College baseball roundup: Georgia, Georgia Tech, Georgia Southern, Kennesaw State all winners

Georgia blasts 7 HRs, eliminates Hofstra 24-1

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — No. 9 batter Josh McAllister had two of Georgia’s seven home runs and the Bulldogs eliminated Hofstra in the Chapel Hill Regional with a 24-1 romp. McAllister was 4-for-6 with five RBIs and four runs scored as the Bulldogs totaled 24 runs on just 16 hits, 11 for extra bases. Six Hofstra pitchers combined to walk 10 and hit two batters. McAllister and Ben Anderson hit back-to-back homers and Cole Tate also homered in the third inning when the Bulldogs (36-22) erupted for 13 run, 11 before recording an out. They had seven hits and seven walks, including three straight with the bases loaded.

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Simpson, Gonzalez keep Ga Tech alive, top Alabama St 13-4

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Leadoff hitter Chandler Simpson went 4-for-5 and scored four runs, Tres Gonzalez drove in four runs and Georgia Tech stayed alive in the Knoxville Regional with a 13-4 win over Alabama State. The Yellowjackets trailed 2-1 in the third when Gonzalez hit a three-run homer to right with two outs. Georgia Tech added four more runs in the fourth, starting with Colin Hall’s leadoff homer to lead 8-2. Chance Huff settled down after the first inning and went seven innings, allowing three runs on six hits with eighth strikeouts. Chris Lewis drove in two runs for Alabama State.

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Fisher complete game lifts Georgia Southern past UNCG 8-0

STATESBORO, Ga. (AP) — Ty Fisher took a no-hitter into the seventh inning, Christian Avant drove in three runs and Georgia Southern defeated UNC Greensboro 8-0 in a game delayed by lightning. Fisher had a perfect game until giving up his only walk with two outs in the sixth inning. He allowed a one-out single in the seventh. Fisher (6-2) ended up with a four hitter with six strikes in throwing the first complete game for the Eagles since May of 2018 and the first postseason shutout since 2014. Avant had an early sacrifice fly as the Eagles led 2-0 after two innings and had a two-run single in the four-run fifth.

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Kennesaw State holds off Army 9-8 to stay alive

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — Josh Hatcher hit two home runs and Nick Hassan’s two-run single in the seventh inning was the difference as Kennesaw State stayed alive in the Austin Regional with a 9-8 win that eliminated Army. Both teams used big innings to stay in the game. Army had a five-run fourth for a 6-2 lead. Hatcher hit his second home run — a two-run shot — as Kennesaw State scored four in the fifth to tie it. The game was tied at 7 entering the bottom of the seventh when Cash Young and Spencer Hanson earned walks and Brayden Eidson advanced them with a sacrifice bunt. Tanner Gresham replaced Sean Dennehy (5-3) on the mound and Hassan slapped his first pitch into center field.