Posted on: Saturday, June 18, 2005
Nebraska wins first game ever at CWS
Associated Press
OMAHA, Neb. — Even Arizona State coach Pat Murphy got caught up in the excitement of Nebraska's first College World Series victory.
At Rosenblatt Stadium
Yesterday's results
Florida 6, Tennessee 4
Nebraska 5, Arizona State 3
Today's games
Tulane (55-10) vs. Oregon State (46-10), 8 a.m., ESPN
Baylor (44-22) vs. Texas (51-16), 1 p.m., ESPN "You know, it's kind of weird, but I'm kind of happy for the people of Nebraska," Murphy said. "The fans were unbelievable. I heard them all. At least 24,878 had red on, and it was a pretty impressive environment and pretty tough on our guys."
The Huskers had come into the tournament a combined 0-4 in their only other CWS appearances, in 2001 and '02.
Joba Chamberlain allowed five hits in seven innings, and Ryan Wehrle hit a two-run single to give Nebraska the lead in the sixth.
Nebraska (57-13), which has won 11 straight, advances to a game tomorrow against Florida, a 6-4 winner over Tennessee yesterday. ASU (39-24) faces the Volunteers in an elimination game.
The Cornhuskers enjoyed the home-field advantage that comes with playing 58 miles from their Lincoln campus, beating the Sun Devils, 5-3, yesterday for their first CWS victory in front of a partisan crowd of 24,904.
College World Series
Omaha, Neb.
Double Elimination
Hawai'i times
Bracket 1
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