College World Series 2012: Stony Brook Will Face UCLA In First Round

The Stony Brook Seawolves (52-13) know their first opponent in the 2012 College World Series: the UCLA Bruins (47-14).

Stony Brook advanced to the program's first ever College World Series by defeating the No. 7 national seed LSU Tigers 2-1 in their series in the Baton Rouge Super Regional. The No. 2 national seed UCLA took care of TCU in two games in the Los Angeles Super Regional, outscoring the Horned Frogs 10-3 in the pair of games. The Bruins will be making their fourth College World Series appearance and second in the last three seasons.

Stony Brook is just the second No. 4 seed from a regional to advance to the College World Series since the field expanded to 64 teams in 1999. Fresno State, which went on to win the national title in 2008, was the other team to be a regional No. 4 seed.

Stony Brook will meet UCLA on Friday in Omaha, Neb. The game is set for 5 p.m. ET and will be televised on ESPN2.

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Stony Brook Seawolves Advance To College World Series: Reaction To Baton Rouge Regional Upset

What the Stony Brook Seawolves were able to against the No. 7 LSU Tigers in the Baton Rouge Super Regional was obviously special. The Seawolves defeated the Tigers in the best of three-games series to send Stony Brook to the College World Series for the first time in the school's history.

This is what the Seawolves' leading hitter at .422 Travis Jankowski had to say about his team's run toward national supremacy:

"Our motto is: 'Shock the world and win the last game of the season,'" said the center fielder and the 44th overall selection in last week's Major League Baseball amateur draft, who also went 4-for-6 and scored twice in Stony Brook's decisive Game 3 victory. "So as long as we do that, we should be all right from here on out."

LSU coach Paul Mainieri said Stony Brook outplayed them in every phase of the game, and went further by suggesting the Seawolves can play with anybody.

That's a lot of respect this team has gained in such a short period of time.

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Stony Brook Vs. LSU, Game 3 Final Score: Seawolves Advance To College World Series With 7-2 Win

The Stony Brook Seawolves advanced to the College World Series at the 2012 NCAA Baseball Tournament with a 7-2 win in Game 3 over the LSU Tigers on Sunday night. The Seawolves will be making their first-ever appearance in the College World Series.

Stony Brook is just the second No. 4 seed to reach the College World Series since the tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1999. The Seawolves are also the first America East Conference team to reach the College World Series.

Starter Frankie Vanderka pitched a complete game for the Seawolves, giving up just two earned runs off three hits and four walks while striking out five. He gave up a home run to Mason Katz in the first inning, but settled down nicely after. The Tigers didn't score again until the seventh when Aaron Nola hit a sac fly to center, scoring Alex Edward.

Travis Jankowski, selected No. 44 overall in the 2012 MLB Draft by the San Diego Padres, went 4-for-6 and scored twice. Maxx Tissenbaum had two hits and three RBI. Willie Carmona had three hits and two runs scored, and freshman Kevin Krause added a pair of hits and RBI for Stony Brook.

With the scored tied at 1-1 the Seawolves broke the game open with three runs in the third inning and two in the fourth for a 6-1 lead.

Stony Brook joins Arizona, UCLA and Florida among the teams already in the World Series.

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Stony Brook Vs. LSU: Seawolves Face Tigers In Decisive Game 3

The Stony Brook Seawolves aren't backing down from No. 7 LSU for a second and as a result will play the Tigers in a decisive Game 3 Sunday in the Baton Rouge Super Regional at Alex Box Stadium. This game will be televised on ESPN2 at 1 p.m. ET.

UPDATE: The game has been moved to 8:05 p.m. ET.

No one can say for sure, but this could be a totally different situation had Game 1 not been suspended due to weather conditions on Friday. The contest was tied at four runs apiece in extra innings when the tarp was pulled out and LSU ended up winning the next day when it resumed.

The Seawolves didn't blink, though. Stony Brook defeated LSU 3-1 on Saturday and looks to pull off the upset with Sunday's third and final game of the series.

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St. John's Vs. Arizona, Game 2 Final Score: Red Storm Lose, Eliminated From Tournament

The St. John's Red Storm dropped the second game of their three-game series with the Arizona Wildcats in the Super Regional Round, and are now officially eliminated from the 2012 NCAA Baseball Tournament, not advancing to the College World Series.

St. John's had a nice run. They advanced from the Chapel Hill Regional as the third seed.

The Red Storm lost the first game to Arizona by a final score of 7-6 and failed to extend the series to three games on Saturday, when they dropped game two by a final score of 7-4. St. John's finishes the season 40-23 overall.

St. John's starting pitcher, Sean Hagan, struggled with control all day, as he walked seven batters and allowed four earned runs in six innings pitched.

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Stony Brook Vs. LSU, Game 2 Final Score: Seawolves Beat Kevin Gausman, 3-1

The Stony Brook Seawolves defeated the LSU Tigers in the second game of the two teams' three-game series Saturday afternoon. That forces a decisive Game 3 on Sunday (1 p.m. ET) for the right to advance to the College World Series.

