HOOVER, Ala. — Plagued by errors the first half of the season, defense became one of Florida’s strongest assets in the second half of the Southeastern Conference regular season. But during Wednesday’s opening game of the SEC Tournament at Regions Park, errors once again bit the Gators — hard.
The No. 9 Gators, seeded No. 2 in the tournament after winning the SEC East Division, made four errors, as many as they had hits, dropping an 8-5 decision to seventh-seeded Arkansas. The loss sends Florida (38-19) into an elimination game Thursday morning at 11 ET against third-seeded Mississippi (40-16), which lost the second game of the tournament to sixth-seeded Georgia, 6-3. The Bulldogs (36-20) and Razorbacks (33-20) meet in Thursday’s first evening game at 6 p.m. ET.
“We didn’t catch the ball as well as we had been,” Florida’s second-year head coach Kevin O’Sullivan said. “Today it just boiled down to we did not make the plays defensively. That’s the bottom line.”
Seven of the eight runs the Gators allowed were unearned, with the only Arkansas earned run coming on a solo home run by Zack Cox in the top of the ninth inning. Cox went 3-for-4 to lead the Razorbacks’ 11-hit attack against five Florida pitchers.
Florida’s senior left-hander Stephen Locke (4-2) started but lasted just 3.2 innings, allowing eight hits and six unearned runs.
“That doesn’t seem to happen too much,” Locke said. “Basically it boils down to me not making the pitches for the team.”
Arkansas scored one run in the second inning on an RBI groundout by Bo Bigham that scored Cox, who had doubled to lead off the inning.
The Gators responded with two runs in the third inning. Back-to-back walks by Arkansas starter Dallas Keuchel to Mike Mooney and Avery Barnes started the inning, and they moved up a base each after Jonathan Pigott laid down a perfect sacrifice bunt.
Co-SEC Freshman of the Year Preston Tucker followed by smoking a ground ball to second baseman Bigham, who fielded it but could not get the ball out of his glove. That scored Mooney and moved Barnes to third from where he scored on Josh Adams’ groundout that gave Florida an early 2-1 lead.
But Arkansas took the momentum right back in the top of the fourth.
With one out, Cox singled to right field. Brett Eibner hit a ground ball to first base, but Tucker’s throw pulled Mike Mooney off the base and both runners were safe. After Bigham struck out, Tom Hauskey stroked a pinch-hit single into center that scored Cox. Eibner went to third on the play and Hauskey went to second base on the throw.
Chase Leavitt followed with a single to left field that scored Eibner and moved Hauskey to third. After Leavitt went to second on a wild pitch, Ben Tschepikow walked to load the bases. Travis Sample then doubled down the left-field line, scoring Leavitt and Hauskey, while Tschepikow scored on a throwing error by Florida left fielder Avery Barnes.
“We had some big two-out hits and put together a big inning,” Arkansas coach Dave Van Horn said.
Pinch-hitting Hauskey for catcher Ryan Cisterna was something that Van Horn toyed with and warned his junior catcher about in case Arkansas needed a clutch hit.
“I told Thomas a couple innings earlier that if we had an opportunity to pinch-hit him for Ryan, whether it was in the third inning, fifth inning, seventh inning or whenever, be ready,” Van Horn said. “He was ready to roll (that inning). It ended up being the right play. Give credit to Thomas. Pinch-hitting is tough. The first pitch he swung over a breaking ball by about six inches. He extended the inning and got us to the top of the order where we got another big hit.”
Florida responded with three runs in the bottom of the fourth inning, knocking out Keuchel in the process. A passed ball scored Matt den Dekker from third with the bases loaded, and Tucker followed with a single up the middle to score two runs. The normally in-control Keuchel, who went 3.2 innings, walked six batters and surrendered just two hits with his five runs, four of which were earned.
“I don’t know if he’s walked more than three all season,” Van Horn said.
The Gators thought they were doing themselves a favor by knocking Keuchel out, but Arkansas reliever Mike Bolsinger made them think otherwise. He allowed only one hit, and it was the 2-RBI single by Tucker in the fourth inning. He completed 4.1 innings, walked two and struck out five to earn the victory and even his record at 4-4. Stephen Richards came on in the ninth, walked one and allowed one hit but got his ninth save.
