Kent State center fielder Evan Campbell said it could have gone either way.
The Golden Flashes were clinging to a narrow lead in the bottom of the ninth in the opening game of their NCAA super regional against Oregon on Saturday night. With the bases loaded and two outs, J.J. Altobelli of the Ducks hit the ball to deep center.
"As I was running, it kept going and kept carrying," Campbell said. "It was close."
But Campbell made the diving catch and Kent State extended the nation's longest winning streak to 21 games with a 7-6 victory.
"I hit it as good as I could," Altobelli said. "(Campbell) just made a good play on it."
Left-hander David Starn scattered four runs and five hits over 6 1-3 innings for the Golden Flashes (45-17), who are making their first-ever appearance in a super regional.
Oregon, the No. 5 national seed, rallied with two runs in the bottom of the ninth but couldn't overcome earlier mistakes. They had three costly errors and stranded 12 runners on base.
Senior Alex Keudell allowed two earned runs and nine hits over 7 1-3 innings for the Ducks (45-18).
The winner of the best-of-three series advances to the College World Series starting Friday in Omaha, Neb.
"I was hoping that we'd have Monday off on a positive note, but we don't," Oregon coach George Horton said.
Oregon is making its second trip to the postseason since it reinstated baseball in 2009 after a 26-year hiatus. The Ducks advanced out of their double-elimination regional for the first time since 1954, when the team made its lone trip to the College World Series.
The Golden Flashes went up 2-0 in the third inning. Campbell doubled with two outs and scored on Jimmy Rider's single to left. Rider scored when Keudell misplayed David Lyon's bunt.
Rider's RBI single was his 100th hit this season, breaking the Kent State season record of 99 held by John VanBenschoten (2001) and Anthony Gallas (2010).
The Ducks narrowed it in the bottom half when Altobelli scored on Ryon Healey's grounder.
Kent State added a run in the fourth when Sawyer Polen's one-out single scored T.J. Sutton, who led off the inning with a double.
Starn walked three to load the bases with two outs in the fourth, and it appeared that he hit Aaron Payne to bring in an Oregon run. But the home plate umpire ruled that Payne didn't get out of the way, and Starn struck him out to end the threat.
The Golden Flashes padded their lead in the fifth on Rider's RBI double and Sutton's sacrifice fly, before Kyle Garlick's sacrifice fly in the bottom half for Oregon narrowed it to 5-2.
Altobelli's RBI double in the sixth got the Ducks closer and Brett Thomas added a run-scoring single to left to make it 5-4 in the seventh.
The Golden Flashes added two runs in the eighth when Alex Miklos' shot to right was misplayed by outfielder Aaron Jones, scoring Polen and Sutton.
Trailing 7-4, Oregon nearly pulled off the comeback in the bottom of the ninth.
Kent State's Brian Clark loaded the bases with no outs before he was pulled in favor of Josh Pierce, who struck out Garlick. Ryan Hambright's sacrifice fly to left scored Jones and Pierce walked Brett Hambright to re-load the bases.
Pinch-hitter Andre Mendenhall walked to narrow it to 7-6, but Altobelli's fly ball to center was snagged by a diving Campbell to end it.
"It was a sloppy game, I think both sides would agree to that," Kent State coach Scott Stricklin said. "But to win 21 straight you must be doing something right."
The Golden Flashes, winners of the Mid-American Conference title for the past four years, have advanced to the postseason 12 times, but never past the regionals.
In 1954, Oregon hosted the NCAA Western Regionals at Howe Field and faced Seattle and Fresno State twice to move on to the College World Series.
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Murder hunt after Sussex victim of Jubilee attack dies - BBC News
A murder investigation has begun after the death of a 21-year-old East Sussex man found collapsed in the street following a Jubilee party.
Father-of-three James Harris Durkin, of Eastbourne, was discovered in Court Road, Orpington, south-east London, in the early hours of Tuesday.
The Met Police said he was taken to Royal London Hospital but later died.
Post-mortem tests on Thursday showed he died from a "deep brain bleed linked to blunt force trauma".
The Met Police have set up an incident room at Lewisham police station and appealed for witnesses.
A spokesman for the force said: "There were a number of people at the party which is in an area of adjoining residential premises.
"There were also, despite the early hours of the assault, people in the area either going to or returning from work in a part of Orpington."
Mr Harris Durkin initially travelled to Orpington from his home in Eastbourne to attend a funeral on Monday.
Officers said he then spent the evening celebrating the Queen's Diamond Jubilee with family and friends in Court Road.
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Kent State beats Oregon 7-6 in series opener - YAHOO!
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) Kent State center fielder Evan Campbell said it could have gone either way.
The Golden Flashes were clinging to a narrow lead in the bottom of the ninth in the opening game of their NCAA super regional against Oregon on Saturday night. With the bases loaded and two outs, J.J. Altobelli of the Ducks hit the ball to deep center.
''As I was running, it kept going and kept carrying,'' Campbell said. ''It was close.''
But Campbell made the diving catch and Kent State extended the nation's longest winning streak to 21 games with a 7-6 victory.
