State scoreboard, Friday, March 5

Briefly: Jeff Taylor's bunt scored the go-ahead run in the eighth as USC Upstate improved to 7-0 with a successful Big South Conference opener ...  Braylen Wimmer's two-run homer got South Carolina started to its eighth win ... Kier Meredith had four hits and his Clemson teammates hit four homers in their ACC opener ... R.J. Petit pitched a four-hit shutout as Charleston Southern won its Big South opener ... Coastal Carolina had eight extra-base his as it pushed its winning streak to five games ... Dayan Reinoso homered and drove in three runs and Zach Overholt had another solid start as Erskine won its home opener and Drew Yniesta capped a four-hit effort with his second homer of the day to walk off in Game 2 ... USC Salkehatchie took Game 1 on a passed ball in the bottom of the seventh ... Columbia International had its school-record nine-game winning streak snapped ... North Greenville took an early eight-run lead, then held on in Game 1, while Marek Chlup's three homers and six RBIs made sure there was no late drama in Game 2 ... Francis Marion used 22 hits and 16 walks to roll in a Peach Belt Conference series opener ... College of Charleston's losing streak reached six games against a ranked Alabama team ... The Citadel rallied from six runs down in the late innings, but allowed a deciding unearned run in the 11th inning ...

Alabama 8, College of Charleston 0 - Cha: Donald Hansis 1B, 2B
Belmont Abbey 4, Southern Wesleyan 0, Game 1 - SW: Josh Galloway 1-3
Belmont Abbey 14, Southern Wesleyan 1, Game 2 - SW: Josh Galloway 2-4
Catawba 13, Coker 1, 5 innings. Game 1 - Cok: Reilly Hall HR
Catawba 18, Coker 5, 7 innings, Game 2 - Cok: Drew Klaserner 1b, 2B, R, RBI

Charleston Southern 7, Longwood 0 - Cha: Dylan Stewart 2 3B, BB, 3 RBI

Clemson 13, Notre Dame 7 - Cle: Caden Grice 1B, HR, 2 BB, 2 RBI

Erskine 8, Emmanuel 6, Game 1 - Ers: Dalton Reeves HR, BB, 2 RBI
Erskine 6, Emmanuel 5, Game 2 - Ers: Drew Yniesta 4-5, 2 HR

Francis Marion 25, Claflin 2 - FM: Todd Mattox 2 1B, 2 3B, 6 RBI

Georgia College 10, USC Aiken 7 - Aik: Nick Tripp 3-3, 3B, BB, 2 RBI

Jacksonville 8, Wofford 2 - Wof: Andrew Calhoun PH HR, 2 RBI

North Carolina A&T 7, The Citadel 6, 11 innings  - Cit: Tyler Corbitt 2-run HR, BB

North Greenville 8, Chowan 7, Game 1 - NG: John Michael Faile 2 HR, 5 RBI

North Greenville 17, Chowan 0, Game 2 - NG: Marek Chlup HR, 6 RBI

St. Andrews 4, Columbia International 0 - CIU: Rafeal Gonzales 2-3, BB
South Carolina 5, Mercer 1 - SC: Andrew Peters 2.2 IP, 5 K

Toccoa Falls 9, Bob Jones 0 - BJU: Cheo Arias 1B, HBP
USC Salkehatchie 4, East Georgia 3, Game 1 - Sal: Heston Thompson CG, W, 6 K
East Georgia 14, USC Salkehatchie 2, Game 2 - Sal: Michael Singletary 2 H
USC Upstate 7, Radford 6 - Up: Noah Rabon 1B, 2B, 3B, 3 RBI

Baseball at the Beach

Springs Brooks Stadium, Conway

UConn 5, Miami (Ohio) 0

Coastal Carolina 15, Davidson 5 - Coa: Makenzie Pate 1B, 2B, HR, 2 R, 4 RBI

Big Ten Conference

Fluor Field, Greenville

Ohio State 6, Illinois 3, 13 innings
Michigan State 6, Maryland 0

Postponed

Florida Memorial at Voorhees, DH, to March 6

UNC Asheville at Presbyterian, no makeup date announced

Winthrop at High Point, no makeup date annoounced

Canceled

Morris at Keiser, DH

R.J. Petit retired the first 13 batters
he faced in Friday night's win.
(Charleston Southern photo)

Player of the day: R.J. Petit, Charleston Southern, CG shutout, 4 H, 6 K