“I think the game boiled down to Bolsinger coming in and doing a nice job to hold the game right there,” O’Sullivan said.
The only issue Bolsinger had was a leadoff walk to Mooney in the bottom of the ninth. With Florida down 8-5 in the ninth inning, they put together their patented come back.
After Mooney’s walk, Barnes lined a single off closer Stephen Richards shoulder for an infield single. Pigott then hit a line drive that seem destined for left field, but Cox dove to snare it and threw Pigott out at first base. Tucker walked to load the bases, which brought Adams to the plate as the winning run. The sophomore grounded into a double play to end the game.
“Once again our guys battled until the end,” O’Sullivan said. “That’s been kind of our M.O. all year.”
Despite the loss, O’Sullivan and his team have not changed their focus. They remain confident in their ability to win the tournament, but it’s difficult not to admit that the road just got a lot tougher, considering they know have to go through the losers’ bracket, facing elimination with each game.
And it isn’t any easier that their first opponent will be Mississippi, which took two of three games from the Gators in mid-April at McKethan Stadium.
“We’re looking to win this thing,” O’Sullivan said. “That’s why we’re here. I wouldn’t expect us to come up here for anything less than to win every game possible.”
The one issue teams usually have with a conference tournament is pitching depth, but that is one thing Florida has in abundance.
“The one thing we’ll tell the team is we have enough pitching depth to work our way through this tournament,” O’Sullivan said.
First to the mound will be freshman right-hander Anthony DeSclafani (5-3, 4.74 ERA).
NCAA DIVISION I BASEBALL
Scores updated as of 6:56 a.m. ET 05/21
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 (38-19) vs. (3) Mississippi (40-16), 11 a.m. (CSS)
Game 6: (1) Louisiana State (41-16) vs. (4) Alabama (37-18), 2:30 p.m. (CSS)
Game 7: (7) Arkansas (33-20) vs. (6) Georgia (36-20), 6 p.m. (CSS)
Game 8: (8) Vanderbilt (32-24) vs. (5) South Carolina (38-19), 9:30 p.m. (CSS)
Friday, May 22
Game 9: Winner Game 5 vs. Loser Game 7, 4 p.m. (FSN)
Game 10: Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 8, 7:30 p.m. (FSN)
Saturday, May 23
Game 11: Winner Game 8 vs. Winner Game 9, 11 a.m. (FSN)
Game 12: Winner Game 7 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 (26-20) vs. (4) Vermont (22-31), 3 p.m.
Game 2: (2) Albany (24-29-1) vs. (3) Stony Brook (29-21), 7 p.m.
Friday, May 22
Game 3: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 4 p.m.
Game 4: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 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.
Wednesday, May 20
Game 1: (5) Miami, Fla. 8, (4) Georgia Tech 6
Game 2: (1) Florida State 7, (8) Boston College 2
Game 3: (2) North Carolina 8, (7) Duke 3
Thursday, May 21
Game 4: (4) Georgia Tech (34-16-1) vs. (8) Boston College (31-24), Noon
Game 5: (1) Florida State (41-14) vs. (5) Miami (36-18), 4 p.m.
Game 6: (3) Clemson (39-17) vs. (6) Virginia (39-12-1), 8 p.m.
Friday, May 22
Game 7: Miami vs. Boston College, Noon
Game 8: Clemson vs. (7) Duke (34-23), 4 p.m.
Game 9: (2) North Carolina (42-14) vs. Virginia, 8 p.m.
Saturday, May 23
Game 10: Florida State vs. Georgia Tech, 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.
Wednesday, May 20
Game 1: (1) Jacksonville (34-20) vs. (6) East Tennessee State (24-27), ppd., rain
Game 2: (2) Lipscomb (23-31) vs. (5) Mercer (23-22), ppd., rain
Game 3: (3) Stetson (27-29) vs. (4) Belmont (28-28), ppd., rain
Thursday, May 21
Game 1: (1) Jacksonville (34-20) vs. (6) East Tennessee State (24-27), 11 a.m.
Game 2: (2) Lipscomb (23-31) vs. (5) Mercer (23-22), 3 p.m.
Game 3: (3) Stetson (27-29) vs. (4) Belmont (28-28), 7 p.m.
Friday, May 22
Game 4: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 11 a.m.
Game 5: Winner Game 1 vs. Loser Game 3, 3 p.m.
