Oklahoma State squeaks by Clemson

Clemson's Brad Miller dives back to first base to avoid being caught off the bag after a long fly ball was caught in the outfield on Saturday, May 30, 2009, during an NCAA regional baseball game at Doug Kingsmore Stadium in Clemson, S.C. (AP Photo/Anderson Independent-Mail, Mark Crammer)

By: LOCAL, WIRE REPORTS | SCNow
Published: May 31, 2009

CLEMSON — Neil Medchill hit a two-out RBI single in the eighth inning to give Oklahoma State a 3-2 victory over Clemson in an NCAA regional game Saturday night.
Medchill’s sharp grounder went off the glove of sprawling first baseman Ben Paulsen, allowing Micheal Dabbs to score from second with the go-ahead run.
With the loss, the host Tigers move into the loser’s bracket game against Tennessee Tech today at 3 p.m.
Tennessee Tech elminated Alabama 6-2 earlier in the day. It will be the second time in three days the teams have played. Clemson defeat Tennessee Tech 5-4 in the first round Friday.
Reliever Randy McCurry (4-1) got the Cowboys (34-22) out of an eighth-inning jam and retired Clemson (41-20) in order in
the ninth.
Tom Belza and Mark Ginther broke open a scoreless game with back-to-back homers in the seventh off Tigers starter Casey Harman. Ryan Hinson (2-1) took the loss.
Oklahoma State lefty Andrew Oliver took a shutout into the eighth, but the Tigers tied it on RBI singles by Chris Epps and Mike Freeman.
Freeman and Paulsen led Clemson with two hits apiece.
Medchill led Oklahoma State with two hits.

Oklahoma State squeaks by Clemson

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