ASUN (Fort Myers, Fla.)
#1 Liberty 4, #4 FGCU 3
#6 Eastern Kentucky 5, #7 North Florida 3
#2 Lipscomb 12, #3 Kennesaw State 10
Brady Gulakowski went deep twice, including cranking a leadoff homer in the bottom of the seventh to snap a 3-3 tie as Liberty edged FGCU. Gulakowski had a three-run dinger in the fourth to level the score at 3-3 for the Flames (34-20). Ian Farrow had a two-run homer in the first and Logan Sartori had a solo shot in the fourth for the Eagles (34-22).
Will Brian fanned two in a scoreless ninth to record his 15th save as EKU defeated UNF. Max Williams had three hits and scored three for the Colonels (36-19). Justin Holmes had two hits, including a double, and a walk for the Ospreys (21-33).
Maddux Houghton belted a walk-off three-run homer to cap a six-run rally in the bottom of the ninth as Lipscomb outscored KSU. Houghton went 3 for 5 with two runs, while Malik Williams and Trace Willhoite also went deep for the Bisons (35-20). Josh Hatcher and Cash Young had dingers for the Owls (32-25).
American (Clearwater, Fla.)
#4 Cincinnati 8, #5 Tulane 1
#1 East Carolina 7, #8 USF 4
#7 Memphis 7, #2 UCF 6
#3 Houston 10, #6 Wichita State 7
Griffin Merritt homered twice and knocked in five as UC downed Tulane. Beau Keathley (5-3) went the distance for Bearcats (24-29) with six hits, one run, one walk and four strikeouts. Simon Baumgardt had two hits and one RBI for the Green Wave (31-25-1).
Bryson Worrell belted a grand slam in the bottom of the sixth to erase a 4-3 deficit for ECU. Zach Agnos went 4 for 5 with a double and two runs for the Pirates (39-18). Nelson Rivera had a grand slam for the Bull (28-28) in the top of the sixth.
Ian Bibiloni had two hits and three runs, while Logan Kohler was 3 for 4 with two runs and one RBI as Memphis edged UCG. Landon Gartman (7-1) worked 7.0 innings with four hits, three runs, three walks and six strikeouts. Blake Wimberley worked a hitless ninth with one walk and one punchout to record his third save for the Tigers (26-27). Noah Orlando homered, scored twice and knocked in a pair for the Knights (32-24).
ACC (Charlotte, N.C.)
#11 Pittsburgh 12, #7 Georgia Tech 6
#10 NC State 11, #6 Wake Forest 8
#8 North Carolina 9, #12 Clemson 2
Ron Washington Jr. homered and drove in four, and Jeffrey Wehler added three runs and three RBI as Pittsburgh scored eight times in the sixth inning to overcome Georgia Tech. Jonathan Bautista tossed four scoreless innings of relief after Matt Gilbertson (9-3) allowed six runs (four earned) in five innings for the Panthers (28-26). Tim Borden II had two hits, including a homer, and two RBI for the Yellow Jackets (32-22).
NC State used two big innings, scoring six runs in the fifth and five more in the seventh, to top Wake Forest. Josh Hood doubled, homered and drove in three, and Payton Green and Jacob Cozart each contributed two RBI for the Wolfpack (34-20). Brock Wilken went 3 for 5 with a triple, his 20th homer, three runs and three RBI for the Demon Deacons (39-17-1).
Angel Zarate went 4 for 4 with four runs and an RBI, and Danny Serretti and Vance Honeycutt each added two RBI as North Carolina coasted past Clemson. M. Carlson allowed six hits and one earned run for the Tar Heels (35-19). Will Taylor went 2 for 5 with an RBI for the Tigers (35-22), who stranded 10.
Atlantic 10 (Davidson, N.C.)
#5 George Mason 7, #4 Rhode Island 3
#6 Saint Joseph’s 2, #3 Saint Louis 1
#2 VCU 4, #7 Richmond 3
Jordan Smith hit a two-run homer, and Danny Hosley followed with a solo shot as George Mason scored five runs with two outs in the top of the ninth to top Rhode Island. South Trimble had an RBI single to tie the game at 3 before Brett Stallings ripped an RBI double for the lead. Smith and Hosley then gave the Patriots (23-31) some breathing room.
Andrew Corsetti hit a two-run homer in the fourth inning, and Mike Falco tossed four scoreless innings of one-hit ball as Saint Joseph’s edged Saint Louis. Ryan Devine closed with a quiet ninth for his eighth save for the Hawks (29-23). Logan Schmitt yielded six hits and struck out four in his complete-game loss for the Billikens (28-23).
Logan Amiss had a two-run single in the bottom of the seventh, and VCU withstood a furious Richmond rally in the ninth. The Rams led 4-0 entering the final frame before the Spiders loaded the bases with two walks and a single. Zack Lass had an RBI single to left before two runs scored on a wild throw when the Rams tried to turn a double play on DJ Pacheco’s grounder. Jack Masloff got the last out on a strikeout for VCU.
Patriot (West Point, N.Y.)
Championship Series, Game 1: #1 Army 8, #2 Bucknell 7
Cam Cerruto had a sacrifice fly to cap a three-run rally in the bottom of the ninth as Army rallied past Bucknell in the opener of the Patriot League Championship Series. Derek Berg went 2 for 4 with a double, a run and two RBI for the Black Knights (30-21). L Kellerman went 2 for 2 with three RBI for the Bison (21-25).
SEC (Hoover, Ala.)
#11 Alabama 5, #6 Georgia 3 (Georgia eliminated)
#7 Florida 2, #10 South Carolina 1 (10) (USC eliminated)
#8 Vanderbilt 3, #9 Ole Miss 1 (Ole Miss eliminated)
Ben Hess struck out 10 over 4.1 scoreless relief innings as Alabama pitchers combined to strike out 17 as the Crimson Tide beat the rain and Georgia. After a short delay, the game was delayed again on a rainy day in Hoover. Zane Denton had two hits and an RBI for the Tide (30-25). Connor Tate had a two-run homer in the eighth to give the Bulldogs (35-21) life.
Colby Halter’s liner to center enabled Ty Evans, who had doubled, to tag at third and score the game-winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning as Florida eliminated South Carolina. Brandon Sproat took a 1-0 lead to the ninth, but the Gamecocks (27-28) forced extras when Andrew Eyster delivered an RBI groundout. Will Sanders struck out 10 and allowed four hits and one unearned run in seven innings for South Carolina. Sproat allowed four hits and struck out seven for the Gators (36-20).
Sun Belt (Montgomery, Ala.)
#10 ULM 8, #7 Georgia State 5 (GSU eliminated)
#9 Appalachian State 10, #8 Little Rock 3 (UALR eliminated)
Chase DeJean had a two run homer in the fifth inning and later squeezed in a run to break a 5-5 tie in the eighth as ULM eliminated Georgia State. Matthew Lew added two hits, a homer and two RBI for the Warhawks (20-34-1). Cameron Jones went 3 for 5 with a run for the Panthers (30-27).