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The Hurricanes took advantage of the wildness of starter Dallas Buck for five runs in the first two innings en route to an 11-1 victory over Oregon State in the College World Series on Saturday night. The Beavers, in only their third appearance, were hoping to notch their first victory in the CWS. Instead, OSU (44-15) got blitzed by Miami, which has been to the CWS a record 22 times. OSU, which was 0-2 in both the 1952 and 2005 CWS, plays Georgia (47-22) in an elimination game at 11 a.m. PDT Monday. Miami (42-22) plays Rice (56-11) at 4 p.m. Monday. Rice defeated Georgia 6-4 in Saturday’s first game of Bracket Two. Advertisement Buck (12-3), who had a no-decision in a 4-3 extra-inning loss to Baylor in last year’s CWS, walked four in the first two innings and all scored as the Hurricanes took a 5-0 lead. That was more than enough support for Miami ace Scott Maine (12-3). "An early lead really helps a lot and takes the pressure off," Maine said. Maine, who almost lost his life in a car accident last August, allowed four hits, struck out three and walked two in seven innings. He allowed only a double by Tyler Graham in the second and singles by Cole Gillespie in the fourth, Mike Lissman in the sixth and Bill Rowe in the seventh. "It’s amazing where he’s at now," Miami coach Jim Morris said. "They gave him a 40 percent chance to live. It’s been a tough road for him." After the seventh inning, there was a delay of 94 minutes due to lightning and heavy rain. Earlier, there had been a four-minute delay by a quick cloudburst. With his team leading 7-0, Morris went to his bullpen to mop up. Jon McLean allowed a run-scoring triple by Gillespie to deep center with one out in the eighth. That prevented OSU from being shut out for the first time since losing 10-0 at Stanford on April 19, 2003. The Beavers, who were unbeaten in five postseason games and had won 10 of their previous 11 games, had more than one base runner in only two innings — the second and seventh — before scoring their only run. "We obviously believe we’re a better club than what we showed tonight," OSU coach Pat Casey said. "But as I said last year, no coach should complain when you lose at the College World Series." The Hurricanes needed only three hits in compiling their early five-run lead. They scored twice with two out in the top of the first inning. After Buck easily retired the first two hitters, Miami used a bunt single, a walk and a ringing double by freshman Dennis Raben to jump in front. Making it sting even more was that Raben’s hit came on an 0-2 count. Buck walked the first two hitters in the second. They were sacrificed to second and Buck issued another walk to load the bases. His first pitch to Tommy Giles was launched to left-center field for a bases-clearing double, Miami’s only hit of the inning. It took an outstanding defensive play by third baseman Shea McFeely to end the inning, preventing a sixth run. Danny Valencia doubled and Raben homered, giving him four RBIs, to make it 7-0 in the fifth. "It’s probably the worst game I’ve ever pitched � a pretty bad time for it," Buck said. "I put too many guys on." " Eddy Rodriguez hit Buck on the leg on a smash up the middle, the ball caroming into right field for a single with two out in the fifth. Buck, who was touched for seven hits, finished the inning before being replaced by Daniel Turpen to start the sixth. Turpen didn’t allow a hit in two scoreless innings, and Eddie Kunz allowed four runs in the eighth on a bases-loaded triple by Jon Jay and RBI single by Danny Valencia. Miami had loaded the bases on a single and two walks before Jay’s hit. Casey also used relievers Joe Paterson and Mark Grbavac to get the final four outs without giving up a run. Rowe hit a triple off Andrew Lane with two out in the ninth that almost was turned into a circus catch by Jay in center field Catcher Mitch Canham probably summed it up best for the Beavers. "Today was bad," he said. "The idea is to flush it, be prepared for the next game and go out and get a (win)." Mail Tribune Home | Local News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Life | Opinion AP News | Archives | Site Map | Community | Classified Copyright © 1997-2006 Mail Tribune, Inc. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions | Website Feedback online casinos news Home Security Systems California Casinos Men's Clothing Southern Oregon Loans --> GMAT Prep Fundraisers Send Flowers Texas Electric Choice Entertainment Guide --> Casinos Canada Trunks, Footlocker Online Casino Reviews Advertisement s