College Baseball Regional 2017: Results, Highlights and Bracket from Friday

The road to the 2017 College World Series starts Friday with 64 teams competing in double-elimination regionals across the country. 

The field will be cut down to 16 after this weekend, leading into the super regionals next week and a trip to Omaha, Nebraska, for the final eight starting June 17. 

Oregon State is the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA tournament after going 49-4 during the regular season. The Beavers haven't reached the College World Series since 2013, and their last national title came in 2007. 

2017 NCAA Tournament Bracket

2017 NCAA Baseball Regionals (Start Times ET)

Clemson Regional

Game 1: No. 2 Vanderbilt def. No. 3 St. John's, 13-4

Game 2: No. 1 Clemson def. No. 4 UNC-Greensboro. 5-4

Tallahassee Regional

Game 1: No. 3 Auburn def. No. 2 UCF, 7-4

Game 2: No. 4 Tennessee Tech def. No. 1 FSU, 3-1

Baton Rouge Regional

Game 1: No. 1 LSU  def. No. 4 Texas Southern, 15-7

Game 2: No. 2 Southeastern Louisiana def. No. 3 Rice, 12-6

Chapel Hill Regional

Game 1: No. 2 FGCU def. No. 3 Michigan, 10-6

Game 2: No. 4 Davidson def. No. 1 North Carolina, 8-4

Corvallis Regional

Game 1: No. 3 Yale def. No. 2 Nebraska, 5-1

Game 2: No. 1 Oregon State (1) def. No. 4 Holy Cross, 8-2

Fayetteville Regional

Game 1: No. 2 Missouri State def. No. 3 Oklahoma State, 6-5

Game 2: No. 1 Arkansas def. No. 4 Oral Roberts, 3-0

Fort Worth Regional

Game 1: No. 2 Virginia vs. No. 3 Dallas Baptist (PPD)

Game 2: No. 1 TCU vs. No. 4 Central Connecticut State (PPD)

Gainesville Regional

Game 1: No. 2 South Florida def. No. 3 Bethune-Cookman, 9-1

Game 2: No. 1 Florida def. No. 4 Marist, 10-6

Hattiesburg Regional

Game 1: No. 3 South Alabama def. No. 2 Mississippi State, 6-3

Game 2: No. 1 Southern Miss def. No. 4 Illinois-Chicago, 8-7

Houston Regional

Game 1: No. 3 Texas A&M def. No. 2 Baylor, 8-5

Game 2: No. 4 Iowa def. No. 1 Houston, 6-3 

Lexington Regional

Game 1: No. 1 Kentucky def. No. 4 Ohio, 6-4

Game 2: No. 3 N.C. State def. No. 2 Indiana, 7-6 (12 innings)

Long Beach Regional

Game 1: No. 2 Texas def. No. 3 UCLA, 3-2

Game 2: No. 1 Long Beach State def. No. 4 San Diego State, 6-0

Louisville Regional

Game 1: No. 2 Oklahoma def. No. 3 Xavier, 7-2

Game 2: No. 1 Louisville def. No. 4 Radford, 11-6

Lubbock Regional

Game 1: No. 1 Texas Tech def. No. 4 Delaware, 5-2

Game 2: No. 3 Sam Houston State def. No. 2 Arizona, 5-4

Stanford Regional

Game 1: No. 3 BYU def. No. 4 Sacramento State, 6-1

Game 2: No. 2 Cal State Fullerton def. No. 1 Stanford, 4-1

Winston-Salem Regional

Game 1: No. 2 West Virginia def. No. 3 Maryland, 9-1

Game 2: No. 1 Wake Forest def. No. 4 UMBC, 11-3

Results

Wake Forest 11, UMBC 3

Wake Forest had no trouble disposing of UMBC in an 11-3 win that will send the Demon Deacons to a Saturday showdown with West Virginia. 

University of Maryland-Baltimore County went just 23-23 during the season, so an NCAA tournament matchup against one of the best teams in the ACC was going to show where this program is at. 

