State scoreboard, Friday, March 7

Jordyn Hill had three homers and
drove in eight runs as the Tigers wiped out
 a 17-4 deficit in Game 1. (Voorhees photo)

Player of the day: Jordyn Hill, Voorhees, 5-9, 4 HR, BB, 5 R, 9 RBI

* NCAA Division I: Aidan Knaak struck out eight in five innings as Clemson (13-1) beat Davidson (4-8) and extended its winning streak to 11 ... Ethan Petry's 49th career wrapped up a five-run rally as South Carolina (12-3) beat Morehead State (6-6). Petry moved past Hank Small into second place on USC's career list ... Will Holmes didn't allow an earned run and struck out six in six innings as The Citadel (8-5) took the opener of a four-game series with Northwestern (5-6) ... East Carolina's (7-6) Colby Wallace homered twice and drove in six runs and Ethan Norby struck out 19 in 7 1/3 innings and held Coastal Carolina (10-4)  hitless until the seventh inning ... Avery Neaves homered and drove in four runs - including the go-ahead run in the seventh - to lift College of Charleston (8-4) over Appalachian State (6-7) ... Charleston Southern (9-3) scored three runs in the seventh and three more in the ninth to surge past Elon (6-7) ... Mike Bello and Shane Lewis hit back-to-back homers in the ninth inning for No. 19 Troy (12-2) as it outlasted USC Upstate (6-6). Each team hit five home runs ... Dylan Koontz homered and drove in four runs as Kentucky (11-1) took down Wofford (11-3) in seven innings ... Alabama (15-0) took control with a five-run third inning as it run-ruled Presbyterian (7-8) ... UAB's (10-2) sixth-run fifth was decisive as it beat Winthrop (8-6) in the First Pitch Invitational at Fluor Field.

* Conference Carolinas: Brett Blomquist had three hits and drove in two runs to support Brody Fowler's one-hit, eight-strikeout performance in six innings as North Greenville (18-3, 7-3) shut out Emmanuel (8-13, 2-8). The Trailblazers scored seven runs in the sixth inning ... Zachary Kim's third hit of the game gave Southern Wesleyan (4-18, 3-8) a walk-off win in Game 2 for a split of its doubleheader with Chowan (2-13, 1-7). The Hawks scored four runs in the top of the seventh to overtake the Warriors in Game 1 ... Rayth Petersen's seventh-inning steal of home proved to be the deciding run for Francis Marion (15-6, 5-5) in a win over King (4-16, 2-8) ... Mount Olive (16-5, 8-2) scored five runs in the sixth inning and dispatched Erskine (11-9, 3-4). 

* Peach Belt Conference: Jackson Hoshour's two-run single in the 10th inning sparked Lander (14-6, 3-1) to victory at Augusta (5-17, 2-5). The Bearcats trailed 8-3 entering the eighth inning ... Hunter Thompson singled and homered to drive in two runs as USC Aiken (12-8, 4-0) downed Georgia Southwestern (14-7, 3-1) ... North Georgia (13-7, 3-1) broke a tie game with a seven-run sixth to top Claflin (5-10-1, 0-4)  Georgia College (10-11, 4-0)  handed USC Beaufort (3-17, 1-6) its seventh straight loss with a run-rule decision.

* South Atlantic Conference: Cole Kirschner's grand slam capped a seven-run ninth inning rally and Limestone (10-11, 5-5) beat Tusculum (5-14, 1-6). Tusculum had taken the lead with a six-run eighth ... Lenoir-Rhyne (16-3, 5-2) threw out a Newberry (12-9, 4-6) runner at third base to end the game ... Catawba (15-5, 8-2) did all its scoring in the first two innings as it shut out Coker (14-7, 4-3).

