Oregon State hangs on to beat Texas A&M 9-8 in NCAA tournament opening-round gameFORT WORTH, Texas — John Tommasini’s two-run triple keyed a four-run second inning, and Oregon State held on for a 9-8 win over Texas A&M in their NCAA tournament opener Friday. Bloxom leads Kansas State to 16-8 rout of Xavier in Wildcats’ NCAA tournament debutHOUSTON — Justin Bloxom went 5 for 5 with two home runs, and Kansas State made an impressive NCAA tournament debut with a 16-8 victory over Xavier on Friday. Spatola’s 3-run homer keys 6-run, ninth-inning Boston College rally for 8-7 win over Texas StAUSTIN, Texas — John Spatola hit a three-run homer during a six-run ninth inning, and Boston College rallied to beat Texas State 8-7 in the opener of the Austin regional Friday. Arkansas uses big 8th-inning rally to beat Washington State 10-3 in NCAA tournamentNORMAN, Okla. — Scott Lyons hit a three-run homer and Arkansas rallied for nine runs in the eighth inning to defeat Washington State 10-3 on Friday in the Norman regional. Hot start sends defending champion Arizona State to 7-3 win against MissouriOKLAHOMA CITY — Arizona State’s grounders kept bounding and bouncing until the Sun Devils had taken the first step toward defending their Women’s College World Series title. |