Unfortunately, things didn't pan out for the Retrievers. Wake Forest got to UMBC starter Michael Austin for six runs in the second inning. 

After UMBC scored the next three runs to cut the deficit in half, Wake Forest's offense went back to work with four runs in the sixth. The top three hitters in the Demon Deacons' lineup—Jonathan Pryor, Jake Mueller, Stuart Fairchild—combined to go 7-for-14 with seven RBI and four runs scored. 

Texas 3, UCLA 2

Texas held off UCLA's late rally to earn a crucial 3-2 victory in the NCAA tournament opener for both teams. 

Texas scored single runs in the fourth and seventh to take a 2-0 lead off UCLA starter Griffin Canning. Kacy Clemens' solo homer started the scoring for the Longhorns. 

The Bruins got on the board in the eighth inning thanks to Ryan Kreidler's solo blast that cut the lead to 2-1. Texas would respond in the bottom half of the inning on Travis Jones' RBI double that wound up being the difference.

UCLA was also hurt by three errors in the game, which led to an unearned run for Canning. Texas took advantage of the miscues and will advance to the winner's bracket during Saturday's regional. 

Tennessee Tech 3, Florida State 1

Ryan Flick's two-run double in the top of the ninth inning gave Tennessee Tech an upset win over Florida State. 

Even in a tournament setting where weird things can often happen, the Golden Eagles' victory was still unexpected. The Seminoles entered the postseason on a six-game winning streak that included two victories over Louisville in the ACC tournament. 

Tennessee Tech pitchers Michael Wood and Travis Moths were outstanding, limiting Florida State to one run on four hits. 

Florida State's pitching was equally as impressive. Starter Drew Parrish had his way with Tennessee Tech, striking out 12 in 7.1 innings. 

Tennessee Tech hitters were thrilled to see Parrish exit, getting two hits off reliever Drew Carlton to start the ninth before Alec Byrd came and immediately gave up Flicks's double. 

Davidson 8, North Carolina 4

Davidson pulled off another one of Friday's biggest stunners, putting North Carolina on the brink of elimination with an 8-4 victory. 

North Carolina starter and potential first-round MLB draft pick J.B. Bukauskas had a bad day. The right-hander allowed six runs on six hits and four walks in 3.2 innings. 

Davidson did all of its damage from innings two through five, with at least one run in each frame and multiple runs in three of them. Leadoff hitter Cam Johnson had a game-high three RBI in the win. 

Louisville 11, Radford 6

Louisville brought the big bats out in an 11-6 win over Radford. 

The Cardinals tattooed Radford starting pitcher Danny Hrbek with six runs, all in the third inning. Josh Stowers knocked him out of the game with a two-run double as part of a 3-for-3 day in which he drove in three and scored three runs.

Radford was able to fight back and eventually tied the game with four runs in the fourth and two in the sixth. 

After the score was knotted at six, Louisville turned to reliever Sam Bordner and the momentum went back to the Cardinals. The freshman right-hander turned in 3.1 perfect innings with six strikeouts. 

Jake Snider put Louisville back on top in the bottom of the sixth with a two-run homer. The Cardinals would add one more in the inning and two runs in the seventh for the win. 

Texas A&M 8, Baylor 5

Texas A&M rallied to an 8-5 victory over Baylor on the strength of a five-run sixth inning. 

Baylor took a 4-2 lead in the bottom of the third inning when Aaron Dodson hit a grand slam off Aggies starting pitcher Brigham Hill.

After the two teams traded zeroes for the next two innings, Texas A&M stunned Baylor. Braden Shewmake got things started by tying the game with a two-run homer. The next three runs would score thanks to three walks, a throwing error and wild pitch by Baylor reliever Kyle Hill, a sacrifice fly and single. 

The Aggies would limit Baylor to one run in the bottom of the sixth inning and reliever Kaylor Chafin threw 3.2 innings of one-hit ball. 

