State scoreboard, Thursday, March 28

Daniel Eagen has struck out 44 batters
in 23 2/3 innings. (PC photo)

Player of the day: Daniel Eagen, Presbyterian, W, 5 IP, H, 0 R, 11 K

Briefly: Jack Scanlon's ninth-inning homer turned a one-run Clemson lead into 3-2 Miami victory in the opener of Atlantic Coast Conference series. Gage Ziehl struck out 15 in pitching a complete game for the Hurricanes. Matthew Marchal pitched into the inning as Clemson's starter ... Presbyterian took the opener of a Big South Conference series at Gardner-Webb to improve to 3-1 in the league ... Jace Rinehart doubled and homered twice to drive in five runs as USC Upstate won the opener of a Big South Conference series with UNC Asheville ... Defensive lapses by South Carolina wiped out an solid start by Eli Jones and opened the door for Alabama to rally for victory in the opener of an SEC series ... Louisiana Monroe followed a five-run third inning with a three-run fourth and beat Coastal Carolina in the opener of a Sun Belt Conference series .... Western Carolina scored three runs in the first and finished with a run-rule win over The Citadel in the opener of a SoCon series ... VMI  collected 10 extra-base hits to outslug Wofford in the opener of a SoCon series ... Georgia College handed USC Aiken its 14th loss in its last 15 games in the opener of a Peach Belt Conference series ... St. Andrews scored two runs in the seventh and two in the ninth to pull away from Columbia International to open a three-game series that will conclude on Saturday.

Alabama 4, South Carolina 3 - USC: Gavin Casas 3-4, HR
Georgia College 14, USC Aiken 3 - Aik: Joseph Mozingo 1B, HR
Miami 3, Clemson 2 - Cle: Andrew Ciufo 2-3, 3B

Presbyterian 6, Gardner-Webb 2 - PC: Jay Wetherington 3-5, R

St. Andrews 7, Columbia International 4 - Col: Scott McDonough 1B, 2B, RBI

ULM 11, Coastal Carolina 3 - Coa: Jake Books 2-4, 2B, RBI

USC Upstate 14, UNC Asheville 4 - Up: Koby Kropf 1B, 2B, HR, BB, 2 R, 2 RBI
VMI 15, Wofford 11 - Wof: Andrew Mannelly 1B, HR, 3 R, 12 RBI

Western Carolina 17, The Citadel 2, 8 innings - Cit: Travis Lott 2-3, RBI

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