Stanford Regional
#3 Cal State Fullerton 2, #1 Stanford 1
#2 Baylor 11, #4 Wright State 5 (WSU eliminated)
Jace Chamberlain smacked a pinch-hit homer with two away in the bottom of the ninth as Fullerton nipped No. 2 national seed Stanford to stay unbeaten in the regional. It was the freshman’s first long ball of the season. Brett Conine tossed three scoreless innings of relief with three hits, one walk and five strikeouts to earn the win. Tommy Wilson (6 IP, 3 H, R, 6 K) had a strong start for the Titans. Hank LoForte had a leadoff single in the first and came home on a sacrifice fly by Daniel Cope for Fullerton’s first run. The Cardinal tied it in the sixth as Alec Wilson had a leadoff double and scored on a triple by Tim Tawa. Kris Bubic (7 IP, 3 H, R, 2 BB, 10 K) took the loss.
Davis Wendsel had a two-run single to cap a four-run eighth as BU bounced WSU. Wendsel had two hits and three RBI, while Nick Loftin and Josh Bissonette both had two hits and two RBI for the Bears. Gabe Snyder had two doubles, two runs and one RBI for the Raiders.
Tallahassee Regional
#3 Oklahoma 4, #4 Samford 0
#2 Mississippi State 3, #1 Florida State 2 (FSU eliminated)
Nathan Wiles fanned 10 in 8.2 scoreless innings as OU blanked Samford to reach the regional finals. Wiles scattered seven hits and walked a pair. Austin Hansen struck out the final batter of the game to preserve the shutout. Kyle Mendenhall launched a three-run homer in the top of the third for the Sooners. Connor Burns went 1 for 4 with a double for the Bulldogs.
Elijah MacNamee blasted a three-run homer with two away in the bottom of the ninth as MSU eliminated No. 7 national seed FSU. Jake Mangum drew a leadoff walk in the ninth. Hunter Stovall walked with two away prior to MacNamee’s blast. Riley Self tossed three hitless innings with two walks and one strikeout to earn the win. Drew Parrish (8.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 BB, 7 K) went the distance for the Seminoles.
Athens Regional
#1 Georgia 18, #4 Campbell 5
#2 Duke 16, #4 Campbell 8 (CU eliminated)
#1 Georgia vs. #3 Troy ppd. (Sun. 12 pm)
Tucker Bradley smacked a grand slam in the fourth to erase a 3-2 deficit and put UGA ahead to stay in a win over CU. Adam Sasser went 3 for 4 with a double, a homer, three runs and two RBI for the Bulldogs. Matthew Barefoot went 3 for 5 with a homer, two runs and three RBI for the Camels.
After trailing 8-1 after six innings, Duke scored two in the seventh, two in the eighth and 11 in the ninth in eliminating Campbell. Chris Crabtree (3 for 4, 2 R) had a three-run double to highlight the 11-run ninth for the Blue Devils. Max Miller went 4 for 5 with three runs and three RBI for the victors. Christian Jones went 3 for 5 with a homer and two runs for the Camels.
Austin Regional
#1 Texas 8, #3 Texas A&M 3
#2 Indiana 6, #4 Texas Southern 0 (TSU eliminated)
Kody Clemens homered twice and knocked in four as UT stayed undefeated by beating TAMU. David Hamilton went 3 for 6 with two runs and one RBI, while DJ Petrinsky (2 for 4, 2 R) also went deep for the Longhorns. Michael Helman went 2 for 4 with one run and one RBI for the Aggies.
Pauly Milto tossed a four-hit shutout as IU eliminated TSU. Milto walked a pair and struck out 10. Ryan Fineman went 2 for 3 with a double, a homer, two runs and two RBI for the Hoosiers. Jose Cabreja went 1 for 2 with a walk for the Tigers.
Chapel Hill Regional
#1 North Carolina 4, #3 Houston 3
#2 Purdue 14, #4 North Carolina A&T 4 (NCA&T eliminated)
Zack Gahagan hit a two-run homer early, and Josh Hiatt hurled three innings of one-run relief as North Carolina held on to beat Houston. Luca Dalatri, who was injured for much of the year and made his return in the past few weeks, worked five innings with four hits and one earned run for UNC. Ike Freeman contributed two hits and an RBI for the Beavers. Joe Davis’ solo homer made it a one-run game in the ninth, but Hiatt closed out the Cougars. Tyler Bielamowicz hit a solo homer, and Connor Hollis had two hits and a run for Houston.
Ben Nisle had four hits and four RBI as PU sent NCA&T home. The Boilermakers erased a 3-2 deficit with four in the fourth and added six in the sixth. Greg White had three hits and one RBI for the Aggies.
