Whit Merrifield?s RBI single with one out in the bottom of the 11th inning gave South Carolina its first baseball national championship with a 2-1 win over UCLA in the College World Series on Tuesday night, as reported by the Associated Press. The Gamecocks won six straight games after losing their opener against Oklahoma.

Florida International outfielder Garrett Wittels extended his hitting streak to 55 games on Friday. He is within three games of the NCAA Division I record, which is held by Robin Ventura.