Texas Tech 5, Delaware 2

The NCAA tournament started well for Texas Tech in a 5-2 victory over Delaware. 

This was an effective and efficient performance from the Red Raiders, simply picking apart a team they were superior to. They had seven hits, highlighted by Orlando Garcia's two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning that gave Texas Tech a three-run cushion. 

Five Texas Tech pitchers combined to limit Delaware to six singles and 10 strikeouts in the win. 

LSU 15, Texas Southern 7

Entering the tournament as the No. 4 overall seed, LSU looked every bit that ranking in a 15-7 win over Texas Southern. 

There was some sloppy play on LSU's part, including five errors that led to six unearned runs, but it's easy to gloss over those miscues today when the offense puts up three four-run innings. 

Seven of LSU's 12 hits went for extra bases. Zach Watson had two home runs and drove in four runs. Michael Papierski also had four RBIs and a homer. 

Working around the five errors, four LSU pitchers struck out 16 Texas Southern hitters. Starter Jared Poche' gave up seven runs (one earned) and fanned eight in 4.1 innings. 

BYU 6, Sacramento State 1

Sacramento State became the first team eliminated from the 2017 NCAA tournament after a 6-1 loss to BYU. 

The Hornets had a forgettable run in the tournament. They were outscored 16-1 in two games, including being shut out 10-0 by Stanford on Thursday. 

BYU took control of the game in the top of the third with three runs. They padded their advantage with a single run in the sixth and two more in the seventh. 

Hayden Rogers and Mason Marshall combined on the four-hitter for BYU. The duo also struck out 10 Sacramento State batters. 

Yale 5, Nebraska 1

Cranking out five runs on 12 hits allowed Yale to earn a 5-1 victory over Nebraska in the school's first NCAA tournament appearance since 1993. 

Things started out perfectly for the Bulldogs, as four of the first five hitters reached base to give them a 2-0 cushion before starting pitcher Scott Politz took the mound. After Nebraska responded with one run in the bottom half of the inning, Politz settled in. 

A freshman from Texas, Politz threw a complete game six-hitter to keep Yale's bullpen fresh heading into Saturday's game.

Missouri State 6, Oklahoma State 5

Missouri State earned the first walk-off win in the 2017 NCAA tournament on Jeremy Eierman's two-run homer that gave the Bears a 6-5 victory over Oklahoma State. 

Trailing 4-3 with two outs in the top of the ninth inning, Benge tied the game for Oklahoma State with an RBI triple after Garrett McCain singled and would score the go-ahead run on a wild pitch by Jordan Knutson. 

Justin Paulsen led off the bottom of the ninth with a single and looked like he was going to be stranded there after Jake Burger flied out and Blake Graham struck out. Eierman delivered with the walk-off blast against Oklahoma State reliever Trey Cobb, who was otherwise brilliant with six strikeouts in 2.2 innings. 

Southern Mississippi 8, Illinois-Chicago 7

Southern Mississippi erased a five-run deficit with a three-run fifth inning and four-run sixth inning to hold off Illinois-Chicago 8-7. 

Golden Eagles starter Kirk McCarty got knocked around by UIC, allowing six runs on five hits and three walks in 4.1 innings. Rob Calabrese had what looked to be the key hit for Illinois-Chicago, blasting a grand slam in the top of the fifth for a 6-1 lead. 

Matthew Guidry's pinch-hit two-run triple in the bottom of the fifth gave Southern Mississippi life. Matt Wallner scored what would turn out to be the game-winning run in the bottom of the sixth on a wild pitch from Connor Ryan.

It was a sloppy game on both sides with a combined five errors and 11 walks, but Southern Mississippi doesn't need style points to keep its momentum going after winning the Conference USA regular-season title.

Oklahoma 7, Xavier 2

Oklahoma used four extra-base hits and three Xavier errors in a 7-2 victory to get its NCAA tournament started on the right foot. 

The Sooners did all of their damage in the seventh inning, finally breaking through against Xavier starting pitcher Zac Lowther after he was staked to a 2-0 lead in the second innning.

