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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The American’s three teams each advanced in the 2019 NCAA Championship with victories on Friday. Houston and USF were each victorious in their postseason openers, while Tulsa stayed alive with a Friday night win after dropping its first game earlier in the afternoon.

USF advances to play Florida State at 12 p.m. ET on Saturday, while Houston takes on Sam Houston State at 1 p.m. ET and Tulsa matches up with Oklahoma State at 4 p.m. ET.

Georgina Corrick struck out 11 South Carolina batters and limited South Carolina to four hits as USF won its 27th NCAA tournament game all-time by a 3-2 score in the NCAA Tallahassee Regional. The Bulls got on the board with a bases loaded walk in the first inning that was quickly answered in the bottom of the frame by South Carolina. Lindsey Devitt doubled and scored on a sacrifice fly in the third to give USF the lead, and the Bulls extended the advantage with another bases loaded walk in the fourth.

Arielle James provided all the offense for Houston on Friday afternoon with her two-out, three-run homer in the bottom of the fifth inning as the Cougars defeated Texas A&M 3-1 in the NCAA Austin Regional. The win was Houston’s 38^th of the season and improved the Cougars’ record to 26-4 on the year when scoring first. Sarah Barker and Maya Thomas each recorded two hits while Savannah Heebner tossed her 20th complete game of the season, striking out seven batters and allowing no earned runs to earn her sixth-straight victory.

Tulsa stayed alive with a 6-4 victory over BYU Friday night in the NCAA Stillwater Regional after falling to Oklahoma State by a 13-10 mark earlier in the afternoon. The 23 combined runs in the first game marked the third-highest scoring game in NCAA postseason history. Haley Meinen finished with two homers and four RBI in the opening game, while Chenise Delce drove in a pair of runs in both games. Rylie Spell collected two RBI in the opener, while Sarah Briers had two RBI of her own in the nightcap. Kassidy Scott went the distance in the circle for the win in the nightcap.

Friday’s results give The American a 4-1 record over the first two days of the NCAA Championship, with all three American teams winning their opening contests over three SEC programs. Tulsa looks to advance to its first Super Regional when it takes on Oklahoma State in the regional final Saturday, while USF (vs. Florida State) and Houston (vs. Sam Houston State) continue action in the winners’ bracket portion of their respective regionals.