State scoreboard, Friday, April 10

Florida National 10, Morris 5, Game 1

Florida National at Morris, Game 2
Voorhees at Stillman, DH, 1 p.m.

Barton at Erskine, 3 p.m.

Belmont Abbey at Southern Wesleyan, 4 p.m.

Reinhardt at Columbia International, 4 p.m.

Baptist U. Florida at Bob Jones, DH, 5 p.m.

Georgia Gwinnett at Spartanburg Methodist, 5 p.m.

The Citadel at Wofford, 5:30 p.m.

Anderson at Coker, 6 p.m.

Augusta at USC Aiken, 6 p.m.

Charleston Southern at USC Upstate, 6 p.m.

Ferrum at Francis Marion, 6 p.m.

Lander at Georgia College, 6 p.m.

Middle Georgia at Claflin, 6 p.m.

Newberry at Wingate, 6 p.m.

North Carolina at Clemson, 6 p.m.

North Carolina A&T at College of Charleston, 6 p.m.

North Greenville at UNC Pembroke, 6 p.m.

Winthrop at Presbyterian, 6 p.m.

Coastal Carolina at Arkansas State, 7 p.m.

South Carolina at Missouri, 7 p.m.

S.C. college baseball recap, Thursday, April 9

State scoreboard, Thursday, April 9

Brandon Stone lowered his ERA to 2.89
with a second solid outing in six days. (USC photo)

Player of the day: Brandon Stone, South Carolina, W, 6 IP, 2 H, R, BB, 7 K

* Briefly:  Brandon Stone allowed a run on two hits over six innings and South Carolina (16-19, 3-10 SEC) won the opener of a series at Missouri (20-15, 3-10). Patrick Evans doubled and hit a two-run homer and the other three Gamecocks runs scored with the help of two errors and a wild pitch. Zach Russell pitched the final 2 1/3 innings for the save as Carolina pulled even with the Tigers in the SEC standings. It was USC's first win on an opponent's home field this season ... Morris (8-12)  took a shutout into the final inning of Game 2 to earn a split with Florida National (20-16) as Jaylen Halley had two hits and drove in four runs.  Halley also had a single, a walk and a run scored as the Hornets had a four-game winning streak snapped in the opener.  Dylan Levy doubled for Morris in both games ... USC Aiken (28-12, 15-7 Peach Belt) withstood a couple of late rallies by Augusta (16-22, 11-11) to take the series opener. Donovan Glisson and Evan Harding drove in two runs apiece for the Pacers

Beyond the border
* ACC: No. 2 Georgia Tech threw out the potential tying run at home on a 1-3-2 double play to take a series opener over No. 5 Florida State. The Jackets fell behind 3-0 in the second inning before rallying.

* ACC standings: Georgia Tech 13-3; North Carolina 11-4; Florida State 9-4; Boston College 9-6; Virginia 8-7; Wake Forest 8-7; Miami 6-6; N.C. State 6-6; Pitt 6-6;  Duke 7-8; Louisville 5-7; Notre Dame 6-9; Virginia Tech 6-9; Clemson 4-8; Stanford 4-8; California 1-11.

* SEC: Vanderbilt topped No. 16 Oklahoma, 10-5.
* SEC standings: Georgia 10-2; Texas 9-3; Alabama 8-4; Florida 7-5; Mississippi State 7-5; Texas A&M 7-5; Vanderbilt 7-6; Kentucky 6-6; Auburn 6-6;  LSU 6-6; Arkansas 5-7; Ole Miss 5-7; Oklahoma 5-8; Tennessee 4-8; South Carolina 3-10; Missouri 3-10.

Florida National 10, Morris 2, Game 1 - Mor: Jonathan Warren 2-3

Morris 5, Florida National 3, Game 2 - Mor: Jaylen Halley 2 H, 4 RBI
South Carolina 5, Missouri 1 - USC: Patrick Evans 2B, 2-run HR
USC Aiken 11, Augusta 9 - Aik: Evan Harding 4-4, 2 2B, 2 BB, 4 R, 2 RBI
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In case you missed it, April 9

    * Jacob Rudner of Baseball America reports Coastal Carolina pitcher Hayden Johnson is no longer expected to return from an in injury in time to play this season. The left-hander had a 5-0 record, a save and 2.82 ERA as a freshman last season. 

   * Markus Kirksey has become USC Union's career home run leader with 18. He has eight this season, tying him with Jesus Garcia for the team lead. Aiden Talarico set the single-season record with 15 homers last season. Talarico transferred to Florida Southwestern, where he has hit 15 homers this season.

    * Morris first baseman Adrian Quinones had to leave Game 1 of Thursday's doubleheader against Florida National because of a wrist injury suffered in a collision with an FNU batter/baserunner while trying to field a bunt in the second inning. A video stream showed Quinones lying on the ground near first base for several minutes before an EMS unit arrived and transported him to a facility for treatment. 

