HOOVER, Ala. — Jonathan Pigott’s power stroke has been missing all season. After starting the season on the bench, Pigott has earned his way into the starting lineup and Thursday morning, Florida’s right fielder came through in a big way when the Gators needed him the most with two home runs that doubled his output for the entire season.
Pigott’s solo home run in the first inning gave the Gators the early lead, but his three-run home run in the sixth inning served as the knockout punch, giving the Gators another day in the Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament and sending OIe Miss home on the heels of a 12-2 embarrassment that was called after eight innings due to the mercy rule.
“He’s one of those players that it really brings a smile to your face when he does well,” Florida head coach Kevin O’Sullivan said after the Gators (39-19, 1-1 SEC Tournament) survived the elimination game.
Pigott has taken a long, tedious road this season, starting the season on the bench behind Riley Cooper. When Cooper slumped at the plate, Pigott still had to sit while younger brother Daniel took over and gave the Gators the perfect hitter for the two-hole in the lineup.
Jonathan gave the Gators some productivity when he was inserted into games late in the season, convincing O’Sullivan that he still had a few hits left in his bat. When Daniel fractured a finger diving back to first base during the last regular season series against Kentucky, the right field job was handed over to Jonathan for good and he’s taken advantage of the opportunity.
“He had a tough go-about it early on, but it never affected his work ethic,” O’Sullivan said. “To be honest with you, it probably made him work even harder. I know his though process is, ‘when I can get an opportunity to play, I’m going to be ready.’ That’s exactly what has happened.”
Thursday Pigott became the second player in school history to hit two home runs during an SEC Tournament game. It was the first time any player has hit two homers in an SEC Tournament game since Todd Linden of LSU did in 2001.
“I got my chance and tried to take advantage of it,” Pigott said. “I worked hard when I wasn’t playing and tried to get back in there as hard as I could.”
Pigott’s stats (.357, 4, 26) may be deceiving to opposing teams because they don’t know much about him. Ole Miss head coach Mike Bianco admitted that he didn’t expect that big of a performance from the junior outfielder.
“(The second home run) was off a 90-plus fastball,” Bianco said. “He’s got two home runs on the year and then he hits two through the wind on a field as big as anywhere he’s probably going to play this year. They just had a great day offensively.”
Pigott’s three-run home run in the sixth gave Florida an 8-2 lead and the impetus to pour it on. Following Pigott’s dinger, Buddy Munroe, who is 8-21 with one home run and seven RBI in his career against Ole Miss, fisted a two-out single into center field to score Josh Adams and Tyler Thompson to make it a 10-2 game.
The Gators put their final two runs on the board in the eighth. Preston Tucker singled home Avery Barnes for one run and Tucker scored from second when Jerico Weitzel beat out an infield single and Ole Miss first baseman Matt Smith flipped to ball to the pitcher’s mound, thinking that Weitzel was out and the inning was over.
Tucker went 3-5, driving in three runs and scoring two of his own. The freshman now has 77 RBI, only three short of the school record set by Ryan Shealy in 2002. Tucker has multiple RBI in five straight games and has 21 multiple-RBI games on the season, second to Matt LaPorta’s school record of 22 in 2005.
Tucker also hit his 12th home run in the fourth inning. The left-hander stayed back on a first-pitch curve ball from Ole Miss left-hander Brett Bukvich and hit it off the foul pole in left field, right above the 340-foot sign on the wall.
“I got the pitch I was looking for, but I was really trying to get on base,” Tucker said. “We were down by one at that point. I just wanted to get on base. I was hoping it would stay fair and it did.”
After the homers by Pigott in the first and Tucker in the fourth, the Gators stretched out the lead in the fifth. Back-to-back hits by Munroe and Mike Mooney, who reached base for the 29th straight games, started the inning. Barnes then stayed on an 0-2 slider and lined it over the head of the third baseman to score both runners. Barnes would later score on a Tucker double.
