TCU Outslugs Ole Miss In Oxford

(Courtesy TCU Sports Information)

OXFORD, Miss. - The No. 16 TCU Horned Frogs pounded out 25 hits and scored 19 runs on a cold, rainy afternoon to defeat No. 11 Ole Miss, 19-13, Saturday at Oxford-University Stadium. Matt Carpenter led the Frog charge with five hits, while Chris Ellington connected for two home runs and drove in four. The win is the fifth in a row for TCU.

All but one starter posted a multi-hit game and six drove in at least one run. Along with Ellington's four RBI, Jason Coats tallied four RBI.

The Frogs improve to 5-1 on the season. The teams will attempt to complete the series with a doubleheader on Sunday beginning at Noon.

Michigan Bounces Back With A Vengeance

A day after losing 19-11 to Wisconsin-Miwaukee, Michigan erupted to beat Jacksonville 21-3 at the Jacksonville Invitational.

Twelve different Wolverines collected at least one RBI in their 19 hit attack. Centerfielder Ryan LaMarre continued his hot hitting. LaMarre homered and drove-in four runs to give him three long balls and 11 RBIs in his last two games.

Mike Dufek hit a solo homer as well for Michigan.

Oregon Knocks-off Fresno State Again

A day after beating Fresno State 1-0 for its first home win in 28 years, Oregon beat the defending national champions 7-1 Saturday.

Caleb Tommasini, Dylan Gavin and Danny Pulfer each had 2 RBIs for the Ducks (3-2). Danny Muno gave Fresno State (2-4) its only offense with a solo home run.

Oregon pitcher Erik Stavert scattered six hits in 6 1/3 innings with five strikeouts to earn his first division one collegiate win. Stavert is a junior college transfer from Chabot College in California.

The Ducks and Bulldogs complete their 3-game series Sunday in Eugene.

Virginia, Va. Tech Each Get Eighth Win Of '09

ACC rivals Virginia and Virginia Tech each registered their eighth win of the season on Saturday.

Virginia downed Fordham 7-3 in Charlottesville, VA to improve to 8-0. Andrew Carraway picked-up his second win of the season after giving-up four runs (three earned) in eight innings. The senior issued two walks with five strikeouts.

Freshman third baseman Steven Proscia paced the Cavs' 10-hit attack by going 3 for 5 with an RBI. Four other Cavs each had an RBI.

It was not a tidy game, as Virginia commited a season-high five errors, while Fordham (1-5) had three errors and walked nine batters.

Meanwhile, Virginia Tech improved to 8-1 after a 10-7 win over Bucknell (0-7) in Blacksburg, VA. Tech trailed by four runs going into the bottom of the seventh, but scored four runs in the home half of the inning to tie the game, and then added three in the eighth for the deciding runs.

The game started at 10 a.m. to try to avoid impending weather, but much of the game was still played in the rain.

Klint Reed (pictured above) and Ty Hohman each had two hits and two RBIs for the Hokies.

Handful Of Upsets & Ranked Head-to-Heads

There were a few upsets around college baseball Friday night:

Oregon knocked-off defending national champion #15 Fresno State 1-0 in Eugene. Andrew Schmidt's walk-off RBI single won the game in Eugene. Oregon starter Tyler Anderson scattered six hits over eight shutout innings.

Pacific rolled by #17 San Diego 14-6. Pacific right fielder Mike McKeever homered and totaled 5 RBIs.

Washington State got its first win of the season with a 9-2 triumph over #22 Oklahoma in Pullman, WA.

Wisconsin-Milwaukee blasted #25 Michigan 19-11. Wolverine centerfielder Ryan LaMarre was 4 for 5 with two home runs and 7 RBIs in his team's first loss of the season. Shawn Wozniak homered and had 5 RBIs for the Panthers.

In games featuring two ranked teams:

Third-ranked Texas A & M downed #14 UC-Irvine 9-2. Aggies first baseman Luke Anders homered and drove-in four.

#10 Rice beat #9 UCLA 5-4 in 10 innings. Rice starter Mike Ojala fanned 11 Bruin batters in 6 2/3 IP. Both of those games were at the Houston College Classic at Minute Maid Park.

#10 Miami handled intrastate rival #13 Florida 8-5 in the Gators' first loss of 2009. Hurricane left fielder Jonathon Weislow finished with two home runs and 5 RBIs.

#16 Cal State Fullerton managed a minor upset with an 8-1 win over #11 Stanford. Fullerton's Jered Clark hit a grand slam and drove-in six total runs.

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Florida St. & Boston College Stay Unbeaten

Florida State and Boston College remained unbeaten in the first week of the 2009 season with wins Thursday in Florida.

The Seminoles (5-0) edged Auburn 8-7 in Tallahassee thanks to junior college transfer Mike Meschke's bases loaded game-ending single in the bottom of the 9th inning. Tyler Holt and Stuart Tapley were each 2 for 5 with 2 RBIs in the win over the Tigers (2-3).

Auburn commited three errors in the game that led to two unearned FSU runs.

The teams play again in Tallahassee Friday, then the 4-game series shifts to Auburn, AL for two more games.

In Ft. Myers, somewhat surprising Boston College (5-0) remained unbeaten as well with a 3-1 win over South Florida (1-3). BC senior righthander JB MacDonald retired the first ten and 15 of the first 17 Bulls batters he faced to earn his first win of 2009.

Boston College scored three runs in the first inning thanks to three hits and two HBP. Mike Belfiore's two-run double highlighted the inning.

All five BC wins this season have been in Florida against Florida teams (Stetson-4, USF-1).

East Carolina Outslugs Oklahoma State

East Carolina knocked Oklahoma State from the unbeaten ranks with a 14-7 win in Greenville, NC. The 23rd ranked Pirates (4-0) trailed 7-4 going into the bottom of the seventh inning, but scored eight runs in the frame to propel them to the win over the 11th ranked Cowboys (4-1).

Stephen Batts, Drew Schieber and Trent Whitehead combined to go 11-for-14 at the plate with 3 RBIs each. Batts and Schieber each homered. East Carolina totaled 20 hits with no errors in the game.

Oklahoma State designated hitter Doug Kroll homered twice in the loss, while teammate Michael Dabbs homered as well.