State scoreboard, Sunday, April 19

Chazz Grossington's 10th-inning single helped
the Eagles keep the Big South lead. (Winthrop photo)

Player of the day: Chazz Grossington, Winthrop, 2-5,  2B, R, 2 RBI, game-winning hit in 10th inning

Honorable mention: Jonathan Olmedo, Benedict, 3-4, SB, 2 BB, 3 R, 3 RBI, W, 4.2 IP, 7 K

* Briefly: Chazz Grossington's 10th-inning single capped Winthrop's (27-13, 10-2 Big South) comeback from four runs down to complete a series sweep of USC Upstate (19-22, 8-10). The Eagles forced extra innings with three runs in the ninth - capped by Colin Crowley's two-run homer, his third hit of the game ... Niko Brini  and Lucas Manning hit two home runs and Ben Timblin hit a grand slam as Wofford (29-11) run-ruled UNC Asheville (16-24) for the third straight day to win its eighth straight game. All three hitters drove in four runs apiece ... No. 17 Mississippi State (30-10, 10-8 SEC) scored an unearned run in the 11th inning to complete a sweep at South Carolina (19-22, 5-13).  Talmadge LeCroy had two singles, a walk and an RBI for the Gamecocks, who struck out 44 times in the series ... Georgia State (20-21, 8-10 Sun Belt) scored six runs in the eighth inning on 2 hits, 3 hit batsmen, 2 walks and 2 stolen bases to knock off No. 7 Coastal Carolina (28-11,15-3) ...  A seven-run second inning put USC Sumter (29-18, 14-12 Region 10) in command and the Fire Ants won the series over Florence-Darlington Tech (42-10, 20-7) via run rule. Carew Bates hit two homers and drove in five runs and Ryan Piekutoski added a homer and three RBI for Sumter. Jebb Britt pitched a complete game ... Carson Bryant (4 innings) and  Kaden Myers (5) combined to shut out William & Mary (16-22, 7-11 CAA) as College of Charleston (19-20, 10-8) took the final game of a road series ... Charleston Southern (22-16, 7-8 Big South) took the lead with an unearned run in the eighth to take the series finale against High Point (26-13, 11-4) ... Lander (27-18, 20-10 Peach Belt) completed a sweep of USC Beaufort (13-31, 4-23) with its third run-rule win ... Jonathan Olmedo was 3-for-4 for 2 walks, 2 runs scored, 3 RBI, a stolen base, a win and 7 strikeouts in 4 2/3 innings of relief as Benedict (19-10, 17-10 SIAC) completed a sweep of Tuskegee (11-29, 8-20) with a run-rule victory ... USC Union (28-19, 11-15 Region 10) solidified its hold on fourth place by completing a sweep of USC Lancaster (22-23, 9-17). Brett Boone and Markus Kirksey hit two home runs apiece for the Bantams ... USC Aiken (33-13, 19-8 Peach Belt) built a six-run lead after 3 1/2 innings  and held off Georgia College (18-25, 11-16) ... Gaston College (46-3, 24-3 Region 10) clinched the regular-season championship and top seed for the Region 10 Tournament with a pair of run-rules win over USC Salkehatchie (3-44, 1-25) in the opener of a doubleheader ... East Tennessee State (25-12, 8-4 SoCon) took the rubber game of the series with The Citadel (18-21, 4-8) with four runs in the eighth to invoke the run rule ... Presbyterian (9-32, 5-10 Big South) scored five runs in the eighth to tie the score, but Longwood (23-17, 8-7) scored a run in the bottom of the inning for the victory ... Flagler (30-14, 17-10 Peach Belt) completed a sweep of Claflin (4-33, 1-26) with a run-rule win. 

Beyond the border
ACC: No. 2 Georgia Tech salvaged the series finale at No. 3 North Carolina, 5-2 ... No. 8 Florida State finished a sweep of Notre Dame, 6-4 ... N.C. State avoided at sweep against Wake Forest, 6-5 ... Stanford took the finale against Miami, 14-6 ... Louisville beat California, 8-5 ... Virginia Tech nipped Pitt, 6-5.
* ACC standings: Georgia Tech 16-5; North Carolina 15-6; Boston College 14-7; Florida State 12-6; Virginia 12-9; Miami 10-8; Wake Forest 11-10; N.C. State 9-9; Virginia Tech 9-12; Pitt 7-11; Stanford 7-11; Louisville 7-11; Duke 8-13; Clemson 6-12; California 6-12;  Notre Dame 7-14.

* SEC: Tennessee avoided a sweep by No. 25 Ole Miss, 13-5 ... No. 10 Texas A&M completed a sweep of LSU, 5-2 ... No. 11 Alabama took the finale at No. 4 Texas, 2-1 ... No. 14 Oklahoma wrapped up a sweep of Missouri, 8-4 ... Vanderbilt took the finale at Kentucky, 13-6.
* SEC standings: Georgia 13-5; Texas A&M 12-5; Texas 11-6; Auburn 10-8; Florida 10-8; Mississippi State 10-8; Oklahoma 10-8; Ole Miss 10-8; Alabama 9-9; Arkansas 9-9; Vanderbilt 9-9; Kentucky 8-10; Tennessee 8-10; LSU 6-12; South Carolina 5-13; Missouri 3-15.

Benedict 20, Tuskegee 10, 7 innings - Ben: Joshua Medina 1B, 2B, BB, 23 R, 3 RBI
Charleston Southern 4, High Point 3 - Cha: Gavin Speirs HR, 2 RBI
College of Charleston 4, William & Mary 0 - Cha: Dylan Johnson 2-3, BB, SB, R, RBI
East Tennessee State 12, The Citadel 1, 8 innings - Cit: Michael Gibson 2-3, 2B, R

Flagler 23, Claflin 3, 7 innings - Cla: Devyn Campbell 1B, 2B, 3B, SB, R

Gaston College 17, USC Salkehatchie 0, 5 innings, Game 1 - Sal: Zaer Hernandez 1B
Gaston College 28, USC Salkehatchie 2, 5 innings, Game 2 - Sal: Alex Morgan 1B, HR
Georgia State 11, Coastal Carolina 5 - Coa: Taylor Jordan HR, HBP, 2 R, 2 RBI

Lander 18, USC Beaufort 5, 8 innings - Lan: Oliver Zohn 4-5, 2B,  2 R, 2 SB, 3 RBI
Longwood 6, Presbyterian 5 - PC: Amman Dewberry 1B, HR, 2 RBI
Mississippi State 4, South Carolina 3, 11 innings - USC: Alex Philpott 4 IP, H, BB, K

USC Aiken 8, Georgia College 6 - Aik: Salvatore Laimo 2-5, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 SB

USC Sumter 12, Florence-Darlington Tech 2, 5 innings - Sum: Ryan Piekutoski 1B, HR, BB, 2 R, 3 RBI
USC Union 12, USC Lancaster 3, 8 innings - Uni: Gar ey Person 3-5, R, RBI

Winthrop 6, USC Upstate 5, 10 innings -Win: Colby McNeely 4 IP, 0 R, 2 R

Wofford 20, UNC Asheville 9, 8 innings - Wof: Lucas Manning 3B, 2 HR, 3 R, 4 RBI

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