“In the fifth, I just fell behind the first two hitters and they make you pay,” Bukvich said. “I had to throw the fastball behind in the count and those two guys got hits. I made a good pitch to Barnes … I thought. He did a good job of hitting it and taking it the other way. I struck him out on a slider the last two times. I figured if I could get another one out there far enough he would swing, but he did a good job of taking it the other way.”
For Coach O’Sullivan, it all started on the mound. Freshman Anthony DeSclafani went 5.2 innings, allowing only two runs on five hits, while moving to 6-3 on the season. The right-hander was hit hard in his previous two outings at LSU and against Kentucky, but he settled down to give his team a great start in an elimination game.
“This was a big game,” DeSclafani said. “I always have a little bit of nerves, but I just wanted to keep doing the same things I’ve been doing. I just made good pitches when it counted and tried to give my offense a chance to score some runs.
DeSclafani gave up a run on an RBI groundout in the first inning, followed by an RBI single in the second inning, but then he retired nine of the ten batters he faced.
“Florida’s pitching did a good job,” said Ole Miss leadoff hitter Jordan Henry, who went 2-4 with a stolen base. “They threw strikes and got us with their off-speed stuff.”
No hitter in the Ole Miss lineup recorded more than one hit off DeSclafani, and none of the five hits he allowed were for extra bases. Only one hitter, Henry, got two hits for the Rebels in the entire game.
“(DeSclafani) did a great job,” said Smith, who went 1-3. “We saw a lot of fastballs. Sometimes he would leave one up and we would just miss it.”
The only threat of a big inning from Ole Miss came in the sixth inning, as Florida led 8-2. DeSclafani allowed a single to Logan Power to start the inning. After Kyle Henson flew out, Smith singled into left field to move Power to second. Matt Snyder flew out for the second out of the inning before a pitch hit Zach Miller to load the bases.
O’Sullivan decided to make a change and hand the ball to senior reliever Patrick Keating, who threw two pitches before getting David Phillips to hit a comebacker for an easy out at first to end the last threat by the Rebels.
In Keating’s last six outings, he has pitched 9.1 innings for an 0.99 ERA.
“I’ve said for the last two weeks that [Keating is] a huge part of this pitching staff,” O’Sullivan said. “He came in with the bases loaded, and that’s exactly what you want a senior or veteran to come in and stop the momentum because you never know what happens. One ball gets up into the air and gets out, and next thing you know they’re right back in the ballgame.”
The 12 runs scored by the Florida offense are the most in the SEC Tournament since 2000 against South Carolina. The Gators also improved to 25-1 when scoring more than eight runs.
The Florida-Ole Miss match-up pinned two teams against each other that were believed to be fighting for one of the top eight national seeds in the NCAA Tournament. Of course the match-up wasn’t expected to happen in the loser’s bracket, but it does keep Florida alive in the hunt for a national seed.
“We didn’t talk about that this morning, but we did before we came up here,” O’Sullivan said. “That’s one thing I’ve always done is explain everything to them and let them know what’s in front of them. We obviously can’t control the committee and how they feel, but this is certainly a step in the right direction.”
Florida now advances to take on the loser of the Arkansas-Georgia game, which is scheduled for 5 p.m. CDT Thursday. The Gators will take on either of the two teams at 4 p.m. eastern Friday.
NCAA DIVISION I BASEBALL TOURNAMENTS
Last updated at 02:06 AM 05/22
SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE
At Regions Park, Hoover, Ala.
