FAU 5, No. 10 Miami 3
In Boca Raton, Fla., C.J. Chatham scored on a
wild pitch, and Brendon Sanger’s sacrifice fly scored Stephen
Kerr as FAU scored twice in the eighth to knock off Miami.
Chatham, Kerr and Brett Lashley each had two hits and a run,
and Ricky Santiago added two hits and an RBI for the Owls
(4-0). Brandon Rhodes tossed six scoreless innings with five
hits and four strikeouts for FAU, with Bo Logan earning the
win with two innings of relief. Carl Chester went 2 for 5 with
a solo homer and two runs for the Hurricanes (4-1).
Jacksonville 5, No. 17 Florida State 3
In Jacksonville, Fla., Jeff Tanner struck out
eight in five solid innings after missing last season, and
Jacksonville held on for its first home win over Florida State
since 2009. JJ Gould had a pair of RBI, and Cameron Gibson had
two hits and two runs for the Dolphins (2-2). Nathan Disch
preserved the win by getting a strikeout to close the game
with the tying runs on base.
Danny De La Calle had two hits
and an RBI for the Seminoles (3-1).
Nicholls State 6,
No. 5 LSU 3
In Baton Rouge, La.,
Seth Stevens had a double, triple and two RBI, and Marc
Frazier had two hits, including an RBI double that gave
Nicholls State a 4-0 lead as the Colonels surprised LSU.
Ryan Deemes tossed four scoreless innings with seven hits
and six strikeouts to lead Nicholls (3-1) pitchers, who
yielded 14 hits but stranded 17 Tigers (3-1). Mark Laird
went 3 for 6 with a run for LSU.
No. 16 Arizona
State 7, Oklahoma 4
In Phoenix, Colby
Woodmansee and Brian Serven had three hits and two RBI
apiece, and closer Ryan Burr set the school’s career saves
record as Arizona State rallied to beat Oklahoma. The Sun
Devils (3-1) scored five times with two outs in the bottom
of the seventh inning, with Woodmansee’s two-run double
plating the go-ahead run. Burr posted his second save of
the season and 26th
of his career, breaking Doug Nurnberg’s record set in
1967. Sheldon Neuse had a three-run homer for the Sooners
(3-3).
No. 4 Florida 12, USF 3
In Tampa, Fla., Brett Morales was perfect over
six innings, and JJ Schwarz tripled, homered and drove in five
as Florida beat USF. Morales struck out seven and came out
after throwing 70 pitches over his six innings. Schwarz had a
two-run homer in the fifth inning and added a three-run triple
to key a seven-run eighth inning. Buddy Reed had three hits
and two RBI, and Harrison Bader went 2 for 3 with three RBI,
giving him 14 in four games for the Gators (4-0). The Bulls
fell to 2-2.
No. 6 Houston 11, Texas Southern 5
In Houston, Kyle Survance went 3 for 4 with two
RBI, and Ashford Fulmer and Corey Julks each contributed two
hits and two RBI as Houston subdued Texas Southern. Taylor
Cobb allowed one hit over the final four innings with five
strikeouts to earn the save for the Cougars (4-0). TSU (2-3)
scored four times in the first, taking advantage of a
bases-loaded walk and hit batter to score two runs. Zach
Howell finished 2 for 2 with an RBI for the Tigers.
