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Denton Record-Chronicle
Friday, June 29, 2018
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Beavers freshman two-hits Hogs for national title
College baseball
that coming in. He was getting
pulled from starts. He comes out
and throws a complete game in
the most important game of the
year. Pretty special to me. He’s
going to do big things.”
Abel pitched an inning of
relief to earn the win Wednes-
day. That was four days after
he started and allowed three
hits and a run in seven innings
against Mississippi State. On
June 18 he pitched four innings
of one-hit, one-run relief against
Washington.
Abel mixed a low-90s fast-
ball with a changeup and picked
his spots with his breaking ball.
The only hits he allowed were
Grant Koch’s double down the
left-field line and Casey Martin’s
swinging bunt, both in the third
By Eric Olson
Associated Press
OMAHA, Neb. — Freshman
Kevin Abel threw a two-hitter
for his record fourth victory in
the College World Series, and
Oregon State beat Arkansas 5-0
on Thursday night for its third
national championship.
Abel was nothing short of
spectacular against an Arkan-
sas team still reeling from a foul
ball fiasco in the ninth inning
Wednesday night that cost it
the title and gave new life to the
Beavers. He retired the last 20
batters, catching Luke Bonfield
looking at strike three on a 3-2
pitch to end the game.
“Kept making pitches, kept
getting outs,” Abel said. “I felt
better as the game went on and
just rode it out. I was going to
give it everything I had. I really
appreciate they let me go out
there. It was a lot of fun.”
Oregon State (55-12-1)
capped a two-year run in which
it won 111 of 130 games. The
Beavers also won titles in 2006
and 2007.
On Wednesday, Arkansas
failed to catch a two-out pop foul
in the ninth inning that would
have secured its first national
title. The Beavers, down to their
last strike, rallied to force the
winner-take-all Game 3.
“There was probably still that
‘What if?’ and disappointment.
College World Series finals
Game 3: Oregon State 5, Arkansas 0
It’s human nature,” Razorbacks
coach Dave Van Horn said
about the emotional hangover.
“We had a good hitters’ meeting,
we let them sleep in, pregame
was good. Seemed like they were
locked in. But we never got that
hit. We never got anything go-
ing. Who’s to say? I don’t think
we’ll ever know. If Abel hadn’t
thrown so well, maybe it’s a little
different story, but he didn’t give
us a chance.”
Oregon State, which came
from behind for three of its six
CWS wins, was in control all the
way in the winner-take-all Game
3. Arkansas (48-21) was shut out
for the first time in 100 games.
“I figured it would take eight
or nine runs today, and I fig-
ured we would break loose,” Van
Horn said. “They didn’t give us
that opportunity.”
Abel (8-1) ran into trouble in
the third when Arkansas load-
ed the bases with one out. He
struck out Heston Kjerstad and
got Bonfield to fly out to end the
inning, and the Razorbacks had
no base runners the rest of the
night. Abel struck out 10 and
walked two in a 129-pitch out-
3
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“You couldn’t predict what he
was going to do,” Carson Shaddy
said. “He had command of all
three pitches. He pitched fights
out. He was just on.”
The Beavers were by far the
most dominant team of 2017
and brought back almost ev-
erybody in the everyday lineup
along with ace Luke Heimlich.
“I know how much work
these guys put in, 6 a.m. work-
outs starting in September,”
Abel said. “This has been where
we want to be. We wanted to fin-
ish. That’s what we wanted to do
all year, and we did it.”
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Nati Harnik/AP
Oregon State’s Kevin Abel reacts to winning Game 3 of the College World Series finals in
Omaha, Neb., on Thursday. Oregon State defeated Arkansas 5-0 behind Abel’s two-hitter.
for 4 and drove in two runs. He in a run in the first and another pitching staff,
was 17 for 30 (.567) with 13 RBIs in the third for a 3-0 lead,
in eight games and was named
the CWS Most Outstanding starter and reliever this season, the Beavers’ catcher. “Just the
Player. Rutschman singled his and his versatility and durability progression he made. No one
first three times at bat and drove were important for the depleted would have thought that he’d do
My goodness, that man.
Abel had been used as a Unbelievable,” said Rutschman,
mg.
