No. 3 North Carolina 5, No. 2 Georgia Tech 2 (box score)
In Chapel Hill, N.C., Macon Winslow belted a two-run homer to cap a three-run first as UNC downed GT to kick off their ACC series. Colin Hynek went deep in the second and Erik Paulsen added a dinger in the third for the Tar Heels (14-5, 32-6-1). Jason Decaro (6-2, 5 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 4 K) earned the win, while Walker McDuffie tossed a perfect ninth with one strikeout to record his third save. Kent Schmidt had a double, two walks and a sacrifice fly for the Yellow Jackets (15-4, 31-6).
No. 1 UCLA 4, Minnesota 2 (box score)
In Los Angeles, Logan Reddemann fanned five in six innings as UCLA rebounded from having its 27-game win streak ended on Tuesday with a win over Minnesota to begin their Big Ten series. Reddemann (8-0) allowed three hits, three walks and two runs. Easton Hawk pitched a scoreless ninth to notch his seventh save. Charlie Sutherland had a two-run triple in the fourth for the Gophers (5-11, 22-15). Cashel Dugger had an RBI double to spark a four-run fifth for the Bruins (19-0, 34-3).
No. 4 Texas 10, No. 12 Alabama 2 (box score)
In Austin, Texas, Dylan Volantis struck out 12 in six innings as Texas topped Alabama to begin their SEC set. Volantis (5-0) gave up four hits, one walk and two runs. Sam Cozart pitched three hitless innings with five strikeouts for his fifth save. Carson Tinney was a triple short of the cycle, going 3 for 4 with four runs and three RBI, while Anthony Pack Jr. was 4 for 5 with two doubles, one run and two RBI for the Longhorns (10-5, 29-7). Bryce Fowler went 1 for 3 with a walk and a run for the Crimson Tide (8-8, 27-12).
Cal State Fullerton 2, No. 5 Oregon State 1 (box score)
In Corvallis, Ore., Mikiah Negrete tossed a three-hitter as Cal State Fullerton edged OSU in their series lid-lifter. Negrete (7-2) allowed one unearned run with three walks and six strikeouts. Cameron Kim went 1 for 4 and knocked in both runs for the Titans (19-17). AJ Singer had a sacrifice fly for the Beavers (28-8).
No. 6 Georgia 5, No. 18 Arkansas 3 (box score)
In Fayetteville, Ark., Henry Allen and Ryan Lujo went deep as UGA evened its SEC series with Arkansas. Allen (3 for 4, 1 BB, 2 R) went deep in the second to start the scoring, while Lujo (3 for 4, 2 R) homered in the seventh. Caden Aoki (5-0, 3 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 5 BB, 4 K) tossed five innings of relief to earn the victory, while Justin Byrd hurled two scoreless frames with two punchouts to register his fourth save for the Bulldogs (12-5, 31-9). Damian Ruiz had a two-run homer in the sixth for the Razorbacks (9-8, 26-14).
No. 7 Coastal Carolina 15, Georgia State 7 (box score)
In Conway, S.C., Walker Mitchell went 2 for 4 with a double and four RBI as CCU outscored GSU in their Sun Belt series opener. Dean Mihos had three hits and knocked in three for the Chanticleers (14-2, 27-10). Hunter Carlson had two hits, including a homer, and three RBI for the Panthers (7-9, 19-20).
Nebraska 8, No. 8 USC 7 (10) (box score)
In Lincoln, Neb., Rhett Stokes scored the game-winner on a throwing error on Mac Moyer’s bunt single in the bottom of the 10th as Nebraska rallied past USC in Game 1 of their Big Ten series. The Cornhuskers (13-3, 30-9) trailed 7-2 before Joshua Overbeek belted a three-run homer in the eighth and the home team added two in the ninth to force the extra frame. Jett Buck went 3 for 4 with a double, two runs and two RBI for the victors. Jack Basseer was 3 for 5 with two doubles, two RBI and one run for the Trojans (13-6, 30-9).
No. 9 Texas A&M 10, LSU 4 (box score)
La., Jorian Wilson homered twice and drove in four as TAMU won the SEC series opener at LSU. Wilson had a two-run shot in the sixth to give the Aggies (10-5, 29-7) a 6-2 lead. He capped the scoring with a two-run dinger in the ninth. Steven Milam had a double and a homer with two runs for the Tigers (6-10, 23-16).
No. 10 Auburn 5, No. 13 Florida 3 (box score)
In Gainesville, Fla., Mason McCraine homered twice and knocked in three and Ryan Hetzler induced a game-ending double play with the bases loaded in the ninth as Auburn evened its SEC series at UF. McCraine’s two-run shot in the fourth snapped a 2-2 tie and his solo homer in the sixth gave the Tigers (9-8, 26-12) a 5-3 edge. Jackson Sanders (3-1) tossed 4.1 innings of scoreless relief with one hit, five walks and six strikeouts to earn the victory. Blake Cyr went deep for the Gators (10-7, 28-12).
No. 11 Florida State 11, Notre Dame 0 (box score)
In Tallahassee, Fla., Wes Mendes hurled six scoreless innings with seven strikeouts as FSU blanked ND to kick off their ACC set. Mendes (7-2) gave up three hits and walked two. Nathan Cmeyla went 3 for 4 with a double, one run and three RBI, while John Steutzer and Eli Putnam launched three-run homered in the sixth for the Seminoles (10-6, 26-11). Parker Brzustewicz went 2 for 2 with a walk for the Irish (7-12, 17-16).