Sooners take Game 1 vs. Virginia Tech; Texas falls to ECU

GREENVILLE, N.C. — Bryson Worrell had 4 hits for the second straight sport and East Carolina used a five-run eighth inning to beat Texas 13-7 on Friday within the opening sport of the Greenville Super Regional.

East Carolina (46-19), wanting to attain its first College World Series, performed in entrance of its largest crowd (5,723) at Clark-LeClair Stadium. The Pirates are actually 2-12 of their seven super-regional appearances.

Alec Makarewicz highlighted the eighth inning. He made a diving cease with a runner on third for the third out and he led off the underside half with a lucky house run to give ECU a 9-7 lead. His lengthy shot to left-center area appeared to be caught by Douglas Hodo III, but it surely popped out of his glove and went over the wall. Jacob Jenkins-Cowart added a two-run double later within the inning.

Worrell went 4 for five with a house run, two RBIs and 4 runs scored to attain 11 hits and 5 homers in 5 video games of the NCAA Tournament. Jenkins-Cowart added 4 RBIs and Jacob Starling had three.

ECU starter C.J. Mayhue (6-1) struck out 9 in 5 innings whereas permitting 4 earned runs, and Zach Agnos picked up his third save.

Murphy Stehly opened the scoring for Texas (45-20) with a two-run homer within the high of the primary. ECU answered with three within the backside of the body. Stehly added his nineteenth house run within the sixth. Hodo and Ivan Melendez additionally homered.

Texas starter Pete Hansen misplaced for simply the second time this season, with 11 wins, after permitting 5 earned runs in 4 innings.

Oklahoma 5, Virginia Tech 4

BLACKSBURG, Va. — Kendall Pettis had two RBI singles, Jake Bennett struck out eight in seven innings and Oklahoma held off Virginia Tech 5-4 on Friday within the Blacksburg Super Regional.

The best-of-three sequence continues on Saturday with Oklahoma (41-21) in search of its eleventh College World Series look, and first since 2010.

Bennett received his ninth sport of the season and Trevin Michael picked up his tenth save. Michael struck out the facet within the eighth and made it 4 straight strikeouts within the ninth earlier than getting some assistance on the ultimate out when John Spikerman made a diving catch in proper.

Brett Squires hit a two-out RBI single within the sixth and later scored from first on Pettis’ single to give Oklahoma 5-0 lead.

Carson Jones and Jack Hurley every hit a two-run homer in back-to-back innings to get Virginia Tech (44-13) inside 5-4 within the seventh.

Virginia Tech starter Griffin Green (7-2) hit the primary two batters of the second inning and was pulled earlier than Oklahoma scored two runs for a 3-0 lead. Reliever Henry Weycker went a career-long 4 2/3 innings to maintain the Hokies in it.

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