State scoreboard, Sunday, March 13

Freshman Matthew Becker has
 struck out 23 batters in 12 innings
 this season. (USC photo)

Player of the day: Matthew Becker, USC, W, 6 IP, 1 H, 12 K vs. No. 1 Texas in first career start.

Briefly: Will Sanders and Matthew Becker gave South Carolina's  beleaguered pitching staff a pair of quality starts and the Gamecocks swept No. 1 Texas in a doubleheader at Founders Parker. Carolina entered the day on a five-game losing streak ... Wyatt Scotti struck out 11 in 7 1/3 innings and Northeastern handed Clemson its first loss of the season to end a 14-game winning streak ... Joel Haney struck out 12 in a one-hit complete game shutout as USC Aiken won Game 1 and split a doubleheader with Columbus State ... Dale Thomas' sixth homer of the season sparked Coastal Carolina to a win in Game 1 and the Chanticleers went on to a sweep and a series win over Xavier ... Ethan LeBron pitched a two-hit shutout in Game 2 as Newberry completed a SAC series sweep and padded its winning streak to eight games ... Florence-Darlington Tech completed a 4-0 weekend in NJCAA Region and extended its winning streak to 12 ...  Francis Marion completed a sweep of Coker with a pair of wins on Sunday ... Davis Campbell's two-run double in Game 1 gave Spartanburg Methodist a Game 1 win over USC Union and the Pioneers held off a Bantams comeback bid in Game 2 for the sweep and 3-1 series win ... USC Lancaster salvaged Game 2 at Louisburg to opener NJCAA Region 10 play ... Wofford pitchers struck out 13 as the Terriers won their third straight game ... Noah Rabon's two-run double in the first inning game USC Upstate a lead it never relinquished in clinching a series win ... The Citadel was outhit 12-5, but drew 14 walks to dump Siena. The Bulldogs had had eight walks, two hit batsmen and three hits in a 10-run fifth ... College of Charleston got 13 hits in a series-clinching win over UMass Lowell ... Carlos Hernandez homered in each game as Anderson split a SAC series with Catawba ... Five Presbyterian players had two RBI apiece in Game 1 of a doubleheader split at Georgia State ... 

Anderson 5, Catawba 4, Game 1 - And: Carlos Hernandez HR, 3 RBI

Catawba 14, Anderson 11, 8 innings, Game 2 - And:
Canisius 8, Charleston Southern 6 - Cha: Ryan Waldschmidt 2-3, BB, R, RBI

Coastal Carolina 6, Xavier 4, Game 1 - Coa: Dale Thomas HR, 2 RBI
Coastal Carolina 8, Xavier 4, Game 2 - Coa: Jake Gitter 2B, 3 RBI
College of Charleston 9, UMass Lowell 1 - Cha: Connor Campbell W, 6 IP, 8 K
Emmanuel 12, Southern Wesleyan 3, Game 1 - Sou: Will Pitts 1B, HR, 2 R, BB, SB
Emmanuel 6, Southern Wesleyan 2, Game 2 - Sou: Josh Galloway 1B, 2B, R
Florence-Darlington Tech 7, USC Salkehatchie 3, Game 1 -  Flo: Brayden Davidson HR, 2 RBI
Florence-Darlington Tech 10, USC Salkehatchie 2, Game 2 - Flo: Landon Gaddis W, 3.2 IP, 8 K
Francis Marion 8, Coker 3, Game 1 - Fra: Lex Tuten 3-4, 2B, SB, 4 R
Francis Marion 6, Coker 2, Game 2 - Fra: Tanner Wakefield 2-3, SB, R, RBI
Georgia College 8, Lander 7, Game 1 - Lan: Landon Dupert 4-5, 2B, R, RBI
Georgia College 11, Lander 1 Game 2 - Lan: Mason Streater 1B, 2B, RBI
Georgia Southwestern 11, Claflin 1, Game 1 - Cla: Steve Joyner 3-3
Georgia Southwestern 13, Claflin 2, Game 2 - Cla: Steve Joyner 2-4, SB, R
Louisburg 10, USC Lancaster 0, Game 1 - Lan: Aidan Pridgen 1B, BB
USC Lancaster 7, Louisburg 3, Game 2 - Lan: Jannuel Wispi 1B, R, 3 RBI
Newberry 15, Virginia Wise 3, Game 1 - New: Henry Gibson 3-4, 2B, SB, 2 R, RBI
Newberry 8, Virginia Wise 0, Game 2 - New: Jomar Lugo 2-3, SB, 2 R, RBI
Northeastern 5, Clemson 3 - Cle: Tyler Corbitt 4-4, R
Penn 10 Winthrop 2, Game 1 - Win: Jack Spyke 2-3, BB, RBI
Penn 2, Winthrop 1, Game 2 - Win: Sean Flannery 1B, R
Presbyterian 13, Georgia State 10, Game 1 - PC: Chase Hughes 3-6, 2B, 2 R, 2 RBI
Georgia State 10, Presbyterian 6, Game 2 - PC: Joel Dragoo 1B, BB, R, 2 RBI
Queens 7, Limestone 6 - Lim: Brandon Billesberger 3-5, 2B, 2 R
South Carolina 4, Texas 2, Game 1 - USC: Braylen Wimmer 3-3 SB, R, RBI
South Carolina 9, Texas 4,  Game 2 - USC: Kevin Madden 2-4, 2 RBI
Spartanburg Methodist 5, USC Union 4, Game 1 - Spa: Davis Campbell: 2-run 2B, B7
Spartanburg Methodist 5, USC Union 4, Game 2 - Spa: Tater Goodson 1B, HR, 2 R, 2 RBI
Spring Hill 13, Benedict 2, 7 innings - Ben: Jorge Baez 2B, 2 RBI
The Citadel 13, Siena 7 - Cit: Wesley Lane 2B, 3 RBI
USC Aiken 6, Columbus State 0, Game 1 - Aik: Jeff Cyr 1B, 2 2B, 3 RBI
Columbus State 10, USC Aiken 5, Game 2 - Aik: Josh Sharp 3-4, 2B, R, 2 RBI
USC Upstate 6, Northern Kentucky 4 - Up: Noah Rabon 1B, 2B, 2 R, 2 RBI
Wofford 9, Lafayette 2 - Wof: Brennen Dorighi 1B, HR, BB, 3 RBI

First Pitch Invitational
Fluor Field, Greenville
Kansas 13, Michigan State 7
Western Carolina 8, Cincinnati 6
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