Wednesday, May 20
Game 1: (7) Arkansas 8, (2) Florida 5
Game 2: (6) Georgia (35-20) 6, (3) Mississippi 3
Game 3: (8) Vanderbilt 4, (1) Louisiana State 1
Game 4: (5) South Carolina 9, (4) Alabama 5 (11)
Thursday, May 21
Game 5: (2) Florida 12, (3) Mississippi 2; Mississippi (40-17) eliminated
Game 6: (1) Louisiana State 9, (4) Alabama 2; Alabama (37-19) eliminated
Game 7: (6) Georgia 2, (7) Arkansas 1 (10 innings)
Game 8: (8) Vanderbilt 5, (5) South Carolina 4
Friday, May 22
Game 9: (2) Florida (39-19) vs. (7) Arkansas (33-21), 4 p.m. (FSN)
Game 10: (1) Louisiana State (42-16) vs. (5) South Carolina (38-20), 7:30 p.m. (FSN)
Saturday, May 23
Game 11: (8) Vanderbilt (33-24) vs. Winner Game 9, 11 a.m. (FSN)
Game 12: (6) Georgia (37-20) vs. Winner Game 10, 2:30 p.m. (FSN)
Game 13: Winner Game 11 vs. Loser Game 11, 6 p.m. (Game 13 will be necessary if Winner of Game 9 also wins Game 11)
Game 14: Winner Game 12 vs. Loser Game 12, 9:30 p.m. (Game 14 will be necessary if winner of Game 10 also wins Game 12. If Game 13 is not necessary, Game 15 will start at 6 p.m.)
Sunday, May 24
Game 15: Winner Game 13 vs. Winner Game 14, 4 p.m. (FSN)
Note: If both bracket winners are undefeated, there will be no Game 13 and Game 14 and the championship game would be Game 13.
AMERICA EAST CONFERENCE
At Pete Sylvester Field, Endicott, N.Y.
Thursday, May 21
Game 1: (1) Binghamton 10, (4) Vermont 7
Game 2: (2) Albany 8, (3) Stony Brook 1
Friday, May 22
Game 3: (4) Vermont (22-32) vs. (3) Stony Brook (29-22), 4 p.m.
Game 4: (1) Binghamton (27-20) vs. (2) Albany (25-29-1), 8 p.m.
Saturday, May 23
Game 5: Winner Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 4 p.m.
Game 6: Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5, 8 p.m.
Sunday, May 24
Game 7: Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 6, Noon, if necessary
ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE
At Durham Bulls Athletic Park, Durham, N.C.
Records: (1) Florida State 2-0, (2) North Carolina 1-0, (3) Clemson (0-0), (4) Georgia Tech 0-2, (5) Miami, Fla. 1-1, (6) Virginia 0-0, (7) Duke 0-1, (8) Boston College 1-1.
Thursday, May 21
Game 4: (8) Boston College 7, (4) Georgia Tech 3
Game 5: (1) Florida State 4, (5) Miami 2
Game 6: (6) Virginia 6, (3) Clemson 5
Friday, May 22
Game 7: (5) Miami (36-19) vs. (8) Boston College (32-24), Noon
Game 8: (3) Clemson (39-18) vs. (7) Duke (34-23), 4 p.m.
Game 9: (2) North Carolina (42-14) vs. (6) Virginia (40-12-1) 8 p.m.
Saturday, May 23
Game 10: (1) Florida State (42-14) vs. (4) Georgia Tech (34-17-1), Noon
Game 11: North Carolina vs. Clemson, 4 p.m.
Game 12: Virginia vs. Duke, 8 p.m.
Sunday, May 24
Game 13: Championship, 1 p.m.
ATLANTIC SUN CONFERENCE
At Melching Field/Conrad Park, DeLand, Fla.
Thursday, May 21
Game 1: (4) Belmont 6, (5) Mercer 5; Mercer (23-23) eliminated
Game 2: (6) East Tennessee State 4, (3) Stetson 2; Stetson (27-30) eliminated
Friday, May 22
Game 3: (1) Jacksonville (34-20) vs. (4) Belmont (29-28), 9:30 a.m.
Game 4: (2) Lipscomb (23-31) vs. (6) East Tennessee State (25-27), 1 p.m.
Game 5: Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 4:30 p.m.
Game 6: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4, 8 p.m.
Saturday, May 23
Game 7: Winner Game 5 vs. Loser Game 6, 11 a.m.
