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CWS tied 1-1 after Arizona defeat

OMAHA, Neb. — Arizona got all it could have hoped for from Kevin Ginkel. What it didn’t get, at least not yet, is the national championship.

Connor Owings’ bloop RBI single off reliever Cameron Ming sparked a three-run eighth inning, and Coastal Carolina beat Arizona 5-4 on Tuesday night to send the College World Series finals to a deciding Game 3.

The Wildcats cut a three-run deficit to one in the bottom half off Bobby Holmes, but Holmes recovered to pitch a perfect ninth and set up a winner-take-all game Wednesday night.

“One thing we always talk about is that the team that deserves to win usually will,” Arizona coach Jay Johnson said. “In this case, it was Coastal. They were a little bit better with runners on base tonight and wiggled out of some jams.”

Ginkel matched Coastal Carolina’s Mike Morrison almost pitch for pitch. Ginkel struck out a career-high 10 in seven innings and allowed two runs and five hits.

“He was spectacular tonight and gave us everything he could and everything we needed,” Johnson said.

Morrison was sensational in his first start of the season, helping the Chanticleers rebound from a 3-0 loss to the Wildcats in the opener.

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