Second baseman Dorian Gonzalez Jr. drove in a career-high eight runs, and Griffin Hugus fired a 123-pitch complete game as third-seeded Miami defeated the fourth-seeded Columbia Lions late Saturday.

After reaching the NCAA Tournament in three straight seasons from 2013-15, and advancing to the Coral Gables (Fla.) regional final in 2015, Columbia had established itself. It helped that in 2010 the program received an upgraded facility, Robertson Field at Satow Stadium.

The Lions are the No. 4 seed in the regional hosted by Southern Miss, a regular foe of the Crimson Tide. Columbia is 29-17 overall against a difficult nonconference schedule: the Ivy League champions played two eventual regional hosts, Oregon and Georgia.

Adams (6-2, 3.93 ERA) – a senior right-hander – gets the nod over Southern Miss ace JB Middleton (10-1, 2.01), who is expected to take the mound May 31 opposite either Alabama or Miami, second-year coach Christian Ostrander announced May 29.

Gavin Slicner hit an extra-innings walk off to push second-seeded Woodbridge to a 2-1 win over seventh-seeded Columbia in the first round of the North 2, Group 4 tournament, in Woodbridge. The Barrons (17-7) will host third-seeded Westfield in the semifinals on Tuesday.

The University of Miami baseball team (33-24, 15-14 ACC) rolled past fourth-seeded Columbia (30-18, 16-5 Ivy League), earning a 14-1 victory Saturday evening at Pete Taylor Park. Senior Dorian Gonzalez Jr.

HATTISEBURG − Columbia baseball upset No. 16 overall seed Southern Miss 11-4 at the Hattiesburg Regional on May 30. The Golden Eagles (44-15), who had an 18-game winning streak snapped on May ...