Feb. 15, 2015

Rankings are from CBI Composite Poll

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Hudgins Helps Cal State Fullerton Edge Louisville

Texas nips Rice in 10, Oklahoma State wins at Arizona State

 

No. 18 Cal State Fullerton 8, No. 10 Louisville 6

In Clearwater, Fla., Chris Hudgins had two runs and two RBI, and Timmy Richards contributed two RBI as Cal State Fullerton avoided an 0-3 start by topping Louisville. The Titans (1-2) scored four times in the first, with Hudgins driving in two with a single and Dustin Vaught (2 for 2) added an RBI single. John Gavin struck out nine and allowed four earned runs in 5.2 innings to pick up the win. Corey Ray went 2 for 4 with a homer, two runs and two RBI, and Will Smith added three hits and two runs for the Cardinals (2-1).

 

No. 7 Texas 4, No. 16 Rice 3 (10)

In Houston, Michael McCann delivered an RBI double in the top of the 10th to snap a 3-3 tie as Texas edged Rice to split their weekend series. Leon Byrd (3 for 5) had a two-run single to cap a three-run fifth for the Owls (2-2). The Longhorns (2-2) tied it with three in the seventh. Ben Johnson went 2 for 5 with one run and one RBI for Texas.

 

No. 8 Oklahoma State 9, No. 19 Arizona State 8

In Phoenix, Ariz., Ryan Sluder had a two-run double to cap a six-run third as Oklahoma State avoided a series sweep at Arizona State. Kevin Bradley went 2 for 3 with a homer and three RBI for the Cowboys (1-2). Colby Woodmansee had a double and a home run for the Sun Devils (2-1).

 

No. 3 TCU 11, Southern Illinois 0

In Fort Worth, Texas, Alex Young tossed six scoreless innings as TCU completed a three-game sweep of Southern Illinois. Young (1-0) allowed three hits, walked one and struck out four. The Horned Frogs (3-0) scored three in the first and seven in the third. Garrett Crain had two doubles and two RBI, while Connor Wanhanen scored twice and drove in two for TCU. Will Farmer, Greg Lambert and JC DeMuri each had a hit for the Salukis (0-3).

 

No. 4 LSU 7, Kansas 4

In Baton Rouge, La., LSU scored four in the bottom of the sixth to erase a 4-3 deficit and rally past Kansas to complete the weekend sweep. Conner Hale had three hits and three RBI, while Mark Laird had three hits and three runs for the Tigers (3-0). Blair Beck had two hits, including a home run, for the Jayhawks (0-3).

 

No. 5 Florida 6, Rhode Island 1

In Gainesville, Fla., Dalton Guthrie went 4 for 5 with two doubles and three runs as Florida completed a sweep of Rhode Island. The Gators (3-0) scored single runs in each of the first three innings before two runs in the fifth gave them a 5-1 advantage. Harrison Bader had two hits and two RBI, while Richie Martin homered for Florida. Tim Caputo had three hits and Nick DeRegis went deep for the Rams (0-3).

 

No. 6 Houston 5, Minnesota 4

In Houston, Ian Rice was hit by a pitch and scored on a fielder's choice in the bottom of the ninth as Houston completed a weekend sweep of Minnesota. The Gophers (0-3) led 3-0 after two before the Cougars (3-0) took a 4-3 lead in the sixth. Minnesota tied it in the top of the ninth before Houston won it in the bottom of the frame. Rice went 1 for 2 with two walks and two RBI, while Zac Taylor went 2 for 4 with a double and three runs for the Cougars. Dan Motl had two hits and two RBI, while Alex Boxwell added two hits and two runs for Minnesota.

 

No. 13 Miami (Fla.) 25, Rutgers 4

In Coral Gables, Fla., David Thompson hit a three-run homer in a 12-run fourth inning as Miami routed Rutgers to complete a four-game sweep. Thompson finished with four RBI and three runs, and George Iskenderian went 4 for 4 with three runs and two RBI for the Hurricanes (4-0). Ricky Eusebio, Malik Rosier and Zack Collins each had three RBI, and Garrett Kennedy had three hits and five runs for Miami. Vinny Zarrillo had two hits and an RBI for the Scarlet Knights (0-4).

 

No. 15 Florida State 5, Oakland 1

In Tallahassee, Fla., Cobi Johnson tossed five scoreless innings with two hits and six strikeouts as Florida State completed a sweep of Oakland. DJ Stewart had two hits and two runs, and Gage West had a pair of doubles and a run for the Seminoles (3-0). Tyler Pagano drove in the lone run for Oakland (0-3).