ACC (Charlotte, N.C.)
#8 North Carolina 10, #1 Virginia Tech 0
Brandon Schaffer tossed a six-hit shutout as UNC blanked VT to reach the ACC tourney semifinals. Schaffer (7-2) did not walk a batter and struck out six. Vance Honeycutt (3 for 3, 2 BB, 3 R) homered twice and knocked in three for the Tar Heels (36-19). Tanner Schobel had two hits for the Hokies (41-12).
SEC (Hoover, Ala.)
#1 Tennessee 5, #4 LSU 2
#2 Texas A&M 12, #11 Alabama 8
Chase Dollander fanned nine in 6.2 innings as UT defeated LSU. Dollander (9-0) scattered four hits and two walks, with two runs, of which one was earned. Redmond Walsh tossed two scoreless innings with one hit, one walk and one punchout to record his seventh save. Jordan Beck had a triple and two RBI for the Volunteers (51-7). Dylan Crews had two hits and one run for the Tigers (38-19).
Dylan Rock homered and drove in four as Texas A&M outscored Alabama to advance to the SEC semifinals. Kole Koler had two hits and three RBI for the Aggies (37-17). Caden Rose went 3 for 5 with a triple, two runs and two RBI for the Crimson Tide (31-26).
ASUN (Fort Myers, Fla.)
#1 Liberty 18, #6 Eastern Kentucky 9
#3 Kennesaw State 6, #2 Lipscomb 4
Three Hillier homered twice, scored four and knocked in four as Liberty reached the ASUN title game for the third straight season. Logan Mathieu was a double short of the cycle with three runs and five RBI for the Flames (37-20). Jalen Jones had three hits and three RBI for the Colonels (38-20).
Donovan Cash (3 for 4, 2B, 3 R) belted a two-run homer in the seventh to snap a 4-4 deadlock and advance KSU to the ASUN Championship Game. Spencer Hanson drove in two for the Owls (34-26). Malik Williams had a three-run homer in a four-run sixth for the Bisons (35-23).
Big Ten (Omaha, Neb.)
#5 Michigan 15, #1 Maryland 8
#2 Rutgers 5, #6 Penn State 4 (10)
Matt Frey had three hits and four RBI to lead the Michigan offense past Maryland. Riley Bertram went 4 for 5 with three RBI for the Wolverines (30-25). Willie Weiss (3-2, 3.0 IP, 2 H, R, 3 K) earned the win in relief. Troy Schreffler was a triple short of the cycle with three runs and three RBI for the Terrapins (45-11).
After PSU scored four in the bottom of the ninth, Rutgers scored in the top of the 10th on a sacrifice fly by Richie Schiekofer to stay unbeaten in the Big Ten tourney. Chris Brito went 2 for 3 with one run and two RBI for the Scarlet Knights (43-14). Johnny Piacentino had two hits and two RBI for the Nittany Lions (26-28).