Canes Coast Past LSU, 9-5
June 19, 2004
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – Miami’s Cesar Carrillo limited LSU to two hits from the third through eighth innings and Adam Ricks hit a two-run homer to break open the game as the Hurricanes defeated the Tigers 9-5 in the College World Series on Saturday night.
Carrillo (12-0) gave up five runs on five hits, two walks and a hit batsmen in the first two innings, then settled down to retire 19 of 23 batters and lead the Hurricanes to their 13th straight victory.
It was the first meeting of the traditional powers since LSU’s Warren Morris hit his game-winning home run in the bottom of the ninth inning of the 1996 CWS championship game.
Miami (50-11) advances to a Monday game against Cal State Fullerton. LSU (46-18) meets South Carolina in a Monday elimination game.
The Hurricanes broke a 5-5 tie when Erick San Pedro doubled with two outs in the fifth and scored on Gaby Sanchez’s second RBI single of the game.
Jon Jay hit a run-scoring triple in the sixth before Ricks connected off Justin Determann (6-5) for his 11th home run, which barely cleared the wall in left-center field.
LSU starter Nate Bumstead lasted only two innings, giving up five runs and eight hits before Determann relieved in the third.
The Tigers strung together three straight hits off Carrillo to open the game.
J.C. Holt led off with a ground-rule double and scored on Ryan Patterson’s single. Jon Zenrigue followed with a sacrifice fly and Ivan Naccarata with a run-scoring single.
Miami tied it at 3 in the bottom of the first on Ryan Braun’s two-run homer and a Sanchez single.
The game was tied 5-5 after each team scored two more runs in the second.
Miami is now 16-0 in games in which Carrillo was the starter and 19-0 when he makes an appearance.
