Hurricanes Blow by Tigers
Miami unleashed a 17-hit attack, three each by Pat Burrell and Alex Cora, to beat Clemson ace Kris Benson for the second time in the College World Series and advance to Saturday’s championship game with a 14-5 victory over the Tigers on Wednesday night.
“Miami basically has been a team based on pitching and good defense,” said Hurricane Coach Jim Morris. “My goal was to get us to hit better. The last two weeks we’ve played very good.”
The fifth-seeded Hurricanes (50-13) had eight hits in a 7-3 victory in the first round Friday over Benson, the No. 1 pick in Tuesday’s major league draft. Benson entered the tournament with a 14-0 record and the nation’s best earned-run average at 1.40. He ended it 14-2 with a 2.02 ERA.
Every Miami starter had at least one hit against Benson, who had 11 strikeouts and only one walk but gave up nine earned runs.
Clemson finished at 51-17.
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