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#22 LSU Tigers (37-26) vs. #9 Mississippi State Bulldogs (42-21)


Mississippi State senior pitcher Jamie Favazza threw only 108 pitches for a complete game 4-1 victory for the Bulldogs over LSU. Favazza held the Tigers to five hits, while his team pounded out 16 hits to take Game 1.

Game 2 saw the Bulldogs jump out to an early 3-0 lead to start the 1st inning, but they couldn't hold their lead, allowing LSU to come back and eventually tie the game in the 8th. In the top of the 9th, Mississippi State senior first baseman Phil Thurman came into the game as a pinch hitter and drove a 2-2 pitch into right-center. Sophomore second baseman Tom Humbertson, who led the inning off with a base hit and then stole second, came around third base to score easily and give the lead back to the Bulldogs for good. Mississippi State allows two base runners in the bottom half of the 9th, but ends the game on a 6-4-3 double play, winning the game 5-4 and taking the series in a sweep.

#14 Brown Bears (39-24) vs. #4 Washington State Cougars (45-18)


Brown junior pitcher Kyle Raines gave up two hits in the 1st and the Cougars scored twice with those hits plus two Bear errors. But it was all Washington State could muster, as Raines pitched a 5-hit masterpiece. Brown would claw their way back into the game, taking the lead in the 5th en route to a 4-2 victory.

In Game 2, Brown took the early 3-0 lead in the 1st, but by the 5th inning, the game was tied 4-4. The difference in the game came in the 6th when Washington State committed two errors and the Bears belted two hits to push two runs across the plate. Brown would hold on to win the game in front of their home crowd 6-4, sweeping the Cougars in an upset to advance.

#13 Princeton Tigers (39-24) vs. #10 Pennsylvania Quakers (39-24)


Leading 5-4 going into the bottom of the 8th, Penn clung to a one-run lead over the visiting Tigers. But the Quakers put the game out of reach by smashing four hits and scoring three times to go on and win the game by a score of 8-4. Senior right fielder Bret Callahan was named Player of the Game with his 2-for-3 performance with 3 RBI.

In Game 2, Penn found themselves trailing 5-2 in the top of the 7th. But the Quakers belted out five hits in the inning to score four times and take a lead they wouldn't relinquish. Penn wins the game 6-5 and sweeps the Tigers out of the playoffs.

#7 Illinois State Redbirds (44-18) vs. #2 Ohio Bobcats (47-16)


In a battle of Great Lakes Region foes, the Redbirds and Bobcats split six games played between them in the regular season. But it was all Illinois State in Game 1, as the road team piled on the runs against Ohio. Bobcat's senior Ray Morris left with an injury after only two innings and the Ohio bullpen just couldn't handle the superior hitting of Illinois State. The Redbirds win in a rout 11-1.

In Game 2, Ohio held a 3-2 lead going into the bottom of the 8th. Illinois State senior right fielder Danny Marquez led the inning off with an inside the park home run to tie the game up. The Redbirds followed up with a double and two RBI singles to take the lead. Ohio threatened in the 9th, but couldn't get the runs across the plate. Illinois State wins the game 5-3, sweeping the series from Ohio.
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