Adley Rutschman, who set a
CWS record with 17 hits, went 3
McCullers, Astros edge Rays 1-0 for 11th consecutive road victory
Pro baseball
in the eighth against reliever ond-longest in franchise history.
Chris Devenski, but Matt Duffy
fined into a double play and Jake Red SOX 4, Angels 2
BOSTON — Jackie Brad-
Hector Rondon pitched the ley Jr. hit a two-run homer and
ninth for his fifth save in seven Rafael Devers had a solo shot to
opportunities.
Marisnick’s homer in the
fifth came off Ryan Yarbrough son sweep of the Angels for the
(7-4) and was his seventh of the first time since they joined the
season. It ended the Rays’ streak American League as an expan-
of 26 scoreless innings, the sec- sion club in 1961.
The Red Sox have won four
straight and six of seven as they
head to New York to open three-
game series between the rivals
on Friday night with first place
in the AL East on the fine.
Hector Velazquez (6-0)
pitched two scoreless innings of
relief.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -
Lance McCullers pitched seven
strong innings, Jake Marisnick
homered and the Houston As- overall. Their 11th straight road
tros beat the Tampa Bay Rays win matched the club record set
1-0 on Thursday night to tie a last May 14-June 5 on the way
franchise record with their 11th to winning the franchise’s first
World Series title.
gels, who have lost six straight.
Athletics 4, Tigers 2
DETROIT — Jed Lowrie
had two more hits, Sean Manaea
pitched six strong innings and
Oakland beat Detroit to sweep
the four-game series.
Lowrie went 9 for 17 (.529)
with two homers and three dou-
bles in the set, driving in at least
one run in all four games.
American League roundup
Bauers grounded out.
help Boston beat Los Angeles.
Boston completed a sea-
straight road win.
McCullers (9-3) gave up
The Rays, who had won
three hits while striking out sev- five straight overall and eight
en. The Astros have won his last straight at home, had runners
six starts and have won 18 of 21 on first and third with none out
Andrelton Simmons hit a
solo homer and Albert Pujols
had an RBI single for the An-
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Rangers
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sen sparking Denmark. Croatia
was among the most impressive
group-stage teams, beating Ni-
geria, Argentina and Iceland by
a combined 7-1.
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Odor, the 23-year-old already
in his fourth season with Texas,
went on the disabled fist with a
left hamstring strain. Andrus,
the shortstop in his 10th season
at age 29, suffered a broken el-
bow when hit by a pitch just a
couple of days later. Beltre had
more hamstring issues.
“Everything happened so
quick,” said Kiner-Falefa, who
has two starts at catcher after
previous starts at second base,
third base and shortstop. “I’m
trying to soak it all in.... It’s been
a cool experience. I’ve had the
opportunity to learn from every-
one here, and all the veterans.”
Guzman has 51 starts at first
base, though he is on the sev-
en-day concussion disabled fist.
The Rangers were batting when
Guzman slammed his head into
a knee on an attempted pickoff
Monday.
Profar was 19 when he hom-
ered in his first big league at-bat
in 2012, but he missed all of the
2014 and 2015 seasons because
of right shoulder issues. He split
each of the last two seasons be-
tween the Rangers and Triple-A
Round Rock, but has started at
all four infield positions this year
in his most consistent action in
the majors.
“I’ve got a really good chance
to experience the big leagues,
a lot of things that you want to
work to be consistent on,” Profar
said. “We have very good young
players here, we’re all learning.
It’s going to be good for us going
down the road.”
While Argentina struggled,
France must awaken from a
somnambulant group-stage fi-
nale against Denmark.
Uruguay vs. Portugal
Cristiano Ronaldo, like Mes-
si a five-time FIFA Player of
the Year, has four goals in the
tournament leads the European
champions against a Uruguay
team known foremost for the
bite marks Luis Suarez left in
Italian defender Giorgio Chiel-
fini four years ago. Uruguay is
the least-populous of the round
of 16 teams.
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Monday
Brazil vs. Mexico
El Tri fans hope for the elu-
sive “quinto partido” — to reach
a World Cup quarterfinal for the
first time since 1986, which was
on home soil. This is their best
chance in years, with an attack
led by Javier Hernandez and
Carlos Vela. Center back Hector
Moreno is suspended for yel-
low-card accumulation. Brazil-
ian players are trying to atone
for the 7-1 humiliation against
Germany in the semifinals at
home four years ago. Philippe
Coutinho has become as im-
portant to the Selecao attack as
Neymar.
