Missouri tops Pepperdine, advances to super regionals

? Brock Bond went 4-for-5 with an RBI as fourth-seeded Missouri advanced to the super regionals for the first time with an 8-3 victory over top-seeded Pepperdine in the Malibu Regional on Monday.

Derek Chambers went 2-for-4 with an RBI and scored twice for the Tigers (35-26), who took an early 7-0 lead and became the first No. 4 seed to make it to the super regionals.

Missouri will play No. 5 national seed Cal State Fullerton next weekend, with the winner of the best-of-three series advancing to the College World Series.

Taylor Parker (4-4) gave up two runs on five hits in 52â3 innings for the victory, the Tigers’ fourth straight after dropping the regional opener to Pepperdine on Friday.

Barry Enright (13-2) allowed three runs on six hits in 31â3 innings, and Justin Tellam went 2-for-3 with a home run for the Waves (42-21).

Rice 7, Baylor 4

Houston – Josh Rodriguez homered, and Joe Savery scattered two hits over five innings to lead No. 2 national seed Rice into the super regionals with a victory over Baylor in the Houston Regional.

Missouri University players celebrate a berth in the NCAA super regionals. Mizzou earned the invitation by beating Pepperdine, 8-3, Monday in Malibu, Calif.

After Baylor took a 3-0 lead in the third, the Owls rallied with five runs in the bottom of the inning – all with two outs. Rodriguez hit a two-run homer following Tyler Henley’s single to pull Rice within 3-2. Adam Zornes hit a two-run double and scored on Jordan Dodson’s triple to give the Owls a lead it wouldn’t surrender.

Savery (5-1) allowed three runs and struck out five, and Cole St. Clair got two outs for his 11th save. Rice (53-10) now will entertain Oklahoma. Tim Matthews (6-5) took the loss for Baylor (37-26).

Oklahoma 7, Wichita State 6

Norman, Okla. – Oklahoma erupted for six second-inning runs and held on to beat Wichita State and win the Norman Regional.

The Sooners, who lost their first-round game to Texas Christian on Friday, beat Houston, TCU and Wichita State twice in three subsequent days to claim their first regional title since 1995, a season in which they reached the College World Series.

The Sooners (44-20) will play at Rice later this week in the tournament’s super regional round. Rice beat the Sooners, 8-2, on Feb. 17 in Houston but Oklahoma routed the Owls, 15-3, on April 18 in Norman.

Since 1999, Wichita State (46-23) has reached the regional championship round on three occasions and lost each time.

Oklahoma pitcher Daniel McCutchen, who threw 82â3 innings in the Sooners’ 7-6 loss to TCU, threw 52â3 innings of relief Monday to pick up the win and improve to 9-8.

Joseph Hughes, who went 3-for-4 with three RBIs, hit a two-run single, and Chuckie Caufield hit a three-run homer to ignite OU’s second-inning outburst. All the runs came with two outs.

Wichita State starter Rob Musgrave, a Santa Fe Trail High grad, lasted only 12â3 innings. However, the Shockers’ bullpen stopped the bleeding.