State scoreboard, Friday, Feb. 3

Player of the day: Joe LaFiora, Newberry W, 6 IP, H, 0 R, 7 K (no photo available)

Briefly: Marek Chlup had three hits and David Lewis homered and drove in four runs as North Greenville opened its bid for back-to-back NCAA Division II national titles with a lopsided win ... Steven Murfareh struck out six and allowed one hit in five shutout innings as Southern Wesleyan gave Matt Robinson a win in his first game as Warriors' coach ... Florence-Darlington Tech scored three runs each in the fifth and sixth innings to rally past Coastal Alabama South in a first-round game of the Visit Panama City Beach College Classic ... Jonathan Velez had three hits and three RBI, while five teammates added two hits apiece for Newberry against Francis Marion ... A seven-run seventh lifted host USC Aiken to a season-opening win ... Gary Garrett scored the winning run from second base on a strikeout/wild pitch as Lander beat Erskine in 12 innings ... Virginia State spoiled Zay Paul's debut as Morris' coach ... USC Beaufort suffered a walk-off loss in the opener and shutout in the nightcap of a rain-delayed doubleheader to begin its NCAA Division II ... Coker rallied from a five-run deficit to take a lead, but fell in extra innings in Fico Kondla's first game as coach at his alma mater.

Belmont Abbey 10, Coker 9, 10 innings - Cok: Nick Leonard 1B, 2B, SB, HBP, R, 3 RBI
Lander 7, Erskine 6, 12 innings - Lan: Oliver Zohn 4-5, BB, HBO, R, RBI
Newberry 8, Francis Marion 3 - New: Henry Gibson 2-3, BB, R, 2 RBI
Southern Wesleyan 4, Emory & Henry 3 - Sou: Noah Wiggins H, R, RBI, SB
USC Aiken 8, Carson-Newman 2 - Aik: James Eckert 3-3, 2 2B, 2 R

Virginia State 12, Morris 9, Game 1 - Mor: Jeremy Roberts 1B, 2B, BB, 3 R, RBI

Virginia State 15, Morris 7. Game 2 - Mor: Silas Coleman 2-4, RBI

Webber International 4, USC Beaufort 3, Game 1 - Bea: Wesley Ambrose 2-3
Webber International 4, USC Beaufort 0, Game 2 - Bea: Carson Phillips 2B, SB, 2 BB

Houston Winter Invitational

Minute Maid Park, Houston
North Greenville 12, Central Missouri 1, 7 innings - Nor: Zach Zarra 2 2B, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB
Arkansas Tech 5, Chico State 0
Montevallo 2, Flagler 1

Visit Panama City Beach College Baseball Classic

Publix Sports Park, Panama City, Fla.
Florence-Darlington Tech 7, Coastal Alabama South 5 - Flo: Will Dorrell HR, 3 RBI

Andrew 5, Miami Dade 0
Florida Southwestern 9, Chattahoochee Valley 7
Gulf Coast 5, San Jacinto 3
McLennan 3, Chipola 2

Meridian 11, Delgado 8
Wabash Valley 2, Northwestern Florida 1
Wallace-Dothan 9, State College of Florida 0
(11/19)