Florida stays alive; Cal ousts Texas A&M

Associated Press

OMAHA, Neb.

Florida’s Steven Rodriguez pitched no-hit relief for 41/3 innings and the Gators finished a 3-1 victory over Vanderbilt on Tuesday in the completion of a College World Series game suspended because of inclement weather.

Rodriguez (4-2) retired three batters before high winds and heavy rain disrupted the game in the bottom of the sixth inning Monday night.

He struck out six of the 11 batters he faced Tuesday. He finished with seven strikeouts and walked one.

Florida’s Preston Tucker hit a three-run homer off Vandy’s Grayson Garvin (13-2) in the fourth inning. Anthony Gomez’s had an RBI single in the fifth for the Commodores.

Florida (52-17) needs a win over Vanderbilt or North Carolina on Friday to reach the best-of-three finals.

California 7, Texas A&M 3

No. 9 batter Derek Campbell drove in two runs while closer Matt Flemer pitched scoreless ball after freshman Kyle Porter’s solid start for California.

The Bears (38-22) will play South Carolina on Thursday in another elimination game.

The Aggies (47-22) went two games and out and are 2-10 in five all-time CWS appearances.

South Carolina 7, Virginia 1

Colby Holmes, John Taylor and Matt Price combined on a five-hitter and defending national champion South Carolina tied the record for consecutive NCAA tournament wins.

Adrian Morales and Brady Thomas had three hits apiece for the Gamecocks, who won their 13th straight national tournament game to match the record held by Southern California (1972-74) and Louisiana State (1997-98).