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Christian Stratis is hitting .413 (31-for-75) with 22 RBI in his last 22 games. (The Citadel photo) |
Player of the day: Christian Stratis, The Citadel 3-4, 3 RBI
* Briefly: Blake Barthol had four hits as No. 9 Coastal Carolina (31-13) rallied late to blow past No. 2 North Carolina (36-9-1). Rex Watson and Colby Thorndyke added three hits apiece and Watson, Ty Barrango and Jackson Winer drove in two runs each. Coastal trailed 2-1 before scoring 2 runs in the sixth, 6 in the seventh and 3 in the ninth. Relievers Daniel Parker, Darin Horn and Ryan Lynch combined for five shutout innings for the Chanticleers ... Christian Stratis had three hits and three RBI and five pitchers combined on a three-hit shutout as The Citadel (22-22) completed a season sweep of South Carolina (22-24). Michael Gibson had three hits, an RBI and pitched the final two innings for his sixth save. It was The Citadel's first shutout of the Gamecocks in Columbia and the Bulldogs' first season sweep in the series since 2009 ... Travis Dannecker (5-4) pitched a complete game as Spartanburg Methodist (26-22) beat Columbia International (17-30) in the Appalachian Athletic Conference Tournament. Brady Jeffcoat, Elijah Franz and Jarian Pinckney had three hits apiece for SMC. The Pioneers next play at noon Thursday. CIU faces Reinhardt in an elimination game at 9 a.m. Wednesday ... Brooks Mauro singled and homered to drive in three runs as Anderson (25-25) evened its record by beating Augusta (18-30) ... Four pitchers combined on a three-hit shutout as Gardner-Webb (21-24) handed Wofford (30-15) its fourth straight loss ... Bryson Trammell singled, doubled, homered and drove in five runs as Georgia Southern (13-31) run-ruled Charleston Southern (24-19) ... Luis Gomez had three hits and drove in four runs to lead North Carolina A&T (12-31) past Winthrop (28-17).
Beyond the border
* ACC: No. 3 Georgia Tech outlasted Kennesaw State, 10-7 ... No. 20 Boston College edged UMass Lowell, 7-6 ... No. 23 Virginia turned back George Mason, 5-1 ... Indiana topped Louisville 10-6 ...N.C State pummeled East Carolina, 12-2 ... Virginia Tech hammered James Madison, 14-1, and Wake Forest edged Appalachian State, 3-2, in Shelby.
* SEC: No. Texas scored three runs ion the bottom of the ninth to beat Sam Houston, 15-14 ... No. 5 Georgia whipped Troy, 11-1 ... No. 7 Texas A&M beat Tarleton State, 9-7 ... No. 10 Mississippi State topped No. 17 Ole Miss, 7-3, in a nonconference meeting ...Vanderbilt blanked Middle Tennessee, 9-1 ... Tennessee shut out West Georgia, 13-0 ... LSU stopped Southeast Louisiana, 12-4 ... Northwestern State at No. 22 Arkansas, Texas Tech at No. 15 Oklahoma and Missouri at Southeast Missouri were canceled.
Gardner-Webb 6, Wofford 0 -
Wof: Logan Tribble 2B, BBGeorgia Southern 18, Charleston Southern 4, 7 innings -
Cha: Caden Wolfley 3 BB, 2 SB, 2 RNorth Carolina A&T 9, Winthrop 3 -
Win: Gabe Natividad 1-4, 2 HBP, 2 RBIThe Citadel 4, South Carolina 0 -
Cit: Trip Brown 4 IP, H, 2 K
AAC Tournament
Hunter Wright Stadium, Kingsport, Tenn.Bryan 9, Reinhardt 1
Montreat 10, Pikeville 0, 8 innings
HBCUAC Tournament
Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Talladega vs. Huston-Tillotson, ppd. until Wednesday
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