OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – Florida scored 11 runs in the fourth inning to tie a College World Series record, and defeated Miami 15-3 on Saturday night, the Hurricanes’ most lopsided loss in their long and proud postseason history. The Gators’ outburst broke open a surprisingly sloppy game and ended with Florida having turned a 2-1 deficit into a 10-run lead on nine hits off Andrew Suarez and two relievers.

Florida (50-16) advanced to a Bracket 1 winners game against Virginia on Monday night. Miami (49-16) and Arkansas will play an elimination game that afternoon. Logan Shore (10-6) scattered seven hits and struck out six in five innings for the win. Suarez (9-2) took the loss in a 3 1/3-inning outing that matched his second shortest of the season.

ST. LOUIS (AP) – Call-up Tyler Lyons had a solid outing and Mark Reynolds hit the go-ahead homer in the fifth inning for the St. Louis Cardinals, who beat the Kansas City Royals for the second straight day, 3-2 on Saturday. Alex Gordon and Salvador Perez homered for the Royals, who took two of three from the Cardinals at home last month and will be trying to avoid a sweep in the finale.

Matt Carpenter and Jason Heyward each added an RBI for St. Louis, which is a major league-best 41-21 overall and 24-7 at home. The Cardinals used five relievers over the last four innings to hold a one-run lead with Trevor Rosenthal getting the last four outs for his league-leading 21st save in 22 chances.

The Royals’ eighth did not lack for dramatics. Heyward battled the sun to snare Kendrys Morales’ liner while falling on his backside and Rosenthal rallied from a 3-0 count to get Gordon on an infield popup with two on for the third out.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – Kenny Towns hit a tiebreaking RBI double in the eighth inning after Daniel Pinero stole second and third base, and Virginia opened the College World Series with a 5-3 victory over Arkansas on Saturday. Ernie Clement added a run-scoring single in the ninth for Virginia (40-22), which scored all five of its runs with two outs. The Cavaliers, a No. 3 regional seed and the lowest seed to make it to Omaha, improved to 6-0 in the NCAA Tournament. Arkansas (40-24) tied it at 3 in the fifth on Andrew Benintendi’s nation-leading 20th home run.

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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – Omaha police will be on the look-out for people trying to sell College World Series tickets for more than face value. The CWS opens Saturday and runs through June 23 or 24. According to city ordinance, tickets cannot be resold for more than face value on the grounds of TD Ameritrade Park or within a half-mile radius of the stadium.

Reserve tickets for games today and Sunday and for the best-of-three finals next week have face values of $36, $37 or $38. Reserve tickets for games Monday through Friday range from $31 to $36, and club seat prices range from $60 to $70. General admission tickets are $11.50 apiece at the box office or a book of 10 for $85.

Police discourage fans from buying tickets from street sellers.

SOFTBALL SCORES
A-D-M, Adel 13, Van Meter 0
Ankeny 5, Creston 2
Atlantic 4, Griswold 3 (8)
Atlantic 4, Lenox 2
Creston 11, Griswold 1
Denison-Schleswig 16, Maple Valley-Anthon Oto 0
East Sac County 4, Carroll 1
East Sac County 4, Carroll 1
Exira-EHK 16, Woodbine 3
IKM-Manning 18, Audubon 0
Martensdale-St Marys 16, Southwest Valley 0
Missouri Valley 10, Underwood 0
Newell-Fonda 3, Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 1
Nodaway Valley 3, Central Decatur, Leon 1
Ogden 7, Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 2
West Central Valley, Stuart 12, Orient-Macksburg 2
Winterset 10, Madrid 0
Winterset 5, Lewis Central 3

BASEBALL SCORES
Carlisle 8, Winterset 2
Glidden-Ralston 4, CAM, Anita 2
IKM-Manning 10, Audubon 7
Martensdale-St. Marys 11, Southwest Valley 1
Missouri Valley 6, Underwood 5 (9 inn.)
Southeast Warren, Liberty Center 17, East Union, Afton 1
Treynor 8, Tri-Center, Neola 0

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
Iowa 2, Colorado Springs 0, 1st game
Iowa 1, Colorado Springs 0, 2nd game
Omaha 3, New Orleans 1
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Baltimore 11, N.Y. Yankees 3
Detroit 4, Cleveland 0
Tampa Bay 7, Chicago White Sox 5
Toronto 13, Boston 10
Texas 6, Minnesota 2
Houston 10, Seattle 0
St. Louis 4, Kansas City 0
L.A. Angels 5, Oakland 4
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati 5, Chicago Cubs 4, 10 innings
Pittsburgh 1, Philadelphia 0, 13 innings
N.Y. Mets 5, Atlanta 3
Miami 5, Colorado 1
Milwaukee 8, Washington 4
St. Louis 4, Kansas City 0
L.A. Dodgers 4, San Diego 3
Arizona 1, San Francisco 0

University of Iowa officials say it was a mistake for the school’s mascot to appear at a fundraiser earlier this month featuring several Republican presidential candidates. UI spokesperson Jeneane Beck told KCRG-TV that the school’s spirit squad agreed to send Herky to U.S. Senator Joni Ernst’s Roast and Ride not realizing it was a partisan event. “It was billed as an event, a motorcycle ride for veterans and heroes, that’s the way it was written. There was no ill intent on either side, it was just a mistake,” Beck said.

The event started with a motorcycle ride from a Harley-Davidson dealership in Des Moines to a barbecue in Boone. Herky and Cy, the mascot for Iowa State University, were both paid to appear at the event in Boone. The mascots posed for photos with attendees. ISU spokeswoman Annette Hacker said the athletic department will be reviewing its policy on which events Cy can attend after criticism following the Boone fundraiser.

(Radio Iowa)