State scoreboard, Saturday, May 22

Gary Gilmore got his 1,000th win
at Coastal Carolina & his 1,250th win
overall in the same week. (CCU photo)

Briefly: Nick Lucky's two-run homer in the seventh invoked the run rule and enabled Coastal Carolina coach Gary Gilmore to celebrate his 1,000th career victory a half-hour or so ahead of what nine innings would have taken ... The final three South Carolina batters struck out with the potential tying run on second as Tennessee won the rubber game of the series. The Gamecocks will finish seventh overall in the SEC and play at approximately 2 p.m. Tuesday in the first round of the SEC Tournament ... Pinch-hitter Chase Cheek's first home run of the season - a two-run, two-out blast in the ninth inning - lifted Duke to a series sweep of Clemson.  The Blue Devils have won eight straight in the series ... Elon took an 8-0 lead after 2 1/2 innings, survived a seven-run third by College of Charleston and held on to beat the Cougars and earn second place in the CAA South Division ... Carter Willis' grand slam helped Columbia International clinch a spot in the semifinals of the National Christian College Athletic Association World Series. The Rams have one more game of pool play on Monday, then play the semifinal later in the day.

Coastal Carolina 12, Texas State 2, 7 innings - Coa: Nick Lucky 1B, 2 HR, 4 R, 5 RBI
Duke 4, Clemson 2 - Cle: Caden Grice 5 IP 1, H, 0 R, 8 K, 1-2, 2 BB
Elon 9, College of Charleston 7 - Cha: Ari Sechopoulos, grand slam
Tennessee 5, South Carolina 4 - SC: Brady Allen 1B, 2B, HR, 2 R

Nick Lucky's second home run of the
game gave the Chanticleers a run-rule,
 walk-off victory. (CCU photo)

NCCAA World Series

Pool standings

Note: Columbia International and Southwestern Christian have clinched spots in Monday's semifinals, which occur after pool play is concluded.

Saturday's scores
J.B. "Red" Owen Complex, Easley
Carolina University 7, Alice Lloyd 1
Southwestern Christian 14, Alice Lloyd 1
Carolina University 11, Ecclesia 5
Southwestern Christian 6, Judson 5, 8 innings

Dr. C. Keith Connor Field, Central
Toccoa Falls 5, Kansas Christian 2
Toccoa Falls 8, Concordia (Mich.) 7
College of the Ozarks 14,  Kansas Christian 8
Columbia International 6, Concordia (Mich). 4 - Col: Kody Trujillo 1B, 2B, R