Nation’s No. 1 Pitcher Aced Out By Hurricanes

Sat., June 1, 1996

Associated Press

College World Series

Miami scored three runs in the first inning against Kris Benson, college baseball’s top player, and tallied the deciding run on a Clemson outfielder’s mental lapse as the Hurricanes beat Clemson 7-3 Friday night in the College World Series.

Benson (14-1), Baseball America’s player of the year who is considered the consensus No. 1 choice in next week’s major league baseball draft, sustained his first loss in more than a year.

The win moves No. 5 seed Miami (48-13) to the second round Sunday afternoon to meet top-seeded Alabama (50-17), a 7-5 winner over Oklahoma State earlier. Fourth-seeded Clemson (49-16) meets OSU (45-20) in an elimination game Sunday afternoon.

In the opener, Chris Moller’s three-run homer with one out in the bottom of the ninth rallied Alabama past OSU.

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