No. 9 LSU 5, No. 1 Florida 4
In Baton Rouge, La., an RBI single by Kramer Robertson in the bottom of the eighth snapped a 4-4 tie and lifted LSU over Florida in the SEC series opener. Antoine Duplatis went 4 for 5 with one run and one RBI, while Cole Freeman had two hits, including a double, and three runs for the Tigers (18-10, 38-16). Russell Reynolds (3-0, 2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, BB, K) picked up the win in relief of Jared Poche’ (6 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 4 K), while Hunter Newman pitched a hitless ninth with one strikeout to record his sixth save. Dalton Guthrie had three hits, while Nelson Maldonado knocked in two for the Gators (18-9, 43-10).
No. 2 Texas A&M 11, No. 7 Ole Miss 5
In College Station, Texas, Boomer White went 4 for 5 with a double, a homer, three runs and three RBI as Texas A&M clinched an SEC series win over Ole Miss. The Aggies (20-9, 41-12) erased a 3-0 deficit with six in the second. J.B. Moss had two hits and three RBI, while Nick Banks went 3 for 4 with two runs for TAMU. Andrew Vinson allowed one hit over five innings with eight strikeouts to earn his second save. Henri Lartigue drove in two for the Rebels (17-12, 39-16).
No. 4 Mississippi State 5, Arkansas 1
In Starkville, Miss., Austin Sexton and Reid Humphreys combined on a five-hitter as MSU secured an SEC series win over Arkansas. Sexton (7-2) allowed four hits and one unearned run in seven innings with two walks and seven strikeouts to earn the victory. Humphreys gave up one hit over the final two frames with three punchouts to record his seventh save. Ryan Gridley (3 for 4, 1 RBI) had two doubles for the Bulldogs (20-9, 39-14-1). Grant Koch had two hits for the Razorbacks (7-23, 26-28).
No. 5 Louisville 9, Wake Forest 2
In Winston-Salem, N.C., Drew Harrington hurled seven scoreless innings as Louisville clinched an ACC series win at Wake Forest. Harrington (11-1) allowed three hits and a walk with three strikeouts. Brendan McKay went 3 for 3 with one run and one RBI, Nick Solak had two doubles and two runs, and Corey Ray and Will Smith both homered and drove in two for the Cardinals (21-8, 45-10). Gavin Sheets had a two-run homer for the Demon Deacons (13-16, 32-22).
No. 6 Texas Tech 4, West Virginia 2
In Lubbock, Texas, Hunter Hargrove smacked a three-run homer in the seventh as Texas Tech secured a Big 12 series victory over WVU. Cory Raley had two hits and two runs for the Red Raiders (19-4, 40-13). Robert Dugger (1.2 IP, 4 H) got the win in relief, while Ryan Moseley (1.1 IP, BB, 2 K) earned his fifth save. Jimmy Galusky had two hits for the Mountaineers (11-11, 32-21).
No. 8 South Carolina 4, Alabama 2
In Tuscaloosa, Ala., John Jones and Dom Thompson-Williams both homered as South Carolina clinched an SEC series win at Alabama. Braden Webb (10-4, 6 IP, 7 H, R, 2 BB, 9 K) earned the win, while Tyler Johnson fanned the final batter to register his eighth save for the Gamecocks (19-9, 41-13). Georgie Salem went deep for the Crimson Tide (15-14, 31-23).
No. 11 Virginia 7, Virginia Tech 6
In Charlottesville, Va., Jack Gerstenmaier drew a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the ninth as Virginia secured an ACC series win over Virginia Tech. Charlie Cody went 3 for 4 with a homer and two RBI, while Matt Thaiss had two hits and two RBI for the Cavaliers (18-11, 35-18). Nick Anderson (1 for 3, 2 RBI) and Sam Gragale (2 for 4, 3 RBI) went deep for the Hokies (6-23, 19-35).
