Baseball

UConn Comeback, USF 15th-Straight Win, Highlight Friday's Action



Friday, March 17 Results:
 
Missouri State 9, Memphis 5 RECAP BOXSCORE
Mercer 10, No. 8 East Carolina 7 RECAP BOXSCORE
No. 28 UCF 4, Jacksonville 0 RECAP BOXSCORE
rv USF 8, Harvard 2 RECAP BOXSCORE
Mercer 7, No. 8 East  Carolina 5 RECAP BOXSCORE
rv Houston 10, Alabama State 2 RECAP BOXSCORE
Tulane 7, Columbia 0 RECAP BOXSCORE
UConn 8, BYU 7 RECAP BOXSCORE
 
Highlights
 
- UCF’s Robby Howell (4-0) threw a complete-game shutout only allowing three hits and striking out seven in the Knights win over Jacksonville. Luke Hamblin led UCF at the plate going 3-for-4 with an RBI.
 
- USF increased its winning streak to 15 with an 8-2 win over Harvard. Phoenix Sanders (3-0) picked up the win going seven innings and striking out 11 batters. The Bulls had 14 or more hits for the fifth time in the last six games in the victory.
 
- Connor Wong (3-for-5, HR, 3 RBI) paced Houston’s offense as the Cougars scored 10 runs on 13 hits to beat Alabama State. Seth Romero (3-2) struck out 12 batters in just six innings of work.
 
-  Tulane picked up a shutout win over Columbia as Corey Merrill (2-2) went seven innings, only allowing two hits and striking out five. Sal Gozzo led the Green Wave with two RBIs going 2-for-4 at the plate
 
- UConn scored two runs in the top of the ninth to come back and beat BYU 8-7. Zac Susi went 3-for-5 with a career-high five RBIs including the tying RBI in the ninth. Aaron Hill, who pinch ran for Susi scored on a passed ball later in the inning.
 
Schedule
 
Saturday, March 18
Northeastern at Cincinnati               1 p.m.
UCF at Jacksonville                           2 p.m.
Harvard at USF (DH)                         2 p.m.
Memphis at Missouri State              3 p.m.
UConn at BYU                                     3 p.m.
Columbia at Tulane                            5 p.m.
Alabama State at Houston               7:30 p.m.
 
Sunday, March 19
Northeastern at Cincinnati               1 p.m.
Mercer at East Carolina                    1 p.m.
UCF at Jacksonville                           1 p.m.
Harvard at USF                                   1 p.m.                                            
Alabama State at Houston               2 p.m.
Memphis at Missouri State              2 p.m.
Columbia at Tulane                            2 p.m