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2025 Shriners Children’s College Showdown: Day Three Takeaways

 Alfred Ezman - World Baseball Network  |    Feb 17th, 2025 11:33am EST

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ARLINGTON, Texas- On Sunday, the final set of games was played during the 2025 Shriners Children’s College Showdown. Here are some takeaways from those three matchups.  

Game One: Louisville Cardinals 13, Arizona Wildcats 1 (8 inn.) 

• Arizona freshman starter Smith Bailey with a great debut  

• 4.0 IP, 0 ER, 5 K 

• Upon Bailey’s exit, Louisville responded to a 1-0 deficit with an eight-run inning 

• Eddie King Jr. had a nice game (3-5, 3 RBI, 3B) 

• Arizona finished the weekend 0-3 and was the worst team in the field of six in Arlington 

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Game Two: Ole Miss Rebels 15, Clemson Tigers 5 (7 inn.) 

• Ole Miss looked like a very different team from the one that played against Texas 

• Clemson’s pitching was not good  

• No pitcher went more than two innings 

• Rebel second baseman Luke Hill had two home runs  

• Four home runs for Ole Miss as a team in the game  

• Judd Utermark and Illinois transfer Ryan Moerman both hit a home run as well 

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Game Three: Texas Longhorns 14, Oklahoma State Cowboys 8 

• Will Gasparino put a stamp on him being the best player in Arlington with another great game 

• 2-5, 4 RBI, 2B, HR 

• Max Belyeu with another great game himself 

• 4-5, 2 RBI, 3 R, 2B, HR

• Costly errors by Oklahoma State allowed Texas to have an explosive eight-run fifth-inning 

• Only six of the Texas runs that the Cowboys allowed were earned 

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Luke Hill steals second (AP Photo/Brandon Wade)