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Colleges

Tulane knocks off East Carolina

Tulane starter Alex Byo threw 8 1/3 innings and Conference USA All-Freshman Team honoree Ian Gibaut thwarted a late rally as seventh-seeded Tulane held on to defeat No. 3 seed East Carolina 6-5 on Friday at the 2013 C-USA Baseball Championship.

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LSU

MSU faces Vandy, LSU takes on Arkansas

Second-seeded LSU (50-9) staged a dramatic ninth-inning rally to stay alive in the Southeastern Conference Tournament, defeating Alabama 3-2 on Friday.
SOUTHERN MISS

Robbins lifts Eagles over Cougars, into C-USA title game

HOUSTON -- Southern Miss outfielder Mason Robbins went 3-for-5, including an RBI single in a two-run seventh inning, as the second-seeded Golden Eagles clinched a spot in the 2013 Conference USA Baseball Championship title game with a 4-2 win over No. 6 seed Houston on Friday.
SOUTHERN MISS

Southern Miss beats Houston 4-2

Southern Miss defeated Houston 4-2 Friday afternoon at Reckling Park in Houston, giving the Golden Eagles a 2-0 record in their pod in the Conference USA Baseball Tournament.
COLLEGES

Patrick Reusse: Minnesota's Ellenson has the hops to play basketball and track

Richard Pitino was hired as Minnesota's basketball coach on April 3. The first order of business in that situation is to start meeting with the players scheduled to return for the next season.
COLLEGES

Neb. football player's indecency trial gets set

A trial date has been set for a Nebraska defensive end accused of exposing his genitals to a female student.
LSU

Mississippi State stays unbeaten in SEC baseball tournament

Mississippi State defeated Texas A&M 6-4 in Thursday's late game at the Southeastern Conference Tournament. The Bulldog win gives Mississippi State a day off until Saturday. Mississippi State used a 10-hit attack to stay unbeaten in the tourney.
LSU

Arkansas rallies past LSU 4-1 at SEC tournament

HOOVER, Ala. -- Arkansas scored the go-ahead run on a squeeze bunt by Tyler Spoon in the eighth inning and tacked on two more insurance runs in the ninth to beat LSU 4-1 at the Southeastern Conference tournament on Thursday.
MISSISSIPPI STATE

Frazier leads Mississippi State past Texas A&M 6-4

Adam Frazier went 4 for 5 with an RBI and Mississippi State beat Texas A&M 6-4 Thursday night in the Southeastern Conference tournament.
COLLEGES

Gregor single lifts Vandy past South Carolina, 4-3

HOOVER, Ala. -- Conrad Gregor singled home the winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning to give Vanderbilt a 4-3 win over South Carolina Thursday in an elimination game of the Southeastern Conference tournament.
OLE MISS

Alabama beats Ole Miss 7-5, knocks Rebs out of SEC tournament

HOOVER, Ala. -- Mikey White hit a two-run single in the 10th inning to give Alabama a 7-5 victory against Ole Miss at the Southeastern Conference tournament on Thursday.