Lowther's outing fell apart when Kyle Mendenhall reached first base following a wild pitch on a strikeout, which would have been the second out of the inning with a runner on third. 

Instead, seven consecutive Oklahoma batters would reach base. Cade Harris delivered a huge three-run double to give the Sooners a 3-2 lead. The next four runs would cross the board thanks to five straight singles before reliever Brad Kirschner finally got the last two outs of the inning. 

Florida Gulf Coast 10, Michigan 6

A five-run sixth inning carried Florida Gulf Coast to a 10-6 victory over Michigan. 

Michigan took a 5-3 lead after the top half of the sixth inning before Florida Gulf Coast's bats came to life against Wolverines starter Oliver Jaskie. 

The bottom of the sixth started fine for Jaskie, recording two quick outs. Things fell apart immediately with the next five Eagles hitters reaching base, capped off by Nick Rivera's three-run homer. 

After Michigan got one run back in the seventh inning, Florida Gulf Coast added insurance in the bottom of the eighth with Gage Morey's two-run single for a 10-6 lead. 

West Virginia 9, Maryland 1

Making its first NCAA tournament appearance since 1996, West Virginia opened the tournament in memorable fashion with a 9-1 victory over Maryland. 

After a scoreless first inning, the Mountaineers scored three in the second thanks to Kyle Davis' two-run homer and Jimmy Galusky's solo shot. 

Davis and Galusky hit four of West Virginia's six homers in the game. Ivan Gonzalez and Cole Austin would also leave the yard. 

Maryland starter Brian Shaffer gave up seven runs on seven hits in five innings of work. 

West Virginia's pitching tandem of Alek Manoah and B.J. Myers held Maryland to just one extra-base hit in the win. 

South Florida 9, Bethune-Cookman 1

A relentless South Florida offense scored at least one run in each of the first four innings en route to a 9-1 victory over Bethune-Cookman. 

Bethune-Cookman starter Anthony Maldonado lasted 1.1 innings, giving up four runs on three hits and three walks. Relievers Donte Lindsay and Isaak Gutierrez didn't fare much better, allowing a combined five runs in four innings. 

Singling out one South Florida hitter on a day the team collected 14 hits would normally prove difficult, but leadoff hitter Duke Stunkel was a clear standout. He went 4-for-6 with a two-run homer and three runs scored. 

South Florida senior starting pitcher Phoenix Sanders showed no pressure in the school's first NCAA tournament game since 2015, tossing seven shutout innings. 

Auburn 7, UCF 4

Auburn rode a late offensive surge to a 7-4 victory over UCF in the opening game in the Tallahassee, Florida, regional. 

The Tigers were clinging to a 2-1 lead after the second inning, a margin that would hold until the sixth. They added a single run in the sixth and seventh before blowing the game open in the top of the eighth on Will Holland's three-run homer. 

Seven runs were more than enough support for Auburn starter Keegan Thompson. The right-hander struck out nine and allowed just two runs on four hits over eight innings. 

Central Florida would score two runs in the ninth when Kam Gellinger homered off Tigers reliever Cole Lipscomb, but it proved to be too late for a rally. 

Vanderbilt 13, St. John's 4

Coming off a disappointing regular season, at least by its own lofty standards, Vanderbilt wasted no time making its presence felt in the NCAA tournament with a 13-4 victory over St. John's.

Vanderbilt went 33-22-1 during the regular season and was eliminated in the first round of the SEC tournament with a 7-4 loss against South Carolina. 

St. John's led the game 3-1 after scoring twice in the top of the fifth, though that would serve as a wake-up call for Vandy. The Commodores took a 7-3 lead with six runs in the bottom half of the inning and added two more in the sixth and four in the seventh to put the game out of reach. 

Will Toffey and Jeren Kendall were the offensive standouts for Vanderbilt. Toffey went 4-for-5 with a double, home run, three RBI and four runs scored. Kendall drove in a game-high four runs. 

