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| Alex Bouchard lowered his ERA to 1.68. He has 86 strikeouts in 69.2 innings. (Wofford photo) |
Player of the day: Alec Bouchard, Wofford, CG, W, 2 H, R, 14 K
* NCAA Division I: Alec Bouchard pitched a two-hit complete game and struck out 14 as Wofford (31-15, 9-4 SoCon) beat Western Carolina (29-17, 10-6) to snap a four-game losing streak. Logan Tribble drove in three runs and Lucas Manning homered for the Terriers. Noah Quarless doubled and homered for the Catamounts ... Brice Estep's RBI single capped a five-run eighth-inning comeback and No. 9 Coastal Carolina (32-13, 18-4 Sun Belt) survived the opener at Georgia Southern (13-33, 5-17). Georgia Southern loaded the bases in the ninth inning before Darin Horn closed the game out. The Eagles have lost 12 of their last 13 ... No. 20 Boston College (35-14, 17-8) assured Clemson (26-20, 6-16 ACC) of a losing conference record by handing the Tigers their fourth straight loss ... Will Holmes (4-4) struck out eight in seven innings as The Citadel (23-22) won at Presbyterian (10-36) ... Carter Harrington allowed two runs in seven innings as College of Charleston (21-23, 11-11 CAA) snapped a three-game losing streak in the opener of a series at UNCW (25-19, 13-9). Nick Diaz singled, doubled, walked, was hit by a pitch, scored a run and drove in two ... Corey Wouters had three hits and Winthrop (29-17, 12-4 Big South) took the opener of a series at UNC Asheville (17-29, 5-11) ... Wylie Waters had four hits and joined Johnny Sweeney in driving in four runs as USC Upstate (20-26, 9-10 Big South) hammered Gardner-Webb (21-25, 8-11) to snap a nine-game losing streak ... South Carolina and LSU were rained out and will play a split doubleheader at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. EDT Saturday.
* NCAA Division I: Alec Bouchard pitched a two-hit complete game and struck out 14 as Wofford (31-15, 9-4 SoCon) beat Western Carolina (29-17, 10-6) to snap a four-game losing streak. Logan Tribble drove in three runs and Lucas Manning homered for the Terriers. Noah Quarless doubled and homered for the Catamounts ... Brice Estep's RBI single capped a five-run eighth-inning comeback and No. 9 Coastal Carolina (32-13, 18-4 Sun Belt) survived the opener at Georgia Southern (13-33, 5-17). Georgia Southern loaded the bases in the ninth inning before Darin Horn closed the game out. The Eagles have lost 12 of their last 13 ... No. 20 Boston College (35-14, 17-8) assured Clemson (26-20, 6-16 ACC) of a losing conference record by handing the Tigers their fourth straight loss ... Will Holmes (4-4) struck out eight in seven innings as The Citadel (23-22) won at Presbyterian (10-36) ... Carter Harrington allowed two runs in seven innings as College of Charleston (21-23, 11-11 CAA) snapped a three-game losing streak in the opener of a series at UNCW (25-19, 13-9). Nick Diaz singled, doubled, walked, was hit by a pitch, scored a run and drove in two ... Corey Wouters had three hits and Winthrop (29-17, 12-4 Big South) took the opener of a series at UNC Asheville (17-29, 5-11) ... Wylie Waters had four hits and joined Johnny Sweeney in driving in four runs as USC Upstate (20-26, 9-10 Big South) hammered Gardner-Webb (21-25, 8-11) to snap a nine-game losing streak ... South Carolina and LSU were rained out and will play a split doubleheader at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. EDT Saturday.
* Region 10 Tournament: Florence-Darlington Tech (47-10) opened tournament play by defeating USC Sumter (35-19) to snap the Fire Ants' eight-game winning streak. Jackson Mullin allowed two hits and a run over seven innings for the Stingers. Earlier in the day, Dalton Taylor pitched a six-hit shutout as USC Sumter run-ruled USC Salkehatchie (3-48). Jaxon Jean and Easton Thorpe homered for the Fire Ants. ... Braden Mauro had a three-run homer to highlight a five-run eighth inning in USC Lancaster's win over USC Union (30-23). The Lancers (23-27) fell to top-seeded Gaston College (52-3) later in the day.
* Conference Carolinas Tournament: Young Harris (37-15) scored six runs in the third inning and sent top seed North Greenville (43-9) into a losers' bracket game against Mount Olive on Saturday. Belmont Abbey (38-12) scored in its final five innings to overtake No. 2 seed Francis Marion (41-11). Myles Proffitt had a two-run homer in the ninth inning, but FMU left the potential tying run on base. Charlie Bussey III scored his 104th run of the season, breaking the previous NCAA Division II record. The Patriots play UNC Pembroke on Saturday ... Mount Olive (29-20) scored six runs in the first inning and eliminated Erskine (27-26). Carson Yates had three hits and scored twice for the Flying Fleet.