Game 6: Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 3, 7 p.m.
Saturday, May 23
Game 7: Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6, 11 a.m.
Game 8: Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 6, 3 p.m.
Game 9: Winner Game 8 vs. Loser Game 7, 7 p.m.
Sunday, May 24
Game 10: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 9, 1 p.m.
Game 11: Winner Game 10 vs. Loser Game 10, 4 p.m., if necessary
ATLANTIC 10 CONFERENCE
At Fifth Third Field, Dayton, Ohio
Wednesday, May 20
Game 1: (4) Massachusetts 5, (5) Fordham 4
Game 2: (3) Xavier, Ohio 8, (6) Charlotte (32-20) 4
Game 3: (6) Charlotte 13, (5) Fordham 10; Fordham (22-32) eliminated
Thursday, May 21
Game 4: (1) Dayton (37-17) vs. (4) Massachusetts (26-24), Noon
Game 5: (2) Rhode Island (35-18-1) vs. (3) Xavier, Ohio (34-18), 3:30 p.m.
Game 6: (6) Charlotte (33-21) vs. Lower seed of Losers Games 4 and 5, 7 p.m.
Friday, May 22
Game 7: Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5, Noon
Game 8: Winner Game 6 vs. Higher seed of Losers Games 4 and 5, 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.
Tuesday, May 19
Game 1: (5) Notre Dame 14, (4) St. John’s 5
Game 2: (1) Louisville 12, (8) Cincinnati 2
Game 3: (6) Connecticut 6, (3) West Virginia 1
Game 4: (7) Pittsburgh vs. (2) South Florida, ppd., rain
Wednesday, May 20
Game 4: (2) South Florida 12, (7) Pittsburgh 2
Game 5: (4) St. John’s 12, (8) Cincinnati 2; Cincinnati (29-29) eliminated
Game 6: (1) Louisville 9, (5) Notre Dame 2 (Top 4, suspended)
Game 7: (3) West Virginia (36-17) vs. (7) Pittsburgh (28-20), ppd., rain
Thursday, May 21
Game 6: (1) Louisville (41-14) vs. (5) Notre Dame (34-21), 10 a.m., continuation of suspended game
Game 7: (3) West Virginia (36-17) vs. (7) Pittsburgh (28-20), Noon
Game 8: (6) Connecticut (34-23) vs. (2) South Florida (33-23), 4 p.m.
Game 9: Loser Game 6 vs. (4) St. John’s (30-21), 7 p.m.
Game 10: Loser Game 8 vs. Winner Game 7, TBD
Friday, May 22
Game 11: Winner Game 6 vs. Winner Game 9, 10 a.m.
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.
Tuesday, May 19
Game A: (6) High Point 2, (7) Charleston Southern 1
Game B: (8) Virginia Military Institute 13, (5) Gardner-Webb 4
Wednesday, May 20
Game 1: (1) Coastal Carolina 9, (8) Virginia Military Institute 4
Game 2: (6) High Point 7, (2) Winthrop 4
Game 3: (3) Liberty 10, (4) Radford (25-22) 3
Thursday, May 21
Game 4: (8) Virginia Military Institute (18-34) vs. (2) Winthrop (32-24), 11 a.m.
Game 5: (4) Radford (25-23) vs. (1) Coastal Carolina (43-13), 3 p.m.
Game 6: (6) High Point (21-30) vs. (3) Liberty (32-19), 7 p.m.
Friday, May 22
Game 7: Loser Game 6 vs. Winner Game 4, 11 a.m.
Game 8: Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6, 3 p.m.
Game 9: Loser Game 8 vs. Winner 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
BIG TEN CONFERENCE
At Huntington Park, Columbus, Ohio
Wednesday, May 20
Game 1: (4) Illinois 16, (5) Michigan State 5
Game 2: (3) Indiana 9, (6) Purdue 1
Thursday, May 21
Game 3: (5) Michigan State (22-29) vs. (6) Purdue (23-24), Noon
Game 4: (2) Minnesota (34-14) vs. (3) Indiana (28-24), 3:35 p.m.
Game 5: (1) Ohio State (37-15) vs. (4) Illinois (33-17), 7:05 p.m.
Friday, May 22
Game 6: Winner Game 3 vs. Lowest seed of Games 4 and 5 losers, 12:05 p.m.
