CWS Highlights: Arizona 4 – South Carolina 1

06/25/2012

OMAHA — Brandon Dixon’s RBI double gave Arizona the lead in the ninth inning and the Wildcats held on to capture the school’s fourth baseball national championship on Monday night with a 4-1 win over South Carolina.

Arizona took an early 1-0 lead in the third, but saw South Carolina tie the game at 1-1 on a seventh inning ground out. But the Wildcats wouldn’t be denied, rallying for three runs in the top of the ninth to complete a perfect 5-0 run in Omaha. It is Arizona’s first championship since 1986.

Kevin Kugler and Scott Graham called the action.

(Trent Gilbert’s ground out gives Arizona a 1-0 lead)

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(Kyle Martin ties the game with a ground out of his own)

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(Seth Mejias-Brown’s stellar play cuts down the lead runner in the bottom of the 8th)

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(Mathew Troupe gets Joey Pankake looking to end the 8th)

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(Robert Refsnyder leads off the 9th with a single for Arizona)

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(Brandon Dixon’s RBI double puts Arizona ahead 2-1)

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(Trent Gilbert plates two more with a single that makes it 4-1 Wildcats)

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(Gilbert snags a line drive in the bottom of the 9th and almost ends the game)

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(Troupe gets the final out and Arizona are national champs)

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(Kevin Kugler and Scott Graham recap the championship winner for Arizona)

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