The first game of the series lasted 12 innings and spanned two days due to rain, as the Seawolves dropped a heartbreaker. Game 2 started just 50 minutes later with Stony Brook facing LSU ace Kevin Gausman

Guasman was recently selected in the 2012 MLB Draft, fourth overall to the Baltimore Orioles. Stony Brook was able to manage three runs off the future Oriole, while Tyler Johnson pitched a gem for the Seawolves. He threw a complete game three-hitter. And all this happened while the teams need to deal with pouring rain for stretches at a time during the opening innings.

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Stony Brook Vs. LSU, Game 1: Seawolves Drop Two-Day, 12-Inning Heartbreaker, 5-4

In a game that spanned two days and lasted 12 innings, the Stony Brook Seawolves lost a 5-4 heartbreaker to LSU in the opener of the 2012 NCAA Baseball Tournament Super Regionals in Baton Rouge.

The game was suspended due to rain and lightning with a 4-4 tie in the top of the 12th on Friday and resumed on Saturday morning. LSU did not need much time on Saturday morning, ending things in the bottom of the 12th when Mason Katz hit an RBI single to left.

Stony Brook, a Cinderella story even making it this far, had LSU on the ropes several times in the game. The Seawolves took a 2-1 lead into the bottom of the 9th inning, a 3-2 lead into the bottom of the 10th inning and a 4-3 lead into the bottom of the 11th inning. But LSU answered every time.

Stony Brook won't have to wait long to get another crack at the Tigers. Game 2 of their best-of-three series is scheduled to start 50 minutes after Game 1 concluded.

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2012 NCAA Baseball Tournament, St. John's Vs. Arizona Game 2 Preview: Game Time, Online Streaming

St. John's looks to bounce back Saturday in Game 2 of its 2012 NCAA Baseball Tournament Super Regionals against the Arizona Wildcats after a crushing loss in the series opener.

The Red Storm dropped the opener against Arizona on Friday in 10 innings to fall to 0-1 in the best of three series at Tucson, Arizona. St. John's took a 5-2 lead in the fifth inning and pushed one run across during the opening half of the 10th frame Friday. But Arizona responded with two RBI singles in the bottom half, the second of which qualified as a walkoff base hit for Trent Gilbert.

Information for Saturday's Game 2 follows:

Game Time: 3 p.m. ET

TV Schedule: ESPN 2

Live Streaming: ESPN 3

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2012 NCAA Baseball Tournament, Stony Brook Vs. LSU Game 2 Preview: Game Time, TV, Streaming

After an up-and-down Game 1 in the 2012 NCAA Baseball Tournament Super Regionals was postponed due to rain in the 12th inning, the Stony Brook Seawolves will play at least 10 innings against the LSU Tigers on Saturday.

The two teams will finish their first game beginning at 11 a.m. Saturday in Baton Rouge. They are currently tied at 4-4 in the top of the 12th inning after being postponed due to rain and heavy lightning Friday afternoon.

The second game will start 50 minutes after the conclusion of Game 1 on Saturday. Both games can be viewed on ESPN 2. If you would rather watch a live streaming of the event, ESPN 3 has you covered. NCAA.com also has a gamecast of every 2012 NCAA Baseball Tournament game.

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Stony Brook Vs. LSU, Game 1: Game Tied 4-4 In 12th, Postponed Due To Rain Till Saturday Morning

Game 1 between the Stony Brook Seawolves and the LSU Tigers in the 2012 NCAA Baseball Tournament Super Regional in Baton Rouge will be postponed due to rain until 11:05 a.m. on Saturday. Heavy rain and lightning stopped the game in the top of the 12th inning of a very exciting contest at LSU's Alex Box Stadium. The back-and-forth-game is tied, 4-4.

Here's a recap of the action.

The longball was the weapon of choice on Friday as the teams hit a combined five home runs. Stony Brook got on the board first with a two-run home run in the second inning by Sal Intagliata. Ty Ross got LSU one run back in the seventh inning with a ground out RBI. The run was unearned for Seawolves pitcher Brandon McNitt as the runner had reached base on an error. The Tigers tied the game 2-2 in the ninth inning with a solo home run by JaCoby Jones.

In the top of the 10th inning, Steven Goldstein deposited a pitch in the right field bleachers to give the Seawolves the lead. LSU answered in the bottom of the inning with Tyler Moore's solo home run. Stony Brook scored in the top of the 11th inning on a sacrifice fly by Kevin Krause. Mason Katz hit a solo homer for LSU in the bottom of the inning to prolong the game.

McNitt pitched a gem for the Seawolves and was given a standing ovation when he left in the seventh inning. McNitt faced 25 batters, allowed one run (unearned), three hits and two walks while striking out three batters. James Campbell went three innings in relief of McNitt and gave up two earned runs on two hits while striking out two batters and walking two. Jasvir Rakkar came on after Campbell and gave up two hits, one earned run and a walk while striking out one batter. LSU started freshman pitcher Aaron Nola who went six innings, giving up nine hits and two earned runs while striking out six batters. Joey Bourgeois allowed one hit and a walk in a scoreless seventh inning for LSU. Chris Cotton took the next three innings for the Tigers, giving up two hits and one earned runs while striking out four batters. Nick Goody gave up two hits, one earned run and a walk in the 11th for LSU.

