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By Kent Larsen
Guthrie Puts Stanford In College World Series Final
OMAHA, NEBRASKA -- Pitching brilliantly last night over seven-plus
innings, returned missionary Jeremy Guthrie blew away top-seeded Cal
State Fullerton to take his Stanford Cardinals baseball team into the
final of the College World Series. Guthrie, who was still completing
his mission in northern Spain just a year ago, gave up only one run
and four hits before giving up the ball to closer Jeff Bruksch.
Guthrie's LDS teammate, Andy Topham, who was 0 for 10 in the series,
hit a single to drive in the game-winning run.
Fullerton Coach George Horton credited pitching and defense with the
win, "It was too much pitching and too much defense," said Horton. "I
think we hit three balls hard all night. Guthrie was just way too
much for us." And Guthrie agreed that everything was working right
for him, "My fastball had a little downward movement," he said. "All
my pitches were working for me."
Guthrie retired the side five times in the first six innings, and the
single he gave up in the third inning was retired by a Cardinal
double play. While 22 mph wind blew threw the stadium and across a
crowd of 20,221, Guthrie struck out five and retired 13 batters on
groundouts. According to catcher Ryan Garko, Guthrie made only one
mistake all night, a pitch that allowed Fullerton shortstop Mike
Rouse to drive in a run with a double to right in the seventh inning.
"Other than that he was almost perfect," said Garko.
Meanwhile, Stanford took a 1-0 lead in the third inning when Brian
Hall homered, and then scored its second and third runs when Topham
hit a single with the bases loaded and one out. A homer by Garko in
the sixth completed the Cardinal's scoring and gave Guthrie more than
enough to win the game.
The Cardinals will now play in the final game on Saturday, facing
either second-seeded Miami or unseeded Tennessee. "We've got one more
to go," said Cardinal coach Mark Marquess. "Hopefully, we can play
like we have all year."
Sources:
Stanford Stops Fullerton to Reach Saturday's Final
Los Angeles Times 14Jun01 S2
By Gary Klein: Times Staff Writer
College World Series: Pitchers Guthrie and Bruksch put the clamps
down and Titans are eliminated, 4-1.
Stanford stops Fullerton to reach CWS final
Orlando FL Sentinel (Los Angeles Times) 14Jun01 S2
By Gary Klein: Times Staff Writer
Baseball Sweeps To Second Straight CWS Title Game With 4-1 Win Over CS Fullerton
Stanford Baseball Press Release 13Jun01 S2
Box Score: Stanford 4, Cal State Fullerton 1
Stanford Baseball Press Release 13Jun01 S2
COLLEGE WORLD SERIES: Guthrie leads Stanford into CWS final
Lincoln NE Journal Star 14Jun01 S2
By Ron Powell: Lincoln Journal Star
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