STARKVILLE, Miss. – Alex Toral drove in four runs, Adrian Del Castillo hit two doubles and Miami beat Southern 12-2 in an elimination game Saturday in the NCAA tournament.
Miami (40-19) jumped on top early with four runs in the first inning. Toral doubled to left-center during the rally, driving in two runs to push the lead to 4-0. The Hurricanes added eight runs in the fifth inning to put the game out of reach.
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Evan McKendry (7-2) pitched four scoreless innings to earn the win. He gave up just one hit and struck out three.
Southern (32-24) couldn't score until the ninth inning. The Jaguars managed just five hits. Eli Finney (6-3) took the loss, giving up eight runs over 4 1/3 innings.