''I hit it as good as I could,'' Altobelli said. ''(Campbell) just made a good play on it.''
Left-hander David Starn scattered four runs and five hits over 6 1-3 innings for the Golden Flashes (45-17), who are making their first-ever appearance in a super regional.
Oregon, the No. 5 national seed, rallied with two runs in the bottom of the ninth but couldn't overcome earlier mistakes. They had three costly errors and stranded 12 runners on base.
Senior Alex Keudell allowed two earned runs and nine hits over 7 1-3 innings for the Ducks (45-18).
The winner of the best-of-three series advances to the College World Series starting Friday in Omaha, Neb.
''I was hoping that we'd have Monday off on a positive note, but we don't,'' Oregon coach George Horton said.
Oregon is making its second trip to the postseason since it reinstated baseball in 2009 after a 26-year hiatus. The Ducks advanced out of their double-elimination regional for the first time since 1954, when the team made its lone trip to the College World Series.
The Golden Flashes went up 2-0 in the third inning. Campbell doubled with two outs and scored on Jimmy Rider's single to left. Rider scored when Keudell misplayed David Lyon's bunt.
Rider's RBI single was his 100th hit this season, breaking the Kent State season record of 99 held by John VanBenschoten (2001) and Anthony Gallas (2010).
The Ducks narrowed it in the bottom half when Altobelli scored on Ryon Healey's grounder.
Kent State added a run in the fourth when Sawyer Polen's one-out single scored T.J. Sutton, who led off the inning with a double.
Starn walked three to load the bases with two outs in the fourth, and it appeared that he hit Aaron Payne to bring in an Oregon run. But the home plate umpire ruled that Payne didn't get out of the way, and Starn struck him out to end the threat.
The Golden Flashes padded their lead in the fifth on Rider's RBI double and Sutton's sacrifice fly, before Kyle Garlick's sacrifice fly in the bottom half for Oregon narrowed it to 5-2.
Altobelli's RBI double in the sixth got the Ducks closer and Brett Thomas added a run-scoring single to left to make it 5-4 in the seventh.
The Golden Flashes added two runs in the eighth when Alex Miklos' shot to right was misplayed by outfielder Aaron Jones, scoring Polen and Sutton.
Trailing 7-4, Oregon nearly pulled off the comeback in the bottom of the ninth.
Kent State's Brian Clark loaded the bases with no outs before he was pulled in favor of Josh Pierce, who struck out Garlick. Ryan Hambright's sacrifice fly to left scored Jones and Pierce walked Brett Hambright to re-load the bases.
Pinch-hitter Andre Mendenhall walked to narrow it to 7-6, but Altobelli's fly ball to center was snagged by a diving Campbell to end it.
''It was a sloppy game, I think both sides would agree to that,'' Kent State coach Scott Stricklin said. ''But to win 21 straight you must be doing something right.''
The Golden Flashes, winners of the Mid-American Conference title for the past four years, have advanced to the postseason 12 times, but never past the regionals.
In 1954, Oregon hosted the NCAA Western Regionals at Howe Field and faced Seattle and Fresno State twice to move on to the College World Series.
Source: sports.yahoo.com
Rain puts Sussex joint top - ECB
Sussex moved level on points with Warwickshire at the top of Group C in the Clydesdale Bank 40 as their clash with Derbyshire at Horsham was rained off.
The hosts had reached 111 for five after 24 overs when the drizzle became too strong, and umpires Peter Hartley and Peter Willey later abandoned the match.
The result leaves the visitors second from bottom in the group and effectively ends their hopes of qualifying for the knockout stages.
Tim Groenewald took 3-30 from eight overs to reduce Sussex to 58 for four after Derbyshire elected to field.
Joe Gatting and Michael Yardy repaired some of the damage with a stand of 44 for the fifth wicket before Gatting was out for a top score of 34.
Rain prevented a positive result result between Sussex and Derbyshire at Horsham, but put the former joint top of Group C
Matt Turner made the initial breakthrough in only the fourth over when Ed Joyce misjudged a drive and saw his off stump cartwheel out of the ground.
England all-rounder Luke Wright cracked three quick boundaries before perishing, going for a fourth, when he uppercut a delivery from Groenewald straight to David Wainwright at third man.
Chris Nash followed two balls later when a concerted lbw appeal from Groenewald was finally greeted with a raised finger to the disgust of the batsman.
Scott Styris looked rusty on his Sussex debut, having not seen any action in the recent Indian Premier League, and was next to go.
The New Zealand all-rounder grew frustrated and pulled a short ball from Groenewald down the throat of Alex Hughes at deep midwicket.
Gatting mounted a fightback by hitting Rana Naved-ul-Hasan - on his Derbyshire debut - for six over long-on and Hughes for another maximum.
His innings finally came to an end when he drove Wainwright firmly to short extra-cover where Wayne Madsen took a juggling catch at the third attempt.
Skipper Yardy had moved on to 22 and Ben Brown three when the rain - which had been falling all game - became heavier and the players were taken off.
After a further 90 minutes of solid rain the umpires decided to abandon the match.
Source: www.ecb.co.uk
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