Baseball

Three walk-off wins highlight Friday's games



Friday, March 3 Results:
 
Western Michigan 4, UConn 3 RECAP BOXSCORE
No. 8 East Carolina 5, Western Carolina 4 RECAP BOXSCORE
Arkansas State 5, Cincinnati 4 RECAP BOXSCORE
No. 26 UCF 7, Stony Brook 3 RECAP BOXSCORE
rv USF 4, Toledo 3 (13 inn.) RECAP BOXSCORE
No. 22 Houston 7, No. 7 Cal State Fullerton 4 RECAP BOXSCORE
Memphis 5, Georgia Southern 2 RECAP BOXSCORE
Tulane 9, West Virginia 8 RECAP BOXSCORE
 
Highlights
 
- UCF was led by Kyle Marsh (3-for-4) and Bryce Peterson (2-for-3, HR) who each had two RBIs as the Knights beat Stony Brook 7-4.
 
- No. 22 Houston took down No. 7 Cal State Fullerton in game one of their series behind a strong performance from Seth Romero. Romero (2-1) went eight innings, only giving up three runs and striking out 10 batters.
 
- USF won its seventh-straight game in walk off fashion in the 13th inning. Luke Borders drew a bases-loaded walk, one of 12 walks the Bulls drew in the game, to bring home the winning run.
 
- East Carolina’s winning streak grew to six after Luke Bolka (1-for-1, 3 BB) drew a bases loaded walk in the bottom of the ninth for a walk off win against Western Carolina. Jake Angos threw five innings in relief and did not allow a hit while striking out 11.
 
- Tulane weathered a comeback from West Virginia and Grant Brown (3-for-5) delivered a walk-off single to win the game for the Green Wave.  Jarret DeHart and Lex Kaplan both hit home runs for Tulane.
 
- Memphis beat Georgia Southern behind home runs from Trent Turner and Brandon Grudzielanek. Colton Hathcock picked up his fourth save of the season with two strikeouts in the ninth inning.
 
- UConn’s bullpen threw six innings and kept Western Michigan off the board only allowing one hit but the Huskies fell one run short against the Broncos.
 
- R.J. Thompson went 2-for4 and hit his first home run of the season but Cincinnati fell to Arkansas State 5-4 in the first game of their series
 
 
Upcoming Schedule
 
Saturday, March 4
Cal State Fullerton at Houston                            1p.m.
Cincinnati at Arkansas State                                2 p.m.
Georgia Southern at Memphis                            3 p.m.
St. John’s at East Carolina                              4:30 p.m.
West Virginia at Tulane                                         5 p.m.
Stony Brook at UCF                                          6:30 p.m.
Toledo at USF                                                     6:30 p.m.
UConn at Stetson                                                    7 p.m.
 
Sunday, March 5
UConn vs Saint Joseph’s1                                   11 a.m.
Cincinnati at Arkansas State                                1 p.m.
Stony Brook at UCF                                                1 p.m.
Toledo at USF                                                          1 p.m.
Cal State Fullerton at Houston                             2 p.m.
Georgia State at Memphis                                    2 p.m.
West Virginia at Tulane                                         2 p.m.
Appalachian State at East Carolina              3:30 p.m.
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All times Eastern and subject to change.
 
1 at DeLand, Fla.