NCAA ROUNDUP | Saturday's other games



Texas 7, Oral Roberts 5
AUSTIN, Texas -- Dooley Prince and Seth Johnston drove in four runs with a pair of eighth-inning singles and Texas (52-13) rallied to the regional championship game. The loss sent Oral Roberts (49-10) into Saturday night's elimination game against TCU (39-25). Oral Roberts got runners on first and third in the ninth before Texas closer Huston Street got Matt VanDerBosch to ground into a game-ending double play.
Arizona 7, Kent State 4
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Richard Mercado hit an RBI single in the seventh inning to break a tie, leading the Wildcats to their first NCAA regional championship game since 1993. Mercado was 2-for-4 and also scored a run for the Wildcats, who rallied back to win after squandering a 4-0 lead. Arizona added two more runs in the eighth.
Notre Dame 6, UC Irvine 5
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Craig Cooper had four RBIs, including a three-run homer, and Cody Rizzo added a solo home run as Notre Dame eliminated UC Irvine. The Anteaters (34-22-1) stranded 12 runners for the second straight game. Ryan Doherty pitched the ninth for the Irish to earn his 12th save. Glenn Swanson (6-4) allowed six runs, five earned, in the loss.
Washington 7, Mississippi 2
OXFORD, Miss. -- Aaron Hathaway had three RBIs, and Washington eliminated top-seeded Mississippi.
Tulane 7, Western Kentucky 0
OXFORD, Miss. -- J.R. Crowel tossed a four-hitter to lead Tulane to the championship game in the Oxford regional.
Florida State 3, Central Florida 2
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Rhett James took a no-hitter into the seventh inning, and reliever Matt DiBlasi worked out of a jam in the eighth to help Florida State (43-20).
Oklahoma State 4, Bethune-Cookman 1
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Jason Jaramillo hit a three-run home run in the first inning, helping Oklahoma State eliminate Bethune-Cookman.
South Carolina 5, North Carolina 2
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Steve Pearce hit a three-run homer in the first to lead South Carolina (47-15) advance to the regional championship game.
The Citadel 10, Coastal Carolina 1
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Jonathan Ellis struck out a career-high 13 and scattered six hits for a complete game to help The Citadel eliminate Coastal Carolina.
Florida 4, UCLA 3
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Ben Harrison hit a two-run homer and top-seeded Florida advanced to the championship game at the Oklahoma City regional.
Oklahoma 6, Cent. Conn. State 1
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Eric Thornton homered and David Purcey threw a five-hitter, and Oklahoma eliminated Central Connecticut State.
Georgia 6, Clemson 3
ATHENS, Ga. -- Marshall Szabo had three RBIs and Georgia advanced to the regional championship game.
Birmingham Southern 5, Midd. Tenn. 0
ATHENS, Ga. -- Michael Cline homered and doubled, driving in three runs, and David Horne shut out Middle Tennessee.
Rice 6, Lamar 3
HOUSTON -- Wade Townsend struck out seven and allowed three earned runs in 7 2/3 innings to help the defending national champions avoid elimination.
Texas A & amp;M 14, Lamar 3
HOUSTON -- Cliff Pennington went 4-for-5 with three RBIs and scored four runs for Texas A & amp;M.
Princeton 4, Virginia 2
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Ryan Reich's two-run double in the eighth inning lifted Princeton over Virginia in game that was postponed Friday because of rain.
Virginia 7, George Mason 2
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Joe Koshansky pitched a seven-hitter, homered and drove in two runs to help Virginia knock out George Mason.
Miami 19, North Carolina State 5
CORAL GABLES, Fla. -- Gaby Sanchez drove in six runs to lead Miami into the regional final.
Florida Atlantic 14, St. Bonaventure 2
CORAL GABLES, Fla. -- Rusty Brown hit two homers and drove in six runs, and Florida Atlantic eliminated St. Bonaventure from the Coral Gables regional.
LSU 6, Southern Mississippi 2
BATON ROUGE, La. -- Nate Bumstead pitched a complete game, giving up two earned runs with six strikeouts to put LSU into the regional championship game for the ninth straight season.
College of Charleston 2, Army 1
BATON ROUGE, La. -- Ryan Edell struck out eight in 7 2/3 innings, and the College of Charleston eliminated Army from the Baton Rouge regional.
Georgia Tech 9, Texas Tech 3
ATLANTA -- Whit Robbins, Steven Blackwood and Mike Nickeas all homered to back the solid pitching of Micah Owings, helping Georgia Tech advance to the championship round of the Atlanta regional.
Mississippi State 7, Jacksonville State 6
ATLANTA -- Thomas Berkery hit a go-ahead, ground-rule double during a five-run seventh inning, helping the Bulldogs eliminate the Gamecocks.
Arizona State 6, Minnesota 4
FULLERTON, Calif. -- Jason Urquidez and Zechry Zinicola combined to pitch Arizona State to a victory and eliminate Minnesota (38-23).
Wichita State 4, Arkansas 3
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- Drew Moffitt's 11th-inning home run lifted Wichita State to the regional final.
Missouri 11, LeMoyne 3
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- Cody Ehlers had four RBIs to help Missouri eliminate LeMoyne (36-21) from the tournament.
N. C.-Wilmington 8, Tennessee 5
KINSTON, N.C. -- Tim Preston hit a home run to lead off a four-run seventh innin., lifting the Seahawks.
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