CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Will Hanafan’s two-run single capped Creighton’s seven-run ninth inning and the No. 2 seed Bluejays beat Michigan 11-7 to avoid elimination in the NCAA Tournament’s Corvallis regional. The teams play again Monday, with the winner advancing to a super regional against the winner of the Los Angeles regional, national No. 1 seed UCLA or Loyola Marymount.
UNDATED (AP) — Florida State dominated all three games in its NCAA regional and extended coach Mike Martin’s final season at least one more week. The Seminoles became the first team to advance to the super regionals by beating No. 4 national seed Georgia 10-1. The Bulldogs and No. 3 Georgia Tech are the highest national seeds eliminated so far.
NEW YORK (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles lead off the Major League Baseball Draft for the first time in 30 years and Oregon State catcher Adley Rutschman is a heavy favorite to be selected No. 1 on Monday night. Texas high school shortstop Bobby Witt Jr., the son of former major league pitcher Bobby Witt; Cal first baseman Andrew Vaughn; Vanderbilt outfielder JJ Bleday; and Georgia high school shortstop CJ Abrams are also possibilities to have their names called early.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Clay Dungan hit a two-run single in a four-run sixth inning, and the Indiana State Sycamores stayed alive by eliminating Ohio State with a 10-5 victory in the Nashville Regional. The No. 2 seeded Sycamores will try to avoid elimination again when they play Vanderbilt, the No. 2 seed overall nationally. Ohio State, the Big Ten Tournament champs, led 3-2 after the first and were up 4-2 through three.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Michael Woodworth went 5 for 7 to lead a Connecticut offense that collected a season-high 22 hits and the Huskies advanced to the NCAA Oklahoma City regional final with a 16-1 win over Nebraska in an elimination game. Colby Dunlop allowed five singles and one run in an efficient, career-long eight innings. The Huskies would need to beat Oklahoma State on Sunday night and again Monday to return to super regionals for the first time since 2011.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Alex Binelas had four RBI including a two-run homer, and Michael Kirian recorded the final strike in a tense ninth inning as top-seeded Louisville survived rival Indiana 9-7 in an NCAA Tournament elimination game. Binelas’ third-inning drive to center to made it 6-0 and followed with an RBI double in a two-run seventh for a critical 9-4 cushion as the Hoosiers scored twice in the ninth. Kirian relieved Michael McAvene after an ejection and struck out Ryan Fineman to end the game.