State scoreboard, Friday, Feb. 16

Riley Eikhoff didn't allow a hit and faced
the minimum in a six-inning start. (CCU photo)

Player of the day: Riley Eikhoff, Coastal Carolina, W, 6 IP, 0 H, 3 K

Game of the day

Wofford 12, Towson 11
J.J. Edwards' first game as head coach of the Terriers was a memorable one.

Brice Martinez scored on a wild pitch in the bottom of the ninth as Wofford grabbed a 12-11 opening day victory over Towson at Russell C. King Field in Spartanburg.

The Terriers scored four runs in the first and led 5-4 until Towson scored four runs in the fifth to go up 8-5. Wofford scored two runs in the fifth and one in the sixth tie the score, then plated three in the eighth to take an 11-8 lead.

But Towson pushed across three in the ninth to tie the score.

Martinez led off the bottom of the inning with a single, went to second on a wild pitch and gotto third on Gunnar Johnson's sacrifice bunt. Tigers reliever Luis River then unleashed his second wild one of the inning to bring Martinez home.

Tyler Hare had three hits, including a homer, and drove in four runs. Dixon Black, Adam Haber and Marshall Toole added two hits each.

Edwards was promoted to head coach of the Terriers after Todd Interdonato was hired at Boston College. By the way, Interdonato won his first game as the Eagles beat Ohio State, 9-2.

Wofford plays Bucknell at 4 p.m. Saturday before facing Towson again on Sunday.

Honorable mention game of the day

Anderson 12, Tusculum 9
The Trojans trailed 9-3 after 5 1/2 innings before rallying. J.C. LeGrand had two homers, including a go-ahead three-run shot in the seventh inning of the SAC series opener at Anderson Municipal Stadium.

Coker 3, Emory & Henry 2, 11 innings
Alex Lazar's 11th-inning single gave Coker a walk-off win in its SAC series opener.

Lander 9, Nova Southeastern 8
Lander scored two runs in the eighth to force extra innings and Oliver Zohn singled in the winner in the 10th at Nova Southeastern.

Elsewhere: Clemson scored seven first-inning runs, Alden Mathews and Nolan Nawrocki hit grand slams and starter Billy Barlow didn't allow an earned run in five innings as Clemson waxed Xavier at Doug Kingsmore Stadium ... Coastal Carolina used 15 hits and 13 walks to rack up 26 runs in a demolition of George Mason in the Baseball at the Beach event ... Eli Jones allowed one run over six innings and South Carolina did all its scoring in the second inning of a win over Miami (Ohio)  ...  Charleston Southern scored four runs in the eighth to pull away in its opener against Delaware State ... Cole Mathis doubled, tripled and homered and his teammates added six more extra-base hits to overwhelm Marshall in the opener of a four-game series ... Erskine scored 11 runs over the final three innings to turn a Game 1 pitchers' duel into a rout and put up 16 in the first inning of the nightcap against Claflin ... A four-run first gave Limestone a lead it never lost in upending Lenoir-Rhyne to open their SAC series. The Saints hit four homers ... The Citadel scored seven runs in the first inning and was never threatened by St. Bonaventure. Sawyer Reeves doubled and homered to drive in four runs ... Joel Dragoo had a two-run homer in the sixth and a two-run single in the seventh as Presbyterian won its opener. Blue Hose pitchers struck out 15 ... Jensen Howard homered to break a 1-1 tie as USC Sumter took the series opener from Florida State College Jacksonville ... Brooks Mauro and Ethan Wilson drove in four runs apiece as Spartanburg Methodist rallied to beat Central Alabama in the Southern Union State Invitational ... North Greenville withstood a late scare from Post in Game 1 before rolling in Game 2 to wrap up a doubleheader sweep ...  American International scored the final eight runs - including six in the ninth - to drop USC Aiken to 0-7 ... Kentucky used a pair of four-run innings to go up big early and outlast USC Upstate ... Rutgers wiped out Winthrop's early 5-0 lead to spoil the Eagles' opener. Tony Santa Maria doubled, homered twice and drove in six runs for the Scarlet Knights  ... Wingate used three runs runs to cruise past Newberry in the opener of their SAC series ... Belmont Abbey scored the final five runs to take a Conference Carolinas series opener at Southern Wesleyan ... Bluefield State's nine-run fifth broke open a tight game at Voorhees ... Florence-Darlington Tech pitchers struck out 15, but Harford took the opening game of the Stinger Invitational at CarolinaBank Field ... Pikeville needed a late run to win the opener, but walloped Columbia International in Game 2 of the Appalachian Athletic Conference game ... Two unearned runs allowed USC Beaufort to tie the score in the eighth inning of Game 2, but St. Leo got a walk-off win to complete a twinbill sweep ...