Belgium vs. Japan
Belgium was among three
teams to go 3-0 in group play,
joining Croatia and Uruguay,
and No. 61 Japan will be a heavy
underdog against the third-
ranked Red Devils. Star for-
ward Romelu Lukaku started
the World Cup with consecu-
tive two-goal games but missed
Belgium’s group-stage finale
with an ankle injury. If Belgium
advances, it would be in what
appears to be the more difficult
part of the bracket, fined up
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Colombia’s Yerry Mina kicks the ball against Senegal at the
World Cup on Thursday in Samara, Russia. Colombia will
face England in the knockout phase.
Sunday
Spain vs. Russia
World Cup hosts outside the
soccer powers usually perform
better than expected. Russia
should have huge support at Lu-
zhniki Stadium, making it closer
than the 10th vs 70th matchup
in the rankings. Andres Iniesta,
who scored the goal that won
Spain’s first World Cup title in
2010, remains on a rebuilt ros-
ter that struggled defensively in
the group stage.
Colombia vs. England
Harry Kane, whose five goals
lead the World Cup, heads a
young England team that fin-
ished group play without a shut-
out for the first time. Los Cafet-
eros, led by James Rodriguez and
Radamel Falcao, were the only
team to advance after losing their
opener. Rodriguez’s calf injury
is a concern after it forced him
out in the first half Thursday.
By losing to Belgium, England
faces what appears to be an eas-
ier path: Sweden or Switzerland
in the quarterfinals, and Spain,
Russia, Croatia or Denmark in
the semifinals.
against Brazil or Mexico in the
quarterfinals, then France, Ar-
gentina, Uruguay or Portugal in
the semifinals.
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Tuesday
Sweden vs. Switzerland
In its first World Cup in the
post-Zlatan Ibrahimovic era,
Sweden is looking to get past the
round of 16 for the first time since
finishing third in 1994. Swedish
midfielder Sebastian Larsson is
suspended, as are Swiss defend-
ers Stephan Iichtsteiner and Fa-
bian Schar. Switzerland is led by
midfielders Xherdan Shaqiri and
GranitXhaka.
Liberty
I’ve heard from Barton, I’m cer- Oklahoma commit Drew Sand-
tain he’ll find a role on defense, ers officially moved from Her-
whereverthatmaybe. itage to Ryan. His dad, Mitch
“He’s got a great story com- Sanders, took a job on the staff
ing from where he’s been, but of Ryan coach Dave Henigan.
he’ll have to work just as hard to
earn a role on our defense.”
Isuman-Hundley’s
nouncement came days after tackles for loss at linebacker.
Croatia vs. Denmark
Tottenham past vs. Spurs
present, with Luka Modric lead-
ing Croatia and Christian Erik-
Sanders was a key part of the
Panthers’ defense last season and
recorded 44 tackles and four
an-
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Katy Tompkins at 6 p.m. The
top two teams from the pool
will advance to the champion-
ship bracket Saturday, while the
third- and fourth-place teams
will play in the consolation
bracket.
Nick Cagnetto, Zyon Hurd and
Preston Suttice in the secondary
— has done this summer.
‘We’ve gone to the state tour-
nament a couple times before,
and it was usually because we
were pretty good offensively
and could score a lot of points,”
Young said. “But we’ve got a
pretty good 7-on-7 defense this
year, and that’s really going to
help us and make a difference.”
The Falcons will compete
in Pool H on Field 11 and open
play at 1p.m. Friday against
Mesquite Horn before playing
Cypress-Fairbanks at 3 p.m. and
Austin Bowie at 5 p.m.
“I think we have a chance to
do pretty well,” Young said. “Ob-
viously, you’re going to play really
good teams in any pool at this
tournament. It’s not an easy pool,
but I think we are good enough
to get out of it if we play well.”
