April 15, 2011

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Roth outduels Gray as South Carolina nips Vanderbilt

Hultzen becomes career wins leader at Virginia, Oregon State nips Stanford

In Columbia, S.C., Michael Roth outdueled Sonny Gray as No. 3 South Carolina claimed the SEC series opener from top-ranked Vanderbilt 3-1 Friday evening in front of 8,242 fans at Columbia Stadium. Roth (8-1) allowed three hits and a single run in the eighth. He walked two and struck out eight. Matt Price fanned the four he faced for his 11th save. Gray (7-2) gave up 11 hits and three runs in 7.2 innings with one walk and seven strikeouts. Scott Wingo (2 for 3) had a run-scoring single in the third to start the scoring for the Gamecocks (11-2, 27-6). Adam Matthews (2 for 4) made it 2-0 in the fourth with a RBI base hit. Peter Mooney homered in the seventh to give South Carolina a 3-0 advantage. Bryan Johns tripled in the top of the eighth and scored on a sacrifice fly by Tony Kemp to put the Commodores (10-3, 31-4) on the board. Evan Marzilli went 2 for 3 with a run for the Gamecocks. Jason Esposito and Curt Casali both had a hit and a walk for Vanderbilt.

No. 2 Virginia 10, Duke 0

In Charlottesville, Va., Danny Hultzen became Virginia’s career leader in victories in a win over Duke in the ACC series lid-lifter in front of a crowd of 3,550 at Davenport Field. Hultzen (8-0) allowed four singles in seven innings with no walks and nine strikeouts to raise his career mark to 28-2. The Cavaliers (14-2, 24-3) scored three in the third, two in the fourth, three in the fifth and two in the seventh. Colin Harrington went 3 for 4 with two runs and one RBI, while Jared King (2 for 4, 2 R), Chris Taylor (2 for 5, 1 R) and John Hicks (2 for 3, 1 R) each drove in two for UVa. Jeff Kremer had two hits for the Blue Devils (4-12, 20-17). Brian O’Connor earned career win No. 350 in 472 games, the quickest in ACC history. Mike Martin of Florida State reached the mark in 478 contests.

No. 13 Oregon State 1, No. 18 Stanford 0

In Stanford, Calif., Sam Gaviglio tossed eight scoreless innings as Oregon State blanked Stanford in front of a crowd of 1,684 at Sunken Diamond. Gaviglio (7-1) allowed four hits and two walks with eight strikeouts. Tony Bryant struck out the side in the ninth for his fourth save. Mark Appel (2-4, 6.2 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 6 K) took the loss for the Cardinal (3-4, 16-10). The Beavers (6-1, 25-7) got their lone run in the top of the first as Michael Miller (3 for 5) had a leadoff single and scored on a two-out single by Kavin Keyes. Jared Norris went 2 for 3 for OSU. Jake Stewart had two hits, including a double, for Stanford.

No. 4 Florida 5, Georgia 4

In Athens, Ga., Steven Rodriguez came on to strike out the final batter of the game with the tying run on base as Florida edged Georgia in the SEC series opener in front of 2,432 fans at Foley Field. After both teams scored in the first, the Gators (10-3, 27-8) put up two in the fifth and two more in the sixth for a 5-1 lead. The Bulldogs (8-5, 18-17) answered with two in the seventh and got a run-scoring single by Peter Verdin with two away in the ninth to pull to within one. But Rodriguez slammed the door to record his second save. Hudson Randall (6-1, 6.1 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K) was the starter and winner for Florida. Austin Maddox went 3 for 4 with one run and two RBI to lead the Gator attack. Levi Hyams and Kyle Farmer both had two hits for Georgia.

No. 5 Texas 4, Texas Tech 1

In Austin, Texas, Brandon Loy’s two-run single capped a three-run second as Texas topped Texas Tech in the Big 12 series opener in front of 7,286 fans at UFCU Disch-Falk Field. Starter Taylor Jungmann (8-0, 7 IP, 8 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 8 K) held the lead in recording the win, while Corey Knebel worked a hitless ninth for his 10th save. Barrett Barnes (2 for 4) had a RBI single in the fifth for the Red Raiders (5-8, 22-14). Erich Weiss went 2 for 3 with one run and one RBI for the Longhorns (10-3, 26-8).

