No. 16 LSU 11, No. 2 Mississippi State 2
In Starkville, Miss., Eric Walker tossed seven scoreless innings and Antoine Duplantis homered twice as LSU won its SEC series at MSU. Walker (2-1) allowed four hits with two walks and three strikeouts. Duplantis (3 for 4, BB, 3 R) homered in the first to start the scoring and added a solo shot in the eighth to make it 9-0. Chris Reid and Giovanni DiGiacomo both doubled and drove in two for the Tigers (6-3, 19-9). Rowdey Jordan had a two-run homer in the ninth for the Bulldogs (5-4, 24-5).
No. 15 Coastal Carolina 6-3, Arkansas State 0-7 Game 1 box Game 2 box
In Conway, S.C., Sky-Lar Culver had a two-run single in a three-run first and a two-run double in the ninth in the nightcap as ASU won its Sun Belt series at CCU. Culver went 4 for 5 with 5 RBI, while Kyle MacDonald had two hits and three runs for the Red Wolves (7-2, 19-9). Zach Biermann had two hits and two RBI for the Chanticleers (6-3, 20-8-1). In the opener, Austin Kitchen (5-0) tossed seven scoreless innings with four hits, one walk and nine strikeouts as Gary Gilmore earned his 1,200th career win.
In Los Angeles, Jake Pries belted a three-run homer in the top of the first as UCLA evened its Pac-12 series at USC. Michael Toglia added a two-run double in the third for the Bruins (6-2, 19-5). Jack Ralston (4-0, 8.2 IP, 6 H, R, BB, 4 K) was one out away from a complete game for UCLA. Jamal O’Guinn homered in the ninth for the Trojans (3-5, 10-15).
No. 3 Stanford 8, Washington State 5
In Pullman, Wash., Tim Tawa homered and knocked in four as Stanford clinched a Pac-12 series win at WSU. Tawa had a two-run homer in the second to give the Cardinal (5-0, 17-3) a 2-1 lead. His RBI single in a three-run sixth helped Stanford tie the game at 5-5. Tawa delivered a sacrifice fly to cap a two-run eighth as the visitors took a 7-5 advantage. Andrew Daschbach had three hits and scored three times for Stanford. Alex Williams (2-0) retired the 14 batters he faced with four strikeouts to earned the win, and Jack Little set down the final six hitters with a pair of punchouts to notch his fifth save. Rob Teel went 1 for 3 with a double and one RBI for the Cougars (0-5, 6-19).
In Raleigh, N.C., Reid Johnston tossed a six-hit shutout as NCSU evened its ACC set with UVa. Johnston (4-0) walked one and fanned seven. Jonny Butler had a two-run dinger in the fifth for the Wolfpack (9-2, 26-2). Tanner Morris had two hits for the Cavaliers (6-5, 16-11).
No. 5 Vanderbilt 10, Tennessee 4
In Nashville, Tenn., leadoff hitter Cooper Davis went 3 for 4 with three runs and two RBI as VU secured an SEC series win against UT. Davis had a two-run double to snap a 3-3 tie in a five-run second for the Commodores (6-2, 22-5). A solo homer by Julian Infante (2 for 4, 2 R) preceded the Davis double and JJ Bleday (2 for 4, 2 R) added a two-run shot in the second. Connor Pavolony went deep for the Volunteers (2-6, 20-8).
No. 6 Georgia 10, Kentucky 8 (10)
In Lexington, Ky., Connor Tate went 2 for 4 with a grand slam, and LJ Talley went 3 for 5 with two runs and an RBI as Georgia won the rubber game of its SEC series with Kentucky. After Ryan Shinn (3 for 5, 4 RBI) ripped a three-run homer in a four-run eighth inning to tie the game for the Wildcats (1-8, 16-12), the Bulldogs (7-2, 23-5) scored two unearned runs in the top of the 10th to take the series. Riley King (2 for 6, 2 R) hit a solo homer, and John Cable drove in two for the Bulldogs (7-2, 23-5).
No. 7 Oregon State 10, Washington 7
In Seattle, Ryan Ober went 3 for 5 with a homer, two runs and three RBI, and Adley Rutschman contributed three RBI as Oregon State used a four-run seventh inning to overcome Washington. The Beavers (5-3, 18-5-1) scored five times in the first, but the Huskies (5-3, 14-8) battled back and took a 6-3 lead in the fifth when Connor Blair ripped a three-run homer. Rutschman’s bases-clearing double highlighted the big seventh inning for Oregon State, which has claimed the first two games in the series.
In Fayetteville, Ark., Grae Kessinger delivered an RBI double in the top of the ninth as Ole Miss evened its SEC series with Arkansas. Tyler Keenan went 2 for 4 with a homer and two RBI, and Cole Zabowski went 3 for 4 with a solo homer for the Rebels (4-4, 19-9). Austin Miller (2.1 IP, 4 K) and Parker Caracci (6 SV) limited the Razorbacks (6-2, 22-5) to one hit – Arkansas only had one hit after the fourth inning. Jack Kenley (2 RBI) and Christian Franklin each homered, and Casey Martin went 3 for 3 for the Hogs.
