Sam Fuld and Carlos Quentin homered and Stanford held off Notre Dame 5-3 Tuesday and eliminated the Fighting Irish at the College World Series in Omaha, Neb.

The Cardinal, CWS runner-up the past two years, improved to 40-0 this season when holding the lead after eight innings.

Stanford plays Thursday against Texas in a rematch of the Longhorns' 8-7 win Monday that put the Cardinal in the elimination round.

Texas needs one win to reach Saturday's championship game of the double-elimination tournament. Stanford must win to force another matchup Friday.

Earlier, Steve Thomas and Justin Harris hit home runs as South Carolina eliminated Georgia Tech 9-5.

The Gamecocks avenged an 11-0 loss to the Yellow Jackets in the opening round and set up another game against state rival Clemson.

The Tigers and Gamecocks play tonight for the fifth time this season. Clemson is unbeaten in the CWS and needs one win to advance to Saturday's championship, while South Carolina needs to win tonight and again Friday. Clemson was 3-1 against South Carolina this season.

MORE COLLEGE BASEBALL: Florida State shortstop Stephen Drew was named Baseball America's freshman of the year. South Florida catcher Devin Ivany was named to the first team of the magazine's freshman All-America squad; South Florida third baseman Jeff Baisley, from Land O'Lakes, and Central Florida outfielder Dee Brown, from Hernando High, were named to the second team.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Western Kentucky center Chris Marcus had surgery on his left foot for an injury that kept him from playing in all but 15 games last season. "The doctors were pleased with what they found and felt the procedure was a total success," coach Dennis Felton said. ... Eric Hicks, a Cincinnati recruit shot in the leg early Monday in a fight among high school students, is expected to start summer classes. Doctors who treated Hicks said he can resume playing in two to four weeks. ... Syracuse senior DeShaun Williams will stand trial July 1 on misdemeanor assault charges for punching a female student during a brawl at a campus bar.

NFL: Dolphins running back Ricky Williams received tickets for having an expired tag and driving without a license and proof of insurance, police in Fort Lauderdale said. ... Brian Varnado, 20, of Indianapolis, was jailed in a carjacking in which Colts defensive backs Nick Harper and Idrees Bashir chased a stolen sport utility vehicle belonging to Bashir and were fired upon.

TENNIS: Martina Navratilova beat Tatiana Panova 6-1, 4-6, 6-2 at Eastbourne, a Wimbledon warmup tournament she won 11 times when she was the best player in the world. It was her first WTA Tour singles match in eight years. ... Top-seed Lleyton Hewitt outlasted Michael Chang 7-6 (7-2), 7-6 (7-4) in the first round of the Ordina Open in Den Bosch, Netherlands. ... Top-seeded Andy Roddick injured his left leg slightly in a first-round 7-5, 7-5 loss to Jonas Bjorkman at the Samsung Open in Nottingham, England. ... Monica Seles, Lindsay Davenport, Meghann Shaughnessy and Lisa Raymond will play for the United States against Israel in a Fed Cup tie July 20-21 in Springfield, Mo., the USTA and team captain Billie Jean King announced.

SOCCER: Roy Lassiter, a former Mutiny forward and MLS's leading career scorer, was claimed off waivers by D.C. United.

ARENA FOOTBALL: The Storm is expected to sign wide receiver/defensive back Alvin Ashley, one of three players in league history with 6,000 receiving and 6,000 return yards. Ashley was waived by New Jersey. Also, defensive specialist Corey Sawyer is expected to be out at least two weeks after he tore the anterior meniscus in his right knee Saturday against New Jersey. Offensive/defensive lineman Mel Agee was released, and wide receiver/defensive back Melvin Cunningham was placed on injured reserve, creating space on the roster for wide receiver/defensive back Sir Mawn Wilson and offensive/defensive lineman Torry Epps, eligible to come off IR.

GOLF: LPGA Tour rookie Beth Bauer from Tampa was among 24 players to qualify in Rochester, N.Y., for the U.S. Women's Open, to be held July 4-7 in Hutchinson, Kan. Aree Wongluekiet, 16, of Bradenton and Dawn Coe-Jones of Tampa also earned spots in the 150-player field.

OBITUARIES: Willie Davenport, 59, who won the gold medal in the 110-meter hurdles in 1968 and competed in five Olympics, died of a heart attack after collapsing at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago. ... Earl A. Miller, whose development of release bindings, wide powder skis and ski brakes earned him a spot in the National Ski Hall of Fame, died in Owensville, Mo., at 77.

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