After last night’s loss, I just couldn’t bear to write a recap without letting things sink in a little bit. Now that I’ve come to terms with things, though, let’s proceed.

South Carolina dropped Game 2 of the CWS Finals to Arizona last night, making the Wildcats the 2012 champs. UA was just incredibly solid in all aspects of the game, and they certainly deserved the victory, but that doesn’t make the outcome any easier to swallow. It seemed that after two years of having all the right things happen at the right times for us, Arizona got to have that luck on their side last night.

Roth leaves the field for the last time in a Carolina uniform.

In his final start as a Gamecock (cue the sobbing), Michael Roth did everything he could to keep his team in it. He allowed just one run on three hits, walked one batter, and struck out three. What else is there to say, really, besides Roth was simply just Roth.

Even after he left the game (to a thunderous and well-deserved standing ovation), he was in the dugout laughing, smiling, and cheering his teammates on. Michael Roth is hands down one of, if not the best to ever wear the garnet and black, and we all owe him so, so much for what he did for Carolina baseball. (I really am crying again, you guys).

Arizona first got on the board in the top of the third. Joesph Maggi led off with a double and advanced to third on a sac ground out by Riley Moore. Trent Gilbert was up next and he also grounded out, but Maggi was able to make it home.

As they have for the past three years, the Yardcocks  rallied to tie the game. In the bottom of the seventh, Christian Walker had an excellent at-bat that went into double digit pitches and eventually ended in a lead off walk. Adam Matthews knocked a one-out single, which put runners on the corners. Kyle Martin hit the ball to first, but brought Walker across the plate to make the score 1-1.
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Pardon the innuendo, but the Cocks were limp tonight. That said, they may be down, but they’re not out – yet.

Arizona played a terrific game and came away with a 5-1 win in the opener of the finals at the College World Series tonight.

Starter Konner Wade tossed a complete game, his second-straight at the CWS. More on his night later.

Arizona got on the board early, putting up two runs in the bottom of the first inning. Johnny Field hit a one-out single and got to second on a ground out from Alex Mejia. Robert Refsnyder went yard after that, making it 2-0 Wildcats.

They added another run in the third. Trent Gilbert reached on an error by Joey Pankake, and Joey Rickard singled to put runners on first and second with no outs. Mejia knocked a one-out base hit, and was able to get to second on the throw. That also brought Gilbert across the plate to up the score to 3-0.

Arizona added more insurance in the fifth. With one out, Field walked and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Seth Mejias-Brean later singled to bring Field in, making it 4-0 Wildcats.

The final UA run came in the seventh inning, when Refsnyder laced a one-out single, advanced on a ground out by Mejias-Brean, and then crossed the plate thanks to an RBI single from Bobby Brown.

South Carolina mustered their only run in the sixth. Grayson Greiner led off the inning with a double and came home on an RBI single from Evan Marzilli. Christian Walker followed that with a walk, but LB Danztler grounded out to end the inning.

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