East Carolina, Louisville among teams advancing to super regionals
Greenville, NC (Sports Network) - Devin Harris clubbed a three-run homer to tie the game in the bottom of the ninth inning, and his RBI base hit in the 10th sent East Carolina to a 10-9 win over South Carolina and into the super regionals of the NCAA baseball tournament.
South Carolina led 6-0 after three innings, but couldn't hold on in the championship game of the Greenville regional as Harris went 4-for-5 with five RBI.
The Pirates advanced to play No. 4 national seed North Carolina in the best- of-three super regionals, starting Saturday in Chapel Hill.
There were five other regional championship games Monday.
Left-hander Drew Pomeranz tied the Ole Miss record with 16 strikeouts in a complete-game performance, as the Rebels moved to the super regionals with a 4-1 win over Western Kentucky in the final of the Oxford regional. Pitching on just two days' rest, Pomeranz held a no-hitter heading into the seventh inning and shut down the Hilltoppers. The Rebels will host Virginia in the super regionals, starting Friday.
Ryan Wright's three-run homer in the top of the fourth inning helped Louisville overtake Vanderbilt, 5-3, in the final of the Louisville regional. The Cardinals advanced to play at No.
2 overall seed Cal State Fullerton in the super regionals, starting Friday.
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Vollmuth belted two home runs in a nine-run second inning as Southern Miss downed Georgia Tech, 12-8 in the final of the Atlanta regional. The Golden Eagles moved on to face national No. 8 seed Florida in a three-game set, starting Saturday.
Rice knocked off Kansas State, 13-4, to win the Houston regional.
Diego Seastrunk clubbed a three-run homer for the Owls, who will next face No. 3 seed LSU, starting Friday in the super regionals.
Kyle Parker singled in two runs in the eighth inning, lifting Clemson to a 6-5 win over Oklahoma State in the championship game of the Clemson regional. The Tigers, who came back from a 5-1 deficit, will battle No. 5 seed Arizona State next, starting Saturday.
The other two super regionals were set after Sunday's action. Top overall seed Texas will host TCU starting Saturday. Florida State, coming off a record- setting 37-6 win over Ohio State, will be at home against Arkansas, beginning Friday.
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