Game 2 will start 50 minutes after the conclusion of Game 1 on Saturday. Both games can be seen on ESPN2.

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St. John's Vs. Arizona, Game 1 Final Score: Red Storm Fall, 7-6, In 10 Innings

The St. John's Red Storm were defeated the Arizona Wildcats on Friday at the Tucson Super Regional of the 2012 NCAA College Baseball Tournament at Hi Corbett Field in Tucson, Ariz.

The teams were scoreless until a big inning by the Red Storm in the fourth inning. Jeremy Baltz started the scoring with an RBI single. Zach Lauricella also got an RBI single as did Bret Dennis. Kyle Richardson had a sacrifice fly. Jimmy Brennan also an RBI single. In the bottom of the fourth inning, Arizona got one run back on a Bobby Brown RBI single. Johnny Field cut the Red Storm lead to 5-2 with an RBI single in the fifth inning. The Wildcats tied the game in the sixth inning with an RBI triple from Trent Gilbert and RBI double from Joey Rickard and a fielding error by Kyle Richardson.

St. John's was able to put a run across in the top of the 10th when Sean O'Hare hit a single down the third base line that brought home Frank Schwindel. Arizona got the run back in the bottom of the tenth on Bobby Brown's RBI single. Then, Trent Gilbert drove in the game-winning run with an RBI single.

Kyle Hansen had the start for St. John's and went 5 2/3 innings. He gave up 7 hits, five runs (four earned) and four walks. Hansen struck out just one batter. Stephen Rivera replaced Hansen and pitched 3 2/3 scoreless innings until the 10th. He was replaced by Kevin Kilpatrick who gave up the run on Brown's single. Kilpatrick was replaced by James Lamangino who gave up the game-winning run on Gilbert's single. Arizona's Kurt Heyer went 9 1/3 innings, giving up 17 hits, six runs (all earned) and struck out four batters. Matthew Troupe took over for Heyer and closed out the game for the Wildcats without surrendering a run.

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2012 NCAA Baseball Tournament, Tuscon Super Regional: St. John's (No. 3) vs. Arizona (No. 1)

The St. John's Red Storm and Arizona Wildcats will begin a three-game series on Friday, with the winner advancing to the final eight of the 2012 College World Series.

Of the 16 teams remaining, 10 were the number one seeds in their respective regions. St. John's is one of the six teams non-one seeds remaining. They advanced from the Chapel Hill Regional as the third seed, upsetting the one seed, North Carolina. The Red Storm went 3-0 in the previous round.

Arizona went 3-0 in the Tuscon Regional.

The TV time for the St. John's-Arizona series is as follows:

When: Friday, June 8 to Sunday, June 10
Game Times: 3 p.m. EST (Friday and Saturday); 5 p.m. EST (If neccessary, Sunday)
Where: Tucson, Ariz. (Hi Corbett Field)
TV: ESPN2

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2012 NCAA Baseball Tournament, Baton Rouge Super Regional: Stony Brook (No. 4) vs. LSU (No. 1)

The Stony Brook University baseball team make its first-ever appearance in the Super Regional Round of the NCAA Baseball Tournament this weekend against the LSU Tigers. The Seawolves will begin a three-game series on Friday to determine which team will advance to the final eight of the College World Series.

Stony Brook is the lowest seed remaining in the tournament. The four seed emerged from the Coral Gables Region. Stony Brook (50-12) has the most wins of any team in the country and nation's best winning percentage (.806). The Seawolves are ranked No. 25 in the country in the Baseball America poll, the first time they have been ranked. They are ranked No. 16 in the Collegiate Baseball poll and No. 18 in the NCBWA poll, their highest-ever rankings in either poll.

LSU advanced from the Baton Rouge Regional, winning all three contests they played, as the one-seed. Of the 16 remaining teams, 10 were the one seeds in their respective regions.

The TV times for the LSU-Stony Brook series is as follows:

When: Friday, June 8 to Sunday, June 10
Game Times: 12 p.m. EST (Friday and Saturday); 1 p.m. EST (If neccessary, Sunday)
Where: Alex Box Stadium (Baton Rouge, La.)
TV: ESPN2 (Steve Berthiaume and Doug Glanville)

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2012 NCAA Baseball Tournament, Stony Brook Vs. UCF: Seawolves Advance To Super Regional With Comeback Win

The Stony Brook Seawolves upset the Central Florida Knights on Monday night, winning 10-6 to advance to the Super Regional round of the 2012 NCAA Baseball Tournament where they will face the LSU Tigers in a best-of-3 series. The Seawolves fell behind 3-0 after two innings, but came back with a five-run fourth to smother the Knights.

William Carmona went 4-for-5 from the plate, batting in three RBIs and scoring two himself. He capped the Seawolves' scoring with a solo shot home run off Ray Hanson in the seventh inning.