Game 7: Game 6 winner vs. Highest seed of Games 4 and 5 losers, 3:35 p.m
Game 8: Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5, 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.
Wednesday, May 20
Game 1: (4) Kansas State 5, (5) Kansas 4
Game 2: (8) Baylor 14, (1) Texas 9
Game 3: (3) Missouri 5, (6) Texas A&M 2
Game 4: (2) Oklahoma 5, (7) Texas Tech 2
Thursday, May 21
Game 5: (1) Texas (36-13-1) vs. (5) Kansas (36-20), 4 p.m.
Game 6: (4) Kansas State (40-14-1) vs. (8) Baylor (28-22), 8:30 p.m.
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: Kansas vs. Baylor, 10 a.m.
Game 10: Texas vs. Kansas State, 1:30 p.m.
Game 11: Oklahoma vs. Missouri, 5 p.m.
Game 12: Texas A&M vs. 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.
Wednesday, May 20
Game 1: (1) George Mason 6, (6) Delaware 5
Game 2: (2) Georgia State 6, (5) Northeastern 5
Game 3: (3) UNC Wilmington 7, (4) Old Dominion 5
Thursday, May 21
Game 4: (6) Delaware (27-19) vs. (5) Northeastern (28-24), Noon
Game 5: (4) Old Dominion (22-26) vs. (1) George Mason (41-10), 3:30 p.m.
Game 6: (2) Georgia State (36-20) vs. (3) UNC Wilmington (29-21), 7 p.m.
Friday, May 22
Game 7: Loser Game 6 vs. Winner Game 4, Noon
Game 8: Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6, 3:30 p.m.
Game 9: Winner Game 7 vs. Loser Game 8, 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.
Wednesday, May 20
Game 1: (6) UAB 8, (3) Houston 3
Game 2: (2) Rice 13, (7) Marshall 0
Game 3: (1) East Carolina 6, (8) UCF 3
Game 4: (5) Southern Mississippi 15, (4) Tulane 2
Thursday, May 21
Game 5: (3) Houston (25-30) vs. (7) Marshall (22-32), 10 a.m.
Game 6: (8) UCF (22-34) vs. (4) Tulane (32-24), 1:30 p.m.
Game 7: (6) UAB (31-24) vs. (2) Rice (36-15), 5 p.m.
Game 8: (1) East Carolina (42-15) vs. (5) Southern Mississippi (33-22), 8:30 p.m.
Friday, May 22
Game 9: Winner Game 5 vs. Loser Game 7, 4 p.m.
Game 10: Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 8, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 23
Game 11: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 9, 10 a.m.
Game 12: Winner Game 8 vs. Winner Game 10, 1:30 p.m.
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
Tuesday, May 19
Game 1: (7) Butler 7, (6) Youngstown State 6
Wednesday, May 20
Game 2: (5) Cleveland State 4, (4) Valparaiso 2
Game 3: (3) Wright State 8, (7) Butler 3
Thursday, May 21
Game 4: (4) Valparaiso (27-23) vs. (7) Butler (13-40), 11 a.m.
Game 5: (2) UW Milwaukee (26-25) vs. (3) Wright State (30-27), 3 p.m.
Game 6: (1) Illinois-Chicago (26-21) vs. (5) Cleveland State (21-29), 7 p.m.
Friday, May 22
Game 7: Winner Game 4 vs. lower seed of Game 5 and 6 losers, 11 a.m.
Game 8: Winner Game 7 vs. higher seed of Game 5 and 6 losers, 3 p.m.
Game 9: Winner Game 6 vs. Winner Game 5, 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 (34-16) vs. (4) Rider (26-21), 4 p.m.
Game 2: (2) Canisius (33-20) vs. (3) Marist (28-25), 7:30 p.m.
Friday, May 22
Game 3: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, Noon
Game 4: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 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
Wednesday, May 20
Game 1: (4) Kent State 6, (5) Miami, Ohio 4
Game 2: (6) Toledo 14, (3) Ohio 4
Game 3: (7) Eastern Michigan 19, (2) Ball State 16
Game 4: (8) Central Michigan 4, (1) Bowling Green 1 (B4, suspended, power outage)
Thursday, May 21
Game 4: (1) Bowling Green (28-20) vs. (8) Central Michigan (27-28), 9 a.m., completion of suspended game
Game 5: (3) Ohio (28-23) vs. (2) Ball State (26-24), 11:30 a.m.