* Other four-year schools: Voorhees (8-9, 5-6) rallied from 13 runs down to overtake Philander Smith (1-12, 1-9) in Game 1 and completed the HBCU Athletic Conference doubleheader sweep with a lopsided win. Calvin Scott was 8-for-9 with 8 RBI. The Tigers smashed 10 home runs, seven in Game 1 ... Davin Miller-Madden allowed one run over five innings as Columbia International (11-10, 4-6)  took the opener of an Appalachian Athletic Conference series at Truett McConnell (5-14, 2-8) ... Paine scored four runs in the bottom of the first inning and extended Bob Jones's (2-12) losing streak to 10 games.

* NJCAA Region 10: Logan Prisco struck out nine and didn't allow an earned run in 5 2/3 innings as Florence-Darlington Tech (18-7, 5-2) won at USC Salkehatchie (1-20, 1-6).

Alabama 10, Presbyterian 0, 7 innings - PC: Mikah Conner 2B

Catawba 3, Coker 0 - Cok: Gabriel Santiago 2-3, SB

Charleston Southern 7, Elon 2 - Cha: Christian Krause, W 4 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 3 K
Chowan 6, Southern Wesleyan 5, Game 1 - Sou: Gage Shaver 5 IP, 1 ER
Southern Wesleyan 5, Chowan 4, Game 2 - Sou: Zach Kim 3-4, 2B, SB, 2 R, 2 RBI

Clemson 7, Davidson 4 - Cle: Jarren Purify 3-4, HR, 2 R, 2 RBI
College of Charleston 5, Appalachian State 4 - Cha: Brent Gibbs 4-4, R
Columbia International 7, Truett McConnell 4 - Col: Kai Smith HR, 2 RBI

East Carolina 7, Coastal Carolina 0 - Coa: Blake Barthol 2B 

Florence-Darlington 7, USC Salkehatchie 1 - Flo: Jackson Proctor 1B, 2B, R, 2 RBI

Francis Marion 5, King 4 - Fra: Jimmy Koza 1B, 2 RBI

Georgia College 14, USC Beaufort 4, 7 innings - Bea: Andrew Walters 3-3, R
Kentucky 12, Wofford 2, 7 innings - Wof: Hunter Herndon 1B, 2 BB, RBI

Lander 10, Augusta 8, 10 innings - Lan: Grant Sherrod 4-5, HR, BB, SB, 3 R, 2 RBI
Lenoir-Rhyne 7, Newberry 4 - New: Logan Busenlehner 3-4, 4 RBI
Limestone 13, Tusculum 10 - Lim: Adams Faucett 2-5, 2 R, 3 RBI

Mount Olive 6, Erskine 3 - Ers: Matt Layton 1B, 2 RBI
North Georgia 14, Claflin 7 - Cla: Albert Rutledge 3-4 R, 2 RBI

North Greenville 8, Emmanuel 0 - Nor: Brinson Connor 2 IP, 4 K
Paine 9, Bob Jones 1 - BJU: Max Lucien 2-4, R
South Carolina 11, Morehead State 7 - USC: Kennedy Jones 3-4, 2 2B, 2 R, 2 RBI

The Citadel 4, Northwestern 2 - Cit: Garrett Fulmer 1B, HR, BB, 2 R

Troy 11, USC Upstate 9 - Up: Jake Armsey 3B, HR, BB, 2 R
USC Aiken 4, Georgia Southwestern 3 - Aik: Blayne Newman 5.1 IP,  R, 9 K
Voorhees 23, Philander Smith 17, Game 1 - Voo: Eric Green 3-4, 2 HR, BB,4 R, 2 RBI 
Voorhees 12, Philander Smith 1, Game 2 - Voo: Emory Guilford 2-3, BB, HR, 2 R, 3 RBI

First Pitch Invitational

Fluor Field, Greenville
Michigan State 3, Cornell 2

Michigan State 5, UAB 2
UAB 9, Winthrop 7 - Win: Koby Kropf 1B, 2B, HR, 3-5, 2 R, 2 RBI

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