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2025 Shriners Children’s College Showdown: Day One Takeaways

 Alfred Ezman - World Baseball Network  |    Feb 15th, 2025 9:00am EST

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ARLINGTON, Texas- The college baseball season kicked off Friday, Feb. 14. Here are the takeaways from the first slate of games in Arlington, Texas for the Shriners Children’s College Showdown.  

 

Game One: Clemson Tigers 6, Oklahoma State Cowboys 5 

• Oklahoma State starting pitcher Gabe Davis had a great start (4.1 IP, 6 K) 

• Cam Cannarella struggled (0-4), but Clemson’s lineup had six different batters get hits 

• Lucas Mahlstedt with a sturdy two-inning save for Clemson (15 strikes in 20 total pitches) 

 

 

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Game Two: Ole Miss Rebels 2, Arizona Wildcats 1 

• Ole Miss hitters Luke Hill and Issac Humphrey went a combined 4-6 and had two combined RBIs, leading the offense in the win 

• Hunter Elliott had a great start for the Rebels after being plagued with injuries for nearly two seasons (5.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 3 K) 

• Five Arizona players went hitless in the game and combined for 0-14; Ole Miss pitching was excellent all game 

 

 

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Game Three: Louisville Cardinals 4, Texas Longhorns 3 (10 inn.) 

• Both starting pitchers had great days 

• Texas: Jared Spencer (5.2 IP, 6 K, 1 BB, 0 ER) 

• Louisville: Patrick Forbes (5.0 IP, 11 K, 1 BB, 2 ER) 

• Louisville’s big-name players, Zion Rose and Matt Klein, led the way with hitting, combining with four hits 

• The Longhorns’ large number of strikeouts and inability to pull away with only a 2-0 lead caused them to lose in walk-off fashion 

 

 

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