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College Baseball | NCAA Tournament | MLB Scores - Former Colorado prep stars Kevin Gausman and Marco Gonzales made the semifinal cut for college baseball’s Golden Spikes Award.

The two are part of a group of 30 who will determine this season’s top amateur player. It will be announced on July 6.

Here it is a quick rundown of Friday’s 32 opening-day games in the 2012 NCAA Baseball Championship.



FRIDAY’S NCAA TOURNAMENT GAMES (first round; June 1, 2012)

upsets in italics

• (3) St. John’s 11-16-0 … def. (2) East Carolina 3-11-1  (at UNC)
… Final Stats  |  StJ Recap  |  ECU Recap

• (3) Samford 5-7-0 … def. (2) Mississippi State 0-5-3  (at Florida State;  ESPN3.com)
… Final Stats  |  SAM Recap  |  MS Recap

•  (2) Georgia Tech 8-11-1 … def. (3) College of Charleston 4-13-1  (at Florida; ESPN3.com)
… Final Stats  |  GT Recap  |  CofC Recap

•  (2) Dallas Baptist 10-18-1 … def.  (3) Texas Arlington 0-4-0  (at Baylor)
… Final Stats  |  DB Recap  |  UTA Recap

• (3) Mississippi 6-8-0 … def. (2) TCU 2-5-1  (at Texas A&M; ESPN3.com)
… Final Stats  |  OleMiss Recap  |  TCU Recap

•  (2) Clemson 11-13-1 … def. (3) Coastal Carolina 3-7-1 (at South Carolina;  ESPNU)
… Final Stats  |  CLEM Recap  |  CC Recap

• (2) Arkansas 5-7-2 … def. (3) Sam Houston State 4-8-1  (at Rice)
… Final Stats  |  ARK Recap  |  SHSU Recap

  (2) Vanderbilt  8-8-0 … def. (3) UNC Wilmington 2-7-2  (at NC State)
… Final Stats  |  VAN Recap  |  UNCW Recap

• (4) Army at (1) Virginia – suspended to Sat. at 1 ET (0-0, b1)

• (3) Appalachian State vs. (2) Oklahoma  (at Virginia) – postponed to Sat. at 6 ET

2 ET – (3) Missouri State vs. (2) Central Florida  (at Miami)

3 ET – (4) Cornell at (1) North Carolina

3 ET  (2 CT) – (3) Belmont vs. (2) Oregon State  (at LSU)

4 ET – (4) Manhattan at (1) South Carolina  (ESPUN)
(3) Kent State vs. (2) Kentucky  (in Gary, Ind.)

4 ET  (1 PT) – (3) Michigan State vs. (2) Pepperdine  (at Stanford;  ESPN3.com)

5 ET  (2 PT) – (3) Indiana State vs. (2) Cal State Fullerton  (at Oregon)

6 ET – (4) UAB at (1) Florida State  (ESPN3.com)

6 ET  (3 CT) – (3) New Mexico vs. (2) San Diego  (at UCLA)

7 ET – (4) Stony Brook at (1) Miami
(4) Bethune-Cookman at (1) Florida  (ESPN3.com)
(4) Sacred Heart at (1) North Carolina State

7 ET  (6 CT) – (4) Prairie View A&M at (1) Rice
(4) Oral Roberts at (1) Baylor

7 ET  (4 PT) – (3) Louisville vs. (2) New Mexico State  (at Arizona;  ESPNU)

7:30 ET  (6:30 CT) – (4) Dayton at (1) Texas A&M  (ESPN3.com

8 ET – (4) Valparaiso vs. (1) Purdue  (in Gary, Ind.)

8 ET  (7 T) – (4) Louisiana-Monroe at (1) LSU

9 ET  (6 PT) – (4) Austin Peay at (1) Oregon
(4) Fresno State at (1) Stanford  (ESPN3.com)

10 ET  (7 PT) – (4) Creighton at (1) UCLA

11 ET  (8 PT) – (4) Missouri at (1) Arizona  (ESPNU)

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The 2012 NCAA Baseball Tournament Field of 64

Gainesville Regional (No. 1 National Seed)
#1 Florida (42-18) vs. #4 Bethune-Cookman (34-25)
#2 Georgia Tech (36-24) vs. #3 College of Charleston (37-20)

vs.

Raleigh Regional
#1 North Carolina State (39-17) vs. #4 Sacred Heart (25-30)
# 2 Vanderbilt (33-26) vs. #3 UNC Wilmington (38-21)

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Columbia Regional (No. 8 National Seed)
#1 South Carolina (40-17) vs. #4 Manhattan (33-25)
#2 Clemson (33-26) vs. # 3 Coastal Carolina (41-17)

vs.

Charlottesville Regional
#1 Virginia (36-17-1) vs. #4 Army (41-13)

#2 Oklahoma (38-22) vs. #3 Appalachian State (39-16)

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Los Angeles Regional (No. 2 National Seed)
#1 UCLA (42-14) vs. #4 Creighton (26-28)
#2 San Diego (40-15) vs. #3 New Mexico (36-22)

vs.

College Station Regional
#1 Texas A&M (42-16) vs. #4 Dayton (31-28)
#2 TCU (36-19) vs. #3 Ole Miss (35-22)

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Baton Rouge Regional (No. 7 National Seed)
#1 LSU (43-16) vs. #4 Louisiana-Monroe (31-28)
#2 Oregon State (38-18) vs. #3 Belmont (39-22)

vs.

Coral Gables Regional
#1 Miami (36-21) vs. #4 Stony Brook (46-11)
#2 Central Florida (43-15) vs. #3 Missouri State (39-20)

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Chapel Hill Regional (No. 6 National Seed)
#1 North Carolina (44-14) vs. #4 Cornell (31-15-1)
#2 East Carolina (35-22-1) vs. #3 St. John’s (37-21)

vs.

Tucson Regional
#1 Arizona (38-17) vs. #4 Missouri (32-26)
#2 New Mexico State (35-22) vs. #3 Louisville (39-20)

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Tallahassee Regional (No. 3 National Seed)
#1 Florida State (43-15) vs. #4 Alabama-Birmingham (32-28)
#2 Mississippi State (39-22) vs. #3 Samford (39-21)

vs.

Palo Alto Regional
#1 Stanford (38-16) vs. #4 Fresno State (30-26)
#2 Pepperdine (34-21) vs. Michigan State (37-21)

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Eugene Regional (No. 5 National Seed)
#1 Oregon (42-17) vs. #4 Austin Peay (38-22)
#2 Cal State Fullerton (35-19) vs. #3 Indiana State (41-17)

vs.

Gary Regional
#1 Purdue (44-12) vs. #4 Valparaiso (35-23)
#2 Kentucky (43-16) vs. #3 Kent State (41-17)

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Waco Regional (No. 4 National Seed)
#1 Baylor (44-14) vs. #4 Oral Roberts (37-23)
#2 Dallas Baptist (39-17) vs. #3 UT Arlington (36-23)

vs.

Houston Regional
#1 Rice (40-17) vs. #4 Prairie View (28-23)
#2 Arkansas (39-19) vs. #3 Sam Houston State (38-20)

The field of 30 will be cut to three on June 5. In its 35th season, the award is to be presented live on the MLB Network.