No. 13 TCU 2, Kansas State 1
In Fort Worth, Texas, Josh Watson went 2 for 2 with a double, a walk and a run as TCU edged KSU. Preston Guillory (3-2, 3.2 IP, 2 H, BB, 3 K) earned the win in relief, while Durbin Feltman fanned two in a perfect ninth for his sixth save for the Horned Frogs (14-9, 37-14). Tyler Moore went 3 for 3 with a walk for the Wildcats (8-15, 26-28).
North Carolina 16, No. 14 NC State 4
In Raleigh, N.C., Logan Warmoth went 2 for 4 with a double, a homer, three runs and four RBI as UNC evened its series with NCSU. The Tar Heels (13-16, 34-20) scored 11 over the final four innings. Tyler Ramirez (3 for 4, 2 R) and Zack Gahagan (2 for 4, R) both drove in three for UNC. Preston Palmeiro and Brett Kinnernan both had two-run homers for the Wolfpack (14-13, 33-18).
No. 15 Oklahoma State 9-4, Kansas 2-3
In Stillwater, Okla., Donnie Walton had four hits, including a homer, and four RBI in the opener as OSU swept a Big 12 doubleheader from Kansas. Dustin Williams (2 for 5, 3 RBI) also went deep for the Cowboys (16-8, 33-18). Matt McLaughlin had two hits for the Jayhawks (6-17, 20-33-1). In the nightcap, Corey Hassel (2 for 3) went deep for OSU. Joe Moroney went 3 for 3 with two runs for Kansas.
Louisiana Tech 4, No. 16 Rice 3 (15 innings)
In Ruston, La., Chase Lunceford delivered a game-winning two-run single in the bottom of the 15t as Louisiana Tech clinched a C-USA series win over Rice. Connor Teykl had a pinch-hit RBI double in the top of the 15th for the Owls (19-9, 32-19). Raphael Gladu went 2 for 3 with a homer and two runs for the Bulldogs (18-11, 36-16). Nate Harris (5-2, 4.2 IP, 3 H, R, 3 BB, 5 K) earned the victory for Tech.
No. 17 Clemson 11, Notre Dame 1
In South Bend, Ind., Clate Schmidt allowed three hits and one earned run in 8.1 innings, and Clemson scored nine times over the final four innings to beat Notre Dame for the second straight day. Reed Rohlman had two hits and three RBI, and Eli White had three hits, three runs and an RBI for the Tigers (15-14, 37-18). Kyle Fiala had two hits for the Fighting Irish (11-16, 27-26).
No. 18 Coastal Carolina 6, Campbell 5
In Conway, S.C., Anthony Marks went 4 for 4 with a homer, two runs and two RBI, and Coastal Carolina captured a win when Seth Lancaster scored on a wild throw on a sacrifice bunt. Connor Owings also homered for the Chanticleers (20-3, 39-15), who got six strong innings of one-run ball from Bobby Holmes. Anthony Lopez had three hits, two runs and an RBI, and Matt Parrish had two hits and two RBI for the Camels (13-10, 26-26).
Houston 3-4, No. 19 Tulane 2-8 (first game 13 innings)
In Houston, Jose Reyes walked with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 13th inning as Houston won Game 1 of a doubleheader with Tulane. The Green Wave came back and won the second game as Jake Rogers and Lex Kaplan each had three-run homers. In the first game, Bubba Maxwell tossed 4.2 scoreless innings of relief for the Cougars (11-10, 33-20). Stephen Alemais had two hits and two runs for the Green Wave (13-7, 35-17).
FIU 5, No. 20 Southern Miss 2
In Miami, Eddie Silva and Irving Lopez each had two hits and two runs, and six FIU pitchers combined to limit the potent Southern Miss offense. Jack Schaaf added three hits and a run for FIU (14-15, 27-27). On the mound, Frank Chacon tossed 3.1 innings with a run and four strikeouts to pick up the win. Tim Lynch had three hits and a run, and Dylan Burdeaux had two hits, including a homer, and two runs for the Golden Eagles (20-9, 36-17).
No. 3 Miami at No. 12 Florida State postponed to noon Saturday due to inclement weather.