OMAHA, Neb. - Joey Side hit a two-run single that capped a four-run fourth inning and Will Startup pitched out of a bases-loaded jam in the eighth to give Georgia an 8-7 victory over Arizona in the College World Series.
The Bulldogs (44-21) play the winner of the Arkansas-Texas game. Arizona (35-26-1) plays the Arkansas-Texas loser Sunday. Side drove in the go-ahead runs as Georgia turned a 6-3 deficit into a 7-6 lead.
The Bulldogs added an insurance run in the seventh when Jason Jacobs scored from third after Arizona catcher Nick Hundley threw into centerfield trying to pick off Jonathan Wyatt at second base.
Startup, an All-SEC closer, came on in the seventh and struck out the side. But he ran into trouble in the eighth. Arizona made it 8-7 when Brad Boyer beat out a potential double-play grounder, allowing Hundley to score. Trevor Crowe then singled and Jeff Van Houten walked to load the bases. Startup ran the count to 3-and-2 against Jordan Brown before Brown struck out swinging at a fastball.
"When you get into those situations, whatever happens, happens," Startup said. "How you react to it is how the team will react to it. He ended up swinging and missed. I knew my defense would have my back no matter what."
Startup pitched a perfect ninth to earn his 11th save. Johnny Dobbs (6-2) gave up two hits and no runs in 22/3 innings after Arizona knocked Georgia starter Paul Lubrano around for six runs on nine hits the first 31/3 innings. Arizona starter Koley Kolberg (9-7) gave up 12 hits and eight runs, six earned, in 62/3 innings. Georgia batted around in the fourth inning.
USF hires assistant
South Florida is substituting a point guard with a point guard on its staff. Former Tulane standout Greg Gary, who coached at Miami the past four seasons, will replace Steve Henson.
"USF and Tampa have so many great things you can sell that a kid will like, especially now going into Big East (in 2005)," said Gary, who is fourth on Tulane's career assists list. "There are an awful lot of positives about the basketball situation at USF."
Gary helped the Green Wave to the NCAA Tournament as a senior in 1992 in just its third season after resuming basketball from a four-year hiatus.
"Greg has come as highly recommended as any assistant coach that I've ever hired," USF coach Robert McCullum said. "So many of my peers ... their thoughts and comments were just overwhelming. They speak so highly of him."
Gary's coach at Tulane, Perry Clark, was the Miami coach the past four seasons. Clark and his staff were fired in March after compiling a 65-54 record, 25-34 the last two seasons. Gary was on Clark's staff at Tulane six of the previous seven seasons.
Gary is the second coach added by McCullum in the past month. Julius Allen was hired in May to replace Tommy Deffebaugh, who was fired in March. Henson left USF last month after one season to join his former college coach at Kansas State, Lon Kruger, at UNLV.
Suit partially dismissed
A judge dismissed the portion of a lawsuit filed against Notre Dame, former Lakewood High player Justin Smith and three other Fighting Irish teammates, by the parents of a woman who accused the men of raping her more than two years ago. The 22-year-old woman and her parents filed the lawsuit in April seeking an unspecified amount of damages from the university and from former students Smith, Abram Elam, Donald Dykes and Lorenzo Crawford. The portion of the lawsuit filed by the woman wasn't dismissed.
The woman's parents, listed as Mr. and Mrs. Doe, claimed emotional distress, pain and suffering and other injuries from what their daughter went through. Attorney Fred Hains, who represents Dykes, filed for the dismissal of the parents' claims because they had not signed required court papers. Judge William Whitman dismissed the claims after the woman and her parents failed to show up for a hearing last week.
The woman's lawsuit blames the defendants' alleged actions for causing her to legally change her name. The lawsuit also seeks damages for post-traumatic stress, medical bills, lost income and other harm. Notre Dame spokesman Matt Storin declined to comment.
Criminal charges, including rape or conspiracy to commit rape, were filed against the four men after they were expelled by Notre Dame in May 2002. Only Elam was convicted - of sexual battery, the least serious of three charges against him. He was placed on probation.
ALABAMA: Jerry Bogle, half of the Crimson Tide duo Roll Tide Boys, died after battling bladder cancer. He was 66. Bogle and Troy Ferguson were known for sporting outlandish outfits and exuding team spirit wherever the team went. "We met back in the late '70s," Ferguson said. "We were refereeing a ball game together and talked about going to the Alabama football game the next day. From that point on, Jerry and I went to just about every home and away game that the Crimson Tide played." Their regalia included red pants, suspenders, extra-long crimson ties and elephant snout.
AUBURN: Interim president Ed Richardson describes football coach Tommy Tuberville as an "excellent" person, but hasn't said just how many games Tuberville must win in his sixth season. "I don't wish to say how many games," Richardson said. "I think that would be inappropriate." Instead, Richardson looks at whether the Tigers are getting better and adjusting to different strategies. Richardson has used similar criteria to evaluate other teams and has fired coaches of the other two major men's programs in the last three months: basketball's Cliff Ellis and baseball's Steve Renfroe.
Overall, Richardson said, "I think we'll be stronger this year. We've got some big games that will be critical. We play Alabama, Georgia, LSU and Ole Miss, and so those will be the tiebreaker games (for a successful season). But Coach Tuberville makes a good impression with alumni. He's a first-class person. I think he's an excellent coach."
OLE MISS: Fullback Rick Razzano was indicted on four counts of assault for his alleged role in a brawl outside an Oxford bar. Razzano was arrested April 7 for allegedly attacking Paul Meyers, 25, three days earlier. Razzano was not at the hearing, but documents show he pleaded innocent. He is facing one count of aggravated assault and three counts of misdemeanor assault.
SAINT LOUIS: Cheryl Levick was hired as athletic director and will replace Doug Woolard, who left for South Florida. Levick spent the last four years at Santa Clara, where she became the first female athletic director in the West Coast Conference in 2000.
TEXAS: Quarterback Vince Young had surgery to repair a hernia. He will miss four weeks but will be ready for camp. "It was just minor surgery that I needed to get taken care of," Young said. "I'm happy that I was able to get it done now so I can begin healing." Young was the Big 12 freshman of the year, passing for 1,155 yards.
UTAH STATE: Randall Spetman was named athletic director. He replaces Rance Pugmire, who resigned in April after pleading guilty to alcohol-related reckless driving.
- Times staff writer Pete Young contributed to this story.
