OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- Casey Harman pitched six strong for Clemson, which handed top-seeded Arizona State's Seth Blair his first loss of the season in an opening-round game Monday.
The Tigers tagged Blair (12-1) for five runs and seven hits with five walks in 4 1/3 innings to advance to a winner's bracket game against Oklahoma on Tuesday. The Sun Devils (53-8) meet South Carolina in an elimination game on Tuesday.
Clemson (44-23) came into the CWS averaging 11 runs and 15 hits in its last five games, and finished with 14 singles off Blair and three relievers.
Florida State 8, Florida 5
Mike McGee hit a tie-breaking three-run homer in the third inning and picked up the save after Florida made things interesting in the ninth, leading Florida State to an 8-5 victory in a College World Series elimination game.
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The Seminoles (48-19) will play Wednesday night against the loser of Monday night's TCU-UCLA game. The Gators (47-17) lost for the fourth time in five meetings this season with their instate rival.
