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Texas baseball's offense did not slow down in Monday's College World Series elimination game against No. 7 Alabama, and neither did Adrian Rodriguez.
Rodriguez, who has been on the Longhorns' hottest bats this postseason, went 5-for-5 at the plate in the Longhorns' 14-2 win over the Crimson Tide to extend their stay in Omaha by at least one additional game.
In the process of his multi-hit performance, the Longhorns' shortstop made history by becoming the third player to hit for the cycle on college baseball's grandest stage — and he got some help from the official scorer to reach that mark.
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In the bottom of the seventh inning, ESPN announced that Rodriguez's hit in the second inning had been rescored to a triple by the official scorer after it was scored as a double with the ball falling between Alabama's Eric Hines and Bryce Fowler in left center field.
Rodriguez's third triple of the game brought in two of his seven runs driven in on the day — two more RBI than his former season-high of five RBIs against Oregon in Game 1 of the Austin Super Regional.
Rodriguez began the day with a two-RBI double down the right field line in a three-run bottom of the first inning for the Longhorns. He'd tack on two more RBIs in the sixth inning when he got hold of a 91 mph pitch from Haegan Banks that sneaked into the corner of the Longhorns' bullpen in left field. His single came in the fifth inning.
He capped off his day with a double down the right field line to push his RBI count up to seven, matching a College World Series record.
Here's what to know on Rodriguez's big day:
Rodriguez joins the University of Minnesota's Jerry Kindall and Tennessee's Christian Moore as the three hitters to have hit for the cycle in the history of the College World Series. His cycle comes two years and a day from when Moore hit the cycle against Florida State in what was one of the craziest CWS games played in recent memory.
Kindall first reached the feat back in the 1956 CWS in a 13-5 victory against Ole Miss during the Golden Gophers run to their first College World Series title.
ESPN’s Mike Monaco noted on the broadcast that the scoring change came after the official scorer reviewed the footage of Rodriguez’s triple. According to the scorer’s explanation, Rodriguez briefly eased up after rounding first base before then accelerating again and maintaining that momentum all the way to third.
Here's a look at the now triple:
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Rodriguez, who has been on the Longhorns' hottest bats this postseason, went 5-for-5 at the plate in the Longhorns' 14-2 win over the Crimson Tide to extend their stay in Omaha by at least one additional game.
In the process of his multi-hit performance, the Longhorns' shortstop made history by becoming the third player to hit for the cycle on college baseball's grandest stage — and he got some help from the official scorer to reach that mark.
REQUIRED READING: Texas vs Alabama baseball live updates: Score, highlights from College World Series elimination game
In the bottom of the seventh inning, ESPN announced that Rodriguez's hit in the second inning had been rescored to a triple by the official scorer after it was scored as a double with the ball falling between Alabama's Eric Hines and Bryce Fowler in left center field.
Rodriguez's third triple of the game brought in two of his seven runs driven in on the day — two more RBI than his former season-high of five RBIs against Oregon in Game 1 of the Austin Super Regional.
Rodriguez began the day with a two-RBI double down the right field line in a three-run bottom of the first inning for the Longhorns. He'd tack on two more RBIs in the sixth inning when he got hold of a 91 mph pitch from Haegan Banks that sneaked into the corner of the Longhorns' bullpen in left field. His single came in the fifth inning.
He capped off his day with a double down the right field line to push his RBI count up to seven, matching a College World Series record.
Here's what to know on Rodriguez's big day:
College World Series cycles
- Adrian Rodriguez (Texas): Monday, June 15 vs.
- Christian Moore (Tennessee): Friday, June 14, 2024 vs. Florida State
- Jerry Kindall (Minnesota): Monday, June 11, 1956 vs. Ole Miss
Rodriguez joins the University of Minnesota's Jerry Kindall and Tennessee's Christian Moore as the three hitters to have hit for the cycle in the history of the College World Series. His cycle comes two years and a day from when Moore hit the cycle against Florida State in what was one of the craziest CWS games played in recent memory.
Kindall first reached the feat back in the 1956 CWS in a 13-5 victory against Ole Miss during the Golden Gophers run to their first College World Series title.
Why was error on Adrian Rodriguez triple rescored?
ESPN’s Mike Monaco noted on the broadcast that the scoring change came after the official scorer reviewed the footage of Rodriguez’s triple. According to the scorer’s explanation, Rodriguez briefly eased up after rounding first base before then accelerating again and maintaining that momentum all the way to third.
Here's a look at the now triple:
The USA TODAY app gets you to the heart of the news — fast. Download for award-winning coverage, crosswords, audio storytelling, the eNewspaper and more.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: College World Series cycles: Texas' Adrian Rodriguez joins list with 7-RBI day
Continue reading...
