West Virginia 5, No. 3 Texas 4 (boxscore)
In Austin, Texas, Nathan Blasick belted a two-run homer in the first as WVU edged UT in the Big 12 series opener for its sixth consecutive win. Paul McIntosh (2 for 4, 2 R) added a solo shot in the third and Kevin Brophy went deep in the fifth to snap a 3-3 tie and put the Mountaineers (8-14, 23-23) ahead for good. Cam Williams went 3 for 4 with two doubles and two RBI for the Longhorns (15-738-13).
Kansas 7, No. 6 Texas Tech 4 (boxscore)
In Lubbock, Texas, Dylan Ditzenberger had two hits and two RBI as KU knocked off TTU to kick off their Big 12 set. Skyler Messinger went 1 for 4 with a triple, two runs and two RBI for the Jayhawks (8-14, 30-24). Nathan Barry (2-2, 2 IP, H, R, K) picked up the win, while Jonah Ulane fanned two in a perfect ninth for his 11th save. Cal Conley drove in two, while Jace Jung (2 for 3, 2 R) homered for the Red Raiders (12-10, 33-13).
No. 1 Arkansas 6, No. 8 Florida 1 (boxscore)
In Fayetteville, Ark., Cayden Wallace homered twice and knocked in four as Arkansas downed UF to clinch at least a share of the SEC West Division crown. Casey Opitz went 3 for 4 with a double and two RBI for the Razorbacks (20-8, 40-10). Patrick Wicklander (5-1, 6 IP, 3 H, R, BB, 11 K) earned the victory and Kevin Kopps walked one and fanned five in three hitless frames to record his eighth save. Kendrick Calilao went deep for the Gators (17-11, 35-17).
No. 2 Vanderbilt 4, Kentucky 2 (boxscore)
In Nashville, Tenn., Troy LaNeve smacked a game-winning two-run dinger in the bottom of the ninth as Vandy beat UK to begin their SEC series. LaNeve went 3 for 3 with a walk and two runs. Kumar Rocker (3 H, 2 R, 2 BB) fanned 11 in 7.0 innings, while Luke Murphy (1-1, 2 IP, H, 4 K) recorded the win for the Commodores (18-9, 38-12). John Rhodes (2 for 4) had a two-run homer in the sixth for the Wildcats (11-17, 28-21).
No. 4 Tennessee 10, No. 17 South Carolina 4 (boxscore)
In Columbia, S.C., Luc Lipcius and Max Ferguson launched two-run homers in a six-run fourth as UT won at USC in the SEC series opener. Lipcius and Ferguson both had two hits and three RBI for the Volunteers (19-9, 41-13). Andrew Eyster (2 for 4, 2 R) and Wes Clarke both had two-run dingers for the Gamecocks (15-13, 32-19).
No. 5 Mississippi State 4, Alabama 2 (boxscore)
In Tuscaloosa, Ala., Tanner Allen had a two-run double to cap a four-run seventh as MSU edged UA in their SEC series lid-lifter. Christian MacLeod (5-3, 7 IP, 5 H, 2 R, BB) struck out 10 in earning the win. Landon Sims fanned five over the final two frames with one hit and one walk to secure his eighth save for the Dawgs (18-10, 38-13). Jackson Tate (2 for 4) homered in the seventh for the Crimson Tide (12-15, 29-20).
No. 7 Notre Dame 8, Virginia Tech 2 (boxscore)
In Blacksburg, Va., John Michael Bertrand went the distance with eight strikeouts as ND took the ACC series opener at VT. Bertrand (7-1) scattered nine hits, did not walk a batter and allowed one earned run. Jared Miller had a bases-clearing triple in a six-run fifth for the Irish (23-10, 27-10). Jack Hurley went 2 for 4 with one RBI for the Hokies (16-18, 27-21).
VCU 20, James Madison 18 (10) (boxscore)
In Harrisonburg, Va., Connor Hujsak had a two-run single in the top of the 10th as VCU outlasted JMU. Hunter Vay (2 for 6, 3 R, 6 RBI) had a grand slam to cap a five-run first for the Rams (33-14), while Tyler Locklear (3 for 5, 3 R, 6 RBI) added a grand slam in the ninth to erase a 16-14 deficit. Kyle Novak went 4 for 6 with a homer, four runs and three RBI for the Dukes (11-16).