7-0N-7 DIVISION I POOLS
7-on-7
Pool A (Reid 2)
1. Richmond Foster
2. El Paso Parkland
3. Sachse
4. Temple
Pool B (Field 3)
1. Abilene
2. Arlington
3. Coppell
4. Cypress Falls
Pool C (Field 4)
1. College Station A&M Consol-
idated
2. Cypress Woods
3. Mesquite Poteet
4. Plano Prestonwood
Pool D (Field 5)
1. Plebron
2. Katy
3. Arlington Lamar
4. Beaumont West Brook
Pool E (Field 6)
1. Georgetown
2. Lucas Lovejoy
3. Plouston St. Pius X
4. The Woodlands
Pool F (Reid 9)
1. Belton
2. El Paso Franklin
3. Rockwall
4. Fort Bend Travis
Pool G (Field 10)
1. Alamo Heights
2. Klein Collins
3. New Caney
4. Plano East
Pool H (Field 11)
1. Austin Bowie
2. Cypress-Fairbanks
3. Mesquite Horn
4. Lake Dallas
Pool I (Field 2)
1. Austin Lake Travis
2. Mercedes
3. Richardson Pearce
4. Spring Westfield
Pool J (Field 3)
1. College Station
2. Guyer
3. Katy Tompkins
4. Laredo United
Pool K (Field 4)
1. Laredo Alexander
2. Arlington Bowie
3. Haslet Eaton
4. Fort Bend Ridge Point
Pool L (Field 5)
1. Dallas Bishop Dunne
2. Cypress Ranch
3. Midlothian
4. Whitehouse
Pool M (Field 6)
1. Friendswood Clear Brook
2. Kaufman
3. McAllen Rowe
4. Cedar Park Vista Ridge
Pool N (Field 9)
1. Lubbock Coronado
2. Friendswood
3. Hutto
4. Fort Worth Nolan Catholic
Pool O (Field 10)
1. Edcouch-Elsa
2. Houston Heights
3. Little Elm
4. Austin Westlake
Pool P (Field 11)
1. Abilene Cooper
2. Crowley
3. Manvel
4. Southlake Carroll
qualifying round of the Blue
Raider SQT in Hurst on May 26.
The Wildcats secured their
spot at state in the HEB Classic
SQT in Hurst on June 16, going
undefeated with a key win over
Cedar Hill — Guyer’s Week 2
opponent — in pool play.
While Stowers calls the plays
and captains the offense, ju-
nior Seth Meador continues to
shine as the team’s No. 1 receiv-
er while Travis Romar, Camden
Thrailkill and Jaden Fugett per-
form at a high level on the pe-
rimeter as well.
Defensively, safety Brent Jack-
son and Deuce Harmon lead the
way in the secondary heading into
the state tournament
Guyer will compete in Pool
J on Field 3 and open play at
2 p.m. Friday against College
Station before facing off against
Laredo United at 4 p.m. and
“I’m just looking for them to
compete their tails off again,”
Walsh said. ‘We don’t practice
7-on-7 and we don’t run 7-on-7
plays — we just run our offense.
I want to see the guys get out
there and compete. It’s fun to
watch them get after it and want
to win. They don’t cower down
from anyone.”
and Lake Dallas is hopeful he’ll
be good to go this weekend.
If healthy, Engel will be an
important part of the offense
alongside senior Ky’lee Smith,
who was the team’s second-lead-
ing receiver last season.
Depperschmidt, Engel and
Smith give the Falcons a po-
tent offense, but Young is just
as excited about what the team’s
defense — led by Kobee Minor,
said his sound decision making
will be the team’s biggest asset
this weekend.
“He’s done such a good job of
taking care of the ball and not
forcing things,” Young said. “Not
every down is going to be there.
Some plays that are called don’t
work. Younger quarterbacks
sometimes have a bad habit of
forcing plays, and in 7-on-7 the
interceptions are what kills you.
“When your quarterback
doesn’t throw interceptions, you
have a chance.”
While the team qualified for
state at the Blue Raider SQT,
the Falcons have been without
star receiver Brandon Engel
for most of the summer as he
continues to work his way back
from a foot injury. Engel had 58
catches for 951 yards and eight
touchdowns as a sophomore,
Depperschmidt leads
Falcons’ offense into Pool H
While Guyer enters the
weekend with a talented young
quarterback calling the shots,
Lake Dallas has the experience
of senior Ryan Depperschmidt
to rely on in College Station.
Depperschmidt threw for 2,396
yards and 22 touchdowns as a
junior last season, and Young
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via Twitter @BradyKeane.
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