Cincinnati, Houston and South Florida all secured series wins in American Athletic Conference baseball action on Saturday, April 8.

Saturday, April 8
Houston 17, Wichita State 3 (7 innings) - Box Score
South Florida 5, Tulane 3 - Box Score
Cincinnati 5, Memphis 3 - Box Score

Houston 17, Wichita State 3 (7 innings) - Box Score
WICHITA, Kan.  – Two outs. No problem.

Houston Baseball clubbed its way to a record-setting 17-3, seven-inning victory, claiming the three-game series against Wichita State thanks to 13 two-out runs in the seventh inning Saturday afternoon at Eck Stadium.
 
With the result, the Cougars (17-15, 4-2 American) are tied for the top spot in the American Athletic Conference. The Shockers, who managed just four hits, fell to 17-13 overall and 3-3 in American play. Houston sophomore starter Cade Citelli (2-3) tossed 5.0 innings, surrendering only one earned run alongside eight strikeouts. Shockers' starter Grant Adler (3-2) took the loss, allowing four runs on seven hits across 5.0 innings.

Houston has won 12 of its last 16 games on the season. The Cougars have won their first two American series of 2023 and seven of their last 10 league series dating to the 2022 season. The 14-run margin of victory was the Cougars largest in a conference road matchup since replicating the feat as part of a 15-1, 7-inning victory on April 27, 2014, at Cincinnati.

South Florida 5, Tulane 3 - Box Score
TAMPA (April 8, 2023) – True freshmen Rafael Betancourt and Eric Snow each recorded three hits on Saturday afternoon as the University of South Florida Bulls (14-19, 4-2 American) won their second straight game against the Tulane Green Wave (9-23, 3-3).

Snow went 3-for-3 on Saturday with a homer, two walks, two RBI and three runs scored. The freshman ranks second on the team in RBI (24) and third in home runs (5).

Jack Cebert turned in his third quality start of the season and matched his longest career outing with 7.0 IP. The right-hander allowed one run on four hits with two walks and seven strikeouts.

Three of the Bulls' five runs on the day came via two-out hits, including Snow's two-run blast in the sixth inning which extended the USF lead to 5-1.

Travis Sankovich gave Cebert and the Bulls an early 1-0 lead with a two-out single in the bottom of the first inning. Drew Brutcher made it a 2-0 ballgame with a run-scoring single in the fourth inning and Bobby Boser drove in another run in the fifth frame to stretch the lead to 3-0.

Tulane got on the board in the top of the sixth inning with a solo homer before Snow's home run in the bottom of the frame. The Green Wave added a single tally in both the eighth and ninth innings, but Riley Skeen finished the job on the mound for his fifth save of the season.

Cincinnati 5, Memphis 3 - Box Score
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The University of Cincinnati baseball team claimed its first conference series win, defeating Memphis, 5-3, in the series finale on Saturday afternoon in Memphis, Tenn.
 
The Bearcats complete the series with two wins over the Tigers, as UC improves to 14-19 overall and 3-3 in the American, while Memphis fell to 17-16 and 2-4 in conference play. 
 
Sophomore starter Tommy O'Connor went a career-long 4.0 innings, allowing just one run on three hits in his second start of the season. Senior Jackson Murphy (3-1) picked up the win in 1.2 shutout innings while senior Mitch White earned his third save of the season.  
 
Sophomore Kerrington Cross went 1-for-4 with two RBI. He delivered the go-ahead RBI double in the seventh. Redshirt junior Alec Jones finished 1-for-2 with an RBI, one run scored, three walks and two stolen bases.