Showdown of the day:

No. 1 Virginia broke a 3-3 tie with a run in the ninth to beat No. 12 Clemson, 4-3. In another sign of just how deep the Cavaliers are, Friday's hero was Fr. DH Stephen Bruno, who hit a two-run homer to tie the game in the fifth, then delivered a walk-off RBI single in the ninth. Lefties Casey Harman (7 IP, 5 H, 3 ER) and Danny Hultzen (6 IP, 8 H, 3 ER) were solid in no-decisions.

Other showdowns:

• Mississippi over Florida, 3-2
• Georgia Tech over North Carolina, 2-1
• Arkansas over Alabama, 9-8 (Razorbacks rallied from behind with four runs in the eighth)
• Vanderbilt over Kentucky, 7-0

Upset of the day:

Air Force shocked No. 5 Texas Christian, 14-11. Phenom Matt Purke (2.1 IP, 5 H, 6 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 5 K) was roughed up for the Horned Frogs. Air Force starter Alex Truesdale got the win despite posting this line: 7 IP, 14 H, 10 ER. The Falcons improved to 6-16 on the year.

Other upsets:

• Nevada over No. 13 UC Irvine, 5-3
• Memphis over No. 25 Rice, 5-2
• Southern California over No. 19 Stanford, 13-8

Texas Tech over No. 8 Texas, 12-5

Hitter of the day:

Air Force Sr. 1B Addison Gentry: 3-for-5, 3 R, 4 RBI, 3B, 2 HR in win vs. TCU

Other notable hitting performances:

• Arkansas So. 3B Zack Cox: 3-for-5, 2 R, 6 RBI, 2B, HR in win vs. Alabama
• Alabama-Birmingham Sr. 1B Luke Stewart: 2-for-4, 2 HR in 4-2 win vs. Southern Mississippi
• James Madison Sr. OF Matt Browning: 6-for-7, 5 R, 5 RBI, 4 2B, HR in 21-16 win vs. George Mason
• James Madison Jr. 1B Trevor Knight: 5-for-7, 5 R, 3 RBI, 2 HR in win vs. George Mason
• James Madison Jr. SS David Herbek: 4-for-6, 3 R, 6 RBI, 2B, 3B, 2 SB in win vs. George Mason

Pitcher of the day:

South Florida Jr. RHP Randy Fontanez: 9 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 12 K in 4-0 win vs. Notre Dame. Fontanez, the Preseason Big East pitcher of the year, set a career high in strikeouts and registered his first career shutout while throwing the third no-hitter in USF history. Fontanez improved to 1-4, 3.38 with 46 strikeouts and 13 walks in 43 innings; the Bulls are averaging 3.17 runs per game in his starts.

Other notable pitching performances:

• Cal State Fullerton So. RHP Noe Ramirez: 9 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 14 K in 3-0 win vs. Hawaii
• Louisville Jr. RHP Thomas Royse: 7 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 11 K in 1-0 win vs. Connecticut
• Texas A&M Jr. RHP Barret Loux: 7 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 11 K in 3-1 win vs. Missouri
• Oklahoma Jr. RHP Zach Neal: 7 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 11 K in 10-2 win vs. Nebraska
• Virginia Tech Jr. LHP Justin Wright: 9 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 6 K in 7-0 win vs. Wake Forest
• Seton Hall Jr. RHP Joe DiRocco: 9 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 6 K in 2-0 win vs. West Virginia
• Mississippi Jr. LHP Drew Pomeranz: 7.1 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 9 K in 3-2 win vs. Florida
• Georgia Tech Jr. RHP Deck McGuire: 7 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 10 K in 2-1 win vs. North Carolina
• North Carolina Jr. RHP Matt Harvey: 7 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 6 BB, 11 K in 2-1 loss vs. Georgia Tech