* Peach Belt Conference Tournament: Mason Salisbury drew a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the ninth inning and Lander (32-18) survived an upset bid by Georgia College (22-26). Columbus State (28-20) rapped out 16 hits and scored the game's first 10 runs to send USC Aiken (35-16) into the losers' bracket against Georgia College. Lander, which has won 10 straight games, and Columbus State meet in the winners' bracket.
* South Atlantic Conference Tournament: Wingate (35-16) survived four home runs by Newberry (27-24) to take a first-round victory. Finn McLaughlin hit two homers and Nick Foster and Zach McClendon added one apiece for the Wolves, who play Carson-Newman in an elimination game Saturday ... A seven-run fourth put Catawba in charge in a first-round win over Coker (15-33). The Cobras meet Mars Hill in an elimination game on Saturday.
* Other: Kent Johnson had two hits and drove in four runs as Benedict (22-15) eliminated Albany State (28-18) from the SIAC Tournament. He drove in the Tigers' first two runs, then added a two-run homer in the ninth. Right fielder Curtis Lindsey made a pair of superb defensive plays to deny Albany State hitters. The Tigers play again Saturday, but a Friday night rainout will force some time changes ... Top-seeded Milligan (40-12) shut out Spartanburg Methodist (26-24) after the first inning to eliminate the Pioneers from the AAC Tournament.
Beyond the border
* ACC: Miami took Game 1 of a doubleheader at N.C. State, 12-9, but the Wolfpack took the nightcap, 13-6 ... Wake Forest edged Louisville for the second straight day, 6-5 ... Notre Dame beat Stanford, 6-2 ... No. 3 Georgia Tech lost to Xavier, 8-4 ... Virginia Tech defeated California, 9-1 ... Pitt and No. 14 Florida State were rained out and will play two on Saturday.
* ACC standings: Georgia Tech 19-5; North Carolina 17-7; Boston College 17-8; Florida State 12-9; Miami 13-10; Virginia 12-12; Wake Forest 13-13; Virginia Tech 12-13; N.C. 11-12; Pitt 10-11; x-Virginia Tech 11-13; Stanford 10-12; Louisville 10-13; Duke 9-15; Notre Dame 9-16; California 7-15; Clemson 6-16.
* ACC: Miami took Game 1 of a doubleheader at N.C. State, 12-9, but the Wolfpack took the nightcap, 13-6 ... Wake Forest edged Louisville for the second straight day, 6-5 ... Notre Dame beat Stanford, 6-2 ... No. 3 Georgia Tech lost to Xavier, 8-4 ... Virginia Tech defeated California, 9-1 ... Pitt and No. 14 Florida State were rained out and will play two on Saturday.
* ACC standings: Georgia Tech 19-5; North Carolina 17-7; Boston College 17-8; Florida State 12-9; Miami 13-10; Virginia 12-12; Wake Forest 13-13; Virginia Tech 12-13; N.C. 11-12; Pitt 10-11; x-Virginia Tech 11-13; Stanford 10-12; Louisville 10-13; Duke 9-15; Notre Dame 9-16; California 7-15; Clemson 6-16.
* SEC: No. 5 Georgia shut out Missouri, 4-0 ... No. 15 Oklahoma beat No. 25 Florida, 5-3 ... No. 24 Alabama clinched a series win over Vanderbilt, 5-0 ... No. 4 Texas edged No. 10 Mississippi State, 3-1. Longhorns pitchers struck out 19 ... No. 22 Arkansas topped No. 17 Ole Miss, 12-2 ... Kentucky trounced Tennessee, 9-2 ... No. 8 Auburn and No. 7 Texas A&M were rained out and will play a pair on Saturday.
* SEC standings: Georgia 16-6; Texas A&M 14-6; Texas 14-7; Mississippi State 13-9; Auburn 12-9; Arkansas 12-10; Oklahoma 12-10; Alabama 12-11; Ole Miss 11-11; Florida 11-11; Kentucky 10-12; Tennessee 10-12; Vanderbilt 10-13; South Carolina 7-14; LSU 6-15; Missouri 4-18.
Boston College 8, Clemson 4 - Cle: Jacob Jarrell HR, BB, 2 RBI
Coastal Carolina 8, Georgia Southern 7 - Coa: Walker Mitchell 3 2B, 2 R, 3 RBI
* SEC standings: Georgia 16-6; Texas A&M 14-6; Texas 14-7; Mississippi State 13-9; Auburn 12-9; Arkansas 12-10; Oklahoma 12-10; Alabama 12-11; Ole Miss 11-11; Florida 11-11; Kentucky 10-12; Tennessee 10-12; Vanderbilt 10-13; South Carolina 7-14; LSU 6-15; Missouri 4-18.
