May 10, 2015

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Reeves helps Rice complete sweep at Florida Atlantic

Louisville rallies past FSU, ASU nips UCLA, Columbia wins Ivy crown

No. 20 Rice 5, No. 17 Florida Atlantic 2

In Boca Raton, Fla., John Clay Reeves had a three-run homer to cap a five-run fifth as Rice completed a three-game Conference USA sweep at Florida Atlantic. Reeves and Ford Stainback both had two hits for the visiting Owls (20-7, 33-16). Blake Fox (7-2, 6.1 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 3 K) earned the win, while Matt Ditman (2.2 IP, 2 BB, 3 K) recorded his ninth save. Brendon Sanger went 1 for 3 with a walk and a run for FAU (17-10, 36-13).

No. 2 Louisville 6, No. 8 Florida State 5

In Louisville, Ky., Will Smith homered in the bottom of the eighth to break a 5-5 deadlock as Louisville won its ACC series against Florida State. The Seminoles (17-10, 37-16) led 5-0 before the Cardinals (23-4, 40-12) scored a pair in the sixth and Nick Solak (2 for 4, 2 R) smacked a three-run homer in the seventh to knot the score at 5-5. Zack Burdi (4-0, 2 IP, 2 BB, K) earned the win. Darren Miller (2 for 2, 2 BB, R) drove in two, while Quincy Nieporte (2 for 4, 2B) scored twice for FSU.

No. 11 Arizona State 2, No. 4 UCLA 1

In Phoenix, Ariz., Brett Lilek tossed a three-hitter with seven strikeouts as Arizona State salvaged the finale of its Pac-12 series with UCLA. Lilek (4-2) walked one and allowed one unearned run. Johnny Sewald had an RBI single in the fifth and a run-scoring double in the seventh for the Sun Devils (15-9, 30-17). Kevin Kramer had two hits fo the Bruins (18-6, 36-12).

Ivy League Championship

Columbia 10, Dartmouth 7

In New York City, Joe Falcone homered twice and drove in five as Columbia outscored Dartmouth to win the Ivy League title and earn a bid to the NCAA Tournament. Falcone (3 for 5) belted a two-run homer in the first and three-run shot in the second. Logan Boyher (3 for 5, 2 R) also went deep and drove in four for the Lions (29-15). Harrisen Egly (3-1, 4.2 IP, 3 H, UE, K) earned the win in relief. Joe Purritano (1 for 3, HR) and Michael Ketchmark (3 for 5) both knocked in three for the Big Green (21-22).

No. 1 LSU 6, Missouri 5 (10)

In Baton Rouge, La., Jake Fraley had an RBI single in the bottom of the 10th as LSU completed a three-game SEC sweep of Missouri. Conner Hale (3 for 5, 2 R, 2 RBI) had a leadoff single in the 10th, moved to third on a base hit by Kade Scivicque (3 for 5) and came home on the single by Fraley (2 for 5). Chris Chinea homered and drove in two for the home Tigers (19-7, 43-8). Josh Lester had a three-run homer in the first for Missouri (14-13, 28-24).

South Carolina 8, No. 2 Texas A&M 7

In College Station, Texas, Kyle Martin went 3 for 5 with a homer and four RBI as South Carolina won its SEC series at Texas A&M. The Gamecocks (12-15, 30-22) scored three in the first, four in the fifth and one in the sixth in building an 8-2 lead. Elliott Caldwell had two hits and two RBI for USC. Logan Nottebrok had a three-run homer in the sixth for the Aggies (17-9, 42-9), while Blake Allemand and Jonathan Moroney added solo shots.

No. 6 Illinois 28, Rutgers 13

In Champaign, Ill., Reid Roper had two homers, six runs and six RBI as Illinois swept its Big Ten series from Rutgers and extended its win streak to 24 games. The Illini (19-1, 43-6-1) scored multiple runs in six of their eight at-bats, including 11 in the eighth. Jason Goldstein went 5 for 5 with three runs and four RBI, while Pat McInerney also drove in four for Illinois. Tom Marcinczyk (2 for 3, 3 R, 4 RBI) went deep twice for the Scarlet Knights (5-16, 17-34-1).

No. 9 UC Santa Barbara 3, Cal State Fullerton 2

In Fullerton, Calif., Shane Bieber and Domenic Mazza combined on a five-hitter as UC Santa Barbara won its Big West series at Cal State Fullerton. Bieber (7-3) allowed five hits and two runs in six innings with two walks and five strikeouts to pick up the win. Mazza hurled three hitless frames with two walks and four punchouts to record his second save. Paddy O'Brien had a two-run single in the top of the first for the Gauchos (12-6, 35-13). Jerrod Bravo had two hits and one RBI for the Titans (13-5, 28-21).

No. 13 Miami 19, NYIT 1

In Coral Gables, Fla., Zack Collins and David Thompson both homered and drove in four as Miami completed a sweep of NYIT. Collins had a grand slam in the second, while Thompson (2 for 3, 3 R) belted a three-run shot in the seventh. Enrique Sosa (7-3, 6 IP, H, R, 2 BB, 6 K) picked up the win for the Hurricanes (38-13). Josh Canabal went 1 for 4 with one RBI for the Bears (14-30).

No. 14 Southern Cal 2, Stanford 0

In Los Angeles, Mitch Hart allowed five hits and struck out six in a complete-game shutout as Southern Cal claimed its series with Stanford. AJ Ramirez had an RBI double, and Dante Flores drove in a run with a single in the eighth for the Trojans (15-9, 34-16). Chris Castellanos allowed six hits and one earned run in six innings for the Cardinal (7-17, 21-27).

No. 16 Missouri State 5, Southern Illinois 3

In Carbondale, Ill., Spencer Johnson went 2 for 4 with a pair of doubles, and Dylan Becker went 3 for 5 with the game-winning RBI as Missouri State rallied to complete a sweep of Southern Illinois. In winning their ninth straight games, the Bears (15-3, 38-10) got 5.1 innings of relief from Sam Perez (7-1), and Bryan Young finished with two innings for his 11^th save. Nick Hutchins had three hits for the Salukis (6-15, 11-41).

No. 18 Iowa 7, Minnesota 1

In Iowa City, Iowa, Calvin Matthews tossed five innings, and Nick Hibbing threw the final four as the duo combined to allow one earned run as Iowa completed a sweep of Minnesota. Eric Toole and Jake Mangler each drove in two runs, and Joel Booker went 2 for 4 with two runs and an RBI for the Hawkeyes (18-3, 37-12). Matt Fiedler went 3 for 4 with an RBI for the Gophers (7-14, 19-29).

No. 19 College of Charleston 11, UNCW 7

In Mt. Pleasant, S.C., Blake Butler went 3 for 5 with two homers, three runs and three RBI as College of Charleston completed a three-game CAA sweep of UNCW. Butler had a two-run homer to spark a six-run third as the Cougars (19-2, 38-10) erased an early 5-3 deficit. Nick Pappas (3 for 5, 2B) drove in three, while Ryan Brown (2 for 3, 2 RBI) also went deep for CofC. Steven Linkous and Andy Austin both had two hits and two RBI for the Seahawks (15-6, 33-15).