Wichita State picked up a midweek win over Kansas State, while Cincinnati won the series finale with Xavier in American Athletic Conference baseball action.

Monday, March 22
Cincinnati 7, Xavier 2 - Box Score
Tuesday, March 23
Wichita State 5, Kansas State 1 - Box Score
North Carolina 8, No. 8 East Carolina 1 - Box Score
North Florida 3, USF 2 - Box Score
No. 2 Arkansas 14, Memphis 1 - Box Score
Wednesday, March 24
No. 2 Arkansas 9, Memphis 4 - Box Score
No. 15 Florida State 6, UCF 5 (10 innings) - Box Score

Cincinnati 7, Xavier 2 - Box Score
CINCINNATI – The University of Cincinnati baseball team used a combination of pitching and timely offense to earn a split in the four-game series with crosstown rival Xavier, winning 7-2 in the finale on Monday at UC Baseball Stadium.
 
Cincinnati (8-9) had a four-run sixth inning to break a 1-1 tie and then added a pair of insurance runs in the bottom of the seventh. After Xavier (5-9) scored a run in the second, the Bearcats bullpen gave up a single hit and had five 1-2-3 innings.
 
Zach Segal came out of the pen and pitched five strong innings to pick up the win. He struck out six while giving up a single run on two hits with no walks and retired the final 13 batters he faced. Starter Drake Batcho was limited to a single inning of work after an XU single went off his hand in the bottom of the first.
 
UC scored a run in the bottom of the first on a Wyatt Stapp sac fly which plated Jace Mercer. After that, the Bearcats had only three base runners as XU starter Connor Bailey was bus pitching a gem of his own. Bailey, who did not factor in the decision, threw five innings, scattering three hits on the one unearned run with five strikeouts and a pair of walks.

Wichita State 5, Kansas State 1 - Box Score
WICHITA, Kan. ­– Freshman pitcher Jace Kaminska earned his first collegiate victory on the mound as the Wichita State University baseball team defeated the Kansas State Wildcats, 5-1, Tuesday, March 23, at Eck Stadium, Home of Tyler Field.
 
Kaminska, who hails from Caney, Kan., tossed five innings and allowed one unearned run on three hits with four strikeouts and two walks to tally his inaugural win on the rubber in the Black and Yellow.
 
WSU closer Aaron Haase secured his team and American Athletic Conference-best fifth save of the season after getting the final out of the eighth inning and throwing a scoreless ninth with one strikeout. Reliever Ryan Stuempfig threw 2 2/3 scoreless innings out of the bullpen, giving up no earned runs on a pair of hits with five Ks and two walks.
 
Corrigan Bartlett went 2-for-4, while Couper Cornblum drove in a pair of runs, pacing Wichita State at the plate.

No. 24 North Carolina 8, No. 8 East Carolina 1 - Box Score
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Justice Thompson reached base four times and scored three runs leading No. 24 North Carolina to an 8-1 win over No. 8 East Carolina Tuesday night at Boshamer Stadium. With the win the Tar Heels improve to 13-6 on the season while the Pirates fall to 16-4.
 
With the game tied at one-all in the third inning, The Tar Heels scored a pair of runs retaking the lead at 3-1. Thompson singled up the middle to get things going and Caleb Roberts followed with a base hit through the right side putting runners on the corners. Danny Serretti's RBI ground out scored Thompson and two batters later Tomas Frick doubled off the right field wall pushing across Roberts.
 
Nik Pry (1-2) earned the win tossing 3.1 scoreless innings of relief with two hits and five strikeouts, Starter Will Sandy gave up one run (earned) on six hits with a walk in 4.2 innings before passing the ball to Pry in the fifth frame. Connor Ollio came in and worked a perfect ninth inning to preserve the win.
 
Tyler Smith (0-1) suffered his first loss of the season after being touched for three runs (all earned) on six hits with a pair of walks and two strikeouts in 2.2 innings. Cam Colmore worked 1.2 innings out of the bullpen giving up two runs (one earned) with a pair of walks and two strikeouts. From there, ECU used six additional pitchers in relief getting outings from AJ Wilson (0.1 IP, 1 BB), Matt Bridges (0.1 IP), Nick Logusch (0.0 IP, 1 R), Danny Beal (0.2 IP, 1 BB), Skylar Brooks (0.2 IP, 1 R) and Trystan Kimmel (1.2 IP, 1 R).
 
North Florida 3, USF 2 - Box Score
TAMPA – The USF Bulls (9-9) put the tying run on base in the ninth inning, looking to manufacture another one of their late rallies, but it wasn't to be on Tuesday night as the UNF Ospreys (6-11) held on for a 3-2 win.
 