Tyler Johnson earned the win after striking out five while giving up eight hits and three walks for four earned runs in 6 1/3 innings of work. Knights starter Brian Adkins gave up four runs in just 3 1/3 innings to earn the loss. He gave up four hits and walked five while picking up just one strikeout.

The Seawolves totaled 30 runs against the Knights in three games during the Regionals round. The sledding gets tougher against a Tigers squad that went 46-16 during the season.

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2012 NCAA Baseball Tournament: Stony Brook Vs. Central Florida Settles Super Regional Spot

The winner of Monday night's Coral Gables Regional between the Stony Brook Seawolves and the Central Florida Knights will move onto the Super Regionals in the 2012 NCAA Baseball Tournament.

Stony Brook (49-12) trounced Miami (FL) 10-2 in the opener in the Coral Gables region before losing to UCF, 9-8, in their second game. Facing elimination, the Seawolves staved off Missouri State, 10-7, and then UCF, 12-5, on Sunday for a chance to advance.

UCF (45-16) has gotten to this point with wins over Missouri State and Stony Brook. They also would advance to the next round in this winner-take-all event.

The champion of the region will move on to play LSU, a dominant force in college baseball for quite some time. Beyond that stage is the College World Series, where the top eight teams in the country battle it out for the right to be called the best.

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Stony Brook Vs. UCF: Seawolves Trounce Knights, 12-5, Sunday Night

The Stony Brooks Seawolves defeated the UCF Knights, 12-5, on Sunday night during the Regional round of the 2012 NCAA Baseball Tournament. The win forces another game between the two teams Monday, with the winner advancing to the Super Regional round.

Jasvir Rakkar was given the win after striking out six in six innings of work. He gave up four earned runs off seven hits and three walks. Joshua Mason gave up no hits and no walks while striking out four in three innings to get the save. Knights starter Eric Skoglund was tagged with the loss after giving up six runs off seven hits in 3 1/3 innings.

To be fair, only three of those runs were earned off Skoglund. UCF committed three errors in a three-run second inning for the Seawolves. Travis Jankowski scored on a throwing error by Knights second baseman Travis Shreve to give Stony Brook a 3-0 lead. Jankowski finished the night 3-for-6 from the plate.

Pat Cantwell, William Carmona and Maxx Tissenbaum batted-in consecutive RBIs in a three-run fourth inning. The Seawolves added another three runs in the eighth.

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St. John's Vs. North Carolina: Red Storm Defeat No. 6 Tar Heels, 9-5, Advance To Super Regional

The St. John's Red Storm defeated the No. 6 North Carolina Tar Heels on Sunday night, 9-5, to advance to the Super Regional round of the 2012 NCAA Baseball Tournament. The Red Storm took a 4-3 lead after a three-run third inning, and never trailed for the rest of the game.

Matt Carasiti earned the win after 5 1/3 innings of work for the Red Storm. He gave up four earned runs off six hits and two walks, while striking out two. He fared much better than Tar Heels' starter Shane Taylor, who gave up four earned runs in two innings off seven hits and a walk to earn the loss.

Frank Schwindel went 5-for-5 at the plate for the Red Storm, scoring three times on the night. He scored once on a 2-RBI single by Sean O'Hare in the third inning that gave St. John's the lead for good.

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Stony Brook Vs. Missouri State: Seawolves Uses 7-Run 7th Inning Rally To Top Bears, 10-7

The Stony Brook Seawolves defeated the Missouri State Bears, 10-7, on Sunday at Alex Rodriguez Park in the Coral Gables Regional of the 2012 NCAA Baseball Tournament.

Stony Brook fell behind 5-0 after the top half of the first inning. The Seawolves got two runs back in the bottom half of the inning, both were unearned runs due to fielding errors. Kevin Krause put a ball in play which the Missouri St. shortstop couldn't handle, which allowed Pat Cantwell to score from third base. William Carmona scored the second run when Cole Peragine grounded out to first base. The Bears scored two more runs on a two-run homer in the second inning to extend the lead to 7-2. Stony Brook scored one run in the fourth inning on a Steven Goldstein RBI single.

Then, the floodgates broke open for the Seawolves in the seventh inning. Cantwell started the scoring during the seven-run inning with an RBI single. Carmona followed with an RBI single. Maxx Tissenbaum laid down a sacrifice bunt to score another run. A Goldstein walk with the bases loaded allowed Carmona to score. Kevin Courtney drove in three runs with a double. The Bears had to use three pitchers to get out of the inning after pulling their starter, Cody Schumacher.

Schumacher did not receiver a decision after going six innings and giving up seven hits and seven runs (four earned). He walked three and struck out three batters. Tyler Burgess took the loss for Missouri State. He faced thee batters, walked two and gave up two earned runs. Evan Stecko-Haley started for the Seawolves but was pulled in the second inning after giving up four earned runs and four hits. Stecko-Haley was replaced by Frankie Vanderka who picked up the win by going 6 2/3 innings, giving up two earned runs and striking out three batters and walking three. James Campbell picked up the save for pitching a scoreless ninth inning. He gave up one hit and one walk while striking out two batters.

