Beavers one win away from second straight title

Sun., June 24, 2007

Associated Press The Spokesman-Review

OMAHA, Neb. – Freshman Jorge Reyes led Oregon State to within one win of its second straight College World Series title with another strong pitching performance and the Beavers beat North Carolina 11-4 in Game 1 on Saturday night.

North Carolina, which won three straight elimination games to set up a rematch of last year’s championship series, needs to win twice more to keep Oregon State from becoming the first back-to-back national champion since LSU in 1996-97.

Reyes (7-3), allowed eight hits and three runs in 6 1/3 innings to win for the second time in the CWS and third time in the NCAA tournament.

The Tar Heels (57-15), who have come from behind to win five games in the NCAA tournament, couldn’t rally against Oregon State (48-18), which is 41-0 when leading after seven innings. And the pitching problems that plagued North Carolina early in the tournament appeared to return.

North Carolina freshman Alex White (6-7) gave up eight hits and five runs in 5 1/3 innings and lost for the second time in the CWS. He was rocked by Rice last Sunday.

The Beavers got to White in the second with two outs. He walked Scott Santschi before Jordan Lennerton hit his second homer of the CWS.

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