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Here is Baseball America's recap of the NCAA baseball regional victories by Baylor and Oklahoma:
Baylor,
Waco Regional
Baylor completed its comeback from its tournament-opening loss to Oral Roberts
by winning its second straight game against Dallas Baptist, 8-2. The Bears
scored 33 runs during their four straight wins and were in complete control of
both wins against the Patriots. All nine Baylor starters recorded hits as part
of a balanced 12-hit attack Monday, with Dan Evatt (3-for-4, 3 R) and Jake
Miller (1-for-3, R, 3 RBI) leading the charge. Dillon Newman (5 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 3
BB, 5 K) picked up the win with sterling relief of ace Josh Turley (4 IP, 5 H,
2 ER).
Baylor heads to super regionals for the first time since its 2005 CWS run. The Bears will host Arkansas.
Oklahoma,
Charlottesville Regional
Oklahoma needed to beat Appalachian State twice Monday to win the regional, and
the Sooners did just that. Cody Reine (2-for-5, HR, 3B, 6 RBI), the hero of the
2010 Charlottesville Super Regional, continued to feel right at home at
Davenport Field in the first game, and Matt Oberste (4-for-4, 4 R, 4 RBI, 2 2B)
helped him lead the Sooners to a 14-6 win. Jack Mayfield's two-run double
highlighted OU's three-run first inning in the second game, and the Sooners
never looked back, winning 5-2. Junior Drew Harrison (6 IP, 3 H, 2 ER), who
entered the game with nine innings on the season, earned the win - his first
career decision. Oklahoma's 2010 postseason reunion tour (continues next with a
date with South Carolina - the team that knocked it out of the CWS that year.
