European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 05, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse A Page 26 the stars and stripes wednesday june 5, 1991creighton bows 3-2 by Tom Vint the associated press Omaha neb. A Creighton St can t find a Way to beat Wichita state even with the help of a record College world series crowd of 18,206 and a sensational pitching Effort by freshman Alan Benes. A a it was and probably will be one of the Best in this series a Wichita state coach Gene Stephenson said after his shockers 65-12 beat their Missouri Valley conference rivals 3-2 in 12 innings monday night to remain unbeaten in the cos. Tyler Green and Jamie Bluma shut Down the nations top hitting team and Jim Audley scored the winning run in the top of the 12th, then a a threw out the potential tying run at the plate in the Bottom of the inning. The shockers played Creighton six times previously this year and whipped the jays by a collective 70-15. None of the six was closer than 8-4.-�?oas far As we re concerned Creighton played the game of its life a Stephenson said. A my hat is off to a the Victory put third seeded Wichita state in thursdays semifinal to await the Winner of tuesdays game Between no. 7 Creighton 50-21 and sixth seeded Long Beach state 45-21. Long Beach ousted second seeded Clemson j2-1t earlier monday. Benes younger brother of san Diego padres Pitcher Andy Benes held the shockers to four hits and two unearned runs in 8�?Ta innings. A i think i probably could have pitched better a Benes said. A especially in the fourth when they scored their two runs. Other than that probably pitched one of the Best games of my but so did Green a first round pick of the Phila Long Beach states Jim Grigo slides across Home plate before Clemson Catcher Mike Lockhart can apply the world series Delphi Phillies. He allowed seven hits two unearned runs and two walks while striking out 14 in nine innings. F. With Green and Bluma 3-2 holding Creighton in. Check Audley provided the game winning plays. He scored on Scot Mccloughan a two out infield single off Brian of Connor 5-3 in the top of the 12th, then fired a strike from Center Field on Dax Jones single to gun Down Pinch runner Steve Bruns at the plate. Green gave up a pair of unearned runs in the first after Mike Jones threw away Jones bunt. Scott Stahoviak sri single made it 1-0 and Stahoviak scored later on Chad Mcconnell a sacrifice Fly. Wichita state tied it in the fourth on runs. Audley tripled Home the first and scored on Doug Mirabelli a sacrifice Fly. Creighton kept putting runners on base but each time Green came up with the big strikeout. In All Creighton hitters fanned 19 times the second highest total by any team in cos history. The two team total of 27 is third highest. V the first game was nothing like the second As Willy Speakmann Sladoff Homer in the Bottom of tile ninth gave Long Beach state a wild Victory in a game that featured 31 hits eight Lead changes and took nearly four hours to play. A Clemson 60-10 ended its season with two straight losses in the cos As did top seeded Florida lifts a s Over former team by the associated press Chicago a Harold Baines broke out of a slump with Lour hits against his former team including a three run Homer As . Athletics beat the Chicago White sox 5-3 monday night. The athletics and White sox split a tour game series which included a Bench Clearing Brawl on saturday when american league a a Catcher Terry Steinbach was hit in the head bya4 Obby Thigpen pitch. Joe Slusarski 2-2 won for the first Lime since april 11, allowing two runs and three hits in six innings. Joe Klink pitched two innings and Dennis lickers Ley finished for his 15th save. Greg Hibbard 3-4 lost for the fourth time in his last five starts allow ing 11 hits and five runs. Quot brother mum in games indians 2, tigers 0 Cleveland a pitched seven Strong innings and Beau Allred Drew a basis loaded walk from Walt Terrell in the sixth As Cleveland beat Detroit to Complete a four game sweep. / it was the indians first four game sweep of the tigers since june 1977. The Quot tigers have lost six straight All on the Road l hey Are 1-12 in their last 13 Road games. Nagy 2-5 got his first Yin since april 22, gave up eight hits striking out six and walking one. Shawn Hillegas pitched two innings for his fourth save a allowing one hit. Terrell 2-6 was not seriously threatened until the sixth inning when the indians loaded the bases on a fielders Choice. Chris James single and a two out walk to Carlos Baerga. Allred then walked on a 32 pitch forcing Home the go ahead 3, orioles 2 _ Minneapolis Jack Morris gave tip two runs in eight plus innings and Kent Hrbcek snapped a scoreless tic with a Toronto s Ranee Muhi Niks avoids the tag of new Yorkus Boh Ceren in the fifth inning of monday nights game at Yankee stadium. Fourth inning Homer As Minnesota won Tor the sixth time in seven games. Morris 6-5 gave up sewn hits walked one and struck out five before Rick Aguilera got the last three outs for his 12lh saw. Cal Ripken let off the Baltimore ninth with a single off Morris and Sam Horn Deli Rcd an rib double off Aguilera. Jett Robinson 3-5 allowed eight hits in 4 it innings for Baltimore which lost for just the second time in seven jays 5, Yankees 3 new t Ork a Joe Carter hit his third Home run in three Days in a two run fifth inning to Lead. Toronto past new York. 1 he game was stopped by rain with the Blue jays batting in the top of the sixth and play did t resume for 2 hours 8 min utes. Carter opened the filth inning with i ninth Homer snapping a 3-3 tie a after tin Blue jays had erased a 3-1 deficit with twi runs in the fourth inning off Tim Leary. Jimmy key 8-2 became the league third eight game Winner despite allowing eight hits and a walk in live innings
