Showdown of the day:

Florida State jumped out to a 4-1 lead and chased Miami starter Chris Hernandez in the fourth inning, but the Hurricanes battled back against FSU ace Sean Gilmartin and pulled out a 6-5 win in Tallahassee. Jr. OF Chris Pelaez put Miami ahead for good with a two-run double in the sixth.

Other showdowns:

• Arkansas over Florida, 8-3, behind a strong outing from So. LHP Drew Smyly (7 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 10 K). The Razorbacks trailed 2-1 after five innings, then surged ahead with seven runs over the next three frames.
• UCLA over Arizona, 6-3, in 10 innings
• Stanford over California, 3-2
• Texas A&M over Oklahoma, 6-2
• Rice over East Carolina, 20-3. The Pirates had six more errors, giving them 46 in their last 14 games.
• Washington State over Oregon State, 5-1
• North Carolina over Clemson, 5-3
• Connecticut over Rutgers, 7-2
• Florida International over Western Kentucky, 7-6
• Kansas over Texas Tech, 10-2
• Elon over College of Charleston, 14-3
• Georgia Southern over Western Carolina, 11-4
• Texas State over Northwestern State, 5-3
• Note: the much-anticipated showdown between LSU's Anthony Ranaudo and Mississippi's Drew Pomeranz was postponed by rain.

Upset of the day:

Virginia Tech's Justin Wright (8 IP, 3 H, 1 ER) outlasted Georgia Tech's Deck McGuire (7 IP, 4 H, 1 ER), and the Hokies broke a 1-1 tie with two runs in the 11th to earn a 3-1 win in Atlanta. Submariner Ben Rowen picked up the win with three scoreless innings of relief, allowing just two hits. The win jumped the Hokies into the top 40 in the Ratings Percentage Index; their at-large chances are in very good shape.

Other upsets:

• Texas A&M-Corpus Christi over Southeastern Louisiana, 10-5
• Iowa swept a doubleheader at Michigan, 5-2 and 5-3. The Wolverines had won 18 of their last 21 coming into the day.

Hitter of the day:

Elon Sr. OF Matt Hinson: 3-for-5, 3B, 2 HR, 6 RBI in 14-3 win vs. College of Charleston

Honorable mention:

• Pittsburgh Jr. 3B Joe Leonard: 4-for-6, 2 HR, 3 RBI in 13-9 win vs. West Virginia
• Rice Sr. SS Jimmy Comerota: 4-for-5, HR, 4 RBI, 2 SB in 20-3 win vs. East Carolina
• Rice Jr. DH Rick Hague: 4-for-6, HR, 3 RBI, 2 SB vs. East Carolina
• Wright State Sr. OF Casey McGrew: 5-for-5, 4 R, 2 RBI, 2B, 3B in 11-1 win vs. Valparaiso

Pitcher of the day:

Florida Gulf Coast Jr. LHP Chris Sale: 9 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 15 K in 1-0 win vs. Belmont

Honorable mention:

• North Carolina Jr. RHP Matt Harvey: 9 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 15 K in 5-3 win vs. Clemson
• San Diego State Jr. RHP Addison Reed: 9 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 12 K in 18-0 win vs. Wagner
• Washington State Jr. RHP Chad Arnold: 9 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 11 K in 5-1 win vs. Oregon State
• Duke Fr. RHP Marcus Stroman: 9 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 10 K in 10-3 win vs. Wake Forest (first career start)
• Ohio State Jr. RHP Alex Wimmers:
• South Florida Jr. RHP Randy Fontanez: 9 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K in 5-0 win vs. Villanova
• UC Irvine Sr. LHP Daniel Bibona: 8 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 8 K in 8-1 win vs. UC Davis
• Texas Jr. RH Taylor Jungmann: 9 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 8 K in 14-1 win vs. Oklahoma State
• San Diego Jr. RHP Kyle Blair: 7.2 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 12 K in 9-4 win vs. Gonzaga
• Virginia Tech Jr. RHP Justin Wright: 8 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 8 K in 3-1 win vs. Georgia Tech
• Vanderbilt So. RHP Sonny Gray: 7 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 10 K in 10-1 win vs. Tennessee
• Texas A&M Jr. RHP Barret Loux: 7 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 10 K in 6-2 win vs. Oklahoma
• UCLA So. RHP Gerrit Cole: 8 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 10 K in 6-3 win vs. Arizona
• Stanford So. LHP Brett Mooneyham: 8 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 10 K in 3-2 win vs. California