NCAA BASEBALL
Texas A&M 4, Louisville 3
Dylan Rock drove in the go-ahead run with a sacrifice fly in the top of the seventh inning and No. 5 overall seed Texas A&M beat 12th-seeded Louisville on Saturday to win the College Station Super Regional and become the first team to earn a berth in the College World Series.
Texas A&M (42-18) is heading to its seventh CWS looking for its first championship. Louisville (42-21-1) has made five CWS appearances — four of them since 2013 — without a title. The Aggies beat the Cardinals 5-4 in Friday's opener.
Tennessee 12, Notre Dame 4
Luc Lipcius hit two home runs in an eight-run fifth inning and No. 1 overall seed Tennessee rolled to a victory over Notre Dame to stay alive in the Knoxville Super Regional.
Tennessee (57-8) and Notre Dame (39-15) will play a third game today with a berth in the College World Series on the line. The Fighting Irish beat Tennessee 8-6 on Friday. Tennessee is looking for its second straight and sixth CWS appearance overall.
The Vols have never won the event, finishing second in 1951. Notre Dame has made two CWS appearances — 1957 and 2002.
Mississippi 10, So. Mississippi 0
Tim Elko drove in the first run of the game with a single and added a two-run double in a seven-run sixth inning to power Mississippi to a romp over No. 11 overall seed Southern Mississippi in the first round of the Hattiesburg Super Regional.
Ole Miss (36-22) and Southern Miss (47-18) will play again today. A win by the Rebels would send them to the College World Series. If the Golden Eagles win it would force a deciding game on Monday.
Texas 9, East Carolina 8
Dylan Campbell drove in the winning run with a two-out bases-loaded single in the bottom of the ninth inning and No. 9 overall seed Texas overcame a five-run deficit to beat No. 8 seed East Carolina and stay alive in the Greenville Super Regional.
The win by Texas (46-20) forces a Sunday showdown with East Carolina (46-20) with a berth in the College World Series on the line.
Arkansas 4, North Carolina 1
Peyton Stoval sparked a three-run fifth inning with a lead-off home run, Connor Noland threw 6 2/3 shutout innings and Arkansas upset No. 10 overall seed North Carolina in the first round of the Chapel Hill Super Regional.
Arkansas (42-19) and North Carolina (42-21), both making a 10th super regional appearance, will play again today. A win by the Razorbacks would send them to their 11th College World Series in search of their first title.
Virginia Tech 14, Oklahoma 8
Nick Biddison hit two of No. 4 overall seed Virginia Tech's five home runs, including one to lead off the game, and the Hokies stayed alive in the Blacksburg Super Regional with a victory over Oklahoma.
The win by Virginia Tech (45-12) forces a winner-takeall game with Oklahoma (40-22) today for a berth in the College World Series. The Sooners beat the Hokies 5-4 in Friday's opener.