OMAHA, June 17 (UPI) -- J.D. Reininger homered and drove in four runs Monday night to lead Texas to an 8-7 triumph over Stanford in a winner's bracket contest at the College World Series.
Texas (55-15) receives two days off and can advance to the title game with a victory on Thursday. Stanford (46-17) will meet Notre Dame on Tuesday in an elimination game, with the winner facing the Longhorns.
The top of the lineup did all the damage for Texas as the first four hitters went 7-for-13 and accounted for all the runs and RBI. Leadoff batter Tim Moss went 2-for-4 with three runs scored and Omar Quintanilla was 2-for-4 and scored twice.
The Longhorns scored four times in the fourth inning for a 7-2 lead. Quintanilla delivered an RBI single and another run scored on an error by center fielder Sam Fuld. Reininger followed with a two-run homer off a 3-1 pitch from Cardinal starter Tim Cunningham (10-3).
Texas starter Alan Bomer (11-3), a fourth-round draft pick of the New York Yankees, allowed four runs and six hits in six innings.
Closer Huston Street pitched two innings and allowed one run and one hit to notch his 12th save, adding to his school freshman record.
Fuld's two-out RBI single in the ninth cut Stanford's deficit to 8-7, but Street struck out Ryan Garko on three pitches to end the game.