NC State 5, No. 6 North Carolina 4

In Raleigh, N.C., NC State scored three in the fifth to take the lead and held North Carolina scoreless over the final seven innings in claiming the first of three ACC contests in front of 2,775 fans at Doak Field. Tarran Senay had a two-run double in the bottom of the first as the Wolfpack (6-10, 19-16) took the early lead. Ben Bunting had a three-run triple and scored in the top of the second as the Tar Heels (12-4, 30-6) took a 4-2 advantage. NC State starter Cory Mazzoni (3-4, 7 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 5 BB, 7 K) settled down after that to stick around long enough to earn the victory. Chris Overman fanned three of the five batters he faced in logging his third save. Pratt Maynard’s two-run double tied it in the fifth and he scored on a base hit by Andrew Ciencin to give the Wolfpack the lead for good. Harold Riggins had two hits and a run for NC State. Chaz Frank walked twice and scored once for UNC.

No. 7 Texas A&M 5, Baylor 1

In Waco, Texas, John Stilson pitched eight scoreless innings as Texas A&M topped Baylor in the Big 12 series opener in front of 3,310 fans at Baylor Ballpark Stilson (3-1) allowed five hits and four walks with seven strikeouts. The Aggies (10-3, 25-9) scored single runs in the third and fourth before posting two in the fifth for a 4-0 advantage. Tyler Naquin drove in two, while Brandon Wood went 2 for 3 with two runs and one RBI for A&M. Wes Mercurio had a pinch-hit RBI single in the bottom of the ninth for the Bears (5-8, 19-16). Josh Ludy added two hits for Baylor.

No. 8 Cal State Fullerton 3, UC Santa Barbara 2

In Fullerton, Calif., Carlos Lopez had a run-scoring triple to plate the game-winner in the sixth and UC Santa Barbara did not have a baserunner over the final three innings as Cal State Fullerton took the Big West series opener in front of 2,241 onlookers at Goodwin Field. Noe Ramirez (6-2) allowed five hits and two runs in seven innings with one walk and seven strikeouts, including fanning the final three he faced. Dylan Fioro worked a perfect eighth before Nick Ramirez struck out two of three in the ninth for his eighth save. The Gauchos (2-2, 14-14) scored in the second before the Titans (6-1, 25-9) answered with two in the third. UCSB tied it in the top of the sixth before the three-bagger by Lopez gave Fullerton the lead for good. Ivory Thomas finished with two hits and one run for the Titans. Lance Roenicke had two hits, including a double, and one RBI for the Gauchos.

No. 9 Arizona State 3, Washington State 1

In Tempe, Ariz., Arizona State used a three-run fifth and strong pitching to edge Washington State to start their Pac-10 series in front of 3,072 fans at Packard Stadium. The Cougars (2-8, 14-15) got a run-scoring single from Cody Bartlett in the third to take the early lead. Xorge Carrillo (2 for 3) tied it in the fifth with a base hit and an error allowed two more to score as the Sun Devils (6-4, 23-9) took a 3-1 advantage. Brady Rodgers (6-2, 6.1 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 K) earned the victory, while Mitchell Lambson struck out the side in the ninth for his fifth save. Adam Conley (4-4, 8 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K) went the distance for WSU. Austin Barnes and Zach Wilson both had two hits for ASU. Derek Jones had three hits for the Cougars.

Virginia Tech 2, No. 10 Florida State 1

In Blacksburg, Va., Joe Mantiply and two relievers combined to hold Florida State to one run as Virginia Tech won the ACC series opener in front of 1,473 fans at English Field. Mantiply (4-5) allowed three hits and one run in 5.2 innings with four walks and four strikeouts to earn the victory. Manny Martir gave up one hit and two walks in 0.2 innings with one strikeout before Jake Atwell worked the final 2.2 innings with two hits and two strikeouts to notch his first save. Jake Atwell had a RBI triple and scored on a wild pitch in the third for the Hokies (4-12, 19-17). Rafael Lopez drew a bases-loaded walk in the fifth for the lone run for the Seminoles (9-7, 24-10). Tim Smalling had two hits for Tech. Sean Gilmartin (4-5, 8 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 7 K) went the distance for FSU.

No. 11 TCU 11, San Diego State 4

In San Diego, Jason Coats went 3 for 5 with two runs and three RBI to lead TCU past San Diego State in the Mountain West series opener at Tony Gwynn Stadium. The Horned Frogs (8-2, 23-11) blew open a tight game with four in the fifth and four more in the sixth. Coats had a run-scoring double in the first, a RBI single in the third and a run-scoring base hit in the fifth to raise his career hit total to 200. Jerome Pena (2 for 4) had a two-run triple to cap the four-run sixth as TCU took a 10-2 lead. Jantzen Witte had three hits and three runs for the Frogs. Kyle Winkler (6-1, 6 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 3 BB, 4 K) picked up the win for TCU. Cody Smith had two hits and two runs, while Brandon Meredith knocked in pair for the Aztecs (5-5, 11-23).