Game 8: Winner Game 6 vs. Winner Game 7, 3 p.m.
Sunday, May 24
Game 9: Winner Game 8 vs. Loser Game 8, 1 p.m., if necessary
ATLANTIC 10 CONFERENCE
At Fifth Third Field, Dayton, Ohio
Thursday, May 21
Game 4: (1) Dayton 9, (4) Massachusetts 5
Game 5: (2) Rhode Island 7, (3) Xavier, Ohio 6
Game 6: (4) Massachusetts 6, (6) Charlotte 5 (10 innings); Charlotte (33-22) eliminated
Friday, May 22
Game 7: (1) Dayton (38-17) vs. (2) Rhode Island (36-18-1), Noon
Game 8: (4) Massachusetts (27-25) vs. (3) Xavier, Ohio (34-19), 3:30 p.m.
Game 9: Winner Game 8 vs. Loser Game 7, 7 p.m.
Saturday, May 23
Game 10: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 9, Noon
Game 11: Winner Game 10 vs. Loser Game 10, 3:30 p.m. (if necessary)
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
At Bright House Field, Clearwater, Fla.
Thursday, May 21
Game 6: (1) Louisville 12, (5) Notre Dame 2
Game 7: (3) West Virginia 20, (7) Pittsburgh 8 (7 innings); Pittsburgh (28-21) eliminated
Friday, May 22
Game 8: (6) Connecticut (34-23) vs. (2) South Florida (33-23), 10 a.m.
Game 9: (5) Notre Dame (34-22) vs. (4) St. John’s (30-21), 1 p.m.
Game 10: Loser Game 8 vs. (3) West Virginia (37-17), 4 p.m.
Game 11: (1) Louisville (42-14) vs. Winner Game 9, 7 p.m.
Friday, May 22
Game 12: Winner Game 8 vs. Winner Game 10, 1 p.m.
Game 13: Loser Game 11 vs. Winner Game 11, 5 p.m. (if necessary)
Game 14: Loser Game 12 vs. Winner Game 12, 6:30 or 8 p.m. (if necessary; game would be at 6:30 p.m. if Game 13 is not necessary, 8 p.m. otherwise
Saturday, May 23
Game 15: Winner of Group 1 vs. Winner of Group 2, 1 p.m.
BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE
At McCormick Field, Asheville, N.C.
Thursday, May 21
Game 4: (2) Winthrop 8, (8) Virginia Military Institute 4; Virginia Military Institute (18-35) eliminated
Game 5: (4) Radford 11, (1) Coastal Carolina 7
Game 6: (3) Liberty 20, (6) High Point 10
Friday, May 22
Game 7: (1) Coastal Carolina (43-14) vs. (6) High Point (21-31), 11 a.m.
Game 8: (2) Winthrop (33-24) vs. (4) Radford (26-23), 3 p.m.
Game 9: Loser Game 8 vs. (3) Liberty (33-19), 7 p.m.
Saturday, May 23
Game 10: Winner Game 8 vs. Winner Game 9, 1 p.m.
Game 11: Winner Game 10 vs. Loser Game 10, 4 p.m., if necessary
BIG TEN CONFERENCE
At Huntington Park, Columbus, Ohio
Thursday, May 21
Game 3: (6) Purdue 12, (5) Michigan State 9; Michigan State (22-30) eliminated
Game 4: (3) Indiana 12, (2) Minnesota 3
Game 5: (1) Ohio State 7, (4) Illinois 4
Friday, May 22
Game 6: (6) Purdue (24-24) vs. (4) Illinois (33-18), 12:05 p.m.
Game 7: Game 6 winner vs. (2) Minnesota (34-15), 3:35 p.m.
Game 8: (3) Indiana (29-24) vs. (1) Ohio State (38-15), 7:05 p.m.
Saturday, May 23
Game 9: Winner Game 7 vs. Loser Game 8, 3:35 p.m.
Game 10: Winner Game 8 vs. Winner Game 9, 7:05 p.m.