Stony Brook will play another elimination game at 7 p.m. Sunday night against undefeated UCF.

The Seawolves were defeated by the Knights, 9-8, on Saturday. If Stony Brook can win tonight's game, they will force the "if necessary" game on Monday at 7 p.m. UCF is 45-15 on the season and hasn't played since the win over Stony Brook. The Seawolves advancing to the final marks first regional final for an America East team since the regional format was adopted in 1999. Stony Brook's 48 season wins have tied an America East record.

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2012 NCAA Baseball Tournament, Oklahoma Vs. Army Final Score: Black Knights Season Ends With 2-1, Extra-Inning Loss

The Army Black Knights baseball program had their 2012 season come to an end Sunday, as Oklahoma's Max White collected a game-winning hit in the top of the 10th inning to help the Sooners earn a 2-1 victory in a 2012 NCAA Tournament game. The victory advances Oklahoma in the Charlottesville Regional, where they will play either top-seeded Virginia or No. 3 Appalachian St at 7 p.m. ET.

The Black Knights ended its season with a 41-14 record, despite having a few good chances of moving on. In the bottom of the ninth inning, Army had runners on first and second base with one out, however, failed to score the game-winning run after Harold Earls and Cody Murtle failed to collect hits.

Trailing 2-1 entering the bottom of the 10th, Army got the lead-off batter, Andrew Johnson, on base as he reached on a throwing error. However, again, the Black Knights failed to take advantage, as the Sooners got the first out with a failed bunt attempt and the final two outs with ground balls to the shortstop.

Army's offense spoiled a very solid outing by starting pitcher Logan Lee, who went seven innings allowing just one earned run on two hits. Reliever Gunnar Carroll was credited as the losing pitcher despite being solid -- three innings, allowing one run on three hits.

Oklahoma's starting pitcher Jonathan Gray was the one who shut down the Black Knight offense, as he tossed seven innings allowing just one run on six hits while striking out six batters.

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2012 NCAA Baseball Tournament: St. John's A Victory Away From Super Regional; Stony Brook, Army Still Alive

After two days of double-elimination play, only the St. John's Red Storm, Stony Brook Seawolves and Army Black Knights are still remaining in the 2012 NCAA Baseball Tournament. The Red Storm are in the best position of the three remaining local programs, as they're 2-0 overall in the Chapel Hill Regional and need just one victory, against either host North Carolina or East Carolina, at 6 p.m. ET to move onto the Super Regional round.

On Saturday, St. John's used a three-run ninth inning rally to defeat top-seeded North Carolina to move into the championship game. The victory dropped the Tar Heels into the loser bracket where it will face the Pirates in an elimination game, Sunday, at 1 p.m. ET.

Meanwhile, both Stony Brook (1-1) and Army (0-1) are still alive. The Seawolves are one victory away from the championship game of the Coral Gables Regional, which will feature Stony Brook vs. Missouri St at 2 p.m. ET on Sunday. The winner will move onto to play Central Florida at 7 p.m. ET in the championship game.

The Black Knights will be playing in an elimination game of the Charlottesville Regional, Sunday at 11 a.m. If they are able to win, they will move on to play the loser of top-seeded Virginia and Appalachian St. at 7 p.m. ET.

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Stony Brook Vs. UCF Final Score: Seawolves Fall to Knights 9-8 in NCAA Baseball Championships

The Stony Brook Seawolves fell to the UCF Knights in a back-and-forth, high scoring affair Saturday night by a final score of 9-8. Both teams traded runs early in the game, as the Knights jumped out to a 5-0 lead after two innings only to see the Seawolves tie things up in the fourth.

The difference in the game proved to be in the sixth and seventh innings, when the Knights scored a combined four runs to jump out to a 9-5 advantage. Despite a three-run comeback by Stony Brook in the eighth, it was too little too late for the Seawolves.

Stony Brook pitcher Brandon McNitt allowed eight runs (six earned) over six innings while striking out three. The Seawolves were aided by center fielder Travis Jankowski, who finished 2-4 with a double, a home run, and five RBIs.

Stony Brook's loss drops them to 1-1 in the Coral Gables regional. They will next take on Missouri St. in an elimination game for both teams.

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St. John's Vs. North Carolina Final Score: Red Storm Stun Tar Heels With Three Run Ninth Inning, Win 5-4

St. John's, who entered the 2012 NCAA Baseball Tournament as the third seed in the Chapel Hill bracket, upset top-seeded North Carolina on Saturday night by a final score of 5-4. The Red Storm (39-21), who trailed for the majority of the game, completed a stunning comeback in the bottom of the ninth inning, capped off by a three-run shot courtesy of catcher Danny Bethea.

The Tar Heels got eight strong innings from starting pitcher Kent Emanuel, who allowed two runs (one earned) and just five hits. But in the bottom of the ninth, relief pitcher Michael Morin allowed three hits--a double to left fielder Jeremy Baltz, a single to third baseman Sean O'Hare (who finished the day 3-4), and game-winning home run to Bethea.