Oklahoma State 8, No. 12 Oklahoma 7

In Tulsa, Okla., Dane Phillips belted a leadoff homer in the bottom of the ninth to lift Oklahoma State past Oklahoma to start the Big 12 and Bedlam Series in front of 9,431 fans at ONEOK Field. Chris Marlowe (3-2) pitched 3.2 scoreless innings in relief with two hits and seven strikeouts to earn the victory. The Sooners (6-6, 25-9) built a 5-1 lead before the Cowboys (9-4, 26-8) put up six unearned runs in the bottom of the fifth for a 7-5 advantage. OU got RBI singles from Caleb Bushyhead and Tyler Ogle (4 for 5, 3 RBI) in the sixth to knot the score at 7. Phillips finished with two hits and two runs, while Jared Womack added two hits and two RBI for OSU.

No. 14 Georgia Tech 5, Wake Forest 1

In Winston-Salem, N.C., Mark Pope tossed a one-hitter as Georgia Tech took the ACC series opener from Wake Forest at Gene Hooks Field. Pope (8-1) walked two and struck out eight, needing 109 pitches for his fourth complete game. The only hit was a homer by James Harris in the third for the Demon Deacons (5-11, 13-22). That dinger tied it at one before the Yellow Jackets (13-3, 26-9) put up two in the fifth and two in the eighth. Kyle Wren went 3 for 5 with two runs, while Zane Evans knocked in a pair for Tech.

No. 15 Fresno State 8, Nevada 3

In Fresno, Calif., Justin Charles had a two-run single in a five-run eighth as Fresno State took the WAC series opener from Nevada at Beiden Field. Wynns had a leadoff single and scored the tie-breaking run in the eighth before the base hit by Charles made it 6-3. Aaron Judge went 4 for 5 with two RBI, while Brennan Gowens added three hits, one run and one RBI for the Bulldogs (3-2, 23-5). Joe Kohan went 2 for 4 with two RBI for the Wolf Pack (0-1, 11-18).

No. 19 Arizona 5, No. 16 UCLA 4

In Los Angeles, Joey Rickard had a three-run homer in the fifth to put Arizona ahead to stay in its Pac-10 victory over UCLA at Jackie Robinson Stadium. After driving in one in a two-run third, Rickard’s blast in the fifth gave the Wildcats (5-5, 23-11) a 5-3 lead. Rickard also had a pair of outfield assists in the third as runners were cut down at the plate. Bryce Ortega went 2 for 4 with two runs for Arizona. Jeff Gelalich had two hits for the Bruins (7-3, 17-12), a two-run double in a three-run third and a solo homer in the fifth. Kurt Heyer (6-1, 7.1 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 3 BB, 6 K) picked up the win, while Matt Chaffee (1.2 IP, 1 H, 4 K) got his fourth save. Gerrit Cole (4-2, 8 IP, 9 H, 5 R, 11 K) took the loss for UCLA.

No. 17 Arkansas 6, Mississippi State 5

In Fayetteville, Ark., Kyle Robinson had a two-run homer to spark a three-run eighth as Arkansas rallied past Mississippi State in front of 7,434 fans at Baum Stadium. The blast by Robinson (3 for 4, 3 R, 3 RBI) tied the game at 5 before a base by Tim Carver (2 for 4) later in the frame plated the game-winner. Nolan Sanburn then pitched a perfect ninth for his seventh save. Cade Lynch (4-1, 2 H, 1 BB, 6 K) tossed 4.2 scoreless innings in relief to earn the victory. The Bulldogs (5-8, 21-13) scored two in the second and three in the fourth to take a 5-2 advantage. Wes Thigpen had two hits and three RBI for MSU.

No. 20 California 6, Washington 2

In Seattle, Mitch Delfino homered to spark California past Washington in the Pac-10 series opener at Husky Ballpark. Delfino went deep in the top of the fifth to break a scoreless tie. With the score even at 1, Darrel Matthews delivered a two-run double in the seventh. Chadd Krist added a two-run double in a three-run eighth as the Golden Bears (7-3, 21-9) took a 6-1 advantage. Austin Booker went 2 for 3 with a run for Cal. Eric Johnson (5-1, 6.2 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 3 BB, 3 K) earned the victory, while Kyle Porter (2.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 6 K) registered his second save. Jacob Lamb had three hits for the Huskies (2-5, 10-21).

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