Creighton 10, Little Rock 8
LITTLE ROCK - Little Rock rallied three times in its 2019 season opener, but the final attempt came up short as the Trojans dropped a 10-8 decision to Creighton at Gary Hogan Field.
No. 21 Coastal Carolina 10, VCU 8
Conway, S.C. – No. 21 Coastal Carolina baseball had a total of five players combine to drive in 10 RBIs on Friday night, as the Chanticleers overcame a pair of three-run deficits in a 10-8 season-opening win over the Virginia Commonwealth University Rams on day one of the Brittain Resorts Invitational at Springs Brooks Stadium.
Richmond 13, Georgia State 6
ATLANTA -- Georgia State tied the game in the bottom of the ninth inning with three runs on Daino Deas' triple but the Panthers fell 13-6 to Richmond on Opening Day at the GSU Baseball Complex in Game 1 of the Atlanta Challenge.
No.14 Clemson 6, South Alabama 2
CLEMSON, S.C. – No. 14 Clemson scored six unanswered runs to defeat the University of South Alabama baseball team 6-2 in Friday's 2019 season opener at Doug Kingsmore Stadium.
Tennessee 6, Appalachian State 0
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Appalachian State Baseball opened the 2019 season with a 6-0 loss at Tennessee, which led 1-0 entering the bottom of the sixth inning.
Texas 3, Louisiana 1
LAFAYETTE – All signs pointed to Louisiana locking up an Opening Night victory late in the game, but the 23rd-ranked Texas Longhorns stalled a bases-loaded opportunity by the Ragin' Cajuns and scored two runs in the top of the 10th inning to claim a 3-1 victory on Friday.
Troy 3, Central Michigan 2
TROY, Alabama – Troy baseball started off the 2019 season with a hard-fought, 3-2 win over Central Michigan in a low-scoring affair at Riddle-Pace Field Friday night.
No. 15 Auburn 11, Georgia Southern 2
AUBURN, ALA. – Georgia Southern Baseball came up short in the season opener at No. 15 Auburn. The Eagles scored the game's first run, but dropped the 11-2 decision after conceding five runs in the first frame. Georgia Southern, however, out-hit the Tigers 9-8 in the game. The Eagles will turn to freshman pitcher Braden Hays on Saturday for game two of the series with first pitch set for 2 p.m. (CT) / 3 p.m. (ET).
Texas State 8, Utah 3
SAN MARCOS, Texas – The Texas State baseball team (1-0) opened the 2019 campaign with an 8-3 victory over Utah (0-1) Friday night in the Texas State Tournament at Bobcat Ballpark. It was the first season opener victory for the Bobcats since 2016.
Stephen F. Austin 4, Arkansas State 2
Nacogdoches, Texas (2/15/19) – The Arkansas State Baseball team dropped a 4-2 decision to Stephen F. Austin Friday night a Jaycees Field in Nacogdoches, Texas.
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 5, UTA 1
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – The UTA baseball suffered a 5-1 loss at Texas A&M - Corpus Christi in the 2019 season opener at Chapman Field on Friday night.
No. 1 LSU 12, ULM 7
BATON ROUGE, La. – As Alex Box Stadium started to fill on Friday night, ULM baseball players scanned the gathering crowd of 12,404 and took in the pageantry of their season-opener against top-ranked LSU.