No. 1 Arkansas 1, Auburn 0 (box score)
In Auburn, Ala., Hagen Smith struck out 12 in six scoreless innings as Arkansas nipped Auburn to kick off their SEC series. Smith (4-0) allowed three hits and walked a pair. Will McEntire pitched two perfect innings before Gabe Gaeckle fanned two in a 1-2-3 ninth to record his fifth save. Wehiwa Aloy hit a two-out homer in the top of the first for the only run of the contest. Hudson White had three hits for the Razorbacks (4-0, 18-2). Ike Irish went 1 for 2 with a walk, was hit by a pitch and stole a base for the Tigers (0-4, 14-7).
No. 6 Texas A&M 6, Mississippi State 3 (box score)
In College Station, Texas, Gavin Grahovac had a solo homer in the first and a grand slam to cap a five-run fifth as TAMU topped MSU to take the opener of their SEC series. Ryan Prager (5-0) went 6.1 innings with four hits, two unearned runs, one walk and eight strikeouts for the Aggies (2-2, 20-2). Hunter Hines had two hits, including a dinger, and two RBI for the Bulldogs (2-2, 16-7).
No. 16 Wake Forest 16, Louisville 7 (box score)
In Winston-Salem, N.C., Mitchell Salvino went 3 for 4 with a homer, four runs and four RBI as WFU whacked UL to begin their ACC set. Salvino had an RBI single in the seventh and a three-run homer in the eighth. Seaver King was 2 for 3 with a triple, three runs and three RBI for the Demon Deacons (3-4, 15-6). Luke Napleton had two hits, including a grand slam in the third, for the Cardinals (1-3, 14-8).
BYU 8, Texas Tech 5 (box score)
In Lubbock, Texas, Kuhio Aloy smacked a grand slam in the top of the third to break a 1-1 deadlock as BYU beat TTU to begin their Big 12 series. Collin Reuter was 2 for 4 with a homer, two runs and two RBI for the Cougars (4-3, 11-8). Ben Hansen (3-2, 6.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K) was the starter and winner, while Stone Cushing fanned the final two batters of the game to record his fifth save. Austin Green homered and knocked in three for the Red Raiders (2-5, 15-7).