State scoreboard, Tuesday, March 12

Garrett Gainey pitched the final two innings
to preserve the Gamecocks' win. (USC photo)

Player of the day: Garrett Gainey, USC, S, 2 IP, 2 H, 5 K

Briefly: Coastal Carolina scored 10 runs over the first four innings and cruised to its 14th straight win and handed former No. 1 Wake Forest its third loss in four games. Demon Deacons pitchers hit 10 Chanticleer batters ... Grant Sherrod's two-run homer gave USC Upstate a walk-off win in the opener of a two-game series with Tennessee Tech ... Clemson extended its winning streak to 10 with a run-rule win over Manhattan in the opener of a two-game series ... Tyler Causey tripled in the go-ahead run and scored what proved to be the deciding run in the sixth as South Carolina held off Georgia State at SRP Park in North Augusta for its sixth straight win. USC pitchers struck out 16, but Panthers pitchers fanned 13 Gamecocks ... Charleston Southern did all its scoring in a three-inning span to rally past College of Charleston ... Travis Lott's sacrifice fly provided the margin of victory for The Citadel in a comeback win over Presbyterian ... Lander followed up an eight-run first inning with a seven-run second in its seven-inning rout of Francis Marion ... Three North Georgia pitchers combined to hold Anderson to two hits by Luke Poole ...  Charlotte came from behind four times before dispatching Winthrop ... Georgia College scored the tying and go-ahead runs on a wild pitch and held off Newberry at the Smith Road Complex ... Columbia International extended the game with a run in the ninth and three in the 12th before Toccoa Falls scored in the top of the 13th ... Mars Hill combined 13 singles and 15 walks for a double-digit margin in a win over Southern Wesleyan.

Charleston Southern 7, College of Charleston 5 - CSU: Lucas Pringle HR, HBP, 2 R, 3 RBI

Charlotte 11, Winthrop 8 - Win: Alen Benhardt 3-3, BB, RBI

Clemson 13, Manhattan 1, 7 innings - Cle: Blake Wright 3-4, HR, 3 R, 2 RBI

Coastal Carolina 17, Wake Forest 9 - Coa: Blake Barthol 1B, HR, SB, 4 R, 3 RBI

Georgia College 9, Newberry 7 - New: Henry Gibson 1B, 4 RBI

Lander 24, Francis Marion 7, 7 innings - Lan: Logan Kobis 4-5, 2B, 3 R, 3 RBI

Mars Hill 19, Southern Wesleyan 9 - Sou: Clay Porter 2-3, BB, SB, R, 2 RBI

North Georgia 3, Anderson 1 - And: Luke Poole 2-3, 2B, RBI

The Citadel 3, Presbyterian 2 - Cit: Anthony Hausner 2-4, 2B, R, IP

Toccoa Falls 21, Columbia International 20, 13 innings - Col: Scott McDonough 3-4,2 2B, HR, 3 BB, 3 R, 4 RBI

USC Upstate 7. Tennessee Tech 5 - Up: Troy Hamilton HR, 2 BB, 3 R

SRP Park, North Augusta

South Carolina 4, Georgia State 3 - USC: Cole Messina 2-3, BB, R
(12/608)

Beyond the border

Rider bumped off No. 6 Duke, 6-2 ... Florida State topped No. 8 Florida, 12-8 ... UNC Greensboro hammered No. 13 N.C. State, 18-3 ...