Old Dominion 14, No. 1 Virginia 5
In Charlottesville, Va., Matt Cogen had three
hits and four RBI as Old Dominion tallied 17 hits in knocking
off Virginia. Taylor Ostrich and Josh Eldridge added three
hits, two runs and an RBI apiece as the Monarchs (7-5) beat
the Cavaliers (12-2) for the second straight year when
Virginia was ranked No. 1 in the nation. Connor Myers went 2
for 4 with three runs and two RBI for ODU, which erupted for
six runs in the seventh inning and four more in the eighth to
break from a 4-3 game. Matt Thaiss went 2 for 4 with a two-run
homer and two runs, and Kenny Towns added a solo homer for
Virginia.
No. 6 Texas A&M 4, UTPA 3 (11)
In College Station, Texas, Ronnie Gideon hit a
sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 11th as Texas
A&M edged UTPA to improve to 18-0. Pinch-hitter G.R. Hinsley
had a two-run double as the Aggies came back from a 3-0
deficit with three runs in the eighth inning. Corey Davis had
three hits and two runs for the Broncs (8-5).
No. 18 Florida State 15, No. 9 UCF 11
In Tallahassee, Fla., Quincy Nieporte went 4
for 4 with two homers, three runs and seven RBI as Florida
State scored seven times in the seventh inning to outslug UCF.
Ben DeLuzio added three RBI, and Chris Marconcini scored four
times for the Seminoles (15-3). Logan Heiser went 4 for 5 with
two homers, three runs and five RBI, and Dylan Moore homered
and drove in two for the Knights (14-4).
No. 3 LSU 7, McNeese State 0
In Baton Rouge, La., Alex Bregman hit a
three-run homer in the third inning and finished with four
RBI, and eleven LSU pitchers combined on a shutout as the
Tigers blanked McNeese State. Mark Laird went 2 for 2 with
three runs for LSU (16-1), which opens SEC play against Ole
Miss Friday. Andrew Guillotte and James Cantu had two hits
apiece for the Cowboys (11-6).
No. 4 Florida 6, Fairfield 1
In Gainesville, Fla., Dalton Guthrie went 3 for
5 with a run and RBI, and Ryan Larson added two RBI as Florida
topped Fairfield. Alex Faedo (1-0) tossed three scoreless
innings to pick up the win for the Gators (16-2). Troy Scocca
drove in the lone run for Fairfield (0-5).
No. 5 Vanderbilt 8, Quinnipiac 0
In Nashville, Tenn., Dansby Swanson went 3 for
3 with a homer, three runs and two RBI, and four Vanderbilt
pitchers combined on a one-hitter in a win over Quinnipiac.
Ryan Johnson tossed five perfect innings, entering the game in
the second inning with the bases loaded and finishing with
nine strikeouts for the Commodores (13-4).
San Francisco 8, No. 7 Oregon 2
In Eugene, Ore., Sam Granoff allowed three hits
and two earned runs and struck out six as San Francisco beat
Oregon for the second straight day. Derek Atkinson went 2 for
4 with two runs and two RBI, and Brendan Hendriks added two
RBI for the Dons (5-12). Shaun Chase had a two-run homer for
the Ducks (13-4).
Western Kentucky 3, No. 15 Mississippi State
1
In Starkville, Miss., Danny Hudzina drove in a
run and scored twice, and Western Kentucky’s bullpen tossed
seven scoreless innings in a win over Mississippi State. Cody
Coll (2-1) was credited with the win with a scoreless inning,
John Harman struck out four batters in 1.1 innings and Josh
Bartley earned his first save for the Hilltoppers (7-8). Wes
Rea went 2 for 2 with an RBI for the Bulldogs (15-4).
