Texas State 17, Virginia Tech 5
TAMPA, Fla. – Texas State (6-5) exploded for 14 runs in the top of the fourth inning to defeat Virginia Tech (9-1) by a score of 17-5 on Friday afternoon at the USF Softball Stadium on day one of the USF-Rawlings Invitational.
Minnesota 5, ULM 0 - Game 1
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Minnesota hurler Sydney Smith picked up her first win of the season after limiting the ULM offense to three hits in a 5-0 victory in softball action at the Easton Bama Bash on Friday morning.
Troy 3, Eastern Illinois 0 - Game 1
North Dakota State 3, Troy 2 - Game 2
AUBURN, Ala. – Troy traveled to Auburn, Ala., to participate in the Tiger Invitational. On opening day of play Troy downed Eastern Illinois, 3-0, before dropping an extra inning heartbreaker to North Dakota State, 3-2.
Coastal Carolina 5, Pittsburgh 0 - Game 1
Central Florida 1, Coastal Carolina 0 - Game 2
ORLANDO, Fla. – On Saturday, Coastal Carolina split its two games on Saturday as the Chanticleers extended its win streak after the game one win versus Pittsburgh, but eventually snapped their 10-game winning streak to UCF to fall to 10-2 on the season.
Louisiana 21, Kent State 1 - Game 1
WACO, Texas – Charged by an offense which generated seven extra base hits 10th-ranked Louisiana collected a 21-1 (5 inn.) victory over Kent State in its opening contest at the Baylor Invitational.
Appalachian State 2, Dartmouth 1 - Game 1
Appalachian State 4, College of Charleston 1 - Game 2
CHARLESTON, S.C. – Appalachian State (5-3) begins the Holy City Showdown undefeated with a pair of wins against Dartmouth (1-1) and College of Charleston (5-7) on Friday.
Missouri State 4, ULM 3 - Game 2
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – ULM snapped a three-game, 27-inning scoreless streak on Friday afternoon when it scored three runs in the fifth inning of a meeting against Missouri State at the Easton Bama Bash.
South Alabama 8, Stephen F. Austin 0 - Game 1
Illinois 11, South Alabama 2 - Game 2
MOBILE, Ala. – South Alabama picked up an 8-0, five-inning victory over Stephen F. Austin in its first game of the Mardi Gras Invitational on Friday, but fell 11-2 to No. 18 Illinois in the nightcap at Jaguar Field.?
South Florida 4, Georgia State 0
TAMPA, Fla. – Georgia State was defeated 4-0 by host South Florida Friday night at the USF-Rawlings Classic.
UTA 2, Prairie View A&M 1
ARLINGTON, Texas – Runs were at a premium in the home opener for UTA Friday night, as the Mavs defeated Prairie View A&M 2-1 to open the Maverick Invitational at Allan Saxe Field.
Louisiana 5, Baylor 2 - Game 2
WACO, Texas – 10th-ranked Louisiana picked up a Top 25 victory at the Baylor Invitational on Friday, defeating 21st-ranked Baylor 5-2 at Getterman Stadium.