Green had a sacrifice bunt and a single after he was forced into the lineup when Brandon Belt was hit below the ear by a pitch and replaced at first base by designated hitter Preston Clark.
Green (5-2) allowed four hits and a run on the mound and Austin Wood pitched two innings for his 15th save. The Longhorns (42-13-1) will play Boston College tonight in the winners bracket.
Matt Fouch (7-4) gave up seven hits and three runs in seven innings for Army (34-20), which will play Texas State in an elimination game.
Boston College scores six in
ninth, tops Texas State 8-7
AUSTIN - John Spatola hit a three-run home run during a six-run ninth inning as Boston College rallied to beat Texas State 8-7 in the opener of the Austin regional.
The Eagles (34-24) started the ninth with five straight hits, including Spatola’s homer, and sent 11 batters to the plate to turn a 5-2 deficit into an 8-5 lead.
The Bobcats (41-16) made it close on Paul Goldschmidt’s two-run homer in the ninth. With the tying run on second base, reliever Mike Belfiore struck out former Temple College player Lance Loftin on a full count for his ninth save.
The rally made a winner of Chris Kowalski, who allowed a hit in a scoreless eighth.
Texas State’s Michael Russo allowed five hits and three earned runs in two-thirds of an inning for the loss.
BATON ROUGE REGIONAL
Hansen, Kempf lead Baylor over Minnesota
BATON ROUGE, La. - Shaver Hansen hit a two-run home run and Willie Kempf pitched six shutout innings as Baylor beat Minnesota 5-0 in the Baton Rouge Regional.
Hansen also doubled and scored on Kenton Gedwed’s pinch-hit, two-run double that gave Baylor (30-24) a 5-0 lead in the eighth. Kempf (5-5) struck out six and did not allow a runner to reach second base.
Tom Buske (9-4) took the loss after giving up seven hits and five earned runs in 7 1-3 innings for the Gophers (38-18).
HOUSTON REGIONAL
Ojala, Holt push Rice past Sam Houston State
HOUSTON - Mike Ojala pitched seven strong innings and Brock Holt had two hits and scored the go-ahead run to lead Rice to a 5-2 win over Sam Houston State in the Houston Regional.
Ojala (5-0), pitching despite a torn ulnar collateral ligament, allowed seven hits and one run for the Owls (40-15).
Ryan Mooney led the Bearkats (36-23), going 3-for-4, including a first-inning homer. Sean Weatherford (8-6) allowed eight hits and three runs in six innings for Sam Houston State, which will play Xavier in an elimination game today.
FORT WORTH REGIONAL
Oregon St. holds on to beat Texas A&M 9-8
FORT WORTH - John Tommasini’s two-run triple keyed a four-run second inning, and Oregon State held on after Texas A&M scored seven unanswered runs.
Koa Kahalehoe also drove in three runs for the Beavers (36-17), who took a 9-1 lead into the seventh inning before A&M (36-23) came back.
Gerrish pitches TCU past Wright State, 6-3
FORT WORTH - Paul Gerrish held Wright State scoreless in six of his seven innings and Chris Ellington had three hits to lead host Texas Christian to a 6-3 win over the Raiders in the Fort Worth Regional.
After Casey McGrew’s home run put Wright State ahead 3-1 in the third inning, the Horned Frogs answered with three runs. Four consecutive hitters reached base with two outs in the third, including Jason Coats with a run-scoring double.
Matt Curry had two RBI for TCU (37-16), which drew 10 walks from five pitchers.
Gerrish (6-2) allowed seven hits and struck out six.
Aaron Fields was 3-for-4 with a double for Wright State (33-29). Tyler Newhart (1-1) allowed three earned runs in 1 2/3 innings.
IRVINE REGIONAL
Virginia hands San Diego State ace first loss
IRVINE, Calif. - San Diego State ace Stephen Strasburg lost for the first time this season as Robert Morey pitched six shutout innings and Steven Proscia hit a two-run homer in Virginia’s 5-1 victory in the Irvine Regional.
Strasburg (13-1), the probable No. 1 overall pick in the draft next month, struck out 15 in seven innings. But San Diego State’s first tournament appearance in 18 years was spoiled by Morey (3-0), who allowed five hits and struck out nine for Virginia (44-12-1).
Phil Gosselin sent the first pitch he saw from Strasburg with one out in the first inning over the 380-foot sign in left-center field to give the Cavaliers a 1-0 lead over the Aztecs (40-22).
