Coastal Carolina (25-17-1, 10-8) scored five runs in the first inning and cruised to a 27-2 win at Georgia State (12-31, 3-16) Friday night in the opener of a Sun Belt Conference series.
The Chanticleers also scored six runs in the fourth, five in the sixth, nine in the seventh and two in the ninth.
Scott McKeon singled twice, doubled twice and drove in seven runs. Zach Biermann (5 RBI) and Cameron Pearcy (3 RBI) also homered for Coastal.
Conference Tournaments:
* Newberry (39-12) scored three unearned runs in the eighth inning in rallying for a 4-2 win over Anderson (20-30) in the South Atlantic Conference Tournament in Kodak, Tenn.
Anderson scored a run in the fourth and got a home from Cody Adams in the fifth to build a 2-0 lead. A throwing error contributed to Newberry's first run in the fifth, although the run was earned.
Zane Torrance reached on an error to open the Newberry eighth and later scored on Colin Allman's one-out double. Allman stole third and scored the go-ahead run on Tony Matos' single. After Matos stole second, another error allowed him to score.
Austin Todd pitched into the eighth inning for Anderson and Josh Bookbinder pitched well for six innings for Newberry.
The Wolves play Tusculum at 3:45 p.m. Saturday. Anderson has a noon elimination game against Wingate.
* In the Conference Carolinas Tournament in Tigerville, North Greenville (38-9) pulled away to a 13-4 win over Erskine (27-23) to eliminate the Flying Fleet.
The game was tied at 3-3 after three innings, but the Crusaders scored five runs in the fourth and five in the fifth.
Jeff Chandler, John Michael Faile and Adam Sasser drove in three runs apiece for the Crusaders. who play Mount Olive at 11 a.m. Saturday. Chandler and Sasser homered, and Chandler made a spectacular over-the-fence flip and catch of a foul ball.
Elsewhere:
* Clemson (26-17, 11-11) suffered a school-record-tying eighth straight ACC loss with an 8-7 setback at Georgia Tech (29-13, 14-8) in the opener of their league series. Bryar Hawkins had two homers among his four hits. Tech built an 8-4 lead before Hawkins hit a solo shot in the eighth and Logan Davidson had a two-run blast with one out in the ninth. Grayson Byrd followed with a single, but the next two Clemson batters were retired. Clemson's only previous eight-game ACC losing streak came in 1957.
The loss dropped the Tigers 4 1/2 games behind first-place Louisville (33-9, 15-6) in the Atlantic Division standings. The Cardinals beat Alabama A&M, 32-1, in a nonconference game. Florida State (27-14, 13-9) and N.C. State (32-11, 13-9) are two games ahead of Clemson in second place. Wake Forest (25-18. 11-11) and Notre Dame (18-22, 11-11) share fourth place with the Tigers. Notre Dame beat N.C. State, 5-4, and FSU hammered Wake, 13-2, in other Friday games.
* USC Upstate (18-22, 6-12) got a solid start from Jordan Marks and balanced offense in a 16-2 win at Longwood (10-31, 4-15) to open a Big South Conference series. Marks struck out nine and allowed one earned run in seven innings. Robby McGaha and J.J. Shimko drove in three runs apiece for the Spartans, who had 15 hits.
* South Carolina's defensive struggles continued as the Gamecocks (24-18, 5-14) lost an SEC series opener at Missouri (28-15-1, 8-10-1), 5-2. Andrew Eyster's two-run double put Carolina up in the fourth inning, but a leadoff walk in the bottom of the inning eventually scored and the Tigers tied the game on a balk. With USC's offense silent the remainder of the game, Missouri scored the go-ahead run on a wild pitch in the sixth and added two unearned runs in the seventh. The Gamecocks have lost the opener in all seven SEC series this season.
* Riley Zayicek's two-run homer capped a three-run ninth-inning rally for UNC Wilmington (22-22, 6-7) in a 6-5 win at College of Charleston (27-15, 9-4) to open their Colonial Athletic Association series. The Cougars had scored five runs - the final two unearned - in the seventh to take a 5-3 lead. Cougars starter Griffin McLarty struck out 11 in 7 1/3 innings, but the Seahawks rallied against closer Nathan Ocker. Bradley Dixon had two hits for Charleston, which was outhit 13-8. The College fell 3 1/2 games behind first-place Elon (25-18, 14-2), a 6-5 winner over third-place Northeastern (18-22-8-8).
* Southern Conference leader Samford (31-11, 12-1) scored nine runs over the first three innings and never trailed in an 11-4 win at Wofford (25-18. 7-5). The Bulldogs have won 10 straight games for the second time this season. Sonny Dichiara homered twice and drove in six runs for Samford. The Terriers fell 4 1/2 games behind Samford in the SoCon standings, but maintained a share of second -place because East Tennessee State (27-12, 7-5) lost to Mercer, 5-4. Mercer (22-20, 9-7) is percentage points out of second place. Hudson Byorick and Reed Massey had three hits apiece for Wofford.
* Chandler Rogers had a two-run double in a game-changing four-run fifth inning as USC Aiken (26-19, 15-10) rallied for a 6-3 win over second-place Flagler (27-10, 18-10) in the opener of their Peach Belt Conference series at Roberto Hernandez Stadium. The Pacers entered the inning trailing 3-2. With the win, Aiken moved into a third-place tie with Young Harris, which is idle this weekend. The Pacers and Young Harris meet in the final regular-season series next weekend.
* Jeremiah Boyd homered and later drove in the go-ahead run with a sacrifice fly in the eighth inning, but Pittsburgh (13-27) scored three runs in the bottom of the inning for a 7-5 win over Presbyterian (20-22).
* Brett Vosik hit a grand slam in the fourth and Kansas (21-19) never trailed again in its 11-7 win over Furman (17-25) to open a nonconference series at Latham Stadium. Vosik's blast wiped out a 1-0 Furman lead obtained on Dax Roper's first-inning homer. Nolan Metcalf had five hits and Sklyler Messinger added four for the Jayhawks. Logan Taplett doubled and homered to drive in five runs for Furman.
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