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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.
ATLANTA (AP) — Bailey Horn pitched six shutout innings and Steven Williams drove in two runs as Auburn beat Georgia Tech 4-1 in the Atlanta regional of the NCAA Tournament. The teams play again Monday with the winner advancing to the 16-team super regionals.
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Jake Mangum had three hits, Jordan Westburg drove in two runs and Mississippi State beat Miami 5-2 to advance to the super regionals of the NCAA Tournament. Mississippi State is in the super regionals for the fourth time in four seasons under four different head coaches. Miami took an early 1-0 lead on Raymond Gil's homer in the second, but Mississippi State bounced back with three runs in the fourth and didn't trail again.
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Austin Bergner struck out eight, and North Carolina beat Tennessee 5-2 to advance to the super regionals of the NCAA Tournament. Ashton McGee's two-run single highlighted the four-run first inning that sent the top-seeded Tar Heels into the tournament's second weekend for the eighth time since 2006.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Luke Smith allowed three hits in 8 1/3 innings and Jake Snider had three RBI with a homer as top-seeded Louisville routed Illinois State 11-2 in an elimination game of the NCAA tournament. Hours after knocking out second-seeded rival Indiana 9-7 to stay alive, the Cardinals extended the Louisville regional final behind Smith, who struck out seven and walked three in his longest outing this season.
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Conor Grady pitched seven strong innings and Reese Albert homered as Florida State defeated Georgia 10-1 to win an NCAA regional and put coach Mike Martin's retirement on hold for at least another week. Florida State (39-21) will face either LSU or Southern Mississippi in a super regional. Martin is stepping down at the end of the season. He has an NCAA-record 2,026 wins.
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Tre Kirklin drove in four runs and Jacksonville State beat Clemson 9-2 in an NCAA Tournament elimination game Oxford Regional. Kirklin's three-run home capped a four-run outburst in the second inning. The Gamecocks advanced to play again later Sunday against regional host Mississippi. Clemson ended the season 35-26.
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Miami's offense pounded 18 hits, including six homers, to beat Central Michigan 18-3 in the NCAA Tournament. Alex Toral had four hits, including two homers and a double, and drove in four runs. Miami advances to play Mississippi State for the regional championship. The Hurricanes will have to beat Mississippi State twice to claim the title.
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