State schedule, Thursday, March 12

Clemson opens ACC play tonight in its bid to return to the College
World Series for the first time since 2010. (Palmetto State baseball photo)

Georgia Tech at Clemson, 7 p.m., ACC Network

S.C. college baseball recap, Wednesday, March 11,

State scoreboard, Wednesday, March 11

Mason Tompkins set career highs for innings
pitched and strikeouts in a game. (Winthrop photo)

Player of the day: Mason Tompkins W, 8 IP, H, 0 R, BB, 7 K

* Briefly: After College of Charleston (7-9) rallied from seven runs down to tie the score, Wofford (11-6) scored four runs in the seventh to win. Tommy Kirwan's two-run single put the Terriers ahead to stay. Alex LaCoste singled and hit a grand slam - driving in five runs overall - for the Cougars ... Mason Tompkins allowed a hit and struck out seven in eight innings as Winthrop (11-6) snapped a four-game losing streak and split s two-game series with Princeton (3-9). Jaylen Hernandez doubled and homered to drive in three runs ... BJ Balls had three hits and drove in three runs as Florence-Darlington Tech (23-5) pushed its winning streak to 10 by beating Fayetteville Tech (8-14). The Stingers stole 11 bases ... Five players had two hits apiece as USC Sumter (16-7) completed a series sweep at Catawba Valley (15-10) ...  USC Union (14-9) bounced back from a loss in Game 1 to score 21 runs in Game 2 of a doubleheader with the Columbia International JV. CIU played many of its varsity regulars in Game 1. Josh Jackson drove in five runs, Brett Boone drove in four and Robbie Murphy added three ... USC Lancaster (14-11) got a shutout in Game 2 of its doubleheader sweep of the Francis Marion JV ... Lenoir-Rhyne (15-4-1) scored two runs in the eighth and held on to beat USC Aiken (16-7). The Pacers rallied from eight runs down to tie the score ... Marshall Lipsey singled, homered and drove in three runs as Florida Atlantic (11-6) handed Presbyterian (2-16) its 16th straight loss ... Luke Dymond's two-run double in the seventh inning broke a tie and sparked Trevecca Nazarene (17-6) to a series sweep of North Greenville (19-4) ...

Columbia International JV 12, USC Union 5, Game 1 - Uni: Robbie Murphy 2B, 3B, R, RBI
USC Union 21, Columbia International JV 13, Game 2 - Uni: Josh Jackson 3-3, 2 BB, 3 R, 5 RBI

Florence-Darlington Tech 13, Fayetteville Tech 3 - Flo: David Ketterman 2-2, BB, R, 4 RBI
Florida Atlantic 7, Presbyterian 3 - PC: Caden Mason 2-3, BB, HBP, RBI
Lenoir-Rhyne 11, USC Aiken 9 - Aik: Salvatore Laimo 3-4, 2B, BB, R, 3 RBI
Trevecca Nazarene 9, North Greenville 7 - Nor: Mason Swinney 3-3, 2B, 3B, R, 3 RBI
USC Lancaster 7, Francis Marion JV 5, Game 1
USC Lancaster 9, Francis Marion JV 0, Game 2
USC Sumter 10, Catawba Valley 4 - Sum: Eli Kraft 2-4, R, 3 RBI
Winthrop 11, Princeton 0 - Win: Alan Benhardt 3-4, HBP, 2 SB, R, 3 RBI
Wofford 13, College of Charleston 9 - Wof: Andrew Mannelly 1B, 2B, 2 R, 3 RBI

Canceled 

East Georgia at USC Salkehatchie, FH

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S.C. college baseball recap, Tuesday, March 10

State scoreboard, Tuesday, March 10

Maloy Heaghney had the big hit as the
 Spartans topped Wofford. (USC Upstate photo)

