UConn's run at a berth in the College World Series ended in an 8-2 loss to South Carolina on Sunday night.

Here are the details from Columbia, S.C.:

Defending national champion South Carolina is heading back to the College World Series.
Christian Walker homered in the eighth inning broke a 2-all tie and the Gamecocks turned three straight inning-ending double plays to defeat Connecticut 8-2 and sweep the NCAA Super Regional on Sunday night.
South Carolina put the game away with a five-run ninth, clinching its second consecutive trip to Omaha, Neb., and fifth since 2002. It was the Gamecocks’ 11th straight NCAA tournament win, a streak that started last year at Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Neb.
The Huskies (45-20-1) led 2-0 entering the fourth and had several chances to extend the lead but could not cash in against South Carolina (50-14), stranding eight runners and closing the fifth, sixth and seventh innings with double plays.
Gamecocks closer Matt Price got the final six outs for his 18th save and third of the NCAA tournament.
Price threw his arms high in the air when Connecticut second baseman LJ Mazzilli struck out to end the game, and catcher Robert Beary tackled him to the ground before the rest of the team piled on in celebration. The sellout crowd of 8,242 cheered and screamed as The Counting Crows song, “Omaha,” played on the PA system at Carolina Stadium.
John Taylor (6-1) was the fourth of five South Carolina pitchers, inducing the double play that ended the seventh, and picked up the win. Greg Nappo (10-3), who last week pitched UConn to its Clemson Regional clincher, held on as long as he could until surrendering Walker’s 10th homer of the season.
It’s the second straight year Walker’s home sent South Carolina to the CWS. He hit a three-run blast in the ninth inning of the Gamecocks 10-9 comeback win to beat Coastal Carolina.
Connecticut came apart after an early lead in Saturday night’s 5-1 loss. But the Huskies tapped into the resolved formed in last week’s Clemson Regional when they dropped the opening game, then rallied to victory, including consecutive wins at Doug Kingsmore Stadium against the favored Tigers.
The Huskies again started quickly, shortstop Nick Ahmed starting a string of four straight two-out singles in the second that put UConn ahead 2-0.
But just like Game 1, the Gamecocks rallied back. Jake Williams RBI double in the fourth brought in Brady Thomas. Two innings later, Robert Beary’s single to center brought in Adrian Morales.
Connecticut had its chances to put some distance between itself and the Gamecocks with runners on in the fifth, sixth and seventh innings. South Carolina escaped each time with a double play.
The Huskies best chance came in the sixth when they loaded the bases with one out. But Doug Elliot tapped the ball back to Taylor, who started a 1-2-3 double play to end the threat.
South Carolina looked like it, too, might put things away after Walker’s homer led off the eighth. But center fielder George Springer, the Houston Astros first-round draft pick last Monday night, made a tumbling, running grab near the fence on Steven Neff’s fly ball with the bases loaded to keep Connecticut down a run.
The Gamecocks broke the game open with the five-run ninth, the big hit Peter Mooney’s two-run double.
The Huskies were in the program’s first Super Regional series. They last went to the College World Series in 1979.
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The UConn baseball team dropped its Super Regional opener on Saturday night. UConn must win two straight to reach the CWS.

Here are the game details:

Michael Roth pitched into the ninth, allowing six hits, and Scott Wingo had two RBIs as South Carolina defeated Connecticut 5-1 in the NCAA Super Regional on Saturday night.
The defending national champion Gamecocks (49-14) are a win away from a return trip to the College World Series.
Roth (13-3) came in second in the country with a 1.10 ERA and lived up to that against the Huskies (45-18-1). He got stronger as the game progressed, notching his first two strikeouts of the game on UConn stars George Springer and Mike Nemeth in the eighth inning. Roth finally left with one out in the ninth to a standing ovation from the sellout crowd of 8,242 at Carolina Stadium.
Wingo tied the game at 1-all in the third with an RBI single, then put the Gamecocks (49-14) up 3-1 with a run-scoring hit off Connecticut ace Matt Barnes (11-5).
Connecticut came in with momentum after winning two straight at Clemson to capture last week’s NCAA regional and two first-round MLB draft picks in center fielder Springer and Barnes. Early on, the Huskies were every bit the match for the defending national champions. Springer singled and scored on Mike Nemeth’s hit for a 1-0 lead. Then Barnes showed off his power arm, hitting 97 mph at times and striking out the side to quiet the large crowd.
Connecticut had the chance to add to its lead in the second when shortstop Peter Mooney threw wild into the dugout to put Nick Ahmed on second. When Nick Friel walked it left runners on the corners with one out. But Billy Ferriter’s bunt up the first base line went right to South Carolina’s Christian Walker, who cut down Ahmed at home. LJ Mazzilli flied out to center to end the threat.
South Carolina tied the game in the third on Marzilli’s two-out double and Wingo’s RBI single. The Gamecocks moved in front for good in fourth, helped by a tiring Barnes. Jake Williams worked a two-out walk and Mooney singled him to third. Then Barnes let loose with a pitch wide of catcher Doug Elliott and Williams scored easily.
South Carolina put it away and chased Barnes with a three-run fifth. Steven Neff led off with a double and Wingo singled him home. Another Barnes wild pitch moved Wingo to third before consecutive hits by Brady Thomas and Adrian Morales made it 5-1.
Roth didn’t have many problems after Connecticut’s first two innings. He gave up a hit to start the third that was quickly erased on a double play and then didn’t allow another hit until the seventh when UConn had runners on first and third. Again, though, Roth pitched out of trouble when John Andreoli grounded out to second
Roth, a junior, was picked in the 31st round by the Cleveland Indians and has been South Carolina’s ace since the season began. He showed that grit against Connecticut, when he struck out Springer and Nemeth. Roth got a big cheer when he ran out to the mound for the ninth. Roth didn’t last, though, pulled with a one out and a runner on first.
John Taylor got the last two outs for the Gamecocks, who will try and reach their fifth CWS since 2002 when these teams take the field on Sunday.
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Greg Nappo pitched 5 2-3 strong innings, Ryan Fuller hit a three-run homer and drove in five runs, and Connecticut beat Clemson 14-1 on Monday night to win the NCAA Clemson Regional.
Nappo (10-2) gave up only one run and five hits, and leadoff hitter LJ Mazzilli had two hits and scored three runs for the Huskies (45-18-1), who will play at South Carolina in this weekend’s super regionals.
UConn scored three runs in the first inning, added five runs in the fifth and tacked on six more in the eighth.
Tigers starter Kevin Pohle (5-2) was knocked out after getting only one out. Ryan Fuller homered for Clemson (43-20).
It was an especially big night for UConn, which is in the NCAA tournament for only the second time since 1994. Outfielder George Springer and pitcher Matt Barnes were taken in the first round of the Major League draft.
UConn next opponent, South Carolina was led by Evan Marzilli, who drove in two runs, and closer Matt Price who got the final eight outs as the defending national champions beat Stetson 8-2 Monday to win the Columbia Regional.
Marzilli led off the game with a homer and made it 2-1 in the third on a sacrifice fly that brought in Robert Beary, who opened the inning with a triple. Beary added an RBI single in the fourth for South Carolina (48-14).
The Hatters’ (43-20) best chance to rally came in the seventh when they loaded the bases with one out while trailing 4-1. That’s when Price got the call and shut down Stetson, getting Ben Carhart on a fly ball and Nick Rickles on a grounder to second. Price earned his 17th save of the season and second of the regional.

