State scoreboard, Thursday, April 4

Two-way freshman Bryce Coulter raised his
batting average to .432 on Thursday. (FD Tech photo)

Player of the day: Bryce Coulter, FD Tech, 3-4, 2B, 2 R, 3 RBI

Florence-Darlington Tech pushed its winning streak to 21 games with a run-rule win over Caldwell Tech at Dailey Field. The Stingers (33-5), who scored in double figures for the 20th time this season, return to NJCAA Region 10 play on Saturday at Spartanburg Methodist.

Florence-Darlington Tech 12, Caldwell Tech 2, 7 innings - Flo: J.P. Cunningham 2-5, 2 SB, 2 R
(1/943)

Beyond the border

ACC: Henry Ford hit three home runs as No. 15 Virginia rallied from five runs down to beat No. 10 North Carolina, 14-11, snapping UNC's nine-game winning streak.

SEC: No. 1 Arkansas scored four runs in the sixth and national strikeouts leader Hagen Smith struck out 11 in six innings in a 5-2 win over Ole Miss. It was the Razorbacks' 19th consecutive home victory  ... Two LSU pitchers combined for 16 strikeouts as the No. 18 Tigers won the series opener with No. 6 Vanderbilt.