Davidson ousts UNC, wins regional in 1st NCAA Tournament

Best known as the school where Stephen Curry played his college basketball, Davidson is quickly making a name for itself in baseball.

The Wildcats from the 2,000-student private school 20 minutes from Charlotte, North Carolina, became the sixth No. 4 regional seed to advance to a super regional.

There was a play at the plate, with catcher Jake Sidwell diving to tag Brandon Riley after Riley missed the plate with his hand as he slid past.

The victory validated the words O'Linger said after the Wildcats (35-24) won three games in two days to claim the Atlantic 10 Tournament title.

The bearded reliever got the win in Friday's 8-4 victory over the Tar Heels, and he earned the save for Sunday's milestone win.

For the second straight day, an extra-inning game was decided by a bases-loaded hit batter.

— Konnor Pilkington carried a one-hitter into the eighth inning for Mississippi State, which beat Illinois-Chicago 5-4 in an elimination game.

— Florida State closer Drew Carlton pitched two scoreless innings and, with two runners on base in the bottom of the ninth, got Chris Brown to look at strike three to end a 5-3 win over Tennessee Tech.