Texas Tech 5, No. 3 TCU 1
In Lubbock, Texas, Cameron Smith hurled a
five-hitter as Texas Tech evened its Big 12 series with TCU.
Smith (4-2) allowed two walks and one run with six strikeouts.
Orlando Garcia went 3 for 4 with a double and two RBI for the
Red Raiders (4-4, 19-12). Dane Steinhagen went 3 for 4 with a
double and one RBI for the Horned Frogs (5-3, 22-6). Preston
Morrison (6-1, 4.1 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 4 ER, BB, K) suffered his
first loss.
No. 2 Vanderbilt 9, Georgia 7
In Athens, Ga., Will Toffey drove in four to
lead Vanderbilt past Georgia in the SEC series opener. Toffey
had a bases-clearing double in the first and an RBI single in
the fifth. Dansby Swanson went 3 for 3 with two doubles, three
runs and three RBI for the Commodores (8-2, 25-6). Carson
Fulmer (5-1, 6 IP, 9 H, 5 R, 2 BB, 7 K) earned the win, while
Philip Pfeifer (3 IP, H, 2 R, 4 BB, 6 K) recorded his fourth
save. Keegan McGovern had a two-run homer in the second for
the Bulldogs (5-5, 18-13).
No. 4 LSU 6, Alabama 2
In Hoover, Ala., Kade Scivicque and Andrew
Stevenson both drove in two as LSU clinched an SEC series win
at Alabama. Chris Chinea went 3 for 5 and was a triple shy of
the cycle for the Tigers (7-4, 26-5). Alex Lange (6-0, 6.2 IP,
8 H, 2 R, 5 BB, 3 K) earned the victory. Casey Hughston had
three hits for the Crimson Tide (4-7, 15-14).
No. 5 Florida 5, Missouri 1
In Columbia, Mo., Logan Shore allowed one run
over eight innings as Florida got past Reggie McClain and
Missouri in the SEC. Shore (5-2) loaded the bases in the first
with no outs but escaped unscathed and allowed just two hits
over his final seven innings, retiring the final 13 batters he
face for the Gators (6-4, 24-7). Josh Tobias went 2 for 3 with
two RBI, including an RBI triple in a three-run fourth that
gave Florida a 3-1 lead. Peter Alonso added two hits and two
RBI, which came on a two-out double in the fifth. McClain, the
three-time SEC Pitcher of the Week this season was touched for
five earned runs in 5.1 innings for the Tigers (6-4, 20-11).
Brett Peel went 2 for 4 with an RBI for Missouri.
No. 6 UCLA 4, Oregon State 1
In Los Angeles, Grant Watson turned in six
scoreless innings, and Kevin Kramer had two hits, two RBI and
two stolen bases as UCLA evened its Pac-12 series with Oregon
State. Watson (5-2) allowed just three hits and struck out a
season-high six before turning it over to the bullpen,
including David Berg, who posted his seventh save for the
Bruins (9-2, 22-6). UCLA did much of its damage with two outs
– its first three runs and four of five came on two-out hits.
Drew Rasmussen (3-2) allowed four runs on seven hits in 5.2
innings for the Beavers (5-3, 22-8). Gabe Clark had three of
OSU’s five hits and scored its lone run.
No. 8 Florida State 1, NC State 0
In Raleigh, N.C., Drew Carlton allowed four
hits in eight scoreless innings as Florida State edged NC
State to claim an ACC series win. Carlton (2-1) allowed four
hits and struck out four before turning it over to Billy
Strode for his 10th save. The Seminoles (11-3,
25-7) scored in the first when DJ Stewart (2 for 4) scored
from first when Quincy Nieporte (2 for 4) singled to
right-center. Brian Brown (5-2) allowed five hits and struck
out six for the Wolfpack (6-7, 18-11).
Utah 6, No. 9 Arizona State 5
In Salt Lake City, Kody Davis’ solo homer
sparked a three-run seventh inning as Utah rallied to beat
Arizona State to even their Pac-12 series. Wyatt Smith and AJ
Young also had RBI in the inning as the Utes (4-7, 11-18)
broke from a 2-2 game. Young finished with two RBI, and Dallas
Carroll went 2 for 2 with two runs and an RBI for Utah. Ryan
Kellogg (5-1) suffered just his second loss in 24 career
Pac-12 starts, and Johnny Sewald went 3 for 5 with two runs
for the Sun Devils (8-3, 20-8).
Cincinnati 5, No. 10 UCF 3
In Cincinnati, R.J. Thompson had two hits and a
run, and Kyle Mottice drove in two as Cincinnati topped UCF
for the second straight day in the American Athletic
Conference. David Orndorff (1-1) allowed three hits in 5.1
innings, and Jarod Yoakam (1.2 innings) and Andrew Zellner (2)
closed with Zellner earning his second save for the Bearcats
(2-3, 8-20). James Vasquez had a two-run homer for the Knights
(2-3, 22-10).
No. 11 USC 13, Arizona 6
In Tucson, Ariz., Reggie Southall had three
hits and four RBI as USC secured a Pac-12 series win at
Arizona. Southall and Bobby Stahel (4 for 5, 3 R) both had
two-run singles in a seven-run first for the Trojans (6-2,
24-6). Kyle Twomey (5-1, 5 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 3 K) recorded
the win, while Bernardo Flores (3.1 IP, 3 H, R, BB, 5 K)
notched his first save. Scott Kingery went 5 for 5 with two
doubles, a homer, two runs and two RBI for the Wildcats (7-4,
22-8).
