State scoreboard, Thursday, March 16

Reese Dutton has 37 strikeouts in 29
innings for the Spartans. (USC Upstate photo)

Player of the day: Reese Dutton, USC Upstate, W, 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 11 K

Briefly: Three pitchers combined on a five-hitter and Pat Monteith and Jalen Vasquez drove in three runs apiece in Game 1 as North Greenville got a pair of shutouts in a Conference Carolinas doubleheader. John Michael Faile had four hits and drove in five runs ... Four players had two hits as USC Upstate defeated Cincinnati ...

North Greenville 8, King 0, Game 1 - Nor: Caleb Cox W, 5 IP, 3 K

North Greenville 20, King 0, Game 2 -  Nor: Marek Chlup 2-3, 2 R, RBI

USC Upstate 6, Cincinnati 1 - Up: Troy Hamilton 1B, 2B, BB, R, RBI

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