Tar Heels dink their way to CWS victory over LSU

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After Micah Gibbs singled to pull the Tigers within five runs, thebases remained loaded but Clark, who hit his nation-leading 27thhomer in the second, struck out after Moran threw him a 66-mphchangeup and 69-mph breaking ball.

Carolina then caught a big break to complete an inning-endingdouble play on Leon Landry's chopper up the middle. Graepel, theTar Heels' shortstop, picked up the ball as he swiped second basewith his foot, and then relayed the ball to stretching firstbaseman Dustin Ackley.

Landry appeared to beat the play, waving his arms as he crossedfirst base as if to signal safe, but umpire Jack Cox called himout. Television replays indicated Landry was safe by a step.
LSU coach Paul Mainieri argued to no avail, telling Cox, "It wasn'teven close."
Rob Wooten earned his fifth save, giving up two hits in the final 11-3 innings.

The Tigers, who hit a season-high seven home runs in its superregional-clinching 21-7 win over UC Irvine last week, have homeredin 11 straight games.

Hollander, the only player remaining from the previous LSU team toreach Omaha in 2004, lofted White's third pitch of the game highinto the left-field bleachers, just a few rows from the top.

The Tar Heels strung together 10 singles against starter RyanVerdugo (9-4), including three straight on their way to a 3-1 leadin the bottom of the first. Verdugo walked in Carolina's first run,Seager had an RBI single, and another run scored on a sacrificefly.

Carolina added runs in the third, fourth, fifth and seventh inningsto lead 8-2.
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