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. Anderson’s 3-run homer leads Coastal Carolina past Kansas 11-3 in NCAA tournamentCHAPEL HILL, N.C. — David Anderson homered and drove in three runs, and Coastal Carolina routed Kansas 11-3 on Friday in their NCAA tournament opener. Home runs help Middle Tennessee snap NCAA tournament losing streak against VanderbiltLOUISVILLE, Ky. — Stuart Meinhart hit a grand slam and Taylor Dennis added a solo shot in the seventh inning, helping Middle Tennessee beat in-state rival Vanderbilt 5-4 on Friday in the Louisville regional. 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. Former Duke starting QB Zack Asack kicked off team for violating undisclosed team policyDURHAM, N.C. — Former Duke starting quarterback Zack Asack has been kicked off the team. Ross ties career-high with 10 strikeouts as LSU defeats Southern 10-2 in NCAA regionalBATON ROUGE, La. — Austin Ross tied a career high with 10 strikeouts, and LSU scored seven two-out runs in the seventh inning for a 10-2 victory over Southern in Friday’s opening game of the Baton Rouge regional. Penn State records show Hall of Famer Paterno makes more than $1 million a yearSTATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Penn State coach Joe Paterno is a millionaire. Miami opens NCAA play with 9-4 win over Jacksonville in Gainesville regionalGAINESVILLE, Fla. — No matter how the Miami Hurricanes fare during the regular season, they always seem to be ready for the postseason. Eighth-seeded Georgia upsets Oklahoma State 3-2 in NCAA team match-play formatTOLEDO, Ohio — Eighth-seeded Georgia has stunned Oklahoma State 3-2 in the quarterfinals of the NCAA’s new match-play format for determining a team champion. Kentucky Wildcats got their man in John Calipari, but was it more than they bargained for?Freshly minted Kentucky basketball coach John Calipari hasn’t been accused of wrongdoing, just being in the wrong place at the wrong time. 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. |