Saturday's D1Baseball Postseason Journal • D1Baseball
Our Kendall Rogers and Mark Etheridge post their musings and thoughts from Saturday's NCAA tournament action.
5:45 PM CT
Pair of Hosts Go Down
Auburn and Oklahoma State both were eliminated in two games, the first time we’ve had two hosts go 0-2 since 2019. Auburn struggled to mount any offense combining for only five runs in two losses. The Tigers dropped a 7-2 contest to 2-seed Southern Miss to end its season. The Golden Eagles hit four home runs in the win, as both teams had nine hits. Dusty Dickerson slugged a pair of dingers, while Danny Lynch and Chris Sargent added one one each.
— Mark Etheridge
4:45 PM CT
More Finals
In Coral Gables, 3-seed Louisiana had 17 hits and slugged three home runs in a 19-10 win over 4-seed Maine. The Ragin Cajuns scored all its runs in just four innings, including one inning where they scored nine. Julian Brock and Kyle DeBarge each had three hits. Dean O’Neill hit two of Maine’s four home runs.
3:45 PM CT
Staying Alive
We’ve had some teams keep their seasons alive with elimination game victories.
In Conway, 1-seed Coastal Carolina had 14 hits in a 12-2 win over 3-seed UNC Wilmington. Coastal’s Riley Eickoff threw a 98-pitch complete game. Caden Bodine and Graham Brown each had four hits for the Chants.
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9:25 PM CT
Rough Results for SEC Hosts
In addition to Auburn going 0-2, Florida and Kentucky both dropped games Saturday evening.
In Gainesville, 3-seed Texas Tech’s Gavin Kash hit a pair of home runs in a 5-4 victory over top-seed Florida. Kash had three hits in the win.
In Lexington, 3-seed Indiana smacked two homers in a 5-3 victory over 1-seed Kentucky. Phillip Glasser and Peter Serutto each homered for the Hoosiers.
