OMAHA, Neb. - Virginia ace Danny Hultzen and Tyler Wilson has in turn from the outset.

The Cavaliers offense it took much longer going to get. Finally they scratched out enough for a 4: 1-College World Series victory over California on Sunday.

John Hicks single in the seventh inning broke a scoreless draw in what until then the longest 0-0 would play at the CWS since 1987.

 Pitcher Branden Kline and game hero John Hicks embrace after the Cavaliers ahead. (AP) "We had confidence all the time," said Hicks. "Their pitchers has lined up an incredible job to keep it until we have a few hits together in the game." We had to get a ball in the air or in the middle of the field, and then we would not get a run points, but we with a clutch hit. "We knew that we would get on the Board."

Steve Proscia followed Hicks hit with a fly victims, and the Cavaliers added two more runs in the eighth.

The No. 1 seed Cavaliers (55-10) move in a bracket 2 winners game on Tuesday night. Play South Carolina.

CAL (37-22) is Texas A & M Tuesday.

Hicks, run-scoring single had gone to the Cavaliers 1 for 11 with runners in scoring position.

"We have it questions," said Virginia head coach Brian O'Connor. "We had many missed opportunities, which we not to hit the capital." Speaks for the quality of the weapons, which has California, the possibility of jams, grid. "I knew if we there and battle, still in Hung and our pitching us there kept, we should a chance to win it late."

Hultzen and Wilson were within an out-of-combination for the first CWS shutout in five years before Chad Bunting a hit run-scoring of shortstop with two outs in the ninth.

Hultzen, the No. 2 overall design select one by the Seattle Mariners, allowed three hits over 6 1/3 innings. He walked three and struck six. He effectively his fastball 94 mph with his slider and changeup mixed.

"Danny Hultzen, as announced, the second pick of the draft." He is hard. A lot for the production of large out have a little bend but not break, and I him if he had, "CAL said coach David Esquer."

Wilson (9-0) got the victory after 2 1/3 innings and Branden Kline recorded the last out for his 18 save.

"We have a team that was ground out offensively," said O'Connor. "A pitcher can get very frustrated with our offensive approach." "No one gives."

Logan Scott (1-2) took the loss in relief of Erik Johnson, to the fight for a third straight start.

The Cavaliers broke through to no. 9 hitter Keith Werman is award-winning from the seventh and Chris Taylor, went chasing Scott and bring on closer Matt Flemer.

After the runners with moved a victim of John Barr, sent Hicks a liner in Center, Werman before Proscia of the sacrifice fly to right to count.

Virginia added, for the lead in the King's RBI triple and Werman's run-scoring single take care of Jared.

Cal 6th place in the PAC-10 and a surprise CWS qualifier was threatened by the school administration are the program next year. A $9 million fundraising effort to save the program.

The bears extended their at-bats against Hultzen, with six of their first 15 batters require at least six pitches. Hultzen's pitch count was deep in the 60's of the third inning, and he was after his 113. pitch of the game in the seventh.

"they had some competitive hitters up there", said Hultzen. "she refused, swings and misses take." She did a good job with two strikes. If this happens, you need to do that they to leave. "They can not try, they strike out, because it is not to go."

Wilson, used primarily as a starter this season held, which go to ninth shutout.

Johnson, marked for 12 earned runs in 11 1/3 previous innings in the national tournament, struggled with his command. The Chicago White Sox left fourth his after the second round pick and fifth leads start the fourth inning.

"I know that you always hit the ground not executed, if in the major tournaments and only the tournament-atmosphere, and you, that you can remain enough in the tournament hoping to get comfortable", Esquer said. "Hopefully we can do this."

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