No. 22 ECU 14, Charlotte 4 - Box Score
No. 22 East Carolina's offense pounded out a season-high 17 hits and scored a season best 14 runs in 14-4 win over Charlotte Friday afternoon at Robert & Mariam Hayes Stadium. With the win the Pirates improve to 10-3, while the 49ers fall to 8-6.
 
The Pirates wasted little time in getting on the board scoring a pair of runs in the second inning for an early 2-0 lead. Seth Caddell got things going when he laced his second career triple to straight-away center field to begin the frame. After a pair of strikeouts, Connor Norby and Skylar Brooks drew consecutive walks before Ryder Giles poked a two-strike offering to right field pushing across Caddell and Norby.
 
Alec Burleson (2-1) got the win allowing four runs (all earned) on eight hits with seven strikeouts and three walks in 5.2 innings. The lefty was on cruise control until he got to the sixth stanza having allowed just one hit through five before the Niners put together their four-run frame.

Wichita State 6, Louisiana Tech 2 - Box Score
Wichita State (11-2) extended its winning streak to 10 games – the longest since 2008 – with a 6-2 victory over the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs in the opening game of a three-game series Friday, March 6, at Eck Stadium, Home of Tyler Field. 
 
Junior first baseman Garrett Kocis recorded two triples in four at bats and scored a pair of runs, while freshman Cade Clamons smacked his third home run of the season and had two RBI, leading the Shockers at the plate. Kocis, who hails from Omaha, Neb., became the first Shocker to record two triples in a game since Sam Hilliard, who had a pair of three-base knocks against New Mexico in 2015.
 
Junior right-hander Jake Hamilton (2-1) earned the victory on the mound for WSU after giving up two earned runs on six hits with two walks and seven strikeouts in five innings.

Memphis 4, UNCW 0 - Box Score
A career performance from senior left-handed pitcher Danny Denz highlighted Memphis' 4-0 series-opening win against UNCW on Friday night at Brooks Field.
 
Denz registered a career-high 11 strikeouts in six innings of a scoreless outing, while allowing just one hit. The senior, who collected his first quality start of the season, retired 18 of the 20 batters he faced.
 
Offensively, three runs in the first by Memphis and one in the second were all the Tigers needed to secure the win. Freshman Taylor Howell registered a multi-hit effort with a 2-for-4 night and an RBI.

No. 14 UCF 2, Butler 1 - Box Score
In Friday's opening contest of the three-game set with Butler, two runs would be enough for the No. 14 Knights. UCF relied on lights out pitching to defeat Butler in a 2-1 affair to move to 13-2 on the season.

Establishing himself as the Friday night starter, Colton Gordon toed the rubber for the fourth Friday in a row in 2020. Gordon received early run support thanks to Gephry Pena's speed on the basepaths as Pena singled, stole second, advanced on a Bulldog error and scored off of a Tom Josten groundball. With the lead, Gordon didn't give up a single hit until the fourth inning, when Butler tagged the lefty starter with an RBI double.

UCF was able to regain the lead in the seventh that got started with Josh Crouch doubling to right-centerfield. Trent Taylor entered the game to pinch run for the catcher, who came around to score on a Butler throwing error. The bullpen came in and slammed the door of any hopes to come back by Butler, as Jack Sinclair and Jeff Hakanson teamed up to throw the final 2.1 innings of the game, striking out a combined three batters.

Tulane 16, Southern 2 - Box Score
Tulane starter Braden Olthoff continued his dominant string of starts, striking out 13 while stifling the Southern University Jaguars over seven innings to lead the Wave to an 16-2 win on Friday night at Greer Field at Turchin Stadium.
 
Tulane (11-2) scored in all but two innings including eight in the eighth, providing the pitching staff with more than enough support. Southern (6-7) never threatened the lead as Tulane won a fifth consecutive game overall and their 14th in a row over the Jags.
 
Olthoff (4-0) allowed just one run, unearned, and saw his earned run average drop from 0.43 to 0.32. He fanned 13 while walking just two and allowing only three hits. He was relieved by Clifton Slagel who threw a scoreless eighth. Robert Price came on for the ninth and registered the final three outs. Tulane pitchers allowed just four hits on the night. Jonathon Artigues had three hits and two RBI, Grant Mathews had two hits with two RBI and Parker Haskin hit a three-run triple to help power Tulane to its16 runs on 12 hits.

No. 1 Florida 9, USF 1 - Box Score
USF fell to No. 1 Florida on the road Friday, 9-1. The Bulls (5-8) fell behind to the No. 1 Gators (14-0), 6-0, in the first. Florida then plated three runs in the seventh to lead 9-0.

Dillon Besnier got the Bulls on the board in the top of the ninth driving his first career homer to deep left field. Collin Sullivan suffered the loss on the hill for the Bulls allowing six runs on seven hits through six innings.

No. 25 Arizona 7, Houston 1 - Box Score
Houston fell 7-1 in its series opener against No. 25 Arizona on Friday at Hi Corbett Field. The Cougars fell to 4-8, while Arizona improved to 9-4. 

Tyler Bielamowciz led the Cougars at the plate with a 2-for-3 effort and a run scored. The senior reached in all four plate appearances. Senior southpaw Lael Lockhart Jr. (1-2) suffered the loss, surrendering four runs on five hits over 4.1 innings pitched. The senior recorded five strikeouts and walked four in his fourth start of the season.