Campbell (!) puts on offensive show

Ty Babin drove in five runs, Logan Jordan had three hits and three RBIs and Campbell used five-run innings in the second and sixth to cruise past Georgia Tech 15-8 on Friday to begin the Knoxville Regional.

Campbell (41-17) extended its streak with a homer to 20 games and the Camels set a program record for hits in a NCAA tournament with their 16th in the six inning before finishing with 18.

Thomas Harrington (12-2), the nation’s leader in wins, allowed five earned runs and nine nits in seven innings of work.

Other games

Florida State 5, UCLA 3: Jordan Carrion hit his first triple of the season, Alex Toral added an insurance run in the ninth with a homer and No. 3 seed Florida State beat second-seeded in the Auburn Regional, the Seminoles’ 44th straight regional appearance.

North Carolina 15, Hofstra 4: Mac Horvath hit two of North Carolina’s five home runs and the 11th-overall seed Tar Heels rolled over Hofstra in the Chapel Hill Regional.

San Diego 3, Vanderbilt 2: Ian Churchill got two solid plays from his defense to earn a save and San Diego held on in the Corvallis Regional.

Texas 11, Air Force 3: Skyler Messinger went 4 for 5 with three RBIs, Austin Todd added three RBIs and No. 9 overall seed Texas beat Air Force in the Austin Regional.

TexasA&M 8, Oral Roberts

2: Austin Bost hit a three-run homer in the seventh to help No. 5 national seed Texas A&M win in the College Station Regional.

Arkansas 7, Grand Canyon

1: Cayden Wallace, who hit two home runs, and Michael Turner both drove in three runs and second-seeded Arkansas defeated third-seed Grand Canyon in the Stillwater Regional.

Columbia 8, Gonzaga 2: en Schott belted a three-run home run in a five-run fifth inning and third-seeded Columbia thumped second-seeded Gonzaga in the Blacksburg Regional.