Stanford routs Florida State IN CWS opener

Jun 14, 2008 - 11:03 PM OMAHA, Nebraska (Ticker) -- An error in the ninth inning by Florida State shortstop Tony Delmonico - his second of the game - opened the floodgates for Stanford.

The Cardinal erupted for 11 runs following Delmonico's miscue and routed the fourth-seeded Seminoles, 16-5, Saturday in the opener of the College World Series at Rosenblatt Stadium.

Stanford (40-22), one of two unseeded teams to reach Omaha, tied a CWS record for most runs in an inning

Brent Milleville capped the huge inning with a three-run home run off Ben Francis, the third of four pitchers used by Florida State (54-13) in the ninth.

After stranding 10 runners through the first seven frames, the Seminoles tied the game, 5-5, on Jason . Stidham's three-run homer off Drew Storen (5-3) with two outs in the eighth.

After Cord Phelps opened the ninth with a single off John Gast (0-1), Seminoles manager Mike Martin brought in catcher Buster Posey, the Division I national Player of the Year who also serves as Florida State's closer.

Posey, taken by the San Francisco Giants with the fifth pick in this year's major league draft, faltered, allowing six runs while retiring only one batter. However, only one of the runs were earned.

Stanford will play again in the winner's bracket on Sunday, while Florida State falls into the loser's bracket of the double-elimination tournament.

Top seed Miami (52-9) takes on No. 8 Georgia (41-23) on Saturday night, following by another opening-round doubleheader on Sunday. No. 6 Rice (47-13) meets takes Fresno State (42-29) in Sunday's opener and No. 2 North Carolina (51-12) battles No. 7 Louisiana State (48-17) in the nightcap.

The eight teams are divided into two four-team groups, with the winner of each group meeting in a best-of-three championship series starting on June 23.