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Louisiana-Lafayette advances to Super Regionals (The Associated Press)

HOUSTON (AP) -- Evan Powell's two-run single lifted Louisiana-Lafayette to the Super Regionals with a 5-2 victory over Rice on Monday.

Powell's single to left-center field added to RBI singles in the fourth by Tyler Girouard and fifth by Kyle Clement to open up a four-run lead. Louisiana-Lafayette (42-21) will face LSU in the Super Regionals in Baton Rouge.

Evan Guillory (5-0) got the win. He allowed two runs and six hits in five innings. Freshman Dylan Moore pitched three shutout innings in relief to earn his 13th save.

Grayson Lewis provided a lift for Rice (37-22) in the bottom half of the fifth with a two-run double to cut the lead to 4-2.