Kentucky 6, Ohio 4

Kentucky had little problem starting its tournament run on a positive note with a 6-4 victory over Ohio. 

Rebounding from back-to-back losses in the SEC tournament, Kentucky took control of the game with two runs in the first inning and eventually stretched the lead to 6-0 after six innings. 

Five different Wildcats drove in runs. Second baseman Riley Mahan led the offensive surge with three hits, two RBI and one run scored in the win. 

Kentucky starting pitcher Sean Hjelle cruised through the first seven innings before finally running into trouble in the eighth inning. Ohio finally got to the 6'11" sophomore with three straight hits to start the eighth, capped off by Rudy Rott's three-run homer that cut the deficit to 6-3. 

Chris Machamer and Logan Salow were able to close things out for Kentucky. The duo allowed one hit, one walk and one run in two innings of work.     

Florida 10, Marist 6

The top-seeded Florida Gators opened their CWS bid with a strong offensive showing that featured eight hits, including a three-run home run from JJ Schwarz in the eighth inning that served as icing on the cake. 

Although Marist was pesky as five different players recorded two hits, it left a staggering 18 runners on base. Against a high-powered Gators squad that was a bit more efficient with runners in scoring position, that simply didn't cut it. 

Despite a fairly average showing, Jackson Kowar received the win for Florida. In 5.1 innings, he allowed eight hits and five runs—two of which were earned—while striking out four. 

South Alabama 6, Mississippi State 3

South Alabama's bats were quiet for seven innings on Friday, but they produced three runs apiece in the first and fifth frames to fend off the Mississippi State Bulldogs and open the College World Series 1-0. 

A leadoff home run in the top of the first inning from Dylan Hardy got the party started, and Travis Swaggerty and Drew LaBounty each brought home a run in the opening stanza to make an early statement. 

The Bulldogs countered with a run of their own in the bottom of the first, but a three-run shot from Swaggerty in the fifth ultimately buried the SEC challengers. 

It didn't help that Mississippi State was also going up against ace Randy Bell, who pitched a six-hit complete game that saw him toss 132 pitches total, including 90 strikes. 

BYU 6, Sacramento State 1

Sacramento State got on the board four batters into Friday's clash against BYU, but that was the only run the Hornets produced in the loss. 

Buoyed by sensational starting pitching, the Cougars were able to chip away at the Hornets' slim margin and take a 3-1 lead by the time the third inning was over. 

At that point, starter Hayden Rogers had all the cushion he needed. In 6.2 innings, Rogers struck out eight and allowed just three hits while inducing six ground balls. 

And when Rogers gave way to the bullpen, reliever Mason Marshall held up his end of the bargain. Over the game's final 2.2 innings, Marshall allowed a single hit and struck out two batters to put a bow on the win. 

Arkansas 3, Oral Roberts 0

Pitching propelled the Arkansas Razorbacks to an opening win Friday night as they shut out Oral Roberts 3-0 behind a sensational outing from starter Trevor Stephan. 

Now 6-3 on the season, Stephan was in the zone all night long. Over the course of 7.1 innings, Stephan struck out 12 Oral Roberts batters while scattering four hits to keep the opposition off the scoreboard. 

And once he sat, Kevin Kopps needed just 20 pitches to effectively serve as a bridge to closer Matt Cronin—who slammed the door shut and sat down the only batter he faced. 

At the plate, Arkansas was buoyed by two hits apiece from Chad Spanberger, Jake Arledge and Jack Kenley. 

N.C. State 7, Indiana 6 (12 innings)

In something of a marathon, the North Carolina State Wolfpack outlasted the Indiana Hoosiers by a single run thanks to a wild pitch and an infield single during a two-run 12th inning. 

However, the Hoosiers nearly wiped that deficit away in the bottom half of the final frame when Craig Dedelow hit a triple to narrow the Wolfpack's lead to 7-6. 

