Texas, LSU in finals

OMAHA, Neb. – Connor Rowe hit a game-winning solo home run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, moments after Cameron Rupp tied it with a homer as Texas came from behind to beat Arizona State 4-3 in the College World Series on Friday night.

Rowe sent a shot into the left-field seats, then sprinted around the bases with his helmet raised in his right hand as his celebrating teammates waited at home plate.

Two batters earlier, Rupp homered over the 22-foot wall in straightaway center to tie it.

Texas (49-14-1) advanced to the best-of-3 finals starting Monday against LSU. The Longhorns will try to become the first No. 1 national seed to win since Miami in 1999.

Rowe, who batted in the No. 9 spot, hit the first walk-off homer in Omaha since Texas’ Chance Wheeless did it in a win over Baylor in 2005.

It looked as if ASU (51-14) would force a Saturday rematch for the Bracket 2 championship after it took a 3-2 lead in the top of the ninth on Zach Wilson’s RBI triple.

Mitchell Lambson (9-5) struck out Brandon Loy to start the bottom of the ninth, but Rupp tied it with a homer that carried at least 420 feet, one of the longest in recent CWS memory.

After Preston Clark popped out, Rowe hit the first offering from Lambson over the left-field wall, well above the leaping Kole Calhoun.

Austin Wood (6-1) got the win with three innings in relief of starter Cole Green.

•LSU 14, Arkansas 5: The Tigers hit four home runs and right-hander Anthony Ranaudo threw six solid innings to eliminate the Razorbacks.

The Tigers, who have hit nine homers in three CWS games and 102 overall, homered in three straight innings to break open a game that started 2 1/2 hours late because of rain. LSU (54-16) has won 13 straight games.

The Tigers are playing for their sixth national title and first since 2000.

Arkansas (41-24) was outscored 23-6 by LSU in two CWS games, and the Razorbacks lost four of five games overall against the Tigers this season.