Georgia Southern 3, Coastal Carolina 1
STATESBORO, Ga. – Georgia Southern used a three-run third inning and strong pitching to notch a 3-1 Sun Belt Conference series-opening victory over visiting Coastal Carolina on Friday afternoon at Eagle Field.

UTA 6, Georgia State 3
ATLANTA – UTA (14-10, 4-0 Sun Belt) won its fourth straight game and kept the Mavericks' perfect Sun Belt record in tact with a 6-3 win over Georgia State on Friday.

Louisiana 9, Troy 1
LAFAYETTE, La. – On the night the program's home facility was renamed Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park in honor of its original architect, 10th-ranked Louisiana captured a 9-1 (6 inn.) win over Troy.
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Texas State 9, South Alabama 6
MOBILE, Ala. – Texas State (10-14, 1-3 Sun Belt) manufactured a 9-6 victory against South Alabama (9-14, 0-4) on Friday evening at Jaguar Field. The result snapped a five-game losing skid for the Bobcats.

Appalachian State 3, ULM 0
MONROE, La. – Appalachian State (15-7, 4-0 Sun Belt) shut out ULM (4-20, 1-3) in the first game of the series on Friday. In a five-hit ballgame for both teams, the Mountaineers defeated the Warhawks 3-0.