Both USF runs in the ballgame came on sacrifice flies as the Bulls could only muster four hits in the setback.
 
The Ospreys broke the scoring seal with a solo homer in the fourth inning, but the Bulls were quick to answer in the bottom of the frame. Riley Hogan was hit by a pitch to start things off and moved to third on a double by Carmine Lane. Roberto Peña and Nick Gonzalez each followed with a sacrifice fly to give USF a 2-1 advantage.
 
It remained a one-run USF lead until the seventh when UNF plated a pair of runs to take the lead which held as the final score. Baron Stuart was tagged with his first loss of the season after allowing both runs in the seventh inning.

No. 2 Arkansas 14, Memphis 1 - Box Score
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The Memphis Tigers continued their SEC-packed non-conference schedule with an 14-1 loss to No. 2 Arkansas Tuesday at Baum-Walker Stadium. In their third game against a top four nationally ranked SEC opponent, the Tigers managed just three hits in the loss. Braden Webb led the way for Memphis with two of the team's three hits.
 
Arkansas (15-3), the nation's No. 1 ranked team last week, jumped on Dalton Kendrick (L, 0-1) with two outs in each of the first two innings. In the home half of the first, Cayden Wallace put the Razorbacks ahead 1-0 with a two-out RBI single. In the second, Christian Franklin drew a two-out bases loaded walk, which made it 2-0 Arkansas, while Charlie Welch followed with a two-run single. Arkansas led 4-0 after two innings.
 
The Tigers (9-9) struggled to get much going against Caleb Bolden (W, 1-0) in his third start of the season. Bolden kept Memphis off the scoreboard until his final inning, as the Tigers plated their lone run of the night in the fifth frame. Bolden issued a pair of walks with a wild pitch sandwiched in between. The Arkansas starter departed for Ryan Costeiu who Webb greeted with an RBI single. Memphis trailed 4-1 halfway through the matchup.

No. 2 Arkansas 9, Memphis 4 - Box Score
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The Memphis Tigers fell 8-4 Wednesday at Baum-Walker Stadium, as the No. 2 ranked Arkansas Razorbacks used a pair of three-run innings to secure a two-game sweep. The Razorbacks posted three runs in both the third and sixth frames and were held scoreless in just three innings in Wednesday's matchup. The loss was Memphis' fourth against a top-five SEC opponent this season, as the Tigers fell to 0-8 on the road.
 
Like the Tigers did earlier in the season against both Ole Miss and Vanderbilt, they led early against the Razorbacks. Memphis (9-10) struck in the opening frame against Miller Pleimann (ND) without the benefit of a hit. Ben Brooks drew a one-out walk, Hunter Goodman reached on an error, while Alec Trela drew a walk that loaded the bases. Taylor Howell put Memphis in front 1-0 with a sacrifice fly, though the Tigers left the bases loaded.
 
Logan Walters (L, 1-1) held the Razorbacks (16-3) in check over the first two innings and went to the third with a 2-0 lead courtesy a third inning sacrifice fly from Trela. Braydon Webb, who reached base safely six times on Tuesday, led off the frame with a double. Walters issued consecutive one-out walks to Cayden Wallace and Cullen Smith, which loaded the bases for Ethan Bates, who brought two runs home with a single to right field. Memphis went to the bullpen and brought in Jackson Cothren stranded two but allowed one inherited runner to score. Arkansas led 3-2 after three innings.

No. 15 Florida State 6, UCF 5 (10 innings) - Box Score
Tallahassee, Fla. – The UCF baseball team took on No. 15 Florida State on the road Wednesday, battling the Seminoles into extra innings but ultimately falling in the 10th via walk-off, 6-5.
 
Despite 11 UCF hits in the game, the Florida State pitching staff proved too much for the Knights, who struck out 18 times and left 10 runners on base.
 
Florida State jumped out to the first lead in the game, driving in two in the third but the Knights answered immediately with a pair of hits, a walk and HBP to even the game at two. Retaking the lead, the Seminoles picked up back-to-back home runs in the fifth for a 4-2 lead.
 
In the eighth, Jordan Rathbone and Ben McCabe teamed up with a pair of doubles in response. McCabe's gapper drove in Rathbone, while McCabe was pushed across the plate by an Andrew Brait groundout, evening the game once again.
 
The Knights picked up their first lead of the game in the 10th inning, as
Andrew Brait crossed the plate after taking advantage of a Florida State defensive error from a batted ball by Pablo Ruiz. Florida State scored twice in the 10th to retake the lead and walk-off the Knights, earning a HBP and three walks in the inning.