Brandon Dixon began a ninth inning tie two of three races in Arizona, and the Wildcats won their first title since 1986 with a 4-1 victory over the twice defending champion South Carolina the night.
Mathew James Farris and Company combined to limit the fighting cocks to three hits in the Wildcats won their fourth overall. The other came in 1976 and 1980.
Dixon, who entered the game as a defensive replacement in the sixth inning, sent a roletazo the third base line on LB Dantzler extended glove for his first hit of the CWS.
Tyler Webb lifted Matt Price (5-5), and Trent Gilbert launched their careers, second and third game with a single with two outs that opened the game.
"We were extremely lucky to get away with the victory," said Arizona coach Andy Lopez.
South Carolina had tried to become the first team since the dynasty of Southern California in early 1970 to win three consecutive national titles.
Lopez, who won a national championship at Pepperdine in 1992, became the second coach to win a division title in baseball and in two different schools. Augie Garrido was the first to win three at Cal State Fullerton and two in Texas.
Down three runs in the bottom of the ninth, South Carolina filled the bases against the Crew (6-1) on two bases for balls and a single.
With one out, Tanner English sent a line through the middle that second baseman Trent Gilbert gloves. Gilbert rushed into the bag to double Dantzler, but Dantzler back just in time.
Grayson Greiner then flew to the garden right in Refsnyder Robert 2-1 defense, which sparked a run of Arizona players in midfield for the celebration of-stack.
Dixon, hitting 242 in the season, was 0 for 7 with three strikeouts in his previous CWS-bats. As usual, replaced first baseman Jose Maggi entries in the center and had his chance in the ninth CWS most outstanding player after leading the ninth Refsnyder identified.
Farris and Michael Roth, a pitcher duel through the first seven innings. Arizona scored in the third place after Maggi leadoff double, advanced to third with a sacrifice rola Riley and Moore scored with Gilbert.
It seemed as if the race could only sit and Farris Wildcats. The cocks fight only had two runners on base in six innings: Christian Walker and Dantzler entered first identified in the fourth.
Farris Walker walked again to start the seventh entry, however, and Walker advanced to the threshold Adam Matthews simple garden right. Walker scored tied in the back shot Kyle Martin Farris.
Arizona had runners on first and third with two outs in the eighth when Dantzler short arms of a shot to the ground after picking up two outs 1 shot of Johnny field. Price escaped, getting Alex Mejia flew to center for his next release.
South Carolina, took to turn menacing in the bottom half. Greiner was hit by a pitch, and Chase Vergason tried to move to second with a sacrifice.
However, the third baseman Seth Mejias-Brean collect the ball and made a throw as hard to get the runner home.
Vergason ended in the third when Evan Marzilli stole second fan the third strike, with the candle shot Moore in midfield. It was the first theft against the Wildcats to the CWS.
Lopez, who had expressed doubts about his bullpen throughout the week, he invited the crew to relieve Farris.
The law student took 0-2 mark in front of Joey Pankake, and then ran the whole account before taking the first in strikeouts looking.
Crew raised his right fist, he adjusted his glasses and then trot after their retreat from most strikeouts in his career.
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