St. John's improves to 2-0 in the Chapel Hill bracket with the victory, after previously defeating the East Carolina Pirates 11-3. They will next take on the Cornell Big Red.

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2012 NCAA Baseball Tournament: Manhattan Eliminated By Coastal Carolina

The Manhattan Jaspers have been eliminated from the 2012 NCAA Baseball Tournament, after losing an elimination game on Saturday to Coastal Carolina, by a final score of 11-1.

The game remained close until the sixth inning, when CC blew the game open, taking a 9-1 lead. Costal Carolina got on the board in the first inning, taking a 1-0 lead, tacked on two more in the fifth – making the score 3-1 – and then adding eight more over the final three innings.

Tyler Herb was the winning pitcher. He went the full nine innings, and allowed only two hits, to go along with three walks and five strikeouts. The star of the contest was Jacob May, who drove in three runs, hit a homer and stole a base.

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2012 NCAA Baseball Tournament, Manhattan Vs. Coastal Carolina: Jaspers Face Elimination Game Saturday After Falling To South Carolina

The Manhattan Jaspers face an elimination game at noon Saturday against third-seeded Coastal Carolina in the Columbia Regional of the 2012 NCAA Baseball Tournament.

Manhattan opened the tournament Friday against the defending national champion South Carolina Gamecocks. The Jaspers fell 7-0 despite starting pitcher Taylor Sewitt taking a no-hitter into the sixth inning.

Once South Carolina finally touched Sewitt, the Gamecocks erupted for four runs in the sixth, snapping Sewitt's scoreless streak of 39 1/3 innings and chasing him from the game.

Mike Giordano relieved for Manhattan to pitch a perfect seventh inning, but South Carolina added three more insurance runs in the eighth.

Manhattan was no-hit by Colby Holmes into the eighth inning and managed just two hits in the outing.

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2012 NCAA Baseball Tournament: Stony Brook Defeats Miami 10-2, Moves On To Face UCF

The Stony Brook Seawolves soundly defeated the Miami Hurricanes Friday night, winning 10-2 in game two of the Coral Gables Regional in the NCAA Baseball Tournament. Tyler Johnson pitched 6.1 innings for the win, while Eric Erickson takes the loss for Miami.

Stony Brook scored first, taking a 2-0 lead in the top of the second after two Miami errors allowed baserunners to reach. Miami tied things 2-2 in the fourth, but Stony Brook would soon pull away. They scored two in the fifth, two in the seventh, three in the eighth and a final run in the ninth to total 11 runs on 10 hits.

A full box score and play-by-play breakdown for the game can be found here. Stony Brook now moves on to face the University of Central Florida Knights. The game is scheduled for Saturday at 7:00pm EDT.

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2012 NCAA Baseball Tournament, Manhattan Vs. South Carolina: Gamecocks Defeat Jaspers 7-0

The Manhattan Jaspers were blanked by the top-seeded South Carolina Gamecocks in Game 2 of the Columbia Regional of the 2012 NCAA Baseball Tournament.

Things went south for Manhattan in the sixth, when Manhattan's star pitcher Taylor Sewitt gave up a two out single to Adam Matthews followed by a triple to Tanner English. South Carolina would add three more in the eighth inning, and Manhattan's bats were never able to answer. Jasper second baseman Nick Camastro and right fielder Joe Rock were the only two on the team to get a hit.

The loss sends Manhattan to the loser's bracket, where they will play an elimination game against No. 3 seed Coastal Carolina Chanticleers on Saturday. The first pitch is scheduled for noon.

The full tournament bracket can be found at the NCAA site, and this storystream from SB Nation New York has you covered for scores, updates and more from the 2012 NCAA Baseball Tournament.

2012 NCAA Baseball Tournament, Cornell Vs. North Carolina: Big Red Falls, 7-4

The Cornell Big Red were defeated by the North Carolina Tar Heels, 7-4, in the second game of the Chapel Hill Regional in the 2012 NCAA Baseball Tournament.

North Carolina got on the board first in the second inning when a fielder's choice allowed Brian Holberton to score. The Tar Heels broke the game open in the fourth inning with four more runs. Jordan Parks, Adam Griffin, Colin Moran and Jacob Stallings got RBI hits in the inning. Cornell showed signs of life in the sixth inning when they scored three runs to cut into the lead. Brian Billigen hit a two-run homer while Kevin Tatum had an RBI single. The Big Red got one more run in the eighth on an RBI single by Brenton Peters. However, there was no comeback in store for Cornell as they couldn't get any runs across in the ninth inning.

Rick Marks got the start for Cornell but lasted just 3 2/3 innings in the loss after giving up nine hits, four earned runs and a walk. Hobbs Johnson started for the Tar Heels and went five innings in the win, giving up six hits and two earned runs while striking out five batters. Michael Morin came on in the eighth inning and recorded the last four outs of the game to pick up the save. He struck out two batters, gave up one hit and walked one batter in 1 1/3 innings of work.

