| Sam Houston State 10, Cincinnati 6 |
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| Wichita State 4, Omaha 3 |
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| UConn 7, Southeastern Louisisana 6 |
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| UConn 6, Southeastern Louisisana 4 |
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| Eastern Illinois 10, Memphis 9 |
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| No. 9 Ole Miss 9, Tulane 1 |
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| No. 6 North Carolina 5, ECU 4 |
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| UCF 6, Savannah State 0 |
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| USF 3, Fordham 2 |
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| No. 22 Houston 9, No. 13 Cal State Fullerton 4 |
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Highlights
The American's baseball teams had a 6-4 day, as UCF, UConn, Houston, USF and Wichita State each had wins in nonconference action. Teams will return to the diamond tomorrow for eight Sunday games to wrap up the weekend action.
- USF snapped a four-game setback with a 3-2 win over Fordham. The weekend series is now locked at 1-1, as Sunday’s 6:30 p.m. ET game will decide the winner. The Bulls go a strong performance from starter Peter Strzelecki, who struck out nine batters through five innings. Catcher Tyler Dietrich had a strong offensive presence, goint 4-for-4 with three RBIs.
- Wichita State (4-0) remained undefeated after knocking off Omaha 4-3 in its home opener. The Shockers tallied three runs in the fifth inning on the way to victory. First baseman Mason O’Brien had two RBIs in the win.
- For the first time since 2006, the UCF baseball team posted back-to-back shutouts. On Saturday night, the No. 24 Knights blanked Savannah State 6-0 to clinch the weekend series. Starter pitcher Joe Sheridan tossed six shutout innings to help the team achieve a season-best 15 strikeouts.
- UConn rebounded from Firday’s loss, winning a doubleheader at Southeastern Louisiana to claim the series title. Outfielder Isaac Feldstein hit a two-run homer in the top of the ninth inning to give the Huskies a Game 1 win. Shortstop Anthony Prato went 3-for-5 with one RBI, while P.J. Poulin pitched through two shutout innings to earn the save in Game 2.
- Coming off a 15-inning loss, No. 22 Houston rebounded, leading 10-8 in hits and putting up nine runs in a 9-4 win at Cal State Fullerton. The series is locked at 1-1, as Game 3 is set for 4 p.m. ET tomorrow. Outfielder Drew Minter and shortstop Cooper Coldiron each had two hits in the win.
- ECU’s offense strung together nine hits, but dropped its first game of the year to No. 6 North Carolina, 5-4. The series will be decided tomorrow at 1 p.m. ET.
- Memphis battled back from a large deficit, but its rally came up short, as Eastern Illinois claimed Game 2 10-9 to capture the weekend series.
- Tulane baseball fell 5-4 in the resumed Game 1 from Friday, and then 9-1 in Game 2 of its weekend series at No. 9 Ole Miss.
- Cincinnati scored six runs through three innings using six hits, but couldn’t get the edge, falling to Sam Houston State, 10-6.
Upcoming Schedule/Results
Tuesday, February 20
Florida State 5, USF 2
Ole Miss 8, Memphis 6
Stetson 1, UCF 0
Wednesday, February 21
ECU 7, Campbell 2
Friday, February 23
Sam Houston State 5, Cincinnati 3
ECU 2, No. 6 North Carolina 1
Eastern Illinois 3, Memphis 1
No. 9 Ole Miss 2, Tulane 1 | Suspended 5th inning
UCF 4, Savannah State 0
Southeastern Louisiana 6, UConn 2
Fordham 2, USF 0
Sam Houston State 3, Cincinnati 2
No. 13 Cal State Fullerton 2, Houston 1 (15 Innings)
Saturday, February 24
Sam Houston State 10, Cincinnati 6
Wichita State 4, Omaha 3
UConn 7, Southeastern Louisisana 6
UConn 6, Southeastern Louisisana 4
Eastern Illinois 10, Memphis 9
No. 9 Ole Miss 9, Tulane 1
No. 6 North Carolina 5, ECU 4
UCF 6, Savannah State 0
USF 3, Fordham 2
No. 22 Houston 9, No. 13 Cal State Fullerton 4
Sunday, February 25
Savannah State at UCF • 1 p.m.
ECU at North Carolina • 1 p.m. (ACC Network Extra)
Eastern Illinois at Memphis • 2 p.m.
Omaha at Wichita State • 2 p.m.
Tulane at Ole Miss • 2:30 p.m.
Houston at Cal State Fullerton • 4 p.m.
Omaha at Wichita State • 4 p.m.
Fordham at USF • 6:30 p.m.
All times ET
% Durham, N.C.