OMAHA, Neb. - He wasn't named the tournament's most outstanding player, but Miami first baseman Kevin Brown's two hits were clearly the most important in the game that brought the team their first College World Series championship after six consecutive visits to Omaha.

After Miami blew a chance in the first inning to get on the board, Brown led off the second inning with a home run to tie the game at 1. He then put the exclamation point on the Hurricanes' five-run fifth inning with a bases-clearing double to the right-center field gap.

Kevin Brown drove in four runs with a home run and a double in the CWS championship game. Jefferson Steel/Total Sports

The only debate after the game was which hit was bigger.

"That home run was really big," Miami coach Jim Morris said. "It got us in the game. For some reason, there was a high tension in our dugout today."

Brown agreed with Morris about the home run's significance.

"That really ignited the spark," said Brown, who had four RBI for the game. "It tied the game up and let us start over."

But three innings later, Brown gave the Hurricanes all the runs they would need when he hit the two-out gapper.

"When he unloaded the bases with that double, I really thought we were going to win," Morris said. "With our bullpen, I didn't think anyone could catch us with a four-run lead in the late innings."

The importance of the game didn't get to Brown. "You can't put pressure on yourself. Even though it's for the national championship, you have to treat it like it's any other game."

As for the double, FSU coach Mike Martin complimented Brown - "We made the pitch we wanted to make. But major league pitches get hit every day. It was a good pitch, but he hit it where we weren't. He did a good job."

And when the game got tight, Brown couldn't help but think back to 1996, when the Hurricanes lost the game on the final pitch to LSU.

"I wasn't around for that," he said. "But I've heard all about it. It crossed my mind a couple of times out there, especially in the ninth inning. I tried hard not to think about it. I'm just glad it all worked out for us today."