Clemson Regional
#2 Vanderbilt 4, #1 Clemson 3
#3 St. John’s 11, #4 Morehead State 5 (MSU eliminated)
Ethan Paul went 2 for 3 with a homer and two RBI, and the Vanderbilt bullpen allowed one hit and struck out five in five innings as the Commodores edged Clemson in the winners’ bracket. Patrick Raby (1.2 IP), Jackson Gillis (1.1), Reid Schaller (1) and Chandler Day (1) kept the Tigers off the board, with Raby picking up the win. Trailing 3-0, Vanderbilt scored three times in the second, two coming on Paul’s homer down the left-field line. In the fifth, Pat DeMarco doubled and came around to score on Connor Kaiser’s RBI single. Logan Davidson went 3 for 4 with a double, run and RBI for Clemson.
Wyatt Mascarella homered twice and knocked in three as SJU eliminated MSU. Mike Antico (2 for 4, 2 R, 3 RBI) also went deep for the Red Storm. Eli Boggess had three hits and two RBI for the Eagles.
Conway Regional
#3 Washington 11, #1 Coastal Carolina 6
#2 UConn 10, #4 LIU Brooklyn 3 (LIUB eliminated)
Nick Kahle had a grand slam to cap a six-run second as UW stayed unbeaten by outscoring Coastal. Kahle had two hits and five RBI, while Braiden Ward had three hits and three runs for the Huskies. Lee Sponseller had two doubles and two RBI for the Chanticleers.
Christian Fedko had two doubles and knocked in three as UConn eliminated LIUB. The Huskies snapped a 3-3 deadlock with three in the sixth and added four more over their final three at-bats. Tim Cate (5.1 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 6 K) earned the win in relief. Edward Modica had two hits and drove in a pair for the Blackbirds.
Corvallis Regional
#1 Oregon State 14, #2 LSU 1
#4 Northwestern State 9, #3 San Diego State 0 (SDSU eliminated)
Adley Rutschman and Zak Taylor both had three hits and three RBI as OSU pounded LSU to reach the regional finals. The Beavers scored multiple runs in five of the first seven innings, including five in the fourth for a 10-0 lead. Luke Heimlich (7 IP, 6 H, R, 4 BB, 3 K) earned the victory. Jake Slaughter (2 for 4) homered for the Tigers.
Jerry Maddox and David Hodo combined on a three-hit shutout as NSU stopped SDSU. Maddox allowed three hits and four walks in six innings with four strikeouts in recording the win, while Hodo hurled three hitless frames with one punchout to notch the save. Tyler Smith went 3 for 5 with a homer, two runs and four RBI, while Kwan Adkins went 3 for 6 with a double, a homer, three runs and two RBI for the Demons. David Hensley had two hits, including a double, for the Aztecs.
DeLand Regional
#1 Stetson 10, #3 Oklahoma State 3
#2 USF 9, #4 Hartford 4 (11) (UH eliminated)
Jorge Arenas homered and drove in three at Stetson downed OSU to stay unbeaten in regional action. The Hatters expanded a 2-1 lead with five runs in the fifth. Brooks Wilson went 3 for 3 with two runs and two RBI for the victors. Logan Gilbert (7 IP, 5 H, 2 R 3 BB) struck out 14 in earning the win. Andrew Rosa had a double, a homer and two RBI for the Cowboys.
David Villar had a two-run single and Joe Genord added a three-run homer in the top of the 11th as USF handed Hartford a season-ending loss. Andrew Perez (3 IP, 4 H, UE, 2 K) recorded the win for the Bulls. Nick Campana had three hits and three runs, while TJ Ward drove in two for the Hawks.
Fayetteville Regional
#1 Arkansas 10, #2 Southern Miss 2
#3 DBU 18, #4 Oral Roberts 9 (ORU eliminated)
Kacey Murphy tossed eight scoreless innings as Arkansas downed Southern Miss to stay unbeaten in regional play. Murphy gave up two hits, walked one and fanned five. Jared Gates (2 for 5, 2 R) and Eric Cole (3 for 5) both had two-run homers in a seven-run second for the Razorbacks. Carson Shaddy was a homer short of the cycle for Arkansas, going 3 for 4 with two runs and three RBI. Matthew Guidry homered for the Golden Eagles.
DBU climbed out of a 4-0 hole with five in the third and 10 in the fourth in outscoring ORU in an elimination contest. Devlin Granberg went 4 for 5 with four runs and three RBI for the Patriots. Spencer Henson went 2 for 4 with a homer and four RBI for the Golden Eagles.
Gainesville Regional
#1 Florida 3, #2 Jacksonville 2
#3 FAU 11, #4 Columbia 2 (CU eliminated)
Brady Singer allowed two runs over seven innings, and the UF offense used three solo homers to edge JU. Singer scattered five hits with one walk and six strikeouts to register the win. Michael Byrne allowed one hit in two scoreless frames with one punchout to record the save. Jonathan India and Wil Dalton hit consecutive homers in the fourth to give the Gators a 2-0 lead. After the Dolphins cut it to one in the fifth, Jonah Girand went deep in the seventh to provide the eventual game-winner. Ruben Someillan had two hits, while Cory Garrastazu homered for JU.
