NCAA BASEBALL ROUNDUP
Texas 4, Tennessee Tech 2
All-American Kody Clemens drove in two runs, one with his 23rd home run of the season, and host Texas defeated Tennessee Tech on Sunday to even their NCAA Tournament best-of-three super regional series at one victory apiece. Game 3 is today. Texas (41-21) starter Chase Shugart (6-3) allowed just one run and two hits (he walked five) before leaving after six innings. Shugart picked up a win and a save as Texas won the regional it hosted to advance to the super regional. The Longhorns jumped ahead 2-0 after two innings. Clemens, a finalist for national player of the year awards, lined a double to right center to drive in one run in the first. Ryan Reynolds hit a bloop opposite field double to left that gave Texas a 2-0 lead in the second inning. Tech (53-11), which leads the nation in batting average and home runs, produced just three hits and has one homer in two games here. The Golden Eagles, home team for Game 2, cut the deficit in half in the second with a single, walk and throwing error by Clemens while trying to complete a double play. Clemens didn't take long to atone; he slugged a solo home run off losing pitcher Travis Moths (13-3) with one out in the third for a 3-1 lead. Clemens also hit a home run in the 5-4 Texas loss in Game 1. Texas added a fourth run with an RBI single by Tate Shaw in the seventh inning. Shugart walked two batters in the sixth, putting runners on first and second with one out, Chase Chambers and Trevor Putzig hit benign fly balls to end the inning. Blair Henley, a front-line starter making his first relief appearance of the season, replaced Shugart in the seventh. He was greeted by David Garza, who hit his 17th home run of the season. Henley picked up a save.
South Carolina 8, Arkansas 5
LT Tolbert hit a grand slam to help South Carolina keep its season alive with a win over national No. 5 seed Arkansas in the second game of their NCAA super regional. Tolbert's home run highlighted a five-run fifth inning for the Gamecocks (37-25), who will face the Razorbacks in a deciding third game today — with the winner advancing to next week's College World Series. Justin Row and Hunter Taylor each added home runs for South Carolina, and Carlos Cortes had three hits in the win. Cody Morris (9-3) earned the win after allowing only one unearned run in five innings. Arkansas (43-19) opened the super regional with a 9-3 win but never led on Sunday. Kacey Murphy (8-5) allowed four runs in 4 innings and took the loss, and Heston Kjerstad and Carson Shaddy had home runs for the Razorbacks.
Auburn 3, Florida 2
Luke Jarvis' single in the bottom of the ninth scored pinch-runner Cade Evans from second base and gave Auburn a victory over top-seeded Florida in their best-of-three super regional. The win set up a decisive game tonight. Jarvis was hitless in seven at-bats in the series before coming through in the clutch. Brendan Venter got things started in the inning with a lead-off walk off reliever Jordan Butler (6-2). He moved to second on Jay Estes' single and then gave way to Evans. Jarvis drove the first pitch into left center, easily scoring Evans. Will Holland had an RBI double in the eighth, and Steven Williams homered in the fourth for Auburn (43-22). The Gators (46-19) trailed 2-1 in the ninth before Austin Langworthy's leadoff homer off closer Cody Greenhill (6-2).