Texas ousted by Long Beach State in Regional Final

LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Zak Baayoun escaped a sixth-inning jam with back-to-back strikeouts and five Long Beach State pitchers combined on a four-hitter to beat Texas 2-1 on Monday night and reach its first super regional since 2004.
Long Beach State (41-18) will play Cal State Fullerton in a best-of-three series for a chance at the Dirtbags’ first College World Series appearance since 1998.
Dave Smith opened with four scoreless innings on 51 pitches, and Baayoun (3-0) strande