No. 5 Mississippi State 6, No. 7 Florida 5
In Gainesville, Fla., Elijah MacNamee had two hits, including a two-run double in the top of the ninth, as MSU edged UF to begin their SEC series. The Bulldogs (1-0, 17-1) scored in each of the final five innings. Justin Foscue had two hits for MSU, including a homer in the fifth. Ethan Small (2-0, 6 IP, 2 H, R, 3 BB, 11 K) recorded the victory. Wil Dalton went deep for the Gators (0-1, 14-6).
No. 3 UCLA 8, No. 2 Oregon State 0
In Los Angeles, Zach Pettway tossed seven scoreless frames with eight strikeouts as UCLA blanked OSU to begin their Pac-12 series. It was the 500th win at UCLA for head coach John Savage. Pettway (1-1) allowed three hits and walked two. Jack Stronach (2 for 2, 2 R, 3 RBI) had a two-run homer in the third for the Bruins (1-0, 13-3). Kevin Kendall knocked in two for UCLA. George Mendazona went 3 for 3 for the Beavers (0-1, 13-2-1).N
No.. 16 NC State 16, No. 6 Florida State 0
In Raleigh, N.C., Jason Parker had 10 punchouts in seven scoreless innings as NCSU thumped FSU in their ACC series opener. Parker (3-0) gave up five hits and walked two. Patrick Bailey went 3 for 4 with a homer, three runs and four RBI to lead the offense for the Wolfpack (4-0, 18-0). Tyler McDonough (4 for 5, 2B, 2 R) and Brad Debo (2 for 5, 2B, 3B, 3 R) both knocked in three for NCSU. Mike Salvatore went 2 for 3 with a walk for the Seminoles (2-2, 13-3).
No. 15 Texas 4, No. 8 Texas Tech 3
In Austin, Texas, Kamron Fields retired the final batters of the game as UT nipped TTU to kick off their Big 12 set. Fields struck out five in earning his second save. Ty Madden (3-0) tossed a hitless sixth to pick up the win for the Longhorns (1-0, 14-6). Cameron Warren had a two-run single in a three-run third for the Red Raiders (0-1, 11-4). Tate Shaw had a sac fly in the fifth for the Longhorns to make it 3-1. Zach Zubia added a sacrifice fly in the sixth before a pair of runs came in on an error to give UT a 4-3 lead.
No. 1 Vanderbilt 7, Texas A&M 4
In College Station, Texas, Cooper Davis had a two-run single to spark a three-run sixth as Vandy took the SEC series opener at TAMU. Davis had two hits and drove in three, while Harrison Ray went 2 for 4 with two runs for the Commodores (1-0, 15-3). Tyler Brown (2.2 IP, H, 4 K) earned his third save, giving the win to Drake Fellows (4-0, 5.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 6 BB, 4 K). Mikey Hoehner had a two-run double in the seventh for the Aggies (0-1, 15-5).
In Oxford, Miss., Will Ethridge fanned nine in six innings as Ole Miss edged Alabama in their SEC series lid-lifter. Ethridge (4-0) allowed three hits and walked four. Parker Caracci struck out three in the final 1.2 innings to notch his third save for the Rebels (1-0, 13-5). Cole Zabowski (2 for 3) homered in the second for the game’s lone run. Morgan McCullough went 1 for 3 with a double and a walk for the Crimson Tide (0-1, 16-3).
In Durham, N.C., Drew Campbell had three hits and two RBI to lead UL past Duke in their ACC series opener. Henry Davis homered and drove in two for the Cardinals (3-1, 14-4). Logan Wyatt went 2 for 3 with two walks and two runs for UL. Reid Detmers (4-0, 6 H, R, BB) struck out nine in six innings to earn the victory. Kennie Taylor went 3 for 5 with two doubles and one RBI for the Blue Devils (2-2, 12-6).
In Fayetteville, S.C., Isaiah Campbell fanned 11 in seven scoreless innings as Arkansas shut out Missouri to kick off their SEC series. Campbell (4-0) allowed two hits and one walk. Matt Cronin struck out three in the ninth to record his fifth save. Matt Goodheart had two doubles, one run and one RBI for the Razorbacks (1-0, 15-2). Chad McDaniel and Mark Vierling both had hits for the Tigers (0-1, 11-6).
Notre Dame 9, No. 19 Clemson 2
In Clemson, S.C., Jared Miller had an RBI single to spark a three-run second, with all three runs unearned, as ND took the ACC series opener at Clemson. Miller went 3 for 4 with three RBI, while Eric Gilgenbach went 3 for 5 with a homer, two runs and three RBI for the Fighting Irish (3-1, 7-9). Tommy Sheehan (3-1) went the distance for ND, allowing seven hits and two runs with three walks and four strikeouts. Logan Davidson went 2 for 3 with a run, and Bo Majkowski had two hits and one RBI for the Tigers (3-1, 13-4).