The University of New Haven baseball team captured the fifth seed in the upcoming Northeast-10 Conference Tournament and will open on Wednesday, May 11, 2011 against the No. 4 seed, UMass Lowell.
The game will take place in Lowell, Mass. at Riverview Field, set to being at 5 p.m. The winner of the contest will advance to a four-team, double-elimination tournament on the weekend. The host site has yet to be determined.
Also on Wednesday, No.6 Stonehill College will head to No. 3 Franklin Pierce to determine the last team for the playoff. The Owls of Southern Connecticut State and Adelphi University claimed the top two seeds and earned byes for the first round.
The Chargers finished 6-4 against those five teams in the regular season. New Haven split two-game series with SCSU and Franklin Pierce, swept Adelphi and Stonehill and suffered a doubleheader-sweep to UMass Lowell. The Chargers do hold a respectable 12-8 record away from home this season.
UNH pitcher Henry Hirsch of the University of New Haven baseball team was rewarded for his dominant outing against No. 15 nationally ranked Franklin Pierce this past weekend, and named the Northeast-10 Conference Rookie of the Week.
Also, the No. 20 UConn baseball team shut out South Florida 2-0 in its Big East series’ finale on Monday afternoon. With the win, UConn completes the sweep of the Bulls as the Huskies improve to 34-13-1 on the year and 18-3 in conference play.
Freshman Brian Ward struck out a career-high 10 batters en route to his fourth straight win of the season. He also threw eight scoreless innings, another career-high for the Milford, Conn. native.

NE-10 Baseball Championship Tournament Seeds
#1 Southern Connecticut State University
#2 Adelphi University
#3 Franklin Pierce
#4 UMass Lowell
#5 New Haven
#6 Stonehill College
2011 Baseball Championship Tournament Schedule
Wednesday, May 3 (At higher seed)
Play in Game 1: # 6 Stonehill at # 3 Franklin Pierce
Play in Game 2: # 5 New Haven at # 4 UMass Lowell
Double-Elimination Tournament
Friday, May 6
Game 3: #2 Adelphi vs. Play in Game 1 winner
Game 4: #1 Merrimack vs. Play in Game 2 winner

Softball
New Haven was selected as the No. 7 seed in the upcoming NCAA Division II East Region Softball Championship Tournament.
The Chargers will kick off the double-elimination playoff on Friday, May 13 at the host site and No. 2 seed, C.W. Post. The game time against the Pioneers is set for 1 p.m. at the C.W. Post Softball Complex in Brookville, N.Y.
Also in the Chargers’ bracket will be No. 3 Molloy College and No. 6 Caldwell College. The Golden Lions of Dowling College captured the No. 1 seed and will host the other four teams in Oakdale, N.Y. Dowling opens up against No. 8 Merrimack, while No. 5 Dominican will take on No. 4 Southern Connecticut State University on Friday.
University of New Haven senior Chelsea Harold was named to the Capital One Academic All-District College Division Softball Second Team.
Quinnipiac’s Heather Schwartzburg was named the Akadema/Northeast Conference Co-Pitcher of the Week.
NCAA Division II Softball Championship Regional Bracket
East 2 Regional Site (Hosted by C.W. Post)
Friday, May 13, 2011
Game 1: #2 C.W. Post vs. #7 New Haven – 1:00 p.m.
Game 2: #3 Molloy vs. #6 Caldwell – 3:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Game 3: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2 – 11:00 a.m.
Game 4: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2 – 1:30 p.m.
Game 5: Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 3 – 4 p.m.
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Game 6: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 5 – 1 p.m.
Game 7: (If necessary) – 3:30 p.m.