Ole Miss 5, No. 1 Vanderbilt 4
In Nashville, Tenn., Errol Robinson delivered
a two-run single in the seventh to erase a 4-3 deficit and
help Ole Miss win its SEC series at Vanderbilt. Will Stokes
(6.0 IP, 7 H, 4 R, BB, 4 K) was the starter and winner for
the Rebels (7-5, 18-18). Sam Smith tossed two hitless
innings with one walk and one strikeout before Jacob
Waguespack gave up a hit in a scoreless ninth with one
strikeout to record his first save. Dansby Swanson homered
for the Commodores (11-4, 28-9).
Mississippi State 3, No. 2 Texas A&M 2
In College Station, Texas, Preston Brown
allowed one run over seven innings as Mississippi State
evened its SEC series at Texas A&M. Brown (5-3) scattered
eight hits with two walks and two strikeouts. Trevor Fitts
fanned four of the final six hitters to record his sixth
save. Cody Brown homered for the Bulldogs (6-8, 22-15).
Logan Taylor went deep for the Aggies (10-3, 32-3).
Auburn 6, No. 3 LSU 1
In Baton Rouge, La., Keegan Thompson tossed a
six-hitter as Auburn leveled its SEC series at LSU. Thompson
(7-2) walked one and struck out three. Anfernee Grier had
three hits and three RBI for the visiting Tigers (5-9,
21-14). He was a home run short of the cycle. Cody Nulph
knocked in a pair for Auburn. Andrew Stevenson went deep in
the eighth for the lone run for LSU (9-5, 30-6).
No. 4 TCU 9, Kansas State 0
In Manhattan, Kan., Preston Morrison hurled a
four-hit shutout as TCU evened its Big 12 series at Kansas
State. Morrison (7-1) walked two and struck out six. The
Horned Frogs (7-4, 26-7) scored one in the first and two in
the sixth before putting the game away with six in the
eighth. Derek Odell had two hits and three RBI, while Cody
Jones went 3 for 5 with two runs for TCU. Max Brown had a
pair of hits for the Wildcats (3-8, 15-18).
No. 7 USC 5, No. 5 UCLA 0
In Los Angeles, Kyle Twomey and Tyler Gilbert
combined on the shutout as USC evened its Pac-12 series with
UCLA. Twomey (6-1) allowed seven hits and three walks in
seven innings with seven strikeouts, while Gilbert worked
the final two frames with two hits, one walk and two
punchouts. The Trojans (8-3, 26-8) tallied two in each of
the first two frames. Dante Flores (2 for 4) had a two-run
double in the first and Bobby Stahel (2 for 5, 3 RBI) added
a two-run dinger in the second for USC. Chris Keck went 2
for 4 with a double for the Bruins (11-3, 24-7), who
stranded 12.
Duke 2, No. 6 Louisville 1
In Durham, N.C., A Istler fanned 10 over
seven innings as Duke leveled its ACC series with
Louisville. Istler (3-2) allowed six hits, one walk and one
run. K Koplove gave up a hit and a walk in the ninth, but
struck out three to secure his seventh save. P Zyla had a
two-out single and scored in sixth for the Blue Devils
(5-12, 22-14) to snap a 1-1 deadlock. Brendan McKay had two
hits for the Cardinals (5-2, 26-8) and was the tough-luck
loser (5-1, 7 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 8 K).
No. 8 Arizona State 5, Arizona 4
In Phoenix, Jake Peevyhouse delivered an RBI
single in the bottom of the ninth as Arizona State won the
Pac-12 series opener against Arizona. Peevyhouse finished
with three hits, including a home run, and three RBI for the
Sun Devils (10-3, 22-9). Michael Hoard had a two-run double
in a three-run fourth for the Wildcats (7-6, 22-10).
Notre Dame 4, No. 9 Florida State 1
In Notre Dame, Ind., Brandon Bielak and Sean
Guenther combined to hold Florida State to four hits and one
run as Notre Dame clinched an ACC series victory. Bielak
(4-1) allowed four hits and one run in 7.1 innings with two
walks and five strikeouts to earn the win. Guenther retired
the final five hitters with two punchouts to record his
third save. Ryan Lidge went 3 for 4, including a two-run
double in the seventh for the Irish (8-9, 23-10). DJ Stewart
and Chris Marconcini both doubled for the Seminoles (11-6,
26-11).
No. 10 Florida 12, South Carolina 5
In Gainesville, Fla., Richie Martin had three
hits and drove in six as Florida scored in double figures
for the second straight day against South Carolina. Martin
had a two-run single to cap a four-run second, belted a
three-run homer in the fourth and added an RBI double in the
sixth for the Gators (8-6, 27-9). Kyle Martin went 4 for 4
and hit for the cycle for the Gamecocks (6-8, 23-13). He
smacked a two-run homer in the first, doubled in the third,
singled in the fifth, walked in the seventh and tripled in
the ninth.