No. 23 UH wins at UCF; A&M topples No. 9 LSU

ORLANDO, Fla. — Jake Scheiner hit his team-leading 10th home run, Mitch Ullom allowed just an unearned run over six solid innings, and No. 23 Houston defeated Central Florida 3-1 on Saturday night for its 12th win in 13 games.

Aaron Fletcher tossed three scoreless innings of relief to record his sixth save of the season for the Cougars (20-6, 1-1 American Athletic Conference). TEXAS A&M 4, LSU 3

Walker Pennington hit a three-run homer in the Aggies’ four-run ninth inning, and Texas A&M rallied to defeat the No. 9 Tigers in Baton Rouge, La.

Corbin Martin worked eight strong innings, and Mitchell Kilkenny retired the side in the ninth to seal the win for the Aggies (19-10, 3-6 Southeastern Conference). RICE 5, FLORIDA ATLANTIC 4

Ryan Chandler hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the ninth inning, and Rice defeated Florida Atlantic in Boca Raton, Fla.

Tristan Gray hit his first home run of the season and added two walks for Rice (9-20, 2-6 Conference USA). KANSAS 2, TEXAS 1 Pinch-runner Tyler Rand was tagged at home for the game’s final out while trying to score from second base on a single in the ninth inning as the Jayhawks held on to edge the Longhorns (19-11, 4-4 Big 12). WASHINGTON 6, BAYLOR 0

Joey Morgan drove in three runs, and the Huskies blanked the No. 22 Bears in Seattle to secure the series win. Washington won Friday’s opener 5-4. TCU 1, KANSAS ST. 0

Oak Ridge product Luken Baker hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the 10th, and the No. 3 Horned Frogs (21-5, 7-1 Big 12) won in Manhattan, Kan. TEXAS TECH 9, OKLAHOMA 4

Cody Farhat went 4-for-5 with three RBIs, and the No. 4 Red Raiders (25-5, 4-1 Big 12) defeated the No. 17 Sooners in Norman, Okla. LAMAR 10, HOUSTON BAPTIST 4

Chad Fleischman had four RBIs, and the Cardinals (16-13, 5-7 Southland) beat the Huskies (13-12, 5-4) in Beaumont. NICHOLLS ST. 10, TSU 1 Gage Teer had three RBIs, and the Colonels routed the Tigers (8-19) in Thibodaux, La. From web reports