Sunday, May 24
Game 11: Winner Game 10 vs. Loser Game 10, 12:05 p.m., if necessary
BIG 12 CONFERENCE
At AT&T Bricktown Ballpark, Oklahoma City, Okla.
Thursday, May 21
Game 5: (1) Texas 9, (5) Kansas 3
Game 6: (4) Kansas State 9, (8) Baylor 4
Friday, May 22
Game 7: (3) Missouri (32-23) vs. (7) Texas Tech (24-30), 4 p.m.
Game 8: (2) Oklahoma (40-18) vs. (6) Texas A&M (34-21), 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 23
Game 9: (5) Kansas (37-21) vs. (8) Baylor (28-23), 10 a.m.
Game 10: (1) Texas (39-13-1) vs. (4) Kansas State (41-14-1), 1:30 p.m.
Game 11: (2) Oklahoma vs. (3) Missouri, 5 p.m.
Game 12: (6) Texas A&M vs. (7) Texas Tech, 8:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 24
Game 13: Championship, 2 p.m.
BIG WEST CONFERENCE
Champion: UC Irvine (40-12)
COLONIAL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
At Brooks Field, Wilmington, N.C.
Thursday, May 21
Game 4: (6) Delaware 9, (5) Northeastern 5; Northeastern (28-25) eliminated
Game 5: (1) George Mason 11, (4) Old Dominion 5; Old Dominion (22-27) eliminated
Game 6: (2) Georgia State 8, (3) UNC Wilmington 5
Friday, May 22
Game 7: (1) George Mason (42-10) vs. (2) Georgia State (37-20), Noon
Game 8: (3) UNC Wilmington (29-22) vs. (6) Delaware (28-19), 3:30 p.m.
Game 9: Winner Game 8 vs. Loser Game 7, 7 p.m.
Saturday, May 23
Game 10: Winner Game 8 vs. Winner Game 9, 1 p.m.
Game 11: Winner Game 10 vs. Loser Game 10, 4 p.m., if necessary
CONFERENCE USA
At Pete Taylor Park, Hattiesburg, Miss.
Thursday, May 21
Game 5: (3) Houston 4, (7) Marshall 1; Marshall (22-32) eliminated
Game 6: (4) Tulane 7, (8) UCF 3; UCF (22-35) eliminated
Game 7: (2) Rice 8, (6) UAB 1
Game 8: (5) Southern Mississippi 5, (1) East Carolina 2
Friday, May 22
Game 9: (3) Houston (26-30) vs. (6) UAB (31-25), 10 a.m.
Game 10: (4) Tulane (33-24) vs. (1) East Carolina (42-16), 1:30 p.m.
Game 11: (2) Rice (37-15) vs. Winner Game 9, 5 p.m.
Game 12: (5) Southern Mississippi (34-23) vs. Winner Game 10, 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 23
Game 13: Winner Game 11 (if it is Winner Game 9) vs. Winner Game 7, 5 p.m.
Game 14: Winner Game 12 (if it is Winner Game 10) vs. Winner Game 8, 8:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 24
Game 15: Winner Game 11 or 13 vs. Winner Game 12 or 14, 2 p.m.
HORIZON LEAGUE
At Pipe Yard Stadium, Lorain, Ohio
Thursday, May 21
Game 4: (4) Valparaiso 4, (7) Butler 2; Butler (13-41) eliminated
Game 5: (3) Wright State 20, (2) UW Milwaukee 4
Game 6: (1) Illinois-Chicago 16, (5) Cleveland State 6
Friday, May 22
Game 7: (4) Valparaiso (28-23) vs. (5) Cleveland State (21-30), 11 a.m.
Game 8: Winner Game 7 vs. (2) UW Milwaukee (26-26), 3 p.m.
Game 9: (1) Illinois-Chicago (27-21) vs. (3) Wright State (31-27), 7 p.m.
