Peterson's single to left scored Cody Cipriano from third base with two outs in the 13th inning to give the Anteaters their first CWS victory, 5-4 against fellow Big West Conference member Cal State-Fullerton. The game lasted 5 hours and 40 minutes, eclipsing the old mark of 5 hours set in 1981 in a 13-inning game between Arizona State and Oklahoma State.

Petersen delivered the ninth-inning double that lifted UC-Irvine past Wichita State 3-2 in the deciding game of its super regional, sending the Anteaters to the CWS for the first time. His winning hit Monday came three pitches after Fullerton left fielder Josh Fellhauer cut Taylor Holiday down at the plate with a rocket throw on the fly.

It was a bittersweet win for UC-Irvine coach Dave Serrano. He ousted his close friend, Fullerton coach George Horton, the man he played for in college and coached alongside before taking over the Anteaters in 2005.

"The good news was we found a way to get it done again," Serrano said. "The bad news is I had to say goodbye to my mentor. I wish our win wouldn't have come at their expense."

UC-Irvine (46-16-1) won despite a season-high six errors as well as allowing six walks. Petersen had company in delivering the victory:

- Cody Cipriano produced a 14-pitch at-bat with eight consecutive foul balls before tying the score with a seventh-inning home run.

- Relievers Tom Calahan and Dylan Axelrod combined for seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits.

- Holiday hit a two-run homer and was hit by a pitch three times, part of a record six Anteaters plunked.

The last time came leading off the 13th and set up the winning rally. Horton was ejected by home plate umpire David Buck for protesting that Holiday intentionally turned into the pitch.

"The ball was in, and I kind of turned into it and luckily it caught a piece," Holiday said. "I knew I had to do something to get us started."

Said Horton: "It wasn't about not moving, he stuck his arm out. We like to do that, also; they just did a better job than we did. It's a tough way to lose a game, but tip your hat to Holiday. That's good baseball.

"I love Dave and our hopes now are they carry the Big West banner deep into the tournament."