State scoreboard, Thursday, May 2

Alex Heintz has 97 strikeouts this
season. (Erskine photo)

Player of the day: Alex Heintz, Erskine, W, 5 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 7 K

Briefly: Erskine scored five runs in the second inning and rode the strong pitching of Alex Heintz to a win over regular-season champ North Greenville in the Conference Carolinas Tournament in Gastonia.

Jorge Pascual singled, doubled and homered to drive in four runs for the Flying Fleet, who advance to a 3 p.m. Friday game against UNC Pembroke. His three-run homer capped the five-run second inning.

Heintz, who got rocked for 11 runs (8 earned) in 2 1/3 innings by the Crusaders in his final regular-season start last Friday , went five innings and allowed two runs - one earned - while striking out seven.

North Greenville plays Emmanuel at 11 a.m. Friday in an elimination game.  

Conference Carolinas Tournament

Caromont Health Park, Gastonia unless noted
Conference Carolinas Digital Network

Erskine 9, North Greenville 2 - Ers: Jude Littrell 2-4, 2B, 2 R, RBI

UNC Pembroke 5, Emmanuel 4 - walk-off WP

Belmont Abbey 10, Young Harris 2

Mount Olive 3, Barton 2
(1/1225)

Beyond the border 

* ACC:  Louisville won the opener of a series with Boston College, 12-7 ... Miami edged BYU, 3-2, in 12 innings.

* SEC: No. 3 Tennessee and Florida were rained out and will play a doubleheader on Friday.