Clemson 11, No. 10 South Carolina 4
In Clemson, S.C., Weston Wilson homered twice
and drove in four, and Chris Okey homered and also drove in
four as Clemson downed South Carolina before a crowd of 6,272
fans at Doug Kingsmore Stadium. Chase Pinder had a two-run
triple to spark a four-run fourth inning. In the third inning,
Okey and Wilson hit back-to-back homers – the first since 2010
for the Tigers – as Clemson (6-2) extended its lead to 8-0.
Matthew Crownover (2-0) allowed four runs on six hits and
struck out seven, and Alex Schnell picked up his first career
save by tossing the final four innings with two hits. Wil
Crowe (1-1) allowed nine runs (eight earned) in six innings
for the Gamecocks (6-2). Connor Bright homered and drove in
four for South Carolina, which entered having won 14 of 19
against Clemson over the past five years.
Stanford 5, No. 11 Rice 3
In Houston, Mikey Diekroeger had three hits and
three RBI, and Cal Quantrill worked seven strong innings as
Stanford knocked off Rice. Diekroeger drove in a pair of runs
with a double as the Cardinal (5-4) scored four times in the
first inning. Matt Winaker added three hits and a run, and
Alex Dunlap scored twice for Stanford. Quantrill (2-0) allowed
three runs and struck out seven. John Clay Reeves drove in all
three runs for the Owls (6-4).
No. 1 Virginia 5,
Hartford 1
In Myrtle Beach,
S.C., Nathan Kirby tossed six scoreless innings, and Pavin
Smith went 2 for 4 with a double, run and an RBI as Virginia
knocked off Hartford. The Cavaliers (8-0) scored three times
in the first and won despite totaling only six hits. Adam
Haseley scored twice and drove in a run for Virginia, and
Kirby (3-0) allowed four hits and struck out 10. David
MacKinnon went 3 for 4 with an RBI for the Hawks (2-2).
No. 2 Vanderbilt
16, Illinois State 1
In Nashville, Tenn.,
Carson Fulmer allowed two hits and struck out 11 in six
scoreless innings, and Vanderbilt used a 10-run sixth inning
to run away from Illinois State. Bryan Reynolds, Penn Murfee
and Will Toffey each had two hits, two runs and three RBI, and
Rhett Wiseman went 4 for 5 with two runs and an RBI for the
Commodores (7-2). ISU fell to 4-3.
No. 3 Florida 1, Stony Brook 0
In Gainesville, Fla., Logan Shore and Bobby
Poyner combined on a three-hit shutout as Florida edged Stony
Brook to give coach Kevin O’Sullivan his 300th
career win. Shore (2-0) allowed one hit, walked three and
struck out three, and Poyner earned his first save with 2.2
innings of scoreless relief for the Gators (8-1). JJ Schwarz
had an RBI double in the sixth. Tim Knesnik (0-2) allowed five
hits and one run in five innings for the Seawolves (2-5).
No. 5 LSU 3, Princeton 2
In Baton Rouge, La., Jared Poche’ allowed two
earned runs over 6.2 innings, and LSU picked up a win over
Princeton despite posting only four hits. Jake Fraley went 2
for 4 with a double, run and RBI single for the Tigers (8-1).
Chad Powers allowed two hits and three runs (one earned) with
two walks and three strikeouts for the Tigers (0-1). Billy
Arendt hit a solo homer for Princeton.
No. 6 Houston 3, Columbia 0
In Houston, Andrew Lantrip was fantastic with
7.2 scoreless innings, and Chris Iriart and Connor Wong each
had two hits and an RBI as Houston slipped past Columbia.
Lantrip (3-0) allowed five hits and struck out six, and Seth
Romero earned his third save for the Cougars (7-2). George
Thanopoulos allowed two earned runs and struck out five in
five innings for the Lions (0-1). Joe Falcone had two of
Columbia’s six hits.
No. 13 Miami 8, Wright State 7
In Coral Gables, Fla., Garrett Kennedy’s
two-out, two-run homer gave Miami a comeback win over Wright
State. Kennedy, who entered the game in the seventh, hit a 3-1
pitch over the fence in right for the Hurricanes (7-3), who
trailed 7-3 at one point. Ryan Fucci had a double, triple and
homer and drove in four, and Mark Fowler went 4 for 5 with two
RBI for the Raiders (4-3).
No. 16 North
Carolina 4, Rhode Island 3
In Florence, S.C.,
Benton Moss allowed six hits and struck out 10 in seven
scoreless innings as North Carolina held on to beat Rhode
Island. The Tar Heels (5-2) scored three times in the bottom
of the second inning. Eight Tar Heels had a hit – all eight
were singles – with Logan Warmoth delivering a run and RBI.
Nick DeRegis and Chris Hess had two hits apiece for the Rams
(0-4).
