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UNDATED (AP) — A Cincinnati team that entered the NCAA Tournament with barely a winning record pulled the biggest upset on the first day of games. The Bearcats knocked off defending national champion Oregon State 7-6 on the Beavers' home field. The Bearcats made the tournament by winning the American Athletic Conference Tournament and were just 30-29. They were the only No. 4 regional seed to win on the first day of the tournament. No. 3 regional seeds opened the tournament 12-3.
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — David Cole singled home the game-winning run in the top of the ninth inning to lead Central Michigan over Miami 6-5 in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. Cole singled up the middle to score Zach Gilles for the deciding run. Zach Cohn pitched 2 1/3 innings of scoreless relief for the win. Central Michigan has won 19 straight games.
ATLANTA (AP) — Tristin English drove in five runs on four hits, Amos Willingham allowed only two runs in six innings and host Georgia Tech beat Florida A&M 13-2 in NCAA regional action. Georgia Tech will play Auburn on Saturday night in a winner's bracket game. Florida A&M will face Coastal Carolina in an elimination game.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Danny Oriente had three RBI with a two-run homer in the third inning and a run-scoring sacrifice fly that helped top-seeded Louisville beat Illinois-Chicago 5-3 in the first round of the NCAA tournament Louisville regional. The No. 4 Flames (29-22) homered in the first two innings and led 3-0 entering the bottom of the third.
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Aaron Sabato hit a game-tying homer and Danny Serretti scored the winning run on an error as North Carolina used a marathon ninth-inning rally to edge UNC Wilmington 7-6 in NCAA regional action. The top-seeded Tar Heels advance to the winners' bracket and next play either No. 2 seed Tennessee or No. 3 seed Liberty. UNC Wilmington faces the Tennessee-Liberty loser.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Campbell and North Carolina State will continue their NCAA regional game Saturday after weather concerns kept them from finishing as scheduled Friday. Campbell was leading NC State 5-4 after 8 ½ innings when weather halted play. The scheduled Friday night game between East Carolina and Quinnipiac will now take place Saturday afternoon.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Marquette star Sam Hauser is transferring to national champion Virginia. Coach Tony Bennett made the announcement. The 6-foot-8 Hauser can practice with the team next season but won't play until the 2020-21 season.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Duke has held on to beat Texas A&M 8-5 in the opening game of the NCAA baseball regional in Morgantown, West Virginia. Erikson Nichols and Rudy Maxwell each hit three-run homers for the third-seeded Blue Devils. Second-seeded Texas A&M rallied for four runs in the ninth, but Ty Condel grounded out with two runners on base to end the game. Duke is looking to reach the super regionals for the second straight year after capturing the regional last year in Athens, Georgia.
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