Saturday, May 23
Game 10: Winner Game 8 vs. Loser Game 9, 11 a.m.
Game 11: Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10, 3 p.m.
IVY GROUP
Champion: Dartmouth (25-15)
METRO ATLANTIC ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
At Waterfront Park, Trenton, N.J.
Thursday, May 21
Game 1: (1) Manhattan 2, (4) Rider 1
Game 2: (3) Marist 7, (2) Canisius 6
Friday, May 22
Game 3: (4) Rider (26-22) vs. (2) Canisius (33-21), Noon
Game 4: (3) Marist (29-25) vs. (1) Manhattan (35-16), 3:30 p.m.
Game 5: Loser Game 4 vs. Winner Game 3, 7 p.m.
Saturday, May 23
Game 6: Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5, 1 p.m.
Game 7: Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5, 4 p.m., if necessary
MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE
At VA Memorial Stadium, Chillicothe, Ohio
Thursday, May 21
Game 4: (8) Central Michigan 6, (1) Bowling Green 2 (completion of suspended game)
Game 5: (3) Ohio 15, (2) Ball State 6; Ball State (26-25) eliminated
Game 6: (5) Miami, Ohio 17, (1) Bowling Green 4; Bowling Green (28-22) eliminated
Game 7: (4) Kent State 17, (8) Central Michigan 2
Game 8: (6) Toledo 7, (7) Eastern Michigan 6
Friday, May 22
Game 9: (5) Miami, Ohio (29-24) vs. (8) Central Michigan (28-29), 9 a.m.
Game 10: (3) Ohio (29-23) vs. (7) Eastern Michigan (24-34), 12:30 p.m.
Game 11: (4) Kent State (40-15) vs. Winner Game 9, 4 p.m.
Game 12: Winner Game 10 vs. (6) Toledo (23-29), 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 23
Game 13: Championship, 1 p.m.
MID-EASTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
Champion: Bethune-Cookman (30-26)
MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE
At Tyler Field/Eck Stadium, Wichita, Kan.
Thursday, May 21
Game 4: (1) Missouri State 8, (5) Southern Illinois 4
Game 5: (2) Indiana State 3, (6) Illinois State 7
Game 6: (4) Creighton 11, (3) Wichita State 0
Friday, May 22
Game 7: (2) Indiana State (33-20) vs. (5) Southern Illinois (23-28), Noon
Game 8: (1) Missouri State (34-19) vs. (4) Creighton (30-24), 4 p.m.
Game 9: (3) Wichita State (28-25) vs. (6) Illinois State (24-22), 8 p.m.
Saturday, May 23
Game 10: Championship Game, 8 p.m.
MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE
At Lupton Stadium, Fort Worth, Texas
Thursday, May 21
Game 6: (3) Brigham Young 5, (2) New Mexico 1; New Mexico (37-20) eliminated
Game 7: (1) Texas Christian 9, (3) Brigham Young 2; Brigham Young (30-23) eliminated
Game 8: (4) San Diego State 9, (6) Utah 8
Friday, May 22
Game 9: (1) Texas Christian (35-15) vs. (6) Utah (23-29), 4 p.m.
Game 10: (4) San Diego State (40-19) vs. Winner Game 9, 8 p.m.
Saturday, May 23
Game 11: Winner Game 10 vs. Loser Game 10, 2 p.m., if necessary
NORTHEAST CONFERENCE
At New Britain Stadium, New Britain, Conn.
Thursday, May 21
Game 1: (4) Monmouth 14, (1) Wagner 8
Game 2: (2) Sacred Heart 16, (3) Central Connecticut State 13
Friday, May 22
Game 3: (4) Monmouth (30-23) vs. (2) Sacred Heart (28-25-1), Noon
Game 4: (1) Wagner (30-20) vs. (3) Central Connecticut State (26-20), 3:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 23
Game 5: Loser Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4, Noon
Game 6: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 5, 3:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 24
Game 7: Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 6, Noon, if necessary
OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE
At Brooks Stadium, Paducah, Ky.
