State scoreboard, Friday, April 11

Jake Brink's complete-game shutout was the
first for the Cougars since Evan Sisk in 2018. He's also the
 first CofC pitcher with back to back complete games since
Bailey Ober in 2016 (CofC photo)

Player of the day: Jake Brink, College of Charleston, W, 7-inning shutout, 2 H, 9 K 

* NCAA Division I: Aidan Knaak allowed two hits over six innings as Clemson (32-5, 10-3) run-ruled Stanford (18-13, 5-11) to open an ACC series. Jacob Jarrell hit his third home run of the week as the Tigers won their second straight game ... Sebastian Alexander's fourth-inning grand slam gave Coastal Carolina (24-9, 9-4) the lead and the Chanticleers held on to take the opener of a Sun Belt Conference series at Georgia State (22-14, 8-5) ... Jake Brink struck out nine in a two-hit complete game as College of Charleston (20-12, 6-4) run-ruled Delaware (17-15, 5-5) to open a Coastal Athletic Association series ... Lew Rice's ninth-inning home run lifted Charleston Southern (18-13) over Mercer (22-14) in the opener of a nonconference series ... USC Upstate (17-17, 6-4) broke open a one-run game with an eight-run seventh to take Game 1 of a Big South Conference home series against Winthrop (18-18, 5-5) ... Bear Harrison doubled and homered to drive in seven runs as Texas A&M (19-14, 5-9) hammered South Carolina (20-16, 2-12). The Gamecocks were shut out for the second time in four games ... Samford (19-15, 5-2) allowed two unearned runs in the top of the 11th inning, but scored three times in the bottom of the innings to beat The Citadel (18-16, 3-4). The hosts scored the winner when a throw home on an infield tapper was late. Travis Elliott was 4-for-4 for The Citadel.

* Conference Carolinas: Francis Marion (32-9, 19-6) scored 11 first-innings runs sandwiching a rain delay and extended its winning streak to 13 games with a win over UNC Pembroke (21-18, 9-13) to open a series at Carolina Bank Field ...  Dylan Wanat hit a pair of two-run homers as Erskine (17-23, 6-16) beat Chowan (5-25, 3-19) to snap an eight-game losing streak. Because of a rain/lightning delay, Game 2 was postponed until Saturday.

* Peach Belt Conference: Blayne Newman allowed a run on two hits and struck out eight in seven innings as USC Aiken (17-23, 7-12) snapped a four-game losing streak with a win over neighboring conference rival Augusta (9-31, 5-14).

* South Atlantic Conference: Coker (24-16, 12-10) built a nine-run lead and held off Anderson (21-18, 10-12) in the series opener.  Rocco Wojcik was 2-for-4 with a walk, a stolen base, two runs scored and two RBI for the Cobras.

* Other four-year schools: Jaquez Akins, Carson Fellows and Justin Murray had two hits apiece as Benedict (16-10, 14-10) took Game 1 of its Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference series at Tuskegee (12-26, 8-17) ... Tre Williams doubled and homered to drive in six runs as Columbia International (24-16, 10-12) run-ruled Milligan (25-17, 13-9) to open an Appalachian Athletic Conference series ... Alice Lloyd (18-14) scored three runs in the ninth to win the opener of series against Bob Jones (9-20) at the Red Owens Complex in Easley. Conley Burk had given the Bruins the lead with a three-run homer in the seventh.

Alice Lloyd 6, Bob Jones 5 - BJU: Isaiah Brandt 2-3, 2B, BB
Benedict 9, Tuskegee 5 - Ben: Carson Fellows 2-4, 2B, R, 4 RBI

Charleston Southern 5, Mercer 4 - Cha: Kyle Lewis W, 2 IP, 0 H, 4 K
Clemson 11, Stanford 1, 7 innings - Cle: Collin Priest 1B, 2B, BB, 2 R, 2 RBI
Coastal Carolina 6, Georgia State 5 - Coa: Ryan Lynch S, 2.1 IP, 4 K

Coker 9, Anderson 5 - Cok: Hunter Poole 1B, 2B, R, 3 RBI
College of Charleston 12, Delaware 0, 7 innings- Cha: Landon Penfield 2B, 3B, HR, 3 R, 6 RBI

Columbia International 13, Milligan 3, 7 innings - Col: Bradley Garland 2-4, 2B, 4 R
Erskine 8, Chowan 5 - Ers: Jared Guell W, 4 IP, R, 4 K
Francis Marion 18, UNC Pembroke 11 - Fra: Dariel Villaran Goundis 1B, HR, 3 BB, 3 R, 3 RBI

Samford 9, The Citadel 8, 11 innings - Cit: Maddox- Webb 5 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 8 K

Texas A&M 17, South Carolina 0, 7 innings - USC: Beau Hollins 1B, 2B
USC Aiken 7, Augusta 2 - Aik: Donovan Glisson 3-4, 3B, R, 2 RBI
USC Upstate 14, Winthrop 3 - Up: Wylie Waters 1B, 2B, BB, R, 4 RBI

(14/1153)

Canceled

Brewton-Parker at Spartanburg Methodist

Postponed
Chowan at Erskine, Game 2, to part of 11 a.m. Saturday DH
Georgia College at Lander, to part of 1 p.m. Saturday DH
North Greenville at Limestone, no makeup date announced

Wofford at UNC Greensboro, to part of 2 p.m. Saturday DH

OTHER ACC SCORES
North Carolina 11, Wake Forest 1, 7 innings
Notre Dame 2, Boston College 0, Game 1
Boston College 6, Notre Dame 5, Game 2
Georgia Tech 8, California 5
N.C. State 13, Louisville 11
Miami 13, Duke 3
Postponed until Saturday
Florida State at Virginia Tech
Pitt at Virginia

ACC STANDINGS
Clemson 10-3, Georgia Tech 12-4; Florida State 8-4; Louisville 8-5; N.C. State 8-5; Virginia Tech 9-6; Duke 9-7; North Carolina 9-7; Wake Forest 9-7;  Virginia 7-8; California 6-10, Pitt 4-8; Boston College 6-11; Miami 4-9; Stanford 5-11; Notre Dame 4-13.

OTHER SEC SCORES
Arkansas 13, Georgia 3
Auburn 8, LSU 4
Mississippi State 13, Alabama 3, 8 innings
Oklahoma 9, Vanderbilt 4
Tennessee 3, Ole Miss 2
Texas 6, Kentucky 3
Postponed until Saturday
Missouri at Florida

SEC STANDINGS
Arkansas 12-1; Texas 12-1; LSU 10-3; Tennessee 10-3; Georgia 8-5; Ole Miss 8-5; Alabama 7-6; Auburn 7-6; Vanderbilt 7-6; Oklahoma 6-7; Kentucky 5-8; Texas A&M 5-9; Mississippi State 4-9; Florida 2-11; South Carolina 2-12; Missouri 0-13.

* Beyond the border: Carson-Newman (29-11, 17-5) beat Lenoir-Rhyne (32-7, 16-6), 10-9, in the opener of a series matching nationally ranked South Atlantic Conference teams ... Eastern Illinois beat Southeast Missouri, 6-3, in 19 innings.