    * Charlie Bussey III has become Francis Marion's single season leader in runs scored. He has touched home a mind-boggling 74 times in 39 games. Of course, a .506 batting average with 78 hits, 36 walks and 7 hit-by-pitches give him plenty of chances to be on base for teammates to bring around. He has 12 homers and 57 RBI, but neither is a team high. Ethan McAnally (13, 59) is tops in both.

    * Erskine has won eight of its last nine games.

    * Bob Jones has added a fourth game to its weekend home series with Baptist University of Florida. The teams will play doubleheaders at 5 p.m. Friday and noon Saturday at Conestee Park.

State schedule, April 10-12

Friday,  April 10
Florida National at Morris, DH, noon

Voorhees at Stillman, DH, 1 p.m.

Barton at Erskine, 3 p.m.

Belmont Abbey at Southern Wesleyan, 4 p.m.

Reinhardt at Columbia International, 4 p.m.

Baptist U. Florida at Bob Jones, DH, 5 p.m.

Georgia Gwinnett at Spartanburg Methodist, 5 p.m.

The Citadel at Wofford, 5:30 p.m.

Anderson at Coker, 6 p.m.

Augusta at USC Aiken, 6 p.m.

Charleston Southern at USC Upstate, 6 p.m.

Ferrum at Francis Marion, 6 p.m.

Lander at Georgia College, 6 p.m.

Middle Georgia at Claflin, 6 p.m.

Newberry at Wingate, 6 p.m.

North Carolina at Clemson, 6 p.m.

North Carolina A&T at College of Charleston, 6 p.m.

North Greenville at UNC Pembroke, 6 p.m.

Winthrop at Presbyterian, 6 p.m.

Coastal Carolina at Arkansas State, 7 p.m.

South Carolina at Missouri, 7 p.m.

Saturday, April 11

Anderson at Coker, DH, noon

Baptist U. Florida at Bob Jones, DH, noon

Barton at Erskine, DH, noon

USC Beaufort at Eckerd, DH, noon

Albany State at Benedict, DH, 1 p.m.

Augusta at USC Aiken, 1 p.m.

Belmont Abbey at Southern Wesleyan, DH, 1 p.m.

Ferrum at Francis Marion, DH, 1 p.m.

Florence-Darlington Tech at USC Salkehatchie, DH, 1 p.m.

Georgia Gwinnett at Spartanburg Methodist, DH, 1 p.m.

Middle Georgia at Claflin, DH, 1 p.m.

Newberry at Wingate, DH, 1 p.m.

North Greenville at UNC Pembroke, DH, 1 p.m.

Reinhardt at Columbia International, DH, 1 p.m.

USC Lancaster at USC Sumter, DH, 1 p.m.

USC Union at Gaston College, DH, 1 p.m.

Voorhees at Stillman, 1 p.m.

Charleston Southern at USC Upstate, 2 p.m. WYCW

Lander at Georgia College, 2 p.m.

North Carolina A&T at College of Charleston, 2 p.m.

North Carolina at Clemson, 2 p.m.

The Citadel at Wofford, 2 p.m.

South Carolina at Missouri, 3 p.m.

Winthrop at Presbyterian, 3 p.m.

Coastal Carolina at Arkansas State, 7 p.m.

Sunday, April 12

USC Beaufort at Eckerd, 11 a.m.

Charleston Southern at USC Upstate, 1 p.m.

Florence-Darlington Tech at USC Salkehatchie, 1 p.m.

Lander at Georgia College, 1 p.m.

North Carolina A&T at College of Charleston, 1 p.m.

North Carolina at Clemson, 1 p.m.

The Citadel at Wofford, 1 p.m.

USC Lancaster at USC Sumter, 1 p.m.

USC Union at Gaston College, 1 p.m.

Winthrop at Presbyterian, 1 p.m.

Albany State at Benedict, 2 p.m.

Coastal Carolina at Arkansas State, 2 p.m.

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S.C. college baseball recap, Wednesday, April 8

State scoreboard, Wednesday, April 8

Christian Stratis is 8-for-19 during his five-game
hitting streak. (The Citadel photo) 

Player of the day: Christian Stratis, The Citadel, 2-3, 2B, HP, SAC, 3 RBI

* Briefly: The Citadel (16-16) reached .500 for the first time since it was 5-5 by beating Winthrop (22-11). The  Bulldogs wiped out an early deficit by scoring five runs in the second ... Ryan Piekutoski's three-run homer in the seventh inning gave USC Sumter (25-14) a walk-off win over East Georgia (16-24) in Game 1 of a sweep. Piekutoski singled, walked, stole two bases and scored two runs in the nightcap ... Georgia College (15-21) scored four runs in the ninth inning pull away from Southern Wesleyan (14-26). 

Georgia College 10, Southern Wesleyan 5 - Sou: Perry Dyer 3-4, 2B, BB, SB, 3 R
The Citadel 10, Winthrop 8 - Cit: Sam Dansky HR, BB, 2 RBI

USC Sumter 5, East Georgia 2, Game 1 - Sum: Ryan Piekutoski HR, BB, SB, 4 RBI
USC Sumter 5, East Georgia 1, Game 2 - Sum: Ty Butler 2 IP, 2 K

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