Errors and stranded runners killed the Big Red on the day. Cornell left 12 runners on base and made a total of four errors during the game.

After losing to the No. 1-seeded Tar Heels, Cornell will face the No. 2 seed, East Carolina, in an elimination game on Saturday at 1 p.m. North Carolina will take on the No. 3 seed St. John's at 6 p.m. on Saturday.

The full 2012 NCAA tournament bracket can be found at NCAA.com.

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2012 NCAA Baseball Tournament: Army Vs. Virginia Suspended Due To Rain

The Army Black Knights will have to wait until Saturday to finish their game against the No. 1 seed Virginia Cavaliers in the 2012 NCAA Baseball Tournament. Heavy rain caused the first game of the Charlottesville Regional to be suspended until Saturday at 1 p.m.

The game is currently tied at 0-0 in the bottom of the first inning. Army stranded two runners in the top of the first inning. Virginia's lead-off man got a walk in the bottom of the first inning. Virginia has no outs and a man batting with a 1-1 count.

Here is the updated schedule for the Charlottesville Regional:

Saturday, June 2
Game 1 - No. 1 Virginia vs. No. 4 Army, 1 p.m.
Game 2 - No. 2 Oklahoma vs. No. 3 Appalachian State, 6 p.m.

Sunday, June 3
Game 3 - Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 11 a.m.
Game 4 - Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 3 p.m.
Game 5 - Winner Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 7 p.m.

Monday, June 4
Game 6 - Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 4, 4 p.m.
Game 7 - Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 6 (if necessary), 50 minutes after conclusion of Game 6

The full 2012 NCAA tournament bracket can be found at NCAA.com.

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2012 NCAA Baseball Tournament, St. John's Vs. East Carolina Final Score: Red Storm Opens Tournament With 11-3 Victory

Behind a strong outing from starting pitcher Kyle Hansen and a 16-hit offensive attack, the St. John's Red Storm opened the 2012 NCAA Tournament with an 11-3 thrashing of the East Carolina Pirates.

Hansen, expected to be selected in the first 10 rounds of the upcoming MLB draft, allowed three runs in 7 1/3 innings, striking out eight and allowing eight hits. He was working on a shutout until East Carolina finally reached him for three earned runs in the eighth frame.

St. John's opened the scoring in the top of the second inning when Jeremy Baltz, who doubled to center to lead off the inning, scored from third on a sacrifice groundout by Zach Lauricella.

The Red Storm pushed another run across in the third on another sacrifice groundout, and three more on four hits in the fifth. Baltz blasted a solo home run in the seventh inning to make the score 6-0, and St. John's added five insurance runs in the final two innings.

Matt Wessinger was 3-for-4 with two RBI for St. John's. Sean O'Hare also had three hits, and Kyle Richardson was 2-for-5 with two RBI and two runs scored.

The full 2012 NCAA tournament bracket can be found at NCAA.com.

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2012 NCAA Baseball Tournament: Stony Brook Baseball Preview

2012 NCAA Baseball Tournament: Manhattan Baseball Preview

The road to Omaha begins Friday, as the 2012 NCAA Baseball Tournament starts at 16 different regional sites which each will feature four teams playing a double-elimination tournament. Now, if you're a college baseball fan there's a lot of action to follow, so SB Nation New York figured to put together some capsules together to help you get acquainted with each of the local programs. Here's a rundown of the Manhattan Jaspers.

Regional: Columbia -- Carolina Stadium in Columbia, SC.

Opponents: South Carolina (40-17), Coastal Carolina (41-17), Clemson Tigers (33-26)

Breakdown: Manhattan, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Champions, will begin its NCAA Tournament journey at 4 p.m. ET against top-seeded South Carolina. This will be the fourth all-time appearance, second straight, for the Jaspers in the NCAAs, which featured Manhattan being eliminated in the first round last season.

Players to watch: Senior Taylor Sewitt (11-1, 2.40 ERA) and righty John Soldinger (6-5, 3.43) make-up possibly the best 1-2 punch in the Regional, while Jacob Marchus (1-1, 1.31, 8 saves) is a solid closer.

Center fielder Anthony Vega (.336, 5 HRs, 31 RBIs, 32 SBs), second baseman Nick Camastro (.319, 28 RBIs), shortstop Yoandry Galan (.293, 22 RBIs) and catcher Ramon Ortega (.274, 7, 51) are the core hitters in the Jaspers' lineup.

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2012 NCAA Baseball Tournament: Army Baseball Preview

The road to Omaha begins Friday, as the 2012 NCAA Baseball Tournament starts at 16 different regional sites which each will feature four teams playing a double-elimination tournament. Now, if you're a college baseball fan there's a lot of action to follow, so SB Nation New York figured to put together some capsules together to help you get acquainted with each of the local programs. Here's a rundown of the Army Black Knights.

Regional: Charlottesville -- Davenport Field, Charlottesville, Va.