Thursday, May 21
Game 3: (3) Morehead State 7, (4) Southeast Missouri 5 (11 innings); Southeast Missouri (26-25) eliminated
Game 4: (5) Tennessee Tech 7, (2) Murray State 2
Game 5: (6) Jacksonville State 11, (1) Eastern Illinois 5
Friday, May 22
Game 6: (3) Morehead State (20-31) vs. (2) Murray State (32-20-1), 11 a.m.
Game 7: Winner Game 6 vs. (1) Eastern Illinois (36-13), 2:30 p.m.
Game 8: (5) Tennessee Tech (28-22-1) vs. (6) Jacksonville State (30-24), 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 23
Game 9: Winner Game 7 vs. Loser Game 8, Noon
Game 10: Winner Game 8 vs. Winner Game 9, 3:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 24
Game 11: Winner Game 10 vs. Loser Game 10, Noon, if necessary
PACIFIC-10 CONFERENCE
Champion: Arizona State (41-11)
PATRIOT LEAGUE
Champion: Army (33-18)
SOUTHERN CONFERENCE
At Fluor Field, Greenville, S.C.
Thursday, May 21
Game 5: (3) The Citadel 9, (7) Davidson 8; Davidson (18-31) eliminated
Game 6: (8) Furman 6, (5) College of Charleston 5; College of Charleston (35-21) eliminated
Game 7: (2) Georgia Southern 6, (6) Appalachian State 5
Game 8: (1) Elon 15, (4) Western Carolina 7
Friday, May 22
Game 9: (6) Appalachian State (33-20) vs. (3) The Citadel (35-21), 3 p.m.
Game 10: (4) Western Carolina (35-22) vs. (8) Furman (23-30), 7 p.m.
Saturday, May 23
Game 11: (1) Elon (40-14) vs. Winner Game 9, 9 a.m.
Game 12: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 10, 1 p.m.
Game 13: Loser Game 11 vs. Winner Game 11, 5 p.m., if necessary
Game 14: Loser Game 12 vs. Winner Game 12, 9 p.m., if necessary
Sunday, May 24
Game 15: Championship Game, 2 p.m.
SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE
At Whataburger Field, Corpus Christi, Texas
Thursday, May 21
Game 5: (2) Southeastern Louisiana 9, (6) Northwestern State 7; Northwestern State (26-26) eliminated
Game 6: (5) UT Arlington 7, (8) Stephen F. Austin 4; Stephen F. Austin (23-32) eliminated
Game 7: (7) Sam Houston State 8, (3) UT San Antonio 6 (11 innings)
Game 8: (1) Texas State 10, (4) Lamar University 1
Friday, May 22
Game 9: (3) UT San Antonio (32-23) vs. (2) Southeastern Louisiana (36-21), 10 a.m.
Game 10: (4) Lamar University (37-21) vs. (5) UT Arlington (30-25), 1 p.m.
Game 11: Winner Game 9 vs. (7) Sam Houston State (34-22), 5 p.m.
Game 12: (1) Texas State (40-14) vs. Winner Game 10, 8 p.m.
Saturday, May 23
Game 13: Winner Game 11 vs. Loser Game 11, 10 a.m., if necessary
Game 14: Winner Game 12 vs. Loser Game 12, 2 p.m., if necessary
Game 15: Championship, 6 p.m.
SOUTHWESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
At Lee-Hines Field, Baton Rouge, La.
Thursday, May 21
Game 5: (3E) Alcorn State 8, (1E) Mississippi Valley State 7; Mississippi Valley State (20-29) eliminated
Game 6: (2E) Jackson State 17, (4E) Alabama A&M 7; Alabama A&M (14-31) eliminated
Game 7: (4W) Texas Southern 6, (2W) Arkansas-Pine Bluff 0
Game 8: (1W) Southern 5, (3W) Grambling State 2
Friday, May 22
Game 9: (3E) Alcorn State (26-18) vs. (2W) Arkansas-Pine Bluff (20-25), 10 a.m.
