Carrillo Solid Again for Miami in 9-5 Win
Miami pitcher Cesar Carrillo settled down after two shaky innings and held Louisiana State to two hits over his last six innings, and Adam Ricks’ two-run homer helped lead the Hurricanes to a 9-5 victory in the College World Series.
Carrillo (12-0) gave up five runs and five hits, two walks and a hit batter in the first two innings, then retired 19 of 23 batters as the Hurricanes recorded their 13th consecutive victory.
It was the first meeting of the traditional powers since LSU’s Warren Morris hit a home run in the bottom of the ninth of the 1996 CWS championship game.
The Hurricanes broke a 5-5 tie when Erick San Pedro doubled with two out in the fifth and scored on Gaby Sanchez’s second RBI single of the game.
Jon Jay hit a run-scoring triple in the sixth before Ricks connected off Justin Determann (6-5) for his 11th home run, which barely cleared the wall in left-center field.
LSU starter Nate Bumstead lasted only two innings, giving up five runs and eight hits before Determann relieved in the third inning.
The Hurricanes are 16-0 in games in which Carrillo has been the starter.
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