Game 6: (5) Miami, Ohio (28-24) vs. Loser Game 4, 3 p.m.
Game 7: (4) Kent State (39-15) vs. Winner Game 4, 6:30 p.m.
Game 8: (6) Toledo (22-29) vs. (7) Eastern Michigan (24-33), TBA
Friday, May 22
Game 9: Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 7, 9 a.m.
Game 10: Winner Game 5 vs. Loser Game 8, 12:30 p.m.
Game 11: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 9, 4 p.m.
Game 12: Winner Game 10 vs. Winner Game 8, 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.
Wednesday, May 20
Game 1: (4) Creighton 5, (5) Southern Illinois 1
Game 2: (1) Missouri State 9, (6) Illinois State 6
Game 3: (3) Wichita State 15, (2) Indiana State 7
Thursday, May 21
Game 4: (1) Missouri State (33-19) vs. (5) Southern Illinois (23-27), Noon
Game 5: (2) Indiana State (33-19) vs. (6) Illinois State (23-22), 4 p.m.
Game 6: (3) Wichita State (28-24) vs. (4) Creighton (29-24), 8 p.m.
Friday, May 22
Game 7: (2) Indiana State vs. (5) Southern Illinois, Noon
Game 8: (1) Missouri State vs. (4) Creighton, 4 p.m.
Game 9: (3) Wichita State vs. (6) Illinois State, 8 p.m.
Saturday, May 23
Game 10: Championship Game, 8 p.m.
MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE
At Lupton Stadium, Fort Worth, Texas
Tuesday, May 19
Game 1: (6) Utah 2, (3) Brigham Young 1
Game 2: (4) San Diego State 12, (5) UNLV 1
Wednesday, May 20
Game 3: (3) Brigham Young 5, (5) UNLV 4; UNLV (26-32) eliminated
Game 4: (4) San Diego State 2, (2) New Mexico 1
Game 5: (6) Utah 9, (1) Texas Christian 7
Thursday, May 21
Game 6: (3) Brigham Young (29-23) vs. (2) New Mexico (37-19), Noon
Game 7: Winner Game 6 vs. (1) Texas Christian (35-15), 4 p.m.
Game 8: (6) Utah (23-28) vs. (4) San Diego State (39-19), 8 p.m.
Friday, May 22
Game 9: Winner Game 7 vs. Loser Game 8, 4 p.m.
Game 10: Winner Game 8 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: (1) Wagner (30-19) vs. (4) Monmouth (29-23), Noon
Game 2: (2) Sacred Heart (27-25-1) vs. (3) Central Connecticut State (26-20), 3:30 p.m.
Friday, May 22
Game 3: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, Noon
Game 4: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 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.
Wednesday, May 20
Game 1: (5) Tennessee Tech 9, (4) Southeast Missouri 5
Game 2: (6) Jacksonville State 9, (2) Morehead State 0
Thursday, May 21
Game 3: (4) Southeast Missouri (26-24) vs. (2) Morehead State (19-31), Noon
Game 4: (2) Murray State (32-19-1) vs. (5) Tennessee Tech (27-22-1), 3:30 p.m.
Game 5: (1) Eastern Illinois (36-12) vs. (6) Jacksonville State (29-24), 7:30 p.m.
Friday, May 22
Game 6: Winner Game 3 vs. lowest seed of Games 4 and 5 losers, 11 a.m.
Game 7: Winner Game 6 vs. highest seed of Games 4 and 5 losers, 2:30 p.m.
Game 8: Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5, 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.
Wednesday, May 20
Game 1: (2) Georgia Southern 4, (7) Davidson 3
Game 2: (6) Appalachian State 4, (3) The Citadel 1
Game 3: (1) Elon 10, (8) Furman 8
Game 4: (4) Western Carolina 12, (5) College of Charleston 4
Thursday, May 21
Game 5: (7) Davidson (18-30) vs. (3) The Citadel (34-21), 9 a.m.
Game 6: (8) Furman (22-30) vs. (5) College of Charleston (35-21), 1 p.m.
Game 7: (2) Georgia Southern (39-15) vs. (6) Appalachian State (33-19), 5 p.m.