No. 9 Arizona State 8, Arizona 3
In Phoenix, Hunter Bishop went 2 for 5 with his 16th homer and three RBI, and Carter Aldrete added two hits and two RBI as Arizona State beat Arizona for the second straight day. Boyd Vander Kooi (3-0) allowed three earned runs in six innings, and Sam Romero tossed three scoreless innings with four strikeouts for his second save for the Sun Devils (7-1, 24-1). Dayton Doney hit a three-run homer for the Wildcats (2-6, 13-13).
Missouri 3, No. 10 Texas A&M 2 (15)
In College Station, Texas, Thomas Broyles hit a pinch-hit, two-strike, two-out, two-run homer to tie the game in the top of the ninth, and Mark Vierling plated the game-winning run with an RBI single in the top of the 15th as Missouri evened its SEC series with Texas A&M. Pitching was the story of the day, as Tyler LaPlante tossed nine innings with one earned run and six strikeouts, and Ian Bedell worked four scoreless innings with two hits and four strikeouts for the Tigers (3-5, 18-10). For the Aggies (6-2, 23-6), Asa Lacy allowed four hits and struck out 12 in 7.2 scoreless innings, and despite allowing the game-winning run, Chandler Jozwiak tossed 5.2 innings with a run and four strikeouts.
No. 12 Texas Tech 11-4, Kansas State 4-3 Game 1 box Game 2 box
In Manhattan, Kan., Brian Klein drove in three and scored the eventual game-winner in the fifth as TTU swept a Big 12 doubleheader at KSU. After the Wildcats (0-5, 11-16) built a 3-0 lead, Klein (3 for 4) had a two-run double in the third to make it a one-run contest. Klein tied the game with an RBI single in the fifth and scored on a base hit by Cameron Warren for the Red Raiders (3-2, 18-6). Rainer Ausmus went 3 for 4 with two doubles, a triple and one RBI. Gabe Holt went 3 for 5 in the opener with two runs and two RBI to lead the TTU offense. Dylan Phillips (2 for 4, 2 R) homered for the Wildcats.
South Carolina 4, No. 13 Auburn 0
In Columbia, S.C., Reid Morgan tosses seven scoreless innings as USC evened its SEC set with Auburn. Morgan (3-0) allowed five hits with one walk and four strikeouts. Ian Jenkins had a solo homer in the second and reached on an error in the sixth to drive in a second run for the Gamecocks (2-6, 17-10). Kason Howell had two hits, including a double, for the Tigers (5-3, 21-6).
No. 14 North Carolina 8, Duke 7
In Chapel Hill, N.C., Michael Busch homered in the bottom of the eighth to snap a 7-7 tie as UNC clinched an ACC series win over Duke. Dylan Harris and Jackson Hesterlee also went deep for the Tar Heels (6-5, 21-7). Kyle Gallagher (2 for 4, 2 RBI) went deep for the Blue Devils (3-8, 14-13).
No. 17 East Carolina 13, USF 7
In Tampa, Fla., Bryant Packard had a grand slam to cap a six-run sixth as ECU clinched an American series win at USF. Spencer Brickhouse (2 for 4, 2 R), Alec Burleson (3 for 5, 2 R, 2 RBI) and Thomas Francisco (1 for 2, 2 R) also went deep for the Pirates (5-0, 20-6). Kyle Phillips went 3 for 5 with two runs for the Bulls (1-4, 12-13).
In Austin, Texas, Ryan Reynolds had a two-run double to cap a five-run fifth as UT secured a series win over XU. Tate Shaw went 3 for 4 with one run and one RBI for the Longhorns (19-11). Jake Shepski had three hits and one RBI for the Musketeers (9-17).
In Gainesville, Fla., Brady McConnell homered twice and knocked in three as UF clinched an SEC series win over UA. McConnell (3 for 5, 3 R) went deep in the first and added a two-run shot in the eighth. Jacob Young (2 for 4, 3 R, 3 RBI), Nelson Maldonado (2 for 4, 2 R, 2 RBI) and Wil Dalton (2 for 4, 2 RBI) all had dingers in the third for the Gators (3-5, 19-10). Christian Scott (3-1, 4.2 IP, H, R, BB, 5 K) picked up the win in relief. Drew Williamson homered in the second for the Crimson Tide (2-6, 20-8).
No. 20 Florida State 4, Boston College 3
In Tallahassee, Fla., Mike Salvatore had an RBI single in the bottom of the ninth as FSU evened its ACC series with BC. Tim Becker drew a leadoff walk in the ninth for the Seminoles, was sacrificed to second by Matheu Nelson and scored the game-winner on the base hit by Salvatore. J.C. Flowers had a two-run single to cap a three-run first for FSU. Brian Dempsey (3 for 4, R) had a run-scoring single in the seventh for the Eagles to even the score at 3-3.
Wake Forest at No. 11 Louisville was washed out.