Baseball

USF Win Streak Hits 13; East Carolina, UConn and UCF All Win Series



Saturday, March 11 Results:
 
No. 25 Tennessee 2, Cincinnati 1 RECAP BOXSCORE
No. 8 East Carolina 10, Charlotte 7 (10) RECAP BOXSCORE
San Diego 5, Tulane 4 RECAP BOXSCORE
rv UCF  7, Central Michigan 3 RECAP BOXSCORE
Southern Illinois 3, rv Memphis 2 RECAP BOXSCORE
UConn 9, UC Davis 6 RECAP BOXSCORE
No. 25 Tennessee 6, Cincinnati 2 RECAP BOXSCORE
No. 8 East Carolina 3, Charlotte 0 RECAP BOXSCORE
rv USF 8, Valparaiso 1 RECAP BOXSCORE
rv UCF 5, Central Michigan 4 RECAP BOXSCORE
No. 23 Houston, No. 10 Baylor POSTPONED
 
Highlights
 
- USF increased its winning streak to 13 games with an 8-1 victory over Valparaiso. The Bulls scored five runs in the third inning to take control of the game. Luke Borders and David Villar each had two RBIs for USF.
 
- No. 8 East Carolina swept a double-header against Charlotte to win its series over the 49ers. Charlie Yorgen delivered with a three-run walk-off home run in the 10th inning to win game one. In game two, pitchers Jacob Wolfe and Chris Holba three a combined two-hit shutout.
 
- UCF swept Central Michigan, winning both games it its double-header. In game two, Eli Putnam’s two-run single in the bottom of the ninth drove home the winning run to send the Knights to its third-straight win.
 
- Starter Wills Montgomerie (4-0) posted his third-straight game with double-digit strikeouts, striking out 10 batters over seven innings as UConn won its fourth-straight. Alex LeFevre and Keith Krueger each had three RBIs for the Huskies.
 
Upcoming Schedule
 
Sunday, March 12
Valparaiso at USF                                                   1 p.m.
Southern Illinois at Memphis                                2 p.m.
San Diego at Tulane                                               2 p.m.
Houston at Baylor (DH)                                             2:05 p.m.
UConn at UC Davis                                                4 p.m..
 
All times Eastern and subject to change.