Texas A&M gets walk-off hit to beat Davidson in 15 innings
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — George Janca had a walk-off single in the 15th inning and Texas A&M beat Davidson 7-6 on Friday night in the opener of the College Station super regional.
It was the longest super regional game in NCAA history.
Nick Choruby and Hunter Coleman each had two RBIs in helping Texas A&M (40-21) build a 6-0 lead. Brigham Hill's no-hit bid was broken up in the sixth inning on Cam Johnson's runscoring double.
Johnson tied it at 6 in the ninth with his third consecutive hit. He finished with four straight hits, including two doubles, and three RBIs. Will Robertson added a double and two RBIs.
Mitchell Kilkenny pitched 5 2/3 innings of scoreless relief, striking out nine, for Texas A&M and John Doxakis (3-3) threw five pitches in the top of the 15th for the win.
Davidson (35-25) starter Durin O'Linger threw 137 pitches in 8 2/3 innings and Westin Whitmire (3-4) went four innings in the loss.
Louisville 5, Kentucky 2
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Drew Ellis had four RBIs, including a three-run homer in the fifth inning, Kade McClure allowed three hits and Louisville held off rival Kentucky in the opener of the NCAA super regional.
The visiting Wildcats (43-22) made things interesting in the ninth as Evan White homered to lead off before Taylor Marshall singled in another run with two outs. Lincoln Henzman then struck out T.J. Collett to end the game and put the host Cardinals (51-10) within a victory of the College World Series.
Louisville scored twice in the first as Devin
Mann singled in Logan Taylor — who doubled — and later scored on Ellis' grounder to short. The Cardinals' third baseman made it 5-0 four innings later by drilling a 3-2 pitch to left for his team-high 18th homer.
McClure (8-3) struck out six and walked one in 5 1/3 innings for the victory. Kentucky's Zack Thompson (8-3) threw 90 pitches in four innings and allowed two runs — one earned — in the loss.
Long Beach State 3, Cal State Fullerton 0
LONG BEACH, Calif. – Long Beach State scored three runs in the first, and they went on to post their 12th shutout and beat Fullerton for the sixth time in seven meetings this season.