N.C. State ultimately prevailed, though, as Sean Adler shut the door on the Hoosiers to put them on the brink of elimination. 

Tommy DeJuneas, who pitched three innings of no-hit ball while recording six strikeouts, was credited with the win. 

Southeastern Louisiana 12, Rice 6

Every game from here on out will be a must-win proposition for the Rice Owls after they were doubled up by Southeastern Louisiana, 12-6. 

Although Rice recorded 12 hits compared to Southeastern Louisiana's eight, the Lions made the most of their swings on a night when the Owls were forced to use five pitchers. 

Left fielder Drew Avans and first baseman Derrick Mount were particularly impressive as they drove in three and two runs, respectively, for the victor. 

Third baseman and three-hole hitter Taylor Schwaner also pieced together a three-hit day as he fell a triple short of the cycle. 

Iowa 6, Houston 3

The Iowa Hawkeyes pulled off something of a stunner Friday evening when they knocked off the top-seeded Houston Cougars thanks to steady production at the plate.  

All told, the Hawkeyes out-hit the Cougars 13-6 on a night when they had five different batters drive in a run and three separate players record doubles. 

The Cougars, meanwhile, had just four different batters record hits. 

It also didn't help matters that third baseman Jake Scheiner and first baseman Lael Lockhart each left four men on base in the loss. 

Houston will also need a steadier performance on the mound to avoid an early exit after starter Trey Cumbie was touched up to the tune of 10 hits and four runs—three of which were earned—in 5.1 innings.  

Cal State Fullerton 4, Stanford 1

Take a bow, John Gavin. 

Matched up against the top-seeded Stanford Cardinal, the Titans' starting pitcher showed up with a signature performance as he struck out 10 batters and allowed three hits in seven innings. 

Stanford was only able to get one run off Gavin—a Jesse Kuet single in the fifth inning—and the Titans promptly responded by breaking a 1-1 deadlock in the bottom half of that frame when first baseman Dillon Persinger singled home Sahid Valenzuela. 

All told, Cal State Fullerton rattled off 10 hits, including three from Valenzuela in a performance that showcased the Titans' offensive ceiling.

Oregon State 8, Holy Cross 2

Oregon State used a well-rounded offensive performance to rack up 13 hits en route to a routine victory over Holy Cross.

Eight of the Beavers' nine starters picked up at least one hit, including two apiece for Trevor Larnach, KJ Harrison, Adley Rutschman and Cadyn Grenier. Michael Gretler hit the only home run of the contest.

Jake Thompson took care of the rest for Oregon State. The starter gave up just one run across 7.2 innings of work with 10 strikeouts to secure the victory.

Kellen McCormick had two of the Crusaders's six hits and an RBI. Chris Rinaldi drove in the other run, but the offense struggle to sustain any rallies against Thompson.

Long Beach State 6, San Diego State 0

Dave Smith went the distance for Long Beach State, giving up only five hits and one walk in the Dirtbags' shutout win. He needed just one strikeout along the way.

Leadoff hitter Jarren Duran was the star at the plate for Long Beach State. He tallied two hits, two RBI and a run scored to pace the offense. Lucas Tancas and David Banuelos also had a pair of knocks for the winning side.

Alan Trejo picked up two hits in three at-bats for the Aztecs. Otherwise, the team's typically potent attack fell silent against Smith with just five total hits.

Sam Houston State 5, Arizona 4

Sam Houston State outlasted Arizona in one of the day's most hotly contested matchups. A three-run homer by Robie Rojas in the sixth was the key moment for the Bearkats.

Rojas was one of five players to record two hits in the game. Bryce Johnson, Clayton Harp, Hunter Hearn and Taylor Beene were the others. Beene brought home the eventual game-winning run with a single in the seventh frame.

Dominic Robinson and Nick Mikolajchak combined to slam the door shut on Arizona by pitching two scoreless frames to finish it out.

Alfonso Rivas pounded out three hits for the Wildcats. JC Cloney gave up all five runs (four earned) across seven innings.