Omaha.

"I try to enjoy this win today more than I ever had here just to kind of let loose," said North Carolina coach Mike Fox.

Andrew Darr sent the Razorbacks into hysteria on Saturday afternoon, doubling in two runs in the bottom of the ninth inning, sending Arkansas to a 9-8 win over Florida State, clinching that super regional in two games.

Darr, who had four hits and drove in three runs, also homered to start a five- run seventh inning, which gave the Razorbacks a 6-5 lead. The Seminoles scored three times in the ninth to assume an 8-7 edge, but Bo Bigham walked and Zack Cox singled with one out. Darr then doubled to the gap in left-center to give Arkansas the win.

The dramatic win puts Ole Miss one win away from advancing to the College World Series, taking the opener of the best-of-three series with the Cavaliers after erasing a 3-2 deficit in the ninth inning.

In other super regional games on Friday -- all openers of three-game sets: Arkansas defeated Florida State, 7-2; LSU outlasted Rice, 12-9, and Cal State Fullerton hammered Louisville 12-0.

South Carolina led 6-0 after three innings, but couldn't hold on in the championship game of the Greenville regional as Harris went 4-for-5 with five RBI.

The Pirates advanced to play No. 4 national seed North Carolina in the best- of-three super regionals, starting Saturday in Chapel Hill.

Stephen Cardullo established a tournament record with seven hits, going 7-for-9 with five RBI and five runs scored. FSU set NCAA tourney game records for hits (38), runs, total bases (66) and doubles (15).

Jason Stidham, Ohmed Danesh and Mike Meschke combined to go 13-for-17 at the plate with 13 RBI for the Seminoles, who captured the Tallahassee regional.

The contest, which ended at 2:05 a.m. (et), lasted 7 hours, 3 minutes and the 25 innings topped the former record of 23 set in 1971 when Louisiana-Lafayette beat McNeese State.

The Longhorns (43-13-1), top seeds in the tournament, will play Sunday against the winner of the elimination game between Army and Boston College earlier in the day.

Fox, the 2008 National Coach of the Year, is in his 11th year with UNC and has led the Tar Heels to three consecutive College World Series berths. North Carolina has won an NCAA-best 165 games from 2006-08.

Fox's Tar Heels teams have gone 483-200-1 overall. He also coached North Carolina Wesleyan for 15 seasons, and in his 26 seasons as a collegiate coach, Fox's teams have gone 1,023-341-5.

According to the Dallas Morning News, Garrido was charged on Saturday in Austin.

Texas athletic director DeLoss Dodds said the suspension is with pay and that "he's devastated and realizes he made a serious mistake." Garrido recently received a five-year contract extension in November and has an overall record of 1,668-777-8 in his 40-year college baseball coaching career.