State scoreboard, Tuesday, March 1

Pat Monteith is hitting .412
for the Crusaders. (NGU photo)

Player of the day: Pat Monteith, North Greenville, 5-for-7, 2B, SB, HR, SB, 3 R, 6 RBI

Briefly: Jonathan French led off the eighth with a tie-breaking home run, Dylan Brewer added a two-run blast later in the inning and Clemson remained unbeaten ... Ian Jenkins and Vincent DeRubeis combined to drive in all 10 runs as Lander beat defending NCAA Division II champ Wingate ...  Three relievers struck out seven in 3 1/3 innings of shutout relief for South Carolina, which trailed 4-0 after a first-inning grand slam ... Trotter Harlan was 3-for-4 with a double, a stolen base and two RBI as College of Charleston improved to 7-1 ... Hayden Harris singled, homered, walked, scored twice and drove in two runs as Charleston Southern won its fifth straight game and evened its season series with The Citadel ... Pat Monteith had five hits and drove in six runs as North Greenville won a pair ... Reilly Hall had three hits and scored three runs as Coker rode a six-run third inning to its fourth straight win ... Ward Hacklen singled, doubled, homered, scored three runs and drove in two as Columbia International kept Bob Jones winless ... Nick Palumbo struck out two of the three batters he faced in the ninth to save Francis Marion's win over Shepherd ... Unbeaten Georgia pushed across a run in the ninth inning to beat Wofford for the second consecutive Tuesday ... USC Beaufort snapped a three-game losing streak with a win at Savannah State ... Newport News Apprentice School scored in all seven innings to hand Benedict its 12th straight loss to open the season ...

Charleston Southern 9  The Citadel 5 - Cha: Tyrell Brewer 2 2B, R 2, RBI

Clemson 8, USC Upstate 5 - Cle: Bryar Hawkins 1B, HR, 3 RBI

Coker 11, Erskine 5 - Cok: Cody Hanna 3-5, BB, SB, 2 R, 2 RBI

College of Charleston 7, Presbyterian 3 - Cha: Trey Pooser W, 5 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 4 K

Columbia International 13, Bob Jones 3 - Col: Britton Morris 1B, HR, BB, 2 R, 2 RBI

Francis Marion 3, Shepherd 2 - Fra: Will Hardee 4-4, 2B, 2 SB, R

Georgia 7, Wofford 6 - Wof: Ryan Galanie 1B, 3B, BB, R, RBI

Lander 10, Wingate 2 - Lan: Ian Jenkins 1B, HR, 6 RBI

Newport News Apprentice 21, Benedict 6 - Ben: Bradon O'Connor 2 2B, RBI

North Georgia 11, Southern Wesleyan 6 - Sou: Zach O'Malley, 1B, 2B, HR, 2 R, 3 RBI 

North Greenville 9, Bluefield State 2, Game 1 - Nor: Gehrig Octavio 2B, 3 BB, SB, 2 R, RBI
North Greenville 18, Bluefield State 3, Game 2 - Nor: Marek Chlup 1B, HR, BB, 2 SB, 3 R, 3 RBI

South Carolina 9, Appalachian State 6 - Sou: Andrew Eyster 2 2B, 2 BB, 4 RBI

Staten Island 12, Limestone 7, Game 1 - Lim: Joah Nelson 2B, 3 RBI

Staten Island 9. Limestone 7, Game 2 - Lim: Brock Balsley 1B, 2B, 3 RBI

USC Beaufort 11, Savannah State 2 - Bea: Nick Nilhan 4-4, 2 BB, 3 R, 3 RBI

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