NCAA SUPER REGIONALS: LONG BEACH STATE RECOVERS, STAYS ALIVE WITH WIN.

Byline: Daily News Staff and Wire Services

Long Beach State recovered from Friday night's heartbreaking loss to beat Arizona 9-4 Saturday at sold-out Blair Field in Long Beach and stay alive in its drive to reach the College World Series.

The best-of-three NCAA Super Regional is tied 1-1, with the deciding game at 3 p.m. today at Blair Field. The winner will advance to Omaha, Neb.

It's anybody's guess whether the 49ers (40-20) are all the way back. But what coach Mike Weathers particularly liked was the way his team rebounded after squandering the strong work of ace Jered Weaver on Friday night and facing a win-or-go-home bind Saturday.

``We let one get away (Friday night) or else we'd be popping champagne right now,'' Weathers said after earning his 399th career coaching victory. ``We were looser today. I thought we were a little too keyed up (Friday) night.''

Long Beach State took advantage of three errors by Arizona (34-25-1) to score three unearned runs in the sixth to erase a one-run deficit. The 49ers then blew it open with a four-run seventh, two of the runs coming on Troy Tulowitzki's seventh home run of the season and fourth in the postseason.

``I'm feeling it right now,'' said Tulowitzki, who also had two singles.

Cesar Ramos (12-4) pitched into the seventh to earn the victory, allowing four runs on eight hits.

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--Georgia 5, Georgia Tech 3: Freshman Jonathan Wyatt's first homer of the season was a two-run shot in the eighth inning that lifted the Bulldogs (43-21) to a sweep of the Yellow Jackets (44-21) in Atlanta.

Georgia will make its second trip to the CWS in four years.

--Miami 8, Florida 7: The host Hurricanes (48-11) scored six unearned runs on five errors by the Gators (43-21) to win the opening game of the best-of-three series.

Leading 5-4 entering the seventh, Miami scored three runs on three errors - two by Florida starter Justin Hoyman (11-2) on sacrifice attempts.

The Gators' Justin Tordi hit a two-run homer and C.J. Smith had an RBI double in the eighth, but reliever Danny Gil struck out Ben Harrison to end the inning with the tying run on second.

Gil then pitched a perfect ninth for his fifth save.

--Arkansas 4, Florida State 2: Charley Boyce held the visiting Seminoles (45-23) to one run in 5 2/3 innings, and Jake Dugger homered and drove in two runs to send the Razorbacks (45-22) to the CWS.

Boyce (10-2) allowed five hits and hit three batters before he was relieved by Trey Holloway. Jay Sawatski got five outs for his seventh save.

--Texas 10, Vanderbilt 2: The host Longhorns (55-13) earned their third consecutive CWS trip by sweeping the Commodores (45-19).

After beating Vanderbilt 15-3 in Friday's opener, Texas jumped ahead Saturday when Curtis Thigpen homered in the first inning. Thigpen finished 3 for 4 with three RBI.

Drew Stubbs' two-run homer off Ryan Mullins (9-2) in the fourth made it 4-0. Sam LeCure (9-3) allowed two runs in 5 1/3 innings and struck out five in the victory.

--South Carolina 4, East Carolina 2: Matt Campbell pitched five shutout innings for the host Gamecocks (49-15) before a long rain delay forced him out in the opener of the best-of-three series.

South Carolina took a 2-0 lead on Landon Powell's RBI single and Steven Tolleson's bunt before a four-hour, 28-minute rain delay after the fifth inning.

East Carolina (51-12) stranded six runners in the first five innings.

--Louisiana State 11, Texas A&M 8: J.C. Holt and Ryan Patterson each homered and drove in three runs as the host Tigers (45-17) won the series opener.

The Aggies (42-21) took a 5-0 lead in the first inning against starter Nate Bumstead. LSU rallied to tie it 7-7 on Patterson's homer in the seventh.

--Cal State Fullerton 9, Tulane 0: Jason Windsor pitched eight strong innings, and the host Titans (41-21) pounded out 19 hits to beat the Green Wave (41-20) in the series opener.