State scoreboard, Friday, March 12

Briefly: Jordan Marks struck out 10 in seven shutout innings as USC Upstate improved to 11-0 with a series-opening win over Big South Conference preseason favorite Campbell ...  Texas scored three runs in the bottom of the eighth to claim the opener against South Carolina in a series pitting nationally ranked teams. Thomas Jordan struck out 10 for the Gamecocks, who suffered their first loss ... North Carolina broke a tie game with four runs in the third to take Game 1 over Clemson. Caden Grice homered for the Tigers, who have lost four straight and three straight in the ACC ...  Wofford scored multiple runs in the first five innings to cruise past Toledo ... Jake Pilarski struck out eight in seven innings in a no decision and The Citadel scored two runs in the eighth inning of a shutout win ... Tucker Smith pitched a 12-strikeout no-hitter as Georgia Southwestern handed Claflin its 13th straight loss. Smith didn't allow a baserunner after the first inning and faced just 28 batters ... Logan Chapman improved to 4-1 with seven shutout innings and North Greenville handed Southern Wesleyan its 11th straight loss ... Florida International scored two runs in the first and never trailed in winning the series opener at Coastal Carolina ... Charleston Southern pitchers issued nine walks, helping UNC Asheville coast in the Big South series opener ... William & Mary scored six runs in the final three innings of the CAA series opener to hand College of Charleston its ninth loss in its last 10 games ... Carolina University pushed Bob Jones' first-year record to 0-9 ... Point used four big innings to outlast Columbia International ... Northwestern hit an NCAA Division I record-tying three grand slams in a win over Michigan State at Fluor Field in Greenville.

Carolina University 19, Bob Jones 10 - BJU: Rommel Acosta 3-4, 2B, 2 R, RBI

Georgia Southwestern 14, Claflin 0 - Cla: Edzaviah Paul HBP

Florida International 8, Coastal Carolina 6 - Coa: BT Riopel 1B, 2 HR, BB
North Carolina 8, Clemson 3 - Cle: Caden Grice HR, BB, 2 RBI

North Greenville 12, Southern Wesleyan 0 - NG: Josh Senter 4-4, 2B, HR, SB, 3 R, 3 RBI

Point 15, Columbia International 10 - CIU: Joshua Hernandez 1B, HR, 2 RBI

Texas 4, South Carolina 1 - SC: Wes Clarke 2-4

The Citadel 2, Davidson 0 - Cit: Devin Beckley S, 1 IP, 3 K

UNC Asheville 15, Charleston Southern 3 - Cha: Houston Parker 1B, 2B, 2 RBI

USC Upstate 6, Campbell 1 - Up: Cameron MacIntosh 1B, HR, BB, 2 R, 2 RBI 

William & Mary 7, College of Charleston 3 - Cha: Donald Hansis 1B, HR, SB
Wofford 13, Toledo 3 - Wof: Colin Davis 1B, 2 2B, R, 3 RBI

Big Ten Conference

Fluor Field, Greenville

Michigan 9, Purdue 1
Northwestern 14, Michigan State 2 - Nor: NCAA record-tying 3 grand slams
Postponed

Gardner-Webb at Winthrop

Longwood at Presbyterian

USC Aiken at Columbus State, to March 14
Canceled

USC Beaufort at Florida Memorial, DH

Jordan Marks has struck out 32
batters in 26 innings this season.
(USC Upstate photo)

Player of the day: Jordan Marks, USC Upstate, W, 7 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 10 K,