Opponents: Virginia (38-17-1), Oklahoma (38-22), Appalachian St. (39-16).

Breakdown: America's finest return to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2009. The Black Knights will begin play against the top-seeded and regional host, the Virginia Cavaliers, at 4 p.m. ET.

This season, Army collected a school record 41 victories and its sixth Patriot League Championship.

Players to watch: Statistically, senior Kevin McKague was the Black Knights best hitter with a team-high batting average (.389), home run (five) and RBI (44) totals. McKague also compiled the best ERA (1.46) on the pitching staff as he collected five saves in 12 1/3 innings pitched.

Junior Chris Rowley (11-0, 1.97 ERA) was the Black Knights ace for this season making 14 starts and tossing 91 1/3 innings.

Watch/listen: Army's NCAA Tournament Central

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2012 NCAA Baseball Tournament: Cornell Baseball Preview

The road to Omaha begins Friday, as the 2012 NCAA Baseball Tournament starts at 16 different regional sites which each will feature four teams playing a double-elimination tournament. Now, if you're a college baseball fan there's a lot of action to follow, so SB Nation New York figured to put together some capsules together to help you get acquainted with each of the local programs. Here's a rundown of the Cornell Big Red.

Regional: Chapel Hill -- Boshamer Stadium in Chapel Hill, NC.

Opponents: North Carolina (44-14), East Carolina (35-22-1), St. John's (37-21).

Breakdown: For the first time since 1977, the Big Red will be playing in the NCAA Tournament. Cornell earned its way in by defeating Dartmouth in the Ivy League Championship Series, which ended on a 10th-inning, walk-off home run by sophomore outfielder Chris Cruz.

The Big Red will be in an odd situation, as they will be playing their first game in about three weeks. Cornell's last NCAA Tournament victory came in '77, when they downed this year's regional foe St. John's.

Players to watch: Cruz is by far the Big Red's best power-hitter, as he slugged a school record 12 home runs. Meanwhile, freshmen Brian McAfee (6-0, 3.19 ERA) and sophomore Connor Kaufmann (7-2, 4.00 ERA) are Cornell's best pitchers.

Watch/listen: Tar Heels Regional Link

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2012 NCAA Baseball Tournament: St. John's Baseball Preview

The road to Omaha begins Friday, as the 2012 NCAA Baseball Tournament starts at 16 different regional sites which each will feature four teams playing a double-elimination tournament. Now, if you're a college baseball fan there's a lot of action to follow, so SB Nation New York figured to put together some capsules together to help you get acquainted with each of the local programs. Here's a rundown of the St. John's Red Storm.

Regional: Chapel Hill -- Boshamer Stadium in Chapel Hill, NC.

Opponents: North Carolina (44-14), East Carolina (35-22-1), Cornell (31-15-1).

Breakdown: St. John's will begin its NCAA Tournament playing East Carolina in their first game at 1 p.m. ET, Friday. This will be the third straight year, fifth in six season, the Red Storm will be playing in the NCAAs.

Last year, the Red Storm played the Pirates in the regional round, and won the opening game, 2-1, but lost a day later in the elimination contest.

Players to watch: St. John's outfielder Jeremy Baltz (.342 batting average, seven home runs, 49 RBI) and Game 1 starting pitcher Kyle Hansen (4-5, 3.44 ERA). Left-handed hurler Sean Hagan (8-2, 2.58 ERA) earned first-team All-Big East Conference honors.

Watch/listen: Red Storm CWS Central.

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NCAA Baseball Tournament 2012 Bracket: St. John's, Cornell Begin Play In North Carolina, Chapel Hill

NCAA Baseball Tournament 2012 Bracket: Stony Brook Seawolves Begin Play Against Miami Hurricanes

NCAA Baseball Tournament 2012 Bracket: Army Black Knights Begin Play Against Virginia Cavaliers

NCAA Baseball Tournament 2012 Bracket: Manhattan Jaspers Begin Play Friday Against South Carolina Gamecocks

The Manhattan Jaspers baseball program begins in NCAA Tournament run Friday, when it faces the top-seeded South Carolina Gamecocks at 4 p.m. ET on ESPNU. The No. 4-seeded Jaspers (33-25) and top-seeded Gamecocks (40-17) will face off after No. 3 Coastal Carolina (41-17) and No. 2 Clemson Tigers (33-26) play each other at 1 p.m. ET on ESPNU.

The four teams make-up the Columbia Regional, which will feature a double-elimination tournament at Carolina Stadium which will be finished Sunday, June 3, or Monday, June 4, if necessary. All games are schedule to be broadcasted on ESPNU.

If the Jaspers win on Friday, they will play Saturday at 4 p.m., while if they lose their elimination-game will be played Saturday at noon.

For a full bracket of the Columbia, S.C. Regional, click here.

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NCAA Baseball Tournament 2012 Bracket Released: St. John's, Manhattan And Stony Brook Begin Play Friday

The St. John's Red Storm, Manhattan Jaspers and Stony Brook Seawolves all start play in the 2012 NCAA Baseball Tournament on Friday.