A three-run ninth inning lifted the Arizona Wildcats to the fourth College World Series championship. The Cats lifted the Walnut and Bronze for the first time since 1986 after dethroning the two-time defending champs South Carolina with a 4-1 win in Game Two of the championship series. Brandon Dixon’s RBI double in the ninth snapped a 1-1 tie, and Trent Gilbert’s two-run single provided breathing room. The Gamecocks loaded the bases with one out in the ninth inning, but Arizona closer Mathew Troupe got Greyson Greiner to fly out to end South Carolina’s reign. Wildcats head coach Andy Lopez became only the second coach in NCAA history to win a College World Series at two different schools. He’d previously coached Pepperdine to the crown in 1992. Arizona outfielder Robert Refsnyder was named the Series’ Most Outstanding Player.