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UNDATED (AP) — Florida State dominated all three games in its NCAA regional and extended coach Mike Martin's final season at least one more week. The Seminoles became the first team to advance to the super regionals by beating No. 4 national seed Georgia 10-1. The Bulldogs and No. 3 Georgia Tech are the highest national seeds eliminated so far.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Patrick Wicklander combined with two relievers on a five-hitter and Arkansas advanced to host a super regional for the second straight year with a 6-0 victory over TCU. Dominic Fletcher had a two-run double in a three-run first inning. The Razorbacks, seeded fifth nationally, swept a home regional for the second consecutive year. The Horned Frogs had reached the College World Series four straight years starting in 2014 before getting left out of the NCAA Tournament last year.
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Bryce Bonnin allowed three hits in seven innings, Cameron Warren hit a three-run homer in the first and Texas Tech advanced to host a Super Regional with a 3-0 victory over Dallas Baptist. Warren's 17th homer was his third in three regional games as the Red Raiders beat the Patriots for the second day in a row in the second straight sweep of their home regional. Dallas Baptist lost in the regional round for the fifth straight year.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Jocelyn Alo's monster two-run homer in the fifth inning helped Oklahoma beat Alabama 7-3 to qualify for the championship series. Oklahoma will play UCLA in a best-of-three series starting Monday. Oklahoma seeks its third Women's College World Series title in four years and its fourth championship this decade. UCLA has 12 national titles, but none since 2010.
NEW YORK (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles lead off the Major League Baseball Draft for the first time in 30 years and Oregon State catcher Adley Rutschman is a heavy favorite to be selected No. 1 on Monday night. Texas high school shortstop Bobby Witt Jr., the son of former major league pitcher Bobby Witt; Cal first baseman Andrew Vaughn; Vanderbilt outfielder JJ Bleday; and Georgia high school shortstop CJ Abrams are also possibilities to have their names called early.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Hunter Wolfe hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the sixth inning before connecting on a two-run homer in the eighth and TCU beat Central Connecticut State 9-5 in an NCAA regional elimination game. The Horned Frogs earned a rematch with host and No. 5 national seed Arkansas on Sunday night with a Super Regional berth at stake. The Blue Devils were coming off their first NCAA Tournament win against California in another elimination game.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Bryce Blaum hit a grand slam in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift Texas A&M to an 11-10 victory over West Virginia in an NCAA Tournament elimination game. Second-seeded Texas A&M stormed back from a 9-1 deficit to earn a rematch with third-seeded Duke in the championship round later Sunday. The Aggies need two wins to advance to the super regionals. Duke beat Texas A&M 8-5 Friday.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ryan Kreidler drove in three runs and hit one of UCLA's four home runs as the Bruins eliminated Baylor 11-6 on Sunday in an elimination game at the Los Angeles Regional. Kreidler's two-run homer in the sixth gave UCLA a three-run lead, which it was able to expand.
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