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Friday, May 30
Updated: May 31, 12:40 PM ET
 
Top-seeded Florida State opens with win

Associated Press

Tallahassee Regional
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Matt Lynch threw a three-hitter, and Jerrod Brown homered and had three RBI as top-seeded Florida State beat Jacksonville 6-0.

Lynch (13-3) struck out a season-high eight and walked none in the first complete game of the season for the Seminoles (51-10-1).

Orlando Diaz was the only one baserunner for Jacksonville (33-29) to reach third base against Lynch.

South Alabama 14, Rutgers 1
Kevin Sytko hit a three-run homer and had a career-high six RBI as South Alabama routed Rutgers 14-1.

Tony Mulhern tied his career high with four hits and drove in three runs as the Jaguars (41-17) had 16 hits. Tony Neal (10-5), who made his first start in two months, scattered six hits and struck out four in eight innings.

The Jaguars opened up a 7-1 lead on Rutgers (36-21) and took advantage of three errors by shortstop Mike Bionde to score four unearned runs in the first five innings.

Austin Regional
AUSTIN, Texas -- Eric Sultemeier hit a two-run home run and Dustin Majewski and Joe Ferin each added solo homers to lead top-seeded Texas to a 7-0 win over Bucknell in the opening round of the NCAA regionals on Friday.

Texas (44-17) scored its first four runs on homers from Sultemeier, Majewski and Ferin, giving the Longhorns a 4-0 lead in the fourth inning. Seth Johnston added a run later in the fourth on Bucknell pitcher Kevin Miller's throwing error, extending Texas' lead to 5-0.

Bucknell (27-15) is the third team to get shutout by the Longhorns this season.

Six of the Longhorns' seven runs came with two outs, and six of their seven hits were for extra bases.

Winning pitcher Justin Simmons (5-5) threw his first complete game of the season, striking out five strikeouts while walking two. The loser was Kevin Mitchell (8-2).

Lamar 3, Arkansas 2
Jordan Foster scored the go-ahead run in the top of the ninth inning when he was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded as Lamar edged Arkansas 3-2.

Jay Sawatski walked Sammy Bevilacqua and Blake Justice, and Shane Jensen singled to load the bases. Sawatski then hit Foster with a pitch to bring in Bevilacqua and give Lamar (38-16) a 3-2 lead.

Haas Pratt went 2-for-4 with two RBIs for Arkansas (34-21).

Coral Gables Regional
CORAL GABLES, Fla. -- Jeff Fiorentino hit his 15th home run of the season and had two RBIs as Florida Atlantic beat Florida 4-3.

Rusty Brown also homered for FAU (47-14), which jumped out to an early 3-0 lead and held on against the Gators (34-20-1).

Danny Core (10-2) gave up two earned runs and six hits in six innings for the win.

Miami 10, Bethune-Cookman 5
Ryan Braun had four hits, including a two-run homer, for Miami (40-14-1).

Juan Figueroa and John Gragg homered for the Wildcats (30-27), who closed to 7-5 in the eighth before the Hurricanes scored three more to put it away.

Lincoln Regional
LINCOLN, Neb. -- Daniel Bruce's towering three-run homer broke open a one-run game in the seventh inning, and Matt Hopper hit two home runs as Nebraska outslugged Eastern Michigan 16-11.

John Groce also homered for the Cornhuskers (45-16), who took a six-run lead into the sixth. But Eastern Michigan (32-27) pulled within 8-7 on Ryan Goleski's two home runs and Ryan Arnett's solo shot.

The teams combined for seven homers, including four by the Huskers, and 35 hits -- 20 by Nebraska.

SW Missouri St. 8, Coastal Carolina 3
Dant'e Brinkley homered twice and drove in five runs to lead Southwest Missouri State over Coastal Carolina.

The Bears (36-23) used a four-run fifth to erase a 3-2 deficit against the Chanticleers (45-17).

Wilson Regional
WILSON, N.C. -- Justin Orenduff and Brian Marshall combined on a one-hitter as Virginia Commonwealth beat Western Carolina 6-0 and tied a school record with its 46th win in the opener of an NCAA regional Friday.

Orenduff (9-3) allowed one hit, struck out seven and walked one in six innings, and Marshall pitched three innings for his 12th save. Jeff Parrish went 3-for-4 with a homer and two RBIs, and Nick Jones also drove in two runs for VCU (46-11).

Matt Nelson doubled in the third for the only hit for WCU (41-20).

North Carolina St. 8, Le Moyne
Michael Rogers (12-3) allowed three hits in eight innings, and Dustin Knight and Joe Gaetti each homered to lead North Carolina State over Le Moyne.

Gaetti, the son of former major leaguer Gary Gaetti, was 3-for-5 with two RBIs for the Wolfpack (43-16).

Brian Mattoon (10-4) struck out nine for Le Moyne (33-16), but gave up five runs on 13 hits.

