
College Baseball Regional 2018: Results, Highlights and Bracket from Sunday
Sunday represents elimination day in the 2018 NCAA baseball tournament, with each team fighting to stay alive in the hunt for a national championship.
While each region was down to three teams heading into Day 3 of the tournament, only one or two squads will survive after the latest set of games. In many cases, teams will have to win twice on Sunday just to keep their hopes of reaching the super regional alive.
Here are the latest results from June 3 around the college baseball world.
Full bracket available at NCAA.com.
NCAA Tournament Results (Sunday, June 3)
Clemson 9, St. John's 8
Connecticut 6, Coastal Carolina 5
Mississippi State 9, Samford 8
Georgia 11, Troy 7
Houston 8, Purdue 4
Missouri State 9, Saint Louis 8
North Carolina State 11, Army 1
Oklahoma State 6, South Florida 1
Dallas Baptist 9, Southern Miss 4
UCLA 10, Gonzaga 4
LSU 9, Northwestern State 5
Stanford 4, Baylor 2
Louisville 12, Kent State 6
Indiana 9, Texas A&M 7
*Washington 9, Connecticut 6
Duke 15, Troy 6
*Stetson 11, Oklahoma State 1
*Texas 3, Indiana 2
Ole Miss 9, Tennessee Tech 8
Florida Atlantic 12, Jacksonville 7
UNCW 9, East Carolina 7
Mississippi State 13, Oklahoma 5
*Vanderbilt 19, Clemson 6
*North Carolina 19, Houston 11
*Auburn 15, North Carolina State 7
*CSU Fullerton 5, Stanford 2
*Texas Tech 11, Louisville 6
*Minnesota 13, UCLA 8
*Arkansas 4, Dallas Baptist 3
*Oregon State 12, LSU 0
Tennessee Tech 2, Missouri State 1
*Earns trip to Super Regional
Upcoming Matchups (Monday, June 4)
Mississippi State vs. Oklahoma
Florida vs. Florida Atlantic
South Carolina vs. UNCW
Georgia vs. Duke
Ole Miss vs. Tennessee Tech
Notable Results
Coastal Carolina Upset By UConn, 6-5
Florida State was the first No. 1 seed eliminated in the tournament, coming on a walk-off home run from Mississippi State, but Coastal Carolina didn't last much longer after losing in dramatic fashion to UConn.
This battle was a relatively quiet game early on, with the teams tied 2-2 through six innings.
Connecticut took a three-run lead in the seventh behind two home runs, but the Chanticleers got it back thanks to a big hit from Zach Biermann. The designated hitter finished 3-for-4 with a home run and four RBI.
However, it was the other DH with the biggest hit of the game, as Christian Fedko hit the game-winning home run in the bottom of the eighth:
CJ Dandeneau closed it out for the Huskies to knock out the 2016 national champions.
Unfortunately for UConn, Washington was able to win the second game of the day and advance to the super regional.
Georgia Goes Deep to Beat Troy, 11-7
There were seven home runs in this game by four different players between the two teams, but Georgia was the better team Sunday.
Bulldogs stars Keegan McGovern and Michael Curry each had two home runs in the win, combining for six hits and eight RBI in the middle of the order. The duo went back-to-back in the sixth inning, helping the team overcome a 6-3 deficit:
The players who didn't have big hits came through in other ways, including C.J. Smith with this home run-saving catch:
Georgia scored in each of its last four innings, continuing an offensive explosion so far in the tournament with 11 runs against Troy after scoring 18 last game against Campbell.
Troy was then eliminated later in the day in a blowout loss to Duke.
Stetson Makes Program History with 11-1 Win over Oklahoma State
A dream season for the Stetson Hatters continues to get better as the team reached the first super regional in program history.
The team's Twitter account provided more info on the achievement:
Being a No. 1 seed in the region showed the team was hardly an underdog, but there were certainly plenty of doubters with bigger programs hoping to pull off the upset.
However, the squad came through with wins over Hartford and Oklahoma State to reach the regional final before blowing out the Cowboys Sunday night.
Jack Perkins allowed zero earned runs in a nine-inning complete game, while Jacob Koos led the offense with three hits and three RBI. Perhaps most impressively, every single hitter in the lineup scored a run.
Cal State Fullerton Knocks Out Stanford, 5-2
Stanford was the No. 2 overall seed in the tournament but couldn't even make it out of its own regional after two losses to Cal State Fullerton.
While these two teams battled to a 2-1 finish Saturday, the Cardinal fought their way back to the regional final with a 4-2 victory over Baylor to stay alive. This only delayed the inevitable, however, as the squad failed to get its offense going.
On the other hand, Fullerton scored five runs on just four hits to secure the win and continue an impressive tradition:
The big hit came from Ruben Cardenas, who hit a three-run home run in the fifth inning to extend the lead to 5-0. Tanner Bibee and Blake Workman took care of business from there, striking out 15 batters in a winning effort.
The Titans will now take on Washington in the next round, another team that was a third seed in its own region.

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