Rejuvenated Texas Doesn’t Last Long Before Ouster

OMAHA — Coach Augie Garrido brought Texas to the College World Series for the first time since 1993, but the Longhorns stay was short.

Florida State eliminated Texas with a 6-2 victory Monday night at Rosenblatt Stadium.

“We never really could get the momentum,” said Garrido, whose team lost to Louisiana State in its opener Saturday and finished 46-21.

Junior right-hander Mike Ziegler (10-4) gave up two runs, five hits, struck out five and did not walk a batter as Florida State (52-18) earned a rematch today with USC. The Seminoles (52-18) lost to the Trojans, 6-4, on Saturday.

Ziegler retired the side in order in seven of nine innings in a game that took only 2 hours 17 minutes to complete.

“He was getting ahead of the hitters and was putting the pitches in his spots,” said Texas second baseman Tommy Nicholson, a junior from Anaheim. “We were unable to hit him.”

Ryan Barthelemy hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning against Texas reliever Charlie Thames that gave the Seminoles a 6-1 lead. Barthelemy, who hit two home runs in last year’s World Series and two against USC on Saturday, tied the World Series record for career homers held by former Seminole J.D Drew.