Joe Montes had a two-run single to highlight a six-run first as FAU eliminated CU. Kevin Abraham had two hits, including a dinger, and drove in two for the Owls. Jack Chernow had three hits, while AJ DiFillipo went 2 for 4 with a home run for the Lions.
Greenville Regional
#2 South Carolina 4, #1 East Carolina 2
#4 UNCW 4, #3 Ohio State 3 (13) (OSU eliminated)
Jonah Bride had a two-run double and scored in the first as South Carolina beat ECU to stay undefeated in the regional. Danny Blair went 3 for 4 with a run for the Gamecocks. Cody Morris (7.1 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 4 BB, 7 K) earned the victory. Bryant Packard had three hits and two runs for the Pirates.
Kep Brown had a run-scoring single with one away in the bottom of the 13th as UNCW eliminated OSU. Brown went 4 for 7 with a run, while Ryan Jeffers went 3 for 6 with a double, a run and an RBI for the Seahawks. Jacob Barnwell homered for the Buckeyes.
Lubbock Regional
#1 Texas Tech 10, #2 Louisville 4
#3 Kent State 2, #4 New Mexico State 1 (NMSU eliminated)
Brian Klein went 3 for 5 with two runs and two RBI as TTU topped UL to stay unbeaten in regional play. Josh Jung and Grant Little both had two hits and two RBI, while Jung homered for the Red Raiders. Caleb Killian (5.1 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 4 K) earned the win, while Ty Harpenau (3.2 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 2 K) picked up the save. Danny Oriente had two hits and a run for the Cardinals.
Pete Schuler smacked a two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth to erase a 1-0 deficit as KSU sent home NMSU. Parks drew a one-out walk in the eighth, causing the Aggies to go to the bullpen. Schuler drove Brock Whittlesey’s first pitch over the fence in right for a 2-1 lead. John Matthews (2.2 IP, BB, 2 K) earned the win, while Collin Romel allowed one hit and fanned one to earn the save. Marcus Still went 2 for 4 with a double and a run for NMSU.
Minneapolis Regional
#1 Minnesota 3, #2 UCLA 2 (10)
#3 Gonzaga 8, #4 Canisius 2 (CC eliminated)
Micah Coffey delivered an RBI double in the top of the 10th as Minnesota edged UCLA to advance to the regional finals. Terrin Vavra had a leadoff single in the 10th and was sacrificed to second by Eli Wilson before scoring on Coffey’s two-bagger. The Gophers had tied the game at 2-2 in the eighth when Vavra doubled and came home on a base hit by Wilson. Max Meyer (3 IP, H, BB, 6 K) earned the victory. Zach Pettway (7 IP, 4 H, R, BB, 4 K) had a strong start for the Bruins. Chase Strumpf doubled twice for UCLA.
Austin Pinorini had three hits and three RBI as Gonzaga eliminated Canisius. Gunnar Schubert was a double short of the cycle, going 3 for 6 with two RBI and a run for the Zags. Alek Jacob (8 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 5 K) earned the victory. Mark McKenna was 4 for 4 with a double and a run for the Golden Griffins.
Oxford Regional
#2 Tennessee Tech 6, #3 Missouri State 4
#1 Ole Miss 9, #4 Saint Louis 2
TTU scored a pair of unearned runs on a mishandled bunt in the bottom of the eighth to snap a 4-4 tie in a first-round victory over MSU. Ham and Garza drew walks to start the eighth and both advanced on a wild pitch. Kaleiwahea put down a bunt that was thrown away, plating both Ham and Garza. Chase Chambers homered and scored twice for the Golden Eagles. Ethan Roberts (3.1 IP, 3 H, 7 K) earned the victory in relief. Ben Whetstone had a two-run single in a four-run sixth for the Bears.
Cole Zabowski had a game-tying two-run homer to spark a six-run second as Ole Miss muscled past SLU in a first-round match-up. Tyler Keenan homered, scored twice and knocked in two for the Rebels. Ryan Rolison (7 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 3 BB) fanned 13 for Ole Miss. Nick Reeser had two hits, including a double, and one RBI for the Billikens.
Raleigh Regional
#2 Auburn 12, #4 Army 1
#1 NC State 9, #3 Northeastern 3 (NU eliminated)
Casey Mize tossed seven innings with four hits, one earned run and 11 strikeouts, and Josh Anthony went 3 for 4 with a homer, two runs and two RBI as Auburn used a nine-run fifth inning to stay unbeaten. Will Holland went 2 for 3 with his 13th homer, three runs and two RBI, and Luke Jarvis contributed two hits, two runs and two RBI for the Tigers. Jon Rosoff went 2 for 4 with a solo homer for Army, which meets NC State in a losers’ bracket game Sunday.
Patrick Bailey belted a pair of dingers and knocked in five as NCSU knocked off NU. He had a two-run tater in the first and a three-run shot in the fifth. Brian Brown (9 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 8K) went the distance in recording the win for the Wolfpack. Charlie McConnell had three hits, while Scott Holzwasser and Jeff Costello both went deep for the Huskies.