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• LSU, Arkansas, Cal State Fullerton into CWS

  
  

  Tallahassee, FL (Sports Network) - Arkansas, LSU and Cal State Fullerton were the teams advancing to the College World Series on Saturday.

  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 Razorbacks became just the ninth team in NCAA history to advance to the College World Series without playing either the regional or super regional round in their home ballpark. It's their first trip to the CWS since 2004.

  LSU starter Louis Coleman allowed only three runs in eight innings as the Tigers moved to the College World Series with a 5-3 win over Rice to take the Baton Rouge super regional after two games. It's the 15th CWS berth for LSU.

  LSU has a 117-44 all-time record in NCAA tourney games, the highest winning percentage in tournament history.

  Derek Helenihi led the host Tigers with two hits and a pair of RBI. That included a homer.

  "Omaha, here come the Tigers," said LSU coach Paul Mainieri. "We're going to go up to Omaha, and I know our fans are going to go up. We're going to have a lot of fun up there. This year we're going to go up there with seven great ball clubs. I figure one team has to win, so it might as well be us." Noe Ramirez scattered just three hits and struck out a career-high 10 batters as Cal State Fullerton moved to its 16th College World Series with an 11-2 rout of Louisville.

  Jared Clark had a pair of hits, including a homer, and three RBI for the Titans, who are seeded second overall in the tournament.

  "There's not one facet of our game that needs any tweaking right now," said Cal State Fullerton coach Dave Serrano.

  "Omaha is the greatest place in the world to finish a season.

  We think we have a legitimate chance to win the national championship the way we're playing right now." Chris Dominguez belted a pair of homers for Louisville.

  Alex White struck out a career-high 12 batters as North Carolina blasted East Carolina, 10-1, in the opener of their super regional in Chapel Hill. White became the winningest postseason pitcher in the history of Tar Heels baseball with six such victories.

  UNC, which scored seven times in the sixth inning, improved to 17-1 at home in the postseason over the past four years. Kyle Seager led the 17-hit attack with a career-high four hits and drove in two runs.

  Texas won its best-of-three Austin super regional opener, beating TCU, 10-4. Michael Torres had four hits, including two homers, and drove in four runs for the Longhorns, the top overall seed in the tourney. Kevin Keyes and Connor Rowe each had two RBI, while Chance Ruffin struck out seven in a complete game performance.

  Corey Stevens drove in three runs to power Southern Mississippi over Florida, 9-7, in their super regional opener. James Ewing added three hits, two RBI and scored twice for the Golden Eagles, who are one victory shy of reaching their first trip to the CWS.

  Teddy Foster had a two-run homer for the Gators, who are hosting the super regional.

  The super regional between Virginia and Ole Miss is headed to a deciding game Sunday.

  That's because the Cavaliers squeaked out a 4-3 victory Saturday, one day after the Rebels earned a win by the same score in 12 innings.

  The Cavaliers scored twice in the eighth inning, helped by an error to pull out Saturday's win in Oxford. Virginia is seeking its first CWS berth, while Ole Miss is aiming for its first bid since 1972.

  The Rebels had a runner on third base with one out in the ninth, but failed to score.

  Carlos Ramirez went 3-for-5 with three RBI as Arizona State beat Clemson, 7-4, in the opener of their super regional from Tempe. Jason Kipnis homered for the Sun Devils, while Mike Leake was solid on the mound. Leake fanned seven over eight innings to move his record to 16-1 on the season.

  Chris Epps had three RBI to pace Clemson.

  06/07 00:26:59 ET