Baseball

UCF, East Carolina, Memphis and USF all earn series sweeps over the weekend



Saturday, February 25 Results:
 
No. 11 East Carolina 12, La Salle 1 RECAP BOXSCORE
USF 11, Miami (Ohio) 2 RECAP BOXSCORE
College of Charleston 5, Cincinnati 3 RECAP BOXSCORE
No. 25 Texas 9, UConn 3 RECAP
No. 25 Houston 4, Texas A&M-CC 2 RECAP BOXSCORE
Memphis 3, Illinois State 1 RECAP BOXSCORE
No. 24 UC Santa Barbara 6, Tulane 5 RECAP BOXSCORE
UCF 7, Manhattan 2 RECAP BOXSCORE
 
Highlights
 
- Shortstop Brennan Bozeman (2-for-4) and second baseman Ryan Crile (1-3) each had three RBIs to power UCF past Manhattan for a series sweep  over the Jaspers.
 
- USF earned a four-game sweep over Miami (Ohio) as the Bulls hit three home runs in an 11-2 win. Infielder Coco Montes (3-for-4) and outfielders Chris Chatfield (1-for3) and Cam Crabbe (1-for-3) all left the ballpark for USF.
 
- East Carolina beat La Salle to sweep the three-game series. Third baseman Eric Tyler went 2-for-e with three RBIs for the Pirates and starting pitcher Trey Benton (1-0) pitched five shutout innings, only allowing two hits and striking out 10.
 
- Memphis swept Illinois State behind a solid performance on the mound by Connor Alexander. Alexander (1-1) went seven innings, only allowing three hits and registering nine strikeouts. Right fielder Chris Carrier went 1-for4, scoring two runs and added a stolen base.
 
- Houston beat Texas A&M Corpus Christi behind a complete game performance by senior John King.  King threw his first career complete game only allowing two runs and striking out seven. Left fielder Landon Etzel (1-for-3) had two RBIs to lead the Cougars.
 
- Cincinnati third baseman Connor McVey had a two-run double in the top of the ninth but Cincinnati could not make the comeback against College of Charleston, falling to the Cougars 5-3.
 
- UConn lost in the series finale to Texas. In the game, shortstop Anthony Prato, DH Zac Susi and first baseman Tyler Gnesda all recorded two hits for the Huskies.
 
- Tulane outfielder Grant Witherspoon went 3-for-5 with two runs scored and an RBI and Hunter Hope hit his first home run of the year in Tulane’s 1-run loss at UC Santa Barbara.