State scoreboard, Thursday, May 1

Freshman Matty Brown improved his record to 10-0
and lowered his ERA to 2.08. (NGU photo)

Player of the day: Matty Brown, North Greenville, CG, 9 IP, 6 H, ER, 2 BB, 9 K

* Appalachian Athletic Conference Tournament: Matthew Garris and Darius Hatchette-Dunn teamed for a four-hit shutout as Columbia International (30-21) eliminated Pikeville ... Milligan upended top-seeded Reinhardt, which will be CIU's opponent on Friday.

* Conference Carolinas Tournament: Alton Gyselman provided North Greenville (43-11) a walk-off win over UNC Pembroke. Gideon Antle led off the ninth with a single He took went on a wild pitch and went to third on Payton Howard's sacrifice bunt. Gyselman then delivered a single through the left side of the infield. The Trailblazers play Emanuel on Friday ... Emmanuel (28-24) overcame an early four-run deficit with the next 15 runs to knock off top-seeded Francis Marion (39-12) in the opening game. The Lions scored 10 runs - seven earned - against conference pitcher of the year Rijnaldo Euson, who was starting on one day's less rest than normal. Charlie Bussey III had two homers and drove in five runs for the Patriots, who play an elimination game on Friday against UC Pembroke.

* HBCUAC Tournament: Wilberforce scored three runs in the top of the eighth and center fielder Keith Smith Jr. made a momentum-changing ninth-inning catch as the Bulldogs held on to eliminate Voorhees (24-22).  One out after Jaiden Godette led off the Tigers' ninth with a double, Eric Green doubled him in. Keelen Sloan then hit a liner into the left-field gap, which Smith dove and caught for out two. After a wild pitch, Emory Guilford grounded out to end the game. 

* Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament: Savannah State took the lead with six runs in the bottom of the seventh inning and held on to top Benedict (23-17) in the first game of the tournament. Benedict plays Tuskegee in an elimination game at 9 a.m. Friday.

Appalachian Athletic Conference Tournament

Hunter Wright Stadium, Kingsport, Tenn.

Columbia International 4, Pikeville 0 - Col: Eric Doyon 2B, BB, 2 RBI

Milligan 5, Reinhardt 3
Bryan 8, Montreat 7
Tennessee Wesleyan 7, Johnson 3

Conference Carolinas Tournament

Gastonia, N.C. 

CaroMont Health Park 

Emmanuel 15 Francis Marion 8 - Fra: Caleb Oakley 2-4, BB, 2 R, RBI

Young Harris 11, Mount Olive 10

Belmont Abbey 8, Barton 5

Sims Legion Park

North Greenville 3, UNC Pembroke 2 - Nor: Gideon Antle 2-4, SB, R, RBI

HBCUAC Tournament

Dickey-Stephens Park, North Little Rock, Ark.
Southern-New Orleans 8, Stillman 5

Wiley 10, Rust 4
Wilberforce 8, Voorhees 6  - Voo: Jaiden Godette 3-4, 2B, 2 R, RBI
Stillman 10, Rust 2

Talladega 17, Dillard 1, 7 innings

Moved to Friday

Game 8: Southern-New Orleans vs. Wiley

SIAC Tournament
Luther Williams Field, Macon Ga.
Savannah State 11, Benedict 10 - Ben: Isaiah Canty 2-2, 2 BB, R, 2 RBI
Edward Waters 10, Tuskegee 1
Spring Hill 6, Lane 4
Albany State 10, Miles 1 - Alb: Gercal Reyes CG, 15 K

(5/1522)

ACC standings

N.C. State 15-6; Florida State 12-6; Georgia Tech 15-9; North Carolina 15-9; Clemson 13-8; Louisville 13-9; Duke 14-10;  Miami 12-9; Wake Forest 12-12; Virginia 11-10; Virginia Tech 11-13; Notre Dame 10-15;  Boston College 9-15; Stanford 7-17; Pitt 6-15; California 6-18.

Thursday's ACC score
Louisville 3, Notre Dame 2

Friday-Sunday series
Clemson at Florida State
Stanford at Boston College
Virginia Tech at Pitt
N.C. State at Miami

SEC standings

Texas 19-3; Arkansas 15-7; LSU 14-7; Tennessee 13-8; Ole Miss 12-9; Alabama 12-9; Georgia 12-9; Vanderbilt 12-9; Oklahoma 11-10; Auburn 11-10;  Kentucky 10-11; Texas A&M 8-13; Florida 8-13; Mississippi State 7-14; South Carolina 5-16; Missouri 0-21.

Thursday's SEC score
Arkansas 9, Texas 0
Friday-Sunday series
Florida at South Carolina
Alabama at Vanderbilt
Auburn at Tennessee
Georgia at Missouri
Kentucky at Mississippi State
LSU at Texas A&M
Ole Miss at Oklahoma