Saturday Roundup: UVa., LSU Clinch Series; HBU Stuns Purke



• No. 11 Virginia clinched a road series win against No. 10 Clemson with an 8-7 victory Saturday. Sr. RHP Tyler Wilson (5.2 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 7 K) was solid in a no-decision for the Cavs, but Clemson surged ahead with four runs in the seventh against the UVa. bullpen. Virginia answered with three in the eighth to tie it, then won it on John Hicks' RBI single in the ninth.

• Louisiana State has proven that it is one of the nation's elite teams, clinching a series against Cal State Fullerton with a 7-6 win. After the Titans came from behind to tie the game with a pair of runs in the eighth, LSU went back ahead for good on Tyler Hanover's bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the frame. Freshmen carried the Tigers: Kevin Gausman (7 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 5 K) was solid on the mound, and JaCoby Jones had three hits.

• Arizona State clinched a road series win at Auburn with a 9-5 victory Saturday. Unheralded So. DH Joey DeMichele paced ASU's 17-hit attack with a 5-for-5 day (including three doubles), and Matt Newman had two homers and four RBIs.

• California trailed 6-1 after five innings but scratched out five runs over the next four innings to force extras against Rice. Both bullpens were outstanding thereafter, but Cal scored a run in the 15th to win 7-6. Kevin Miller threw seven innings of one-hit, shutout relief for the Golden Bears, and Kyle Porter got the win with four innings of one-hit ball.

• The most stunning result of the day—and probably the season—came in Fort Worth, where Houston Baptist improved to 1-14 with a 7-4 upset of No. 7 Texas Christian. Matt Purke (3.2 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 4 K) got the start and sustained his first career loss against a previously winless Houston Baptist club. Unbelievable.

• Another top 10 Lonestar State team was upset, as Texas dropped the second game of a doubleheader against Brown, 7-3. The Bears broke a 3-3 tie with three runs in the seventh against the Texas bullpen.

• North Carolina starter Chris Munnelly failed to record an out in a 10-2 loss to Wake Forest, snapping UNC's eight-game winning streak. Carlos Lopez had two homers for the Demon Deacons.

• San Diego State scored two in the ninth to come from behind and beat Arkansas, 3-2. Cory Black struck out 13 over eight innings for the Aztecs, who improved to 3-12.

• Florida International broke a 1-1 tie with a run on a wild pitch in the 10th inning to upset Texas A&M, 2-1.

• Davidson upset College of Charleston, 8-3.

• UCLA finally broke out its bats, rapping out 15 hits behind Trevor Bauer (7.1 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 13 K) in a 10-2 win against St. Mary's.

• Fresno State and Wichita State each pulled out 1-0 wins on the road against solid opponents (Nebraska and Tulane, respectively). Greg Gonzalez struck out 12 over seven innings of two-hit ball for Fresno, while Tim Kelley allowed just three hits in a complete-game shutout for Wichita.

• Oregon completed a big sweep of Brigham Young with a 10-0 win Saturday behind Christian Jones (7 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 13 K), who turned in the best start of his career.

• Matt Barnes threw a two-hit, complete-game shutout in Connecticut's 4-0 win against San Diego. The Huskies went 5-2 on their West Coast road trip.

• Gardner-Webb blasted St. John's 18-11 to win the series. The struggling Red Storm dropped to 5-8.

• Alex Meyer struck out 13 in a complete-game shutout of Niagara, leading Kentucky to a 4-0 win.

• Gonzaga's Tyler Chism hit for the cycle and drove in four in a 10-3 win against Minnesota on the campus of Sacramento State.

• Matt Holland also hit for the cycle and drove in four runs in Texas A&M-Corpus Christi's 14-5 win against Texas Tech.



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