No. 11 Vanderbilt 5, No. 18 Missouri 2
In Nashville, Tenn., Dansby Swanson had a
two-run single in the bottom of the eighth to snap a 2-2 tie
and propel Vanderbilt to an SEC series sweep of Missouri.
Zander Wiel (2 for 4, 2 R) homered for the Commodores (15-6,
33-12). Ben Bowden (5-1, 2 IP, H, BB, 4 K) picked up the win
in relief of Walker Buehler (7 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 9 K).
Josh Lester (2 for 4) went deep for the Tigers (12-9,
26-18).
No. 13 Miami 12, No. 12 Florida State 0
In Coral Gables, Fla., Enrique Sosa tossed
six scoreless innings with five strikeouts as Miami avoided
the ACC series sweep to Florida State. Sosa (6-3) allowed
six hits and walked one. The Hurricanes (16-8, 31-13) used
the long ball to jump start the offense. David Thompson had
a three-run homer in the first, Garrett Kennedy had a
leadoff dinger in the second, Willie Abreau added a
three-run long ball in the third and Zack Collins (2 for 4,
2 R) launched a two-run shot in the fourth for a 10-0 lead.
George Iskenderian went 4 for 4 with three runs and two RBI
for Miami. DJ Stewart went 2 for 3 for the Seminoles (16-8,
33-13).
Oregon State 9, No. 8 USC 6
In Corvallis, Ore., Christian Donahue went 3
for 3 with three runs and two RBI as Oregon State recorded a
Pac-12 series victory over USC. Trever Morrison (2 for 3)
and Dane Lund (1 for 2, R) both drove in two for the Beavers
(10-8, 27-13). Luke Heimlick (2-5, 4 IP, 2 H, 3 K) recorded
the win in relief, while Mitch Hickey fanned one in a
hitless ninth for his sixth save. Garrett Stubbs went 2 for
4 with a run and an RBI for the Trojans (11-7, 30-12).
No. 3 UCLA 9, Stanford 3
In Stanford, Calif., Darrell Miller Jr. had
three hits and three RBI, and Ty Moore went 4 for 5 with a
run and an RBI as UCLA claimed its Pac-12 series with
Stanford. Griffin Canning (7-1) allowed two runs over five
innings, and David Berg earned his ninth save for the Bruins
(16-5, 31-9). Jonny Locher went 2 for 4 with a homer, two
runs and two RBI for the Cardinal (5-13, 18-23).
No. 4 Louisville 5, Bethune-Cookman 4
In Louisville, Ky., Brendan McKay went 2 for
4 with two doubles, including a three-run two-bagger in the
sixth inning that gave Louisville the lead for good, as the
Cardinals completed a sweep of Bethune-Cookman. Corey Ray
went 3 for 4 with a triple and two runs, and Sutton Whiting
added three hits and a run for Louisville (34-10). Josh
Rogers tossed six-plus innings and struck out eight in
improving to 7-1, and Zack Burdi earned his fifth save.
Demetrius Sims went 3 for 3 with two runs, and Austin Garcia
added two RBI for the Wildcats (15-34).
No. 5 TCU 7, Texas 1
In Fort Worth, Evan Skoug went 3 for 4 with
two doubles, three runs and two runs, and Nolan Brown
contributed three RBI as TCU completed a Big-12 sweep of
Texas. Alex Young (8-2) got three runs of support in the
first inning and turned in six solid innings for the Horned
Frogs (10-5, 34-8). Tres Barrera went 2 for 4 with a solo
homer for the Longhorns (8-10, 22-22).
No. 6 Florida 10, Kentucky 1
In Gainesville, Fla., Dalton Guthrie had
three hits and three RBI to lead a 16-hit attack as Florida
salvaged the final game of its SEC series with Kentucky.
Harrison Bader added three hits, two runs and two RBI, and
Mike Rivera contributed two hits and two RBI for the Gators
(13-8, 33-12). Alex Faedo (4-1) allowed one earned run in
5.1 innings to post the win. Storm Wilson went 2 for 3 with
a run for the Wildcats (10-10, 25-17).
No. 7 Arizona State 16, Tennessee Tech 4
In Phoenix, Brian Serven went 3 for 4 with
two runs and a career-best six RBI, and Arizona State used
an 11-run fifth inning to claim its series with Tennessee
Tech. RJ Ybarra added three hits and two RBI, and Colby
Woodmansee chipped in with two hits, three runs and an RBI
for the Sun Devils (28-12). Brett Lilek (3-2) tossed five
scoreless innings for ASU. Anthony El Chibani had two hits,
including a homer, and two RBI for the Golden Eagles
(20-21).
