Friday's NCAA Baseball Capsules
By The Associated Press
Clemson Regional:
Clemson 15, Georgia Southern 1
Khalil Greene and Jeff Baker each hit two homers —
both tying the school's season record with 24 — as Clemson beat Georgia
Southern 15-1.
Baker and Greene, who combined for six RBI, equaled
the 1991 mark set by Eric Marcina and tied by Matthew LeCroy in 1997.
The Tigers (48-14) added homers by Kyle Frank and
Zane Green, his first career homer in 156 at-bats, to shatter their mark of
three home runs in an NCAA Tournament game.
Tigers starter Steve Reba (13-2) held Georgia
Southern (38-24) to four hits over six innings.
East Carolina 13, Elon 7
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Warren Gaspar's RBI-single in the seventh inning
broke a 7-all tie and led East Carolina to a 13-7 victory over Elon.
The Pirates (42-18-1) led 6-0 after two innings as
Darryl Lawhorn hit his 18th and 19th home runs.
The Phoenix (34-22), in their first NCAA tournament,
tied it 7-7 with a seven-run seventh capped by Jim Swenson's grand slam.
Reliever Neal Sears (8-3) worked the last 2 2-3
innings for the victory.
Columbia Regional:
North Carolina 5, James Madison 0
Scott Autrey threw a two-hitter as North Carolina
beat James Madison 5-0.
Autrey (5-3), who struck out six, retired 13 straight
batters until Jason Cushman reached on an error in the ninth. James Madison
(43-15) had been averaging almost nine runs a game.
Ron Braun of the Tar Heels (41-19) went 2-for-4 with
a homer and two RBI.
South Carolina 6, Virginia Commonwealth 3
Gary Bell came within one out of a complete game as
South Carolina beat Virginia Commonwealth 6-3,
Bell (10-2) retired 15 straight batters at one point,
striking out eight and allowing just one walk. But the Gamecocks (49-14) had
to hold off a rally in the ninth, when the Rams (38-26) strung together four
singles and a double to load the bases down 6-3.
Aaron Rawl came on to relieve Bell and got Matt Davis
to fly out to right to get his second save of the year.
Mesa Regional:
Houston 9, New Mexico St. 0
Brad Sullivan threw a six-hitter and Brett Cooley and
Jesse Crain homered as Houston beat New Mexico State 9-0.
Sullivan (12-1) struck out nine in recording his
second shutout in three starts for the Cougars (45-15).
Erik Winegarden had three hits for New Mexico State
(37-24).
Atlanta Regional:
Georgia 7, Louisville 1
Matt Woods pitched seven scoreless innings, and Josh
Smith and Lee Mitchell hit two-run homers to lead Georgia past Louisville
7-1.
Woods (3-2) struck out seven and allowed five hits as
the Bulldogs (31-27) snapped a seven-game losing streak.
Mark Jurich had two hits for Louisville (39-17).
Georgia Tech 6, Coastal Carolina 0
Kyle Bakker threw a three-hitter to lead Georgia Tech
to a 6-0 victory over Coastal Carolina.
The 6-foot-9 sophomore left-hander didn't allow a hit
until the sixth innings. Bakker (11-2) struck out eight and did not give up
a walk.
Jeremy Slayden and Brandon Braggs each had two hits
and two RBI for Georgia Tech (47-14).
Starter Justin Sturge (6-3) took the loss for the
Chanticleers (43-18).
Tallahassee Regional:
Cent. Florida 6, South Florida 1
Bo Hall allowed five hits in his second career complete game as Central
Florida beat South Florida 6-1.
Both of Hall's complete games have come against the Bulls (33-28). Hall
(10-0) walked two and struck out four.
Clay Timpner had a two-run double in the first inning for Central Florida
(41-20).
Winston-Salem Regional:
Wake Forest 12, George Washington 6
Jamie D'Antona hit his sixth home run in as many
career postseason games and Kyle Sleeth won his 20th straight decision as
Wake Forest beat George Washington 12-6.
The Demon Deacons (45-11-1) fell behind 3-0, but
D'Antona started Wake Forest's nine-run fourth inning with a walk, then
capped it off with a grand slam. D'Antona hit five homers in the NCAA
tournament last year, including a record three in one game.
Sleeth (14-0) allowed four runs and seven hits
through four innings but settled down, striking out a career-high 11.
Tony Brown's fourth homer gave the Colonials (42-22),
making their first NCAA appearance since 1992, a 4-1 lead.
Baton Rouge Regional:
Louisiana-Lafayette 6, Tulane 3
BATON ROUGE, La. — Corey Coles went 3-for-4, stole
two bases and scored three runs as Louisiana-Lafayette beat Tulane 6-3.
Lafayette (38-21) broke a 3-3 tie in the sixth when
Coles scored on a single by Brad Saloom.
Justin Gabriel (10-4) allowed nine hits and struck
out one in a complete game.
Tommy Manzella hit a solo homer in the third for
Tulane (35-26), while Bryan Stelmack's two-run homer in the fourth lifted
the Green Wave into a 3-3 tie.
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