East Carolina hit six home runs on the way to a victory over NC State in American Athletic Conference baseball action on Tuesday, April 4.

Tuesday, April 4
East Carolina 13, NC State 9 - Box Score
Wichita State 13, Oklahoma State 6 - Box Score
Houston 14, Rice 13 - Box Score
Wright State 7, Cincinnati 6 - Box Score
Miami 14, UCF 3 - Box Score
North Florida 5, South Florida 4 (10 innings) - Box Score
Louisiana 8, Tulane 7 - Box Score
Ole Miss 7, Memphis 2 - Box Score

No. 12 East Carolina 13, NC State 9 - Box Score
GREENVILLE, N.C. – No. 12 East Carolina utilized the long ball six times Tuesday evening to propel itself past NC State 13-9 in a marquee non-conference contest at Lewis Field inside Clark-LeClair Stadium.
 
The game was played before the second-largest crowd in facility history as 5,997 fans filed through the gates to take in the affair.
 
The Pirates (21-8) hit a season-high six home runs of which three were off the bat of Jacob Jenkins-Cowart – the first ECU player to smash a trio of home runs in a single game since Corey Kemp did it at Houston all the way back on March 22, 2008. The Wolfpack (20-9) next head to Winston-Salem for a highly-anticipated Atlantic Coast Conference series at No. 2 Wake Forest.
 
In addition to Jenkins-Cowart, Josh Moylan, Jacob Starling and Joey Berini all left the yard as Jenkins-Cowart and Berini combined for eight RBI. Carter Trice topped the visiting club with a game-high four hits.
 
Jake Hunter (2-1) earned the win in relief, turning in a campaign-high 4.1 innings while allowing two runs on three hits with five strikeouts and no walks. Rio Britton (1-1) was saddled with the loss, surrendering three runs on two hits in just 1.2 frames.

Wichita State 13, No. 16 Oklahoma State 6 - Box Score
STILLWATER, Okla. -- Wichita State used a pair of big home runs to sprint to a 7-0 lead and never looked back, defeating #16 Oklahoma State 13-6 on Tuesday night at O'Brate Stadium.

The win is the Shockers first in Stillwater since 2018 and snaps an eight-game losing streak against the Cowboys.

A native Oklahoman helped the Shockers land the first punch of the game. In the top of the first, Payton Tolle cranked a towering two-run home run down the right field line, staking Wichita State (17-11) to a quick 2-0 advantage against Oklahoma State starter Ryan Bogusz (0-1).

Three innings later, the Shockers exploded for five runs against the Cowboys bullpen. Kyte McDonald started the barrage with an RBI single, scoring Mauricio Millan for a 3-0 lead. With two outs, Jack Little was hit by a pitch and Chuck Ingram coaxed a walk to set the stage for Brock Rodden with the bases loaded. On the first pitch he saw from reliever Brennan Phillips, Rodden skied a drive to dead-center that carried just beyond the wall for a grand slam and a 7-0 lead.

Houston 14, Rice 13 - Box Score
HOUSTON – Sophomore outfielder Cameron Nickens secured his second walk-off hit in the last week to surpass Rice 14-13 in the first game of a season-long match-up of the Silver Glove Series on Tuesday night at Schroeder Park.
 
In the bottom of the ninth inning, senior shortstop Ian McMillan led off the team with a single to right field. Sophomore outfielder Malachi Lott then quickly laid down a sacrifice bunt in front of the pitcher to move McMillan to second base before junior third baseman Zach Arnold was sent down the line as the Owls intentionally walked Houston's number two batter. Junior utility player Alex Lopez grounded out but gave the runner enough time to advance. On a 2-1 count, Nickens connected with the ball sending it just over the Owls pitcher's head allowing McMillan to cross home plate and score the final run of the game.
 
The Cougars (15-14, 2-1 American) tallied 16 hits on the night and Houston closer Justin Murray (2-0) earned his second straight win. Rice's (14-15, 5-4 CUSA) Tom Vincent (1-2) ultimately took the loss.

Wright State 7, Cincinnati 6 - Box Score
OXFORD, Ohio – The University of Cincinnati baseball team fell to Wright State, 7-6, in the first round of the Joe Nuxhall Classic on Tuesday in Oxford, Ohio.
 
Wright State scored four runs in the bottom of the seventh to rally for the victory. 
 
On the mound, freshman starter Tommy Boba allowed three runs on five hits and struck out two batters in 4.2 innings. Sophomore reliever Garrett Harker (0-4) took the loss for the Bearcats. 
 
Redshirt junior JP Sponseller went 2-for-5 with two RBI, junior Cole Harting finished 2-for-5 with one run scored and sophomore Kerrington Cross drove in two runs with a pair of sacrifice flies. 

Miami 14, UCF 3 - Box Score
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The UCF baseball team (17-12, 1-2 AAC) fell in its midweek contest against the Miami Hurricanes (20-9, 8-4 ACC) at Mark Light Field on Tuesday night, 14-3.

The Canes jumped out to an early 3-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning following a pair of RBI doubles.

Andrew Brait doubled in the top of the fourth and Ben McCabe drove in Brait on a single up the middle for the Knights' first run of the contest, making it 3-1.

The Canes added to their total with a two-run home run, three-RBI triple, and a sacrifice fly to score six in the fourth and sixth innings.

North Florida 5, South Florida 4 (10 innings) - Box Score
TAMPA (April 4, 2023) – The University of South Florida (12-18) entered Tuesday night ranked 52nd in the NCAA in fielding percentage, but four errors led to three unearned runs and the Bulls dropped a 5-4 decision to the UNF Ospreys (16-13) in 10 innings at USF Baseball Stadium.

South Florida trailed 4-3 heading to the bottom of the ninth inning when a one-out triple by Rafael Betancourt gave the Bulls life. The tying run eventually crossed the plate on a wild pitch to force extra innings.

In the top of the 10th, USF's fourth defensive miscue of the night ultimately led to the fifth UNF run.

Louisiana 8, Tulane 7 - Box Score
LAFAYETTE, LA – Louisiana center fielder Heath Hood scored on a Tulane wild pitch to give the host Ragin' Cajuns an 8-7 walkoff victory Tuesday evening at Russo Park in Lafayette. 
 
Hood slid into home just ahead of the tag by Green Wave pitcher Michael Fowler, though the play was reviewed by the umpiring crew. The original call was then upheld.
 
Louisiana moved to 20-9 overall with the win, while Tulane fell to 8-21.
 
That moment came on the heels of a stirring rally by the visitors, which saw them tie the game at 7-apiece with six runs in the top half of the ninth inning. Ragin' Cajuns reliever Ben Tate (1-1) was given the win after the got the last Green Wave out. He gave up one hit and was responsible for the tying run. Tulane's Billy Price (0-1) was tagged with the loss, after he allowed a run on two hits.

Ole Miss 7, Memphis 2 - Box Score
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The University of Memphis baseball team fell to Ole Miss, 7-2, on Tuesday night at FedExPark Avron Fogelman Field. In front of a sell-out crowd of 1,383, the Tigers and Rebels played on campus in Memphis for the first time since 2008 at newly renovated FedExPark.
 
With the setback, Memphis moves to 16-14 (1-2) on the season. The defending national-champion Rebels improved to 17-11 on the year.
 
The Tigers used nine pitchers in the game. Caden Robinson made his second start of the season and took the loss (1 IP, 2 R, 1 ER)  to go to 0-1 on the year.