Atlanta Regional
ATLANTA -- Chris Hernandez pitched a five-hitter, and Kevin Melillo went 3-for-4 with a homer as South Carolina beat East Carolina 4-0.

Hernandez (5-4) -- in just his fourth start of the season and first since April 27 -- struck out a career-high seven and walked two for the Gamecocks (40-20), who lost to Texas in the championship game of the College World Series last year.

The Pirates (33-26-1) loaded the bases in the third with one out, but Darryl Lawhorn lined into a double play to end the threat.

Stetson 5, Georgia Tech 4
Brian Snyder, Andy Wilson and Pete Rasmusen all homered, and Stetson upset Georgia Tech, the No. 3 national seed.

Adam Blair (3-2) allowed four runs -- three earned -- on five hits and struck out a career-high 10 in 8 2-3 innings for the Hatters (40-22).

Micah Owings (9-3) homered, but gave up all three Stetson home runs -- allowing four runs on nine hits for Georgia Tech (44-17).

Auburn Regional
AUBURN, Ala. -- Drew Anderson homered twice and had three RBIs, and Steve Caravati hit a two-run shot as Ohio State beat Clemson 10-8.

Brett Garrard was 3-for-4 with a double for the Buckeyes (42-19).

Clemson (38-21) scored two runs in the ninth, but Matt Davis struck out Collin Mahoney on three pitches to leave the bases loaded and end the Tigers' bid for a 20th come-from-behind win.

Kyle Frank hit a solo homer and drove in two runs for Clemson.

Auburn 5, Princeton 2
Levale Speigner allowed two unearned runs and struck out six in 7 1-3 innings as Auburn, the No. 4 national seed, beat Princeton.

Speigner, making his fifth start of the season, became the first pitcher for Auburn (41-19) to go 10-0. Steven Register allowed one hit in 1 2-3 innings for his 16th save.

Princeton (27-22), which won the Ivy League title, fell to 2-14 in regional play.

Baton Rouge Regional
BATON ROUGE, La. -- J.C. Holt hit two homers and drove in five runs as LSU, the national No. 2 seed, beat Northeastern 11-8 and remained unbeaten in regional openers since 1985.

Jake Tompkins (3-5), who hadn't pitched in three weeks because of a sore arm, allowed four runs, struck out eight and walked one over seven innings to win his first game for LSU (41-19-1) since May 6.

Northeastern (27-23), making its first regionals appearance since 1997, hasn't won an NCAA tournament game since 1974.

Tulane 8, N.C.-Wilmington 3
Wes Swackhamer's three-run homer capped a five-run eighth inning for Tulane.

With the score tied at 3-3 and Brian Bormaster on first, Jonny Kaplan doubled and Bormaster scored when the throw from left fielder Chip Grawey skipped into the Tulane dugout. Tony Giarrantano followed with an RBI single, and Swackhamer homered for the Green Wave (44-17).

Matt Wright went 3-for-4 with an RBI for the Seahawks (38-22), making their first regional appearance.

Houston Regional
HOUSTON -- Craig Stansberry hit an RBI single in the 10th inning to give Rice the 3-2 victory over McNeese State.

The Owls (49-10), trying to reach the College World Series for the fourth time in seven years, had to battle into extra innings for the first time in their playoff history to beat the Cowboys (31-29).

Enrique Cruz, the son of former major leaguer Jose Cruz, walked and stole second before Stansberry's single down the third-base line.

Wichita St. 4, Mississippi 2
Logen Sorensen hit a go-ahead RBI double in Wichita State's three-run sixth inning.

Nick McCoola homered for the Shockers (48-25), who broke a 1-1 tie on Sorenson's double, Bryan Erstad's RBI single and Cody Clark's run-scoring triple.

Seth Smith homered in the fifth to give Mississippi (34-26) a 1-0 lead.

Hattiesburg Regional
HATTIESBURG, Miss. -- Rickie Weeks homered and drove in three runs, and Dewon Day allowed three hits in 8 2-3 innings as Southern beat Southern Mississippi 5-3.

Weeks, batting .500 entering the tournament and projected to be one of the first picks in Tuesday's draft, went 2-for-3 for the Jaguars (46-5). Day (10-0) struck out one, walked five and hit two batters, and Damian Ursin struck out the only batter he faced for his seventh save.

Bob McCrory (10-3) struck out 10 in six innings and allowed three runs -- one earned -- for the Golden Eagles (45-15).

Baylor 7, Murray State 6

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) _ Baylor (42-21) scored the go-ahead run on a throwing error in the bottom of the eighth to beat Murray State (25-30), the only team in the 64-team NCAA tournament field with a losing record.

Trey Webb's two-out RBI single off reliever Gordon Dugan (2-5) tied it 6-6 in the seventh for the Bears (42-21). Baylor went ahead when Chris Durbin bunted in front of home plate and catcher Charlie Ward's throw went high and down the right-field line, scoring Kevin Sevigny.