Player of the day: Maloy Heaghney, USC Upstate, go-ahead 3-run 3B

* Briefly: No. 16 Coastal Carolina (10-6) scored seven runs in the sixth inning to snap No. 12 Wake Forest's (15-2) 15-game winning streak. The Chanticleers trailed 4-2 before the uprising. Dean Mihos' RBI single but Coastal ahead to stay. Darin Horn closed out the game with five strikeouts in two innings. A crowd of 5,122 was at Springs Brooks Stadium ... Sean White's grand slam wrapped up a six-run - all with two outs - second inning and that was all Georgia Southern (5-11) needed to snap No. 11 Clemson's (15-2) seven-game winning streak at SRP Park in North Augusta in front of 5,921 fans. Noah Samol pitched 3 1/3 innings of shutout relief for the Tigers ... The Citadel (6-8) got a pair of early home runs to take the lead, then used small ball to beat South Carolina (12-6) in front of 4,329 at Joe Riley Park. TJ Anderson hit a two-run shot off the batters' eye, and Rhyder Poppell hit a towering shot to right for the Bulldogs, who snapped a three-game losing streak.  The Citadel stole seven bases and used good situational hitting to keep the Gamecocks scrambling all night. Anderson drove in three runs for the Bulldogs, who outhit Carolina 7-4. Will Craddock had a pair of home runs for USC, which committed four errors. Carolina pitchers struck out 11, but walked nine and hit one ... Maloy Heaghney's three-run triple in the fifth inning broke a 2-2 tie and lifted USC Upstate (8-10) over Wofford (10-6) in front of 1,045 at Fifth Third Park. Four Wofford players had two hits apiece ... Cole Kirschner drove in six runs with a double and a homer as Southern Wesleyan (8-16) run-ruled Newberry (16-9) in the first game but Cooper Raines had a homer among his four hits as the Wolves earned the split ... Jack Luthren and Marion McManus drove in two runs apiece for Erskine (10-15) in a win at Savannah State (11-10) ... Levi Medford homered twice and drove in four runs for Anderson (15-8) in a run-rule win over Claflin (3-17),. which suffered its 15th straight loss ... Matthew Lipcsey singled in the go-ahead run in the 11th and scored on a wild pitch as Coker (6-16) surprised UNC Pembroke (16-5). The Braves scored two runs in the ninth to force extra innings ... Ryan Piekutoski was 4-for-4 with a walk, a double and a homer to drive in four runs as USC Sumter (15-7) rolled past Catawba Valley (15-9). Piekutoski also stole a base and scored three times ...  Bryce Mobley singled, homered and drove in five runs as USC Lancaster (12-11) rallied to beat Cleveland CC (14-12) ... Jarian Pinckney singled and homered to drive in four runs for Spartanburg Methodist (10-12) in Game 1 at Carolina University (11-12), but the Bruins scored Game 2's final 12 runs to earn a split ... Cade Martin hit two of Trevecca Nazarene's (16-6) three home runs in a win at North Greenville (19-3) to open a two-game series ... Catawba (17-4) used a pair of four-run innings to claim a game at Francis Marion (19-4). Four errors and a passed ball contribute to the Patriots' demise ... Belmont Abbey (14-7) forced extra innings with two runs in the ninth and Caleb Burr gave the Crusaders a walk-off win against Lander (14-9) in the 10th with a three-run homer ... UNCW (11-6) scored nine runs in the fifth en route to a run-rule win over Charleston Southern (12-4). The Seahawks have handed the Buccaneers two of their losses ... A seven-run fourth inning was the margin of victory for Princeton (3-8) over Winthrop (10-6) ... Florida Atlantic (10-6) handed Presbyterian (2-15) its 15th straight loss with a run-rule verdict in the opener of a two-game series ... Jack Brubaker-Floyd's second-inning grand slam led Defiance (7-14) past Bob Jones (5-10) in Game 1 and The Yellow Jackets gave coach Shane Gardner his 300th career win in the nightcap ... Noah Campbell had five hits, but Barton (4-14) handed USC Beaufort (4-17) its eighth straight loss. 

* Surprises beyond the border: Elon shut out No. 10 N.C. State, 2-0 ... No. 23 Florida beat No. 20 Florida State, 6-3 ... Boston College beat UConn, 26-19 ... High Point beat Duke, 12-6

Anderson 13, Claflin 1, 7 innings - And: Braeden Harrison 3B, 3 BB, SB, 2 R, 3 RBI
Barton 11, USC Beaufort 2 - Bea: Noah Campbell 5-5, RBI

Belmont Abbey 9, Lander 6, 10 innings -  Lan: Brody Winter 2 HR

Catawba 11, Francis Marion 8 - Fra: Charlie Bussey III 2B, HR, 3 BB, 3 R

Coastal Carolina 10, Wake Forest 4 - Coa: Trace Mazon 3-5, R, 2 RBI

Coker 10, UNC Pembroke 8, 11 innings - Cok: Rocco Wojcik 4-5, 2B, R, RBI

Defiance 5, Bob Jones 3, Game 1 - BJU: Henry Rumble 1B, HR, BB, SB
Defiance 6, Bob Jones 1, Game 2 - BJU: Kyle Prouse 2-3

Erskine 7, Savannah State 5 - Ers: Marion McManus 3-4, SB, 2 RBI

Florida Atlantic 12, Presbyterian 2, 8 innings - PC: James Green 2-4, SB, R

Georgia Southern 6, Clemson 1 - Cle: Tyler Lichtenberger 1B, HR

Princeton 10, Winthrop 3 - Win: Jaylen Hernandez 3-4, BB, HR, SB

Southern Wesleyan 14, Newberry 4, 8 innings, Game 1 - Sou: Nolan Evatt 3-5, 2 3B, SB, 3 R, 3 RBI

Newberry 11, Southern Wesleyan 3, Game 2 - New: Cooper Raines 4-4, HR, 2 R, 2 RBI

Spartanburg Methodist 15, Carolina University 5, Game 1 - Spa: Elijah Franz 4-5, SB, 2 R
Carolina University 12, Spartanburg Methodist 9, Game 2 - Spa: Brady Jeffcoat 3-5, 2B, 5 RBI

The Citadel 8, South Carolina 3 - Cit: Phillips Daniels 1B, BB, R, 2 RBI
Trevecca Nazarene 5, North Greenville 1 - Nor: Landon Peavy 3-3, SB

UNCW 18, Charleston Southern 2, 7 innings -Cha: Alex Marot 2-2, R

USC Lancaster 14, Cleveland CC 9 - Lan: Tommy Zimmerman 3-4, 2B, R, 2 RBI
USC Sumter 15, Catawba Valley CC 4 - Sum: Ryan Brewington 4.2 IP, 0 R, 7 K

USC Upstate 5, Wofford 2 - Up: Henry Zenor 1B, BB, 2 R

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S.C. college baseball recap, Monday, March 9

That was the week that was in S.C. college baseball, March 2-8

State scoreboard, Monday, March 9

Brett Boone is second on the Bantams with
eight doubles this season. (USC Union photo)

Player of the day: Brett Boone, USC Union, 2B, HR

* Gaston College (24-2, 7-2) scored seven runs in the fourth inning and six in the fifth to complete a Region 10 sweep of USC Union (13-8, 3-5). Brice Gillette had a three-run homer for the Bantams

Gaston College 16, USC Union 5 - Uni: Brice Gillette, 3-run HR
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