Jeff Hart

Brooks Conrad filled in neatly for Chipper Jones, making two nice plays at third base and then driving in the go-ahead run with a squeeze bunt in the ninth inning Saturday night that lifted the Atlanta Braves over Minnesota, 3-2.

Jake Smith got Alabama started then made sure the Crimson Tide held on for a 5-4 victory over Clemson in Saturday night's opening game of the NCAA Clemson Super Regional.

Austin Maddox's two-out RBI double in the 10th inning lifted Florida to a 4-3 victory Saturday night over error-prone Miami and gave the Gators their sixth trip to the College World Series.

Blake Cooper worked seven innings of six-hit ball and South Carolina twice escaped bases-loaded jams down the stretch to move a win away from the College World Series with a 4-3 victory over Coastal Carolina on Saturday.

Down but not out, it's been Vanderbilt's story much of the season. The resilient Commodores have now won four straight elimination games during the week and need a win Sunday over Super Regional host Florida State to earn their first trip to the College World Series.

The Norfolk Tides beat the Gwinnett Braves 4-3 Friday in the final game of the four-game series at Harbor Park.

The Atlanta Braves have placed outfielder Nate McLouth on the 15-day disabled list with a head injury.

Taylor Dugas, Jake Smith and Jon Kelton all belted home runs in a five-run first inning, and Adam Morgan pitched a five-hitter Sunday night for Alabama, and the Crimson Tide remained alive in the NCAA Atlanta Baseball Regional with an 8-1 victory over top-seeded Georgia Tech at Russ Chandler Stadium.

A.J. Ellis came through with an RBI single in the 11th inning for his first game-ending hit in the major leagues, giving Los Angeles a 5-4 victory over the NL East-leading Atlanta Braves and a split of their four-game series.

Samantha Camuso crushed a three-run homer and B.B. Bates hit a two-run shot as UCLA moved into the Women's College World Series finals for the first time in five years with a 5-2 win over Georgia on Sunday.