Game 8: (1) Elon (38-14) vs. (4) Western Carolina (35-20), 9 p.m.
Friday, May 22
Game 9: Loser Game 7 vs. Winner Game 5, 3 p.m.
Game 10: Loser Game 8 vs. Winner Game 6, 7 p.m.
Saturday, May 23
Game 11: Winner Game 8 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
Wednesday, May 20
Game 1: (3) UT San Antonio 5, (6) Northwestern State 4
Game 2: (7) Sam Houston State 9, (2) Southeastern Louisiana 2
Game 3: (1) Texas State 9, (8) Stephen F. Austin 2
Game 4: (4) Lamar University 4, (5) UT Arlington 3
Thursday, May 21
Game 5: (6) Northwestern State (26-25) vs. (2) Southeastern Louisiana (35-21), 10 a.m.
Game 6: (8) Stephen F. Austin (23-31) vs. (5) UT Arlington (29-25), 1 p.m.
Game 7: (3) UT San Antonio (32-22) vs. (7) Sam Houston State (33-22), 5 p.m.
Game 8: (1) Texas State (39-14) vs. (4) Lamar University (37-20), 7 p.m.
Friday, May 22
Game 9: Loser Game 7 vs. Winner Game 5, 10 a.m.
Game 10: Loser Game 8 vs. Winner Game 6, 1 p.m.
Game 11: Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 7, 5 p.m.
Game 12: Winner Game 8 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.
Wednesday, May 20
Game 1: (2W) Arkansas-Pine Bluff 6, (3E) Alcorn State 5
Game 2: (3W) Grambling State 9, (2E) Jackson State 7
Game 3: (4W) Texas Southern 4, (1E) Mississippi Valley State 0
Game 4: (1W) Southern 8, (4E) Alabama A&M 3
Thursday, May 21
Game 5: (3E) Alcorn State (25-18) vs. (1E) Mississippi Valley State (20-28), 10 a.m.
Game 6: (2E) Jackson State (35-20) vs. (4E) Alabama A&M (14-30), 1 p.m.
Game 7: (2W) Arkansas-Pine Bluff (20-24) vs. (4W) Texas Southern (23-27), 4 p.m.
Game 8: (3W) Grambling State (15-35) vs. (1W) Southern (26-14), 7 p.m.
Friday, May 22
Game 9: Winner Game 5 vs. Loser Game 7, 10 a.m.
Game 10: Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 8, 1 p.m.
Game 11: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 9, 4 p.m.
Game 12: Winner Game 8 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.
Wednesday, May 20
Game 1: (5) Louisiana-Lafayette 11, (4) Florida International 3
Game 2: (1) Middle Tennessee 12, (8) Florida Atlantic 2
Game 3: (2) Western Kentucky 14, (7) Louisiana-Monroe 4
Game 4: (3) Troy 10, (6) South Alabama 4
Thursday, May 21
Game 5: (4) Florida International (34-22) vs. (8) Florida Atlantic (29-25), 10 a.m.
Game 6: (7) Louisiana-Monroe (28-26) vs. (6) South Alabama (25-29), 1:30 p.m.
Game 7: (5) Louisiana-Lafayette (26-28-1) vs. (1) Middle Tennessee (39-15), 5 p.m.
Game 8: (2) Western Kentucky (38-16) vs. (3) Troy (33-21), 8:30 p.m.
Friday, May 22
Game 9: Loser Game 7 vs. Winner Game 5, 10 a.m.
Game 10: Loser Game 8 vs. Winner Game 6, 1:30 p.m.
Game 11: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 9, 5 p.m.
Game 12: Winner Game 8 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 (26-22) vs. (3) South Dakota State (24-28), 4 p.m.
Game 2: (1) Oral Roberts (28-13) vs. (4) Centenary (33-17), 8 p.m.
Friday, May 22
Game 3: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, Noon
Game 4: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 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 (39-18) vs. (6) Nevada (25-29), 5 p.m.
Game 2: (2) Louisiana Tech (28-20) vs. (5) Hawai’i (31-24), 1 a.m. Friday
Game 3: (3) Fresno State (28-27) vs. (4) New Mexico State (41-15), 9 p.m.
Friday, May 22
Game 4: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 5 p.m.
Game 5: Winner Game 1 vs. Loser Game 3, 9 p.m.
Game 6: Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 3, 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