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http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/baseball/recap?gameId=2817200991 OMAHA, Neb. -- LSU took the risk. North Carolina reaped the reward. Tim Federowicz made the Tigers pay for intentionally walking the batter before him, hitting a grand slam in the top of the ninth inning Friday night to send North Carolina to a 7-3 victory in a College World Series elimination game disrupted twice by rain over two days. "It was a great feeling to get up there with bases loaded in the College World Series with a chance to put us ahead," Federowicz said. "I struck out the at-bat before, and I knew he would bring the slider. My adrenaline was pumping." Federowicz channeled that energy and drove LSU reliever Louis Coleman's 1-1 slider into the middle of the stands in left field. Carolina (53-13) moved to the Bracket 2 final against Fresno State on Saturday. The Tar Heels must beat the Bulldogs (44-29) twice to return to the best-of-three championship series for the third straight year. Federowicz was an unlikely hero in the Tar Heels' second win over LSU in this CWS. When he came to bat in the ninth, he was 1-for-11 in three CWS games, and he was 11-for-61 (.180) in 16 games in Omaha the past three years. ESPN.com 6/21/08

http://collegefootball.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=818946 Mississippi State tailback Anthony Dixon knew he was in trouble: His mother was in town. Hell hath no fury like an angry mom. It was his freshman year, and Dixon was enjoying too much of the freedom that's afforded to rising stars in the SEC. "Coach (Sylvester) Croom called up his mama (Velma)," Bulldogs offensive coordinator Woody McCorvey says. "And she came and took away his car. That's the thing about Anthony: Whenever he isn't doing what we want him to do, we can call his mother and we know she'll straighten him out." Look at Dixon now. He's a 6-foot-1, 240-pound junior with 1,734 career rushing yards. He has scored 23 TDs and has six 100-yard games. Last season, he became the first Mississippi State sophomore to rush for 1,000 yards (1,066, with 14 TDs), on a school-record 287 carries. He helped the Bulldogs cap an 8-5 season with a victory over UCF in the Liberty Bowl by scoring the game-winning TD. It was Mississippi State's first bowl appearance since 2000. "We want more," says Dixon, who has helped State topple Alabama each of the past two seasons as well as shock Auburn last season. "Our goal? We want to win the national championship." rivals.com 6/20/08