Game 10: (2E) Jackson State (36-20) vs. (3W) Grambling State (15-36), 1 p.m.
Game 11: (4W) Texas Southern (24-27) vs. Winner Game 9, 4 p.m.
Game 12: (1W) Southern (27-14) vs. Winner Game 10, 7 p.m.
Saturday, May 23
Game 13: Winner Game 11 vs. Loser Game 11, 1 p.m., if necessary
Game 14: Winner Game 12 vs. Loser Game 12, 4 p.m., if necessary
Sunday, May 24
Game 15: Championship, 2 p.m.
SUN BELT CONFERENCE
At Riddle-Pace Field, Troy, Ala.
Thursday, May 21
Game 5: (8) Florida Atlantic 16, (4) Florida International 6; Florida International (34-22) eliminated
Game 6: (7) Louisiana-Monroe 13, (6) South Alabama 8; South Alabama (25-30) eliminated
Game 7: (5) Louisiana-Lafayette 5, (1) Middle Tennessee State 4
Game 8: (2) Western Kentucky 14, (3) Troy 11
Friday, May 22
Game 9: (1) Middle Tennessee State (39-16) vs. (8) Florida Atlantic (30-25), 10 a.m.
Game 10: (3) Troy (33-22) vs. (7) Louisiana-Monroe (29-26), 1:30 p.m.
Game 11: (5) Louisiana-Lafayette (27-28-1) vs. Winner Game 9, 5 p.m.
Game 12: (2) Western Kentucky (39-16) vs. Winner Game 10, 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 23
Game 13: Winner Game 11 vs. Loser Game 11, 10 a.m., if necessary
Game 14: Winner Game 12 vs. Loser Game 12, 1:30 p.m., if necessary
Game 15: Championship, 5 p.m.
THE SUMMIT LEAGUE
At J.L. Johnson Stadium, Tulsa, Okla.
Thursday, May 21
Game 1: (2) Southern Utah 11, (3) South Dakota State 8
Game 2: (1) Oral Roberts 9, (4) Centenary 1
Friday, May 22
Game 3: (3) South Dakota State (24-29) vs. (4) Centenary (33-18), Noon
Game 4: (2) Southern Utah (27-22) vs. (1) Oral Roberts (29-13), 4 p.m.
Game 5: Winner Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 8 p.m.
Saturday, May 23
Game 6: Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5, 2 p.m.
Game 7: Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 6, 6 p.m., if necessary
WEST COAST CONFERENCE
At Patterson Baseball Complex, Spokane, Wash.
Friday, May 22
Game 1: (2) Loyola Marymount (30-26) vs. (1) Gonzaga (32-16), 9:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 23
Game 2: (2) Loyola Marymount vs. (1) Gonzaga, 6 p.m.
Sunday, May 24
Game 3: (2) Loyola Marymount vs. (1) Gonzaga, 3 p.m., if necessary
WESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
At Les Murakami Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Thursday, May 21
Game 1: (1) San Jose State 5, (6) Nevada 3
Game 2: (2) Louisiana Tech 4, (5) Hawai’i 3
Game 3: (4) New Mexico State 7, (3) Fresno State 4
Friday, May 22
Game 4: (6) Nevada (25-30) vs. (5) Hawai’i (31-25), 5 p.m.
Game 5: (1) San Jose State (40-18) vs. (3) Fresno State (28-28), 9 p.m.
Game 6: (2) Louisiana Tech (29-20) vs. (4) New Mexico State (42-15), 1 a.m. Saturday
Saturday, May 23
Game 7: Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6, 5 p.m.
Game 8: Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 6, 9 p.m.
Game 9: Winner Game 8 vs. Loser Game 7, 1 a.m. Sunday
Sunday, May 24
Game 10: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 9, 6 p.m.
Game 11: Winner Game 10 vs. Loser Game 10, 10 p.m., if necessary