College Station Regional
COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- Brent Carter scattered eight hits in his sixth complete game of the season, and Adam Pavkovich hit a two-run homer to lead Alabama over Houston 9-3.

Carter (10-5) struck out eight and walked none for the Crimson Tide (38-22).

Houston (32-28) tied it 3-3 in the second on Cole Bruce's leadoff homer and Brett Logan's two RBIs, but Alabama scored in each of the next two innings to take the lead for good.

Texas A&M 6, Oral Roberts 3
Kevin Whelan hit a tiebreaking home run -- the first of his career -- in the seventh as Texas A&M beat Oral Roberts.

John Infante and Justin Ruggiano also homered for Texas A&M (44-17), and Kyle Parcus (6-3) struck out a career-high 11. Scott Beerer earned his school-record 13th save.

Andy Hargrove, son of Baltimore Orioles manager Mike Hargrove, homered for Oral Roberts (41-19).

Tempe Regional
TEMPE, Ariz. -- Billy Becher went 4-for-6 with a home run and four RBIs in New Mexico State's 14-12 victory over UNLV in 11 innings.

Becher, who leads Division I with 32 homers and 114 RBIs, hit a solo shot in the second, a two-run double in the sixth and an RBI single in the 11th for the Aggies (43-16).

The Aggies blew an 11-5 lead in the eighth when the Rebels (45-16) scored six runs off closer Mike Smith.

Arizona State 14, Central Connecticut State 2
Andre Ethier drove in three runs and Dennis Wyrick had a two-run triple as Arizona State (51-12) routed Central Connecticut State (31-16-2).

Arizona State's Dustin Pedroia hit his 33rd double - three shy of the NCAA record set by LSU's Brad Hawpe in 2000 - in the second.

Long Beach Regional
LONG BEACH, Calif. -- Tila Reynolds hit a go-ahead RBI single in the eighth inning to lead Washington (41-16) past Minnesota 5-3. Minnesota (39-21) had tied it at 3-3 in the seventh when Jon Becker walked with the bases loaded and Jake Elder was hit by a pitch to force in the tying run.

Long Beach State 6, Pepperdine 1
Todd Jennings hit a leadoff home run and Troy Tulowitzki had a two-run single in the first to give Long Beach State all the offense it needed.

Jennings went 2-for-4 with three RBI, and Tulowitzki was 3-for-4 for Long Beach State (39-18). Abe Alvarez (11-1) held Pepperdine (36-24) to four hits in seven innings.

Stanford Regional
STANFORD, Calif. -- Brian Walbrink hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the top of the eighth inning as third-seeded UC Riverside overcame a four-run deficit to beat Richmond 10-8 and win in its first Division I regional appearance.

Scott Powis drove in four runs for the Highlanders (41-15), and Chad Decker (4-0) threw a season-high 4 2-3 innings of relief to earn the victory.

Tim Stauffer (9-5), projected as one of the first picks in next Tuesday's draft, allowed five runs on a season-high 11 hits in eight innings for Richmond (46-14).

Stanford 9, Illinois-Chicago 2
Brian Hall and Carlos Quentin hit home runs, and Ryan McCally scattered eight hits for Stanford (42-15), seeking their fifth consecutive trip to the College World Series.

Bryan Russo had two hits for the Flames (39-17), who are making their first regional appearance.

Fullerton Regional
FULLERTON, Calif. -- Jason Windsor combined with two relievers on a four-hitter as Cal State-Fullerton (44-13) beat San Diego 3-1.

Windsor allowed two hits and one run in 6 1-3 innings, Travis Ingle gave up two hits in one inning and Chad Cordero pitched 1 2-3 perfect innings for the save.

Freddy Sandoval homered for San Diego (31-29).

Notre Dame 13, Arizona 5
Matt Macri hit a three-run homer, and Matt Edwards had a three-run triple as Notre Dame beat Arizona.

Every starter for Notre Dame (44-16) had at least one hit, while Steve Sollman and Javi Sanchez each had three.

Brad Boyer went 3-for-4 with an RBI for Arizona (35-22), which had an early 2-0 lead before the Irish scored 13 straight runs.

Starkville Regional
STARKVILLE, Miss. -- Ryan Blake's RBI single in the bottom of the 11th gave North Carolina the victory over Missouri.

Jeremy Cleveland and Mike Daniel homered for the Tar Heels (40-21).

Ian Kinsler hit a home run in the eighth to give Missouri (35-21) a short-lived 3-2 lead. Daniel tied it with a pinch-hit shot down the right-field line in the bottom of the inning.

Mississippi State 10, Middle Tennessee State 4
Steve Gendron had two hits and three RBIs for Mississippi State (41-18-1).

Steve Kline (7-4) was pulled without getting an out in the third inning, allowing four earned runs on eight hits for the Blue Raiders (33-26).




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