European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 20, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Stars amp s tripes Page 31 Eric us Arvines Taylor celebrates his two run Home run monday against Cal state Fullerton during the sixth inning of a College world series elimination game in us Irvine won 54 in 13 us Irvine ousts Fullerton in history making Battle by Oskar Garcia the associated press even after winning the longest game in col lege world series us Irv Ine coach Dave Serrano was a bit Serrano beat his longtime Friend and Mentor George Horton and his Cal state Fullerton 54 on Serrano pitched for Horton at Cerritos College and later served under him there As pitching Serrano coached under Horton again at Fullerton before taking the us Irvine head coaching Job in the bad news is i had to say goodbye to my my second a Guy i love a Serrano that the toughest part about seeing his team i wish our win haunt been at their but went into this knowing one of us would be Happy and one of us would be the time of the game five 40 minutes to play 13 mus beat the old cos Mark of the longest game set in by Oklahoma state and Ari Zona site by40 up for the anteaters o1 is a game against Arizona state it will be their second meeting in four the Winner will try to wrestle control of bracket 2 from defend ing Champion Oregon state a team forging a different path toward the title round this the beavers Are in control with two victories after beating Arizona state 126 monday cos Roundup rather than staring at elimination As they were at this time last the Sun devils already beat the anteaters 54 on Satur on Ike Davis eighth Homer of the mondays Victory Over Fuller ton saw eight hit 32 run ners left stranded on base and two relievers dueling into the late innings until Irvine finally came out i know the baseball purists were watching that game on the Edge of their said who was ejected in the Bottom of the 13th inning for arguing Over a hit Batter Bryan Petersen run scoring single to Center Field ended the game four batters sending the titans 3825 Home after two games for the first time in nine cos appearances since Fullerton left fielder Josh fell Hauer threw out Taylor Holiday at Home plate the previous in this will be a Day that i remember for a Long Horton Arizona state fell to Oregon state Mike Stutes and three relievers held one of the nations top hitting and scoring teams to seven and Oregon state revved up its offence to beat the who had seven hits in a 32 Victory Over Fullerton scored every inning until the seventh and finished with 18 Mike Lissman went College world series at Rosenblatt stadium Omaha double elimination june is bracket 1 Rice Louisville 10 North Carolina Mississippi state 5 june 16 bracket 2 Arizona state us Irvine 4 Oregon state Cal state Fullerton 2 june 17 Louisville Mississippi state Mississippi state eliminated Rice North Carolina 4 june 18 us Irvine Cal state Fullerton in Cal state Fullerton eliminated Oregon state Arizona state 6 june 19 game 9 Louisville 4723 North Carolina 5414 game 10 us Irvine 46161 Arizona state 4914 june 20 game 11 Rice 5612 Winner game 9 game 12 Oregon state 4618 Winner game 10 june 21 game 13 if necessary game 14 if necessary championship series Besto three june 23 bracket one Winner bracket two Winner june 24 bracket one Winner bracket two Winner june 25 bracket one Winner bracket two if necessary 3for4 with a three run Homer and four Chris Joey Wong and Jason Ogata also had three hits and Jordan Lennerton that punch in the Mouth was coming this team Hast had it All year said Asu coach Pat Mur unfortunately it happened last Oregon state fought off elimination six times in Omaha before beating Carolina for the a sports writer Eric Olson contributed to this Young receive 5game suspensions the associated press new York Chicago cubs first baseman Derrek Lee and san Diego Pitcher Chris Young were suspended for five games each monday following a Benc Clearing Brawl last week cubs hitting coach Gerald Perry was suspended for three games for his role in saturdays fight at Wrigley Philadelphia third base coach Steve Smith was suspended for three games and Catcher Carlos Ruiz for one following an argument in sundays game against the players Union appealed ruins mean ing it cant Start until after the Case is heard and in saturdays game at Lee was hit by a pitch from walked to had words with the then threw a Young swung Back and the benches both players also were fined by Bob baseballs vice presi Dent in charge of Perry was suspended and fined for aggressive Watson san Diego Brian Giles and Jake Peavy also were during sundays game in Phila Ruiz and Phillies manager Charlie Manuel were ejected by plate Umpire Bill Manuel got angry Welke didst consult with first base ump Laz Diaz on a Check swing Smith sprinted out of the dug out and had to be restrained by Rogers to get first Start of season Friday at Atlanta Washington Kenny Rog ers will make his first Start of the season Friday when the Detroit tigers begin a three game series against the Atlanta Detroit manager Jim Leyland made the decision after meeting with Rogers before the Start of an inter league series at Washington on until i get on the in not taking anything for Rogers the 42yearold Lethander has been on the disabled list All season after having surgery March 30 to remove a blood clot from his left shoulder and repair his rehab schedule had him rejoining the tigers in but Rogers had said he hoped to make it Back before the Allstar lower he said the problems extend to the High hamstring Edmonds is batting with seven Home runs and 24 Bis in 56 he was placed on the do retroactive to june 16 after sit Ting the past two Looper complained of shoulder stiffness after his last Start on Fri the who entered the year with 572 career re Lief appearances and Zero is 66 with a Era in 14 appearances Over 83 nearly 10 More than he threw All last sea after a medical exam on Mon Looper was told the injury was red sox release Romero Atlanta the Boston red sox released left handed reliever Romero on monday after designating him for assignment earlier this Romero went 10 with a Era in 23 games for the red sox this walking 15 batters in 20 innings and striking out the red sox removed him from the 25man roster on june 8 to make room for Mike Romero signed in the of season to a million Deal with giants put aurilia on bring up Figueroa Milwaukee Rich Auril is sore neck finally forced him to the disabled and the san Francisco giants Hope All he needs is a Little More aurilia has received multiple injections in the past few weeks to help alleviate the pain that both ered him since last and the giants put the infielder on the 15day disabled list before they played the Milwaukee Brewers on monday the move was retroactive to san Francisco called up Luis Figueroa from triple Figueroa has appeared in 12 major league with the Blue jays last season and the pirates in the 35yearold aurilia is Bat Ting with two Home runs and 19 Bis in his second stint with san but Hast Hom ered since connecting May 20 off Joe Kennedy of the cardinals place Looper on disabled list Louis Jim who started the season for the Louis cardinals at less than full strength following two of season is getting a couple of weeks now to finally get his body the cardinals Are hoping a Sim Ilar break will be productive for Braden a starting Pitcher for the first time in Hig career and now hampered by a shoulder both players were placed on the 15day disabled list on hours before a game against the Kansas City Edmonds injury was diag nosed As a pinched nerve in his rangers extend contract of general manager Daniels Texas rang ers general manager Jon Daniels was Given a oneyear contract Extension tuesday despite a 2643 Start that left Texas with the worst record in the major the 29yearold who became the youngest pm in major league history when he re placed John halt in october now has a contract through the 2909 going into tuesday nights game against the Chicago the rangers and Rookie manager Ron Washington were 17v2 games behind the Al West leading los Angeles largest Defi Cit in any