State scoreboard, Sunday, May 9

A two-out infield single in the ninth
prevented Wofford's Elliot Carney
 from pitching a second no-hitter
 in barely three weeks (Wofford photo)

Elliot Carney came within an out of his second no-hitter in 22 days in Game 2 of Wofford's sweep of The Citadel. Carney, who no-hit UNC Greensboro April 17, allowed only a fifth-inning hit batsman entering the ninth.

After two groundouts opened the inning, Jeffery Brown hit a bouncer to second base. Shane Lussier fielded and threw a one-hopper to John Dempsey at first base. Brown was called safe in a bang-bang play, to what to be bemused disappointment - but not indignation - from the Terriers defense.

Another groundout ended the game, sending The Citadel to a 12th straight loss for the second time this season. Wofford trails first-place Mercer in the Southern Conference Red Division by percentage points.

Wofford rallied from a 10-3 deficit after three innings in Game 1, taking the lead on Trey Yunger's two-run single in the eighth scored the wining run.

*  At Lexington, Scott McDonough singled, doubled and drove in two runs as Florence-Darlington Tech advanced to Monday's championship game of the NJCAA Region 10 Tournament with a win over Louisburg in the winners' bracket. The Stingers will play Spartanburg Methodist which survived a pair of elimination games wrapped around the FD Tech win. Myles Daniels pitched a four-hit shutout and struck out nine as Spartanburg Methodist eliminated USC Sumter in the morning. The Pioneers rallied from a 4-0 deficit to oust Louisburg in the second game.

Briefly: David Mendham had a two-run homer and doubled in the winning run in the 11th as South Carolina salvaged the series finale against Mississippi State ... Georgia Tech used a seven-four fourth and an two-run homer from Andrew Jenkins in the seventh to complete a sweep of Clemson in ACC play ... Regular-season champ Southeastern hammered USC Beaufort twice to win the Sun Conference Tournament championship ... Troy completed a Sun Belt Conference sweep of Coastal Carolina.

Georgia Tech 9, Clemson 8 - Cle: Kier Meredith 3-RBI 3B
South Carolina 4, Mississippi State 3, 11 innings - SC: Brett Kerry 6 IP, 1 R
Troy 10, Coastal Carolina 6 - Coa: Dale Thomas 1B, 2 HR, 3 RBI

Wofford 11, The Citadel 10, Game 1 - Wof: Nolen Hester 1B, 2B, R 4 RBI
Wofford 9, The Citadel 0, Game 2 - Wof: Nolen Hester 3-5, 2 RBI

NJCAA Region 10 Tournament

Lexington County Baseball Stadium, Lexington

Spartanburg Methodist 10,  USC Sumter 0, 6 innings, Sumter eliminated - Spa: Aaron Copeland 3 RBI

Florence-Darlington Tech 8, Louisburg 3 - FD:  Hunter Parks W, 7 IP, 14 K
Spartanburg Methodist 12, Louisburg 8, Louisburg eliminated - Spa: Aaron Copeland 3 H, 3 RBI

Peach Belt Conference Tournament

Semifinal, Best of three

Columbus State 14, UNC Pembroke 10 - CSU wins series, 2-0 and will play Young Harris next weekend for the championship

The Sun Conference Tournament

FitTeamBallpark, West Palm Beach FL

Southeastern 9, USC Beaufort 1 - Bea: Kyran Russ 2B, RBI

Southeastern 16, USC Beaufort 4, SEU wins tournament - Bea: Brian Meyer 1B, 2B, R, RBI, BB

David Mendham drove in three of USC's
four runs against Mississippi State.
(USC photo)

Player of the day: David Mendham, USC, 2-run homer in 2nd inning, game-winning double in 11th.