Boston College 8, Clemson 4 - Cle: Jacob Jarrell HR, BB, 2 RBI
Coastal Carolina 8, Georgia Southern 7 - Coa: Walker Mitchell 3 2B, 2 R, 3 RBI
College of Charleston 6, UNCW 2 - Cha: Ethan Plyler 3-4, BB, 2 R
The Citadel 7, Presbyterian 2 - Cit: Aryan Patel 3B, BB, 3 R, 3 SB, RBI
USC Upstate 16, Gardner-Webb 8 - Up: Preston Lucas 3-4, HR, BB, 3 R, RBI
USC Upstate 16, Gardner-Webb 8 - Up: Preston Lucas 3-4, HR, BB, 3 R, RBI
Winthrop 5, UNC Asheville 1 - Win: Brayden Gilley W, 6 IP, 4 H, ER, 2 K
Postponed
South Carolina at LSU, to part of Saturday (2 & 7:30 p.m.)
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AAC Tournament
AAC Tournament
Hunter Wright Stadium, Kingsport, Tenn.
Milligan 6, Spartanburg Methodist 2 - Spa: Blake Exizian 2-4, RBI
Montreat 6, Johnson 4
Bryan 7, Milligan 4
Tennessee Wesleyan 11, Montreat 4
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Bryan 7, Milligan 4
Tennessee Wesleyan 11, Montreat 4
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Conference Carolinas Tournament, Gastonia, N.C.
UNC Pembroke 11, King 6
Mount Olive 8, Erskine 4 - Ers: Mason McManus 2-5, R, 2 RBI
Young Harris 11, North Greenville 3 - Nor: CJ Dean 1B, HR, 3 RBI
Belmont Abbey 10, Francis Marion 9 - Fra: Ethan McAnally 2 HR, 3 RBI
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Young Harris 11, North Greenville 3 - Nor: CJ Dean 1B, HR, 3 RBI
Belmont Abbey 10, Francis Marion 9 - Fra: Ethan McAnally 2 HR, 3 RBI
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NJCAA Region 10 Division I Tournament
Lexington County Baseball Stadium Lexington
USC Lancaster 9, USC Union 3 - Lan: Kaidan Baron 1B, SB, 2 RBI
USC Sumter 11, USC Salkehatchie 0, 6 innings - Sum: Carew Bates 2B, 2 BB, 2 R, 3 RBI
Gaston College 15, USC Lancaster 3, 5 innings - Lan: Brody Sanders HR
Florence-Darlington Tech 6, USC Sumter 1 - Flo: Jackson Cook 2-3, SB, R, 2 RBI
USC Sumter 11, USC Salkehatchie 0, 6 innings - Sum: Carew Bates 2B, 2 BB, 2 R, 3 RBI
Gaston College 15, USC Lancaster 3, 5 innings - Lan: Brody Sanders HR
Florence-Darlington Tech 6, USC Sumter 1 - Flo: Jackson Cook 2-3, SB, R, 2 RBI
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Peach Belt Conference TournamentNorth Georgia College, Dahlonega
North Georgia 9, Middle Georgia 1
Flagler 2, Georgia Southwestern 1
Lander University, Greenwood
Flagler 2, Georgia Southwestern 1
Lander University, Greenwood
Columbus State 12, USC Aiken 7 - Aik: Blake Martin 2B, HR, 4 RBI
Lander 7, Georgia College 6 - Lan: Zach Cowart 2-2, 3 BB, 3 SB, 3 RBI
Lander 7, Georgia College 6 - Lan: Zach Cowart 2-2, 3 BB, 3 SB, 3 RBI
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South Atlantic Conference Tournament
Catawba College, Salisbury, N.C.
Catawba 11, Coker 3 - Cok: Rocco Wojcik 1B, 2B, BB, 3 RBI
Lincoln Memorial 4, Mars Hill 2
Wingate College, Wingate N.C.
Lincoln Memorial 4, Mars Hill 2
Wingate College, Wingate N.C.
SIAC Tournament
Luther Williams Field, Macon, Ga.
Benedict 8, Albany State 5 - Ben: Kent Johnson 2-4, HR, SB, 3 R, 4 RBI
Edward Waters 8, Miles 7
Morehouse 15, Kentucky State 2, 7 innings
Postponed until Saturday
Game 7: Spring Hill vs. Savannah State
Postponed until Saturday
Game 7: Spring Hill vs. Savannah State
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