American International 11, USC Aiken 9 - Aik: Jacob Fletcher 6 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 9 K

Anderson 12, Tusculum 9 - And: Nick Miller S, K'd all three batters

Belmont Abbey 5, Southern Wesleyan 3 - Sou: Cam Mitchem 2B, BB, 2 RBI

Bluefield State 14, Voorhees 4, 7 innings - Voo: Raekwon Wedderburn 2-2 SB, R, RBI

Charleston Southern 8, Delaware State 5 - Cha: Peter Werth 2-4, BB, R, 2 RBI

Clemson 14. Xavier 3 - Cle: Cam Cannarella 3-5, 2B, R, 3 RBI

Coker 3, Emory & Henry 2, 11 innings - Cok: Aaron Diaz 5.2 IP, ER, 3 K

College of Charleston 15, Marshall 3 - Cha: Jake Brink W, 4 IP, 0 H, 5 K

Erskine 11, Claflin 0, Game 1 - Ers: Josean Sanchez 4-5, 2 2B, R, 4 RBI

Erskine 21, Claflin 5, Game 2 - Ers: Ben Maskin 2 HR, BB, 3 R, 5 RBI

Kentucky 11, USC Upstate 7 - Up: David Pereira 3-4, 2B, 3 RBI

Lander 9, Nova Southeastern 8, 10 innings - Lan: Connor Droze 2B, 2 HR, 3 RBI

Limestone 12, Lenoir-Rhyne 6 - Lim: Perry Dyer 2-4, HR, BB, 3 RBI

North Greenville 12, Post 11, Game 1 - Nor: David Lewis 3-4, 2 HR, 3 R, 3 RBI 

North Greenville 8, Post 1, Game 2 - Nor: Zach Cowart 3-4, SB, 2 R

Pikeville 6, Columbia International 5, Game 1 - Col: Jackson Petisce 2-4, BB, 2 RBI

Pikeville 17, Columbia International 6, Game 2 - Col: James Lovera 1B, 2B, SB, R

Presbyterian 10, St. Peter's 2 - PC: Daniel Eagen W, 5 IP, 0 ER, 7 K

Rutgers 14, Winthrop 5 - Win: Nicholas Badillo 1B, 2 RBI

South Carolina 5, Miami (Ohio) 1 - Sou: Cole Messina 2B, 2 BB, R

St. Leo 9, USC Beaufort 1, Game 1 - Bea: Aiden Driscoll Sadusky, 2-4, RBI

St. Leo 9, USC Beaufort 8, Game 2 - Bea: Carson Phillips 3-5, 2B, SB, 2 R, BB

The Citadel 14, St. Bonaventure 2 - Cit: Matthew Lively 4-4, R, 2 RBI

USC Sumter 3, Florida State College Jacksonville 1 - Sum: Jensen Howard 3-3, HR
Wingate 11, Newberry 3 - New: Rhett Jolly 3-3, 2 2B, RBI
Wofford 12, Towson 11 - Wof: Tyler Hare 3-4, HR, 2 R, 4 RBI

Baseball at the Beach

Springs Brooks Stadium, Conway

Duke 6,  Indiana 3

Coastal Carolina 26, George Mason 0 - Coa: Derek Bender 2B, HR, BB, 3 R, 6 RBI

Stinger Invitational
Carolina Bank Field, Florence
Harford 7, Florence-Darlington Tech 3 - Flo: Josh Campos 2-4, R, RBI

Southern Union State Invitational
Wadley, Ala.
Spartanburg Methodist 14,  Central Alabama 13, 9 innings - Spa: Kai Tullos 1B, HR, 3 BB, 3 RBI

John A. Logan 11, Southern Union 2

Swig & Swine Classic

Shipyard Park, Mount Pleasant

Ball State 8, Lehigh 4

Iowa 5, Seton Hall 2

Michigan State 10, Merrimack 3

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