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Schedule Game Recaps Championship Finals Game 3: Georgia vs Fresno | Championship Finals Game 3: Georgia vs Fresno |
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OMAHA, Neb. – Steve Detwiler belted two home runs and had all six Fresno State RBI as Fresno claimed its first-ever NCAA Division I Baseball National Championship with a 6-1 victory over eighth-seeded Georgia, Wednesday night. Fresno State wins the national title with a 47-31 record while Georgia finishes as national runner-up with a 45-25-1 mark. Detwiler’s two-run home run into right field in the second inning gave Fresno State an early lead. In the fourth, Detwiler added an RBI double and his two-out, three-run homer in the sixth gave Fresno State a 6-0 lead. While Detwiler was giving Fresno the runs offensively, starter Justin Wilson was shutting down Georgia. Wilson pitched eight innings and allowed just one run on five hits while striking out nine. Brandon Burke got the final three outs, including inducing a double play with runners on first and second and no one out in the ninth. Not only did Fresno State win its first-ever baseball championship but it does so by becoming the first regional four-seed to win a national championship since the bracket expanded to 64 teams in 1999. During its run, Fresno State had to beat the number two national seed North Carolina (twice), the number three national seed Arizona State (twice), the number six national seed Rice (once) and the number eight national seed Georgia (twice). Wilson and Detwiler were both on the MCWS all-tournament team while teammate Tommy Mendonca was named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player. |
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