No. 9 UC Santa Barbara 5, Hawaii 0
In Honolulu, Shane Bieber hurled a shutout as
UC Santa Barbara won its Big West series at Hawaii. Bieber
(6-3) allowed seven hits with no walks and five strikeouts.
Clay Fisher had a two-run double and scored in a four-run
fourth for the Gauchos (8-4, 31-10). Matt Lococo had two
hits for the Rainbows (6-9, 15-26).
No. 10 Illinois 6, Penn State 3
In University Park, Pa., Ryan Nagle had a
two-run in a four-run second as Illinois completed the Big
Ten sweep of Penn State. Casey Fletcher went 2 for 2 with
three walks and two runs for the Illini (13-1, 36-6-1). John
Kraetz (4-0, 6 IP, 9 H, 3 R, 2 ER) picked up the win, while
Nick Blackburn (1 IP, K) notched his second save. Greg Guers
drove in a pair, while Nick Graham had two hits and two runs
for the Nittany Lions (2-12, 13-26).
No 14 Oklahoma State 6, Texas Tech 3
In Lubbock, Texas, Gage Green homered and
drove in four as Oklahoma State won its Big 12 series at
Texas Tech. Ryan Sluder went 2 for 3 with a walk, a homer
and three runs for the Cowboys (12-6, 29-14). Tyler Neslony
(3 for 4, 3 RBI) went deep for the Red Raiders (10-8,
27-17).
No. 15 Florida Atlantic 8, Old Dominion 2
In Boca Raton, Fla., Brendon Sanger and
Esteban Puerta both had three hits and two RBI to lead
Florida Atlantic to a Conference USA series victory over Old
Dominion. Stephen Kerr (2 for 4, 2 R) had a two-run homer to
highlight a four-run eighth for the Owls (15-6, 33-10). Mike
Perez (1 for 3) scored both runs for the Monarchs (7-14,
20-23).
No. 16 Dallas Baptist 7, Southern Illinois
4
In Carbondale, Ill., Sean Stutzman allowed
one earned run and fanned six in six innings as Dallas
Baptist swept its MVC series at Southern Illinois. Stutzman
(5-0) allowed three hits and one walk. Brandon Koch (2.1 IP,
H) struck out seven of the eight batters he faced for his
10th save. Justin Wall and David Martinelli both homered for
the Patriots (13-5, 32-9). Braden Mosley had two hits and
two RBI for the Salukis (5-10, 10-35).
No. 17 Missouri State 7, Illinois State 4
In Normal, Ill., Dylan Becker had a two-run
homer in a three-run second and Jake Burger added a two-run
single in a three-run ninth as Missouri State won its MVC
set at Illinois State. Becker went 2 for 4 with two runs,
while Burger drove in three for the Bears (9-3, 20-10). Paul
DeJong (2 for 5) and Ryan Koziol (1 for 3, 2 RBI) both
homered for the Redbirds (6-9, 21-20).
No. 19 Maryland 4, Purdue 3
In West Lafayette, Ind., Anthony Papio scored
the game-winner on a sacrifice bunt in the top of the ninth
to cap a three-run rally as Maryland completed the Big Ten
sweep at Purdue and gave head coach John Szefc his 100th
victory at the school. Jose Cuas drew a bases-loaded walk
and Tim Lewis plated the tying run on a fielder's choice in
the ninth for the Terrapins (11-4, 30-13). Kevin Mooney
(2-0, 1.1 IP, H) picked up the win. Kyle Johnson drove in a
pair for the Boilermakers (1-14, 13-31).
No. 20 Iowa 3-5, Nebraska 2-1 (Game 1 - 10
innings)
In Iowa City, Iowa, Jimmy Frankos delivered
an RBI single in the bottom of the 10th in the opener and
Eric Toole had three hits and two RBI in the nightcap as
Iowa swept a doubleheader and a Big Ten series against
Nebraska. In Game 1, the Hawkeyes (13-2, 30-11) tied it in
the eighth as Joel Booker (2 for 4) had a leadoff triple and
scored on a sacrifice fly by Toole (3 for 4, R). Jake
Mangler also had three hits and one RBI for Iowa. Ryan Boldt
and Austin Christensen both had two hits for the Cornhuskers
(6-9, 30-16). Tyler Peyton (5-3) won Game 2 for Iowa, going
8.1 innings with eight hits, one run and nine strikeouts.
Nick Hibbing recorded the final two outs for his fourth
save. Boldt had two more hits and a run for Nebraska.