Updated: June 2, 2009, 1:59 PM ET

Harris forces, ends extra innings

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GREENVILLE, N.C. -- Devin Harris singled home Kyle Roller in the bottom of the 10th inning to lift East Carolina past South Carolina 10-9 on Monday night in an NCAA regional final.

Harris, who forced extra innings with a three-run homer in the ninth, finished with four hits and five RBIs for the top-seeded Pirates (46-18). East Carolina rallied from six runs down to earn its first super regional berth since 2004.

East Carolina will play at North Carolina, beginning Saturday, in a best-of-three super regional series.

In the 10th, Roller doubled, Brandon Henderson was intentionally walked, and two batters later, Harris sent Sam Dyson's 3-1 pitch up the middle.

Scott Wingo and Jackie Bradley Jr. homered for South Carolina (40-23), which led 6-0 in the fifth.

Clemson Regional

Clemson 6, Oklahoma State 5


Kyle Parker's two-run single in the eighth inning lifted Clemson to a comeback victory over Oklahoma State in the deciding game of their regional.

Parker drove in Ben Paulsen and John Nester with a liner to left field off Cowboys closer Randy McCurry, who came in for starter Tyler Lyons (7-6). Chris Epps' two-out, two-run homer after an error by the Cowboys, who led 5-1 through six innings, sparked the rally.

Matt Vaughn (4-1) pitched the final 3 2/3 innings for the Tigers (44-20), who advanced to play at Arizona State in the super regionals next weekend.

Houston Regional

Rice 13, Kansas State 4


Diego Seastrunk hit a three-run homer and Rick Hague drove in three runs to help Rice defeat Kansas State and advance to the super regionals.

Michael Fuda and Jimmy Comerota each had four of the 20 hits for the Owls (43-16), who will face LSU in Baton Rouge, La., in the best-of-three super regionals beginning Friday night.

Rice used a six-run fourth inning to take an 8-2 lead. Freshman Matthew Reckling (2-2) allowed two runs and three hits in four innings of relief.

Sophomore Thomas Rooke (5-2) gave up four hits and four runs in the first career start for Kansas State (43-18-1). Justin Bloxom and Jason King each had two RBIs for the Wildcats.

Louisville Regional

Louisville 5, Vanderbilt 3


Ryan Wright hit a go-ahead three-run homer and Tony Zych threw six solid innings to lift Louisville past Vanderbilt in the deciding game of their regional series.

The top-seeded Cardinals (47-16) advanced to the super regionals, where they'll travel to Cal State Fullerton (45-14) to face the Titans starting Friday.

Wright, 2 for 4 with a run scored, hit his homer in the fourth, while John Dao and Chris Dominguez also drove in runs for Louisville. Zych (6-2) allowed two runs and six hits in just his third start of the season, while ace starter Justin Marks pitched a perfect ninth for his first save.

Mike Minor gave up three earned runs in 3 2/3 innings, and Aaron Westlake homered for the Commodores (37-27).

Atlanta Regional

Southern Mississippi 12, Georgia Tech 8


B.A. Vollmuth hit two second-inning homers off Georgia Tech ace Deck McGuire to power Southern Mississippi past the Yellow Jackets and send the Eagles to their first NCAA super regional.

Southern Miss (38-24) will play Florida in the best-of-three super regional in Gainesville, Fla.

Vollmuth, who drove in five runs in the second inning, hit a two-run homer high off the scoreboard in left field to open the scoring. His three-run homer capped the nine-run inning, the most runs McGuire (11-2) has allowed in a game in his career. Only four of the runs were earned.

Todd McInnis (9-4) gave up two runs in 4 1/3 innings in relief of Southern Miss starter Scott Copeland. Collin Cargill recorded five outs for his 11th save.

Oxford Regional

Mississippi 4, Western Kentucky 1


OXFORD, Miss. -- Drew Pomeranz took a no-hitter into the seventh inning and tied a school record with 16 strikeouts to lead Mississippi past Western Kentucky 4-1 on Monday night and into the super regionals.

Pomeranz, 2-0 in the regionals with 26 strikeouts in 17 innings, allowed two infield hits in his complete game as the Rebels (43-18) advanced to their fourth super regional in five seasons. Ole Miss will play Virginia this weekend.

The first hit for the Hilltoppers (42-20) came on a questionable call at first base after Matt Smith bobbled a fairly routine grounder. An error later in the seventh inning helped Western Kentucky tie it at 1.

Smith atoned for the bobble in the next inning with a two-run triple that put Ole Miss ahead.


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