STATISTICS
Thursday, April 18 Results:
No. 12 ECU 5, UConn 1
ECU starter Jake Agnos struck out a career-high 14 batters over a personal-best 8.2 innings, and the offense pounded out 14 hits as No. 12 ECU won its American series opener against UConn 5-1 Thursday night in Greenville, N.C. With the win, the Pirates improve to 9-1in conference play to lead The American. Agnos fanned at least one batter in all eight innings he pitched, tallying multiple strikeouts in four frames. On the night, he allowed one run (earned) on five hits and walked one batter, which came in the ninth with two outs. Brady Lloyd led five Pirates with multiple hits, going 3-for-5 with a pair of RBIs. Chris Winkel tallied a team-high two hits for the Huskies. Due to inclement weather, ECU and UConn will finish the series with a Saturday doubleheader starting at 9 a.m. ET.
Cincinnati 3, Houston 2
Cincinnati held off Houston, stranding three Cougars in the bottom of the ninth inning to hang on for a 3-2 series-opening win on the road Thursday night. In his first weekend start of the season, Cincinnati’s David Orndorff went 8.0 innings with one run, five hits and five strikeouts. His two walks were intentional, and he threw only 88 pitches. Korren Thompson pitched the final inning to earn his fifth save this year. Griffin Merritt and Jeremy Johnson both finished 2-for-3 at the plate, while Joey Wiemer’s three-run home run in the fifth inning was the difference-maker. Jared Triolo had three hits and an RBI to lead Houston at the plate. Houston made it a one-run game in the ninth, using four hits, as Derrick Cherry drove home the run. Game 2 of the three-game set is slated for Friday night.
USF 9, The Citadel 1
USF rallied for a pair of four-run surges to snap a four-game slide with a 9-1 series-opening win over The Citadel. USF starter Baron Stuart threw a career-long 8.0 innings, surrendering just one run on five hits, issuing no walks. It was also a season long for any USF pitcher. Chris Chatfield matched a career-high with a 3-fo-5 night and six RBIs. Chatfield hit two doubles and a grand slam. With 12 hits, the Bulls reached double digits for the 12th time this season. The Bulls and The Citadel will continue the series with a doubleheader beginning Saturday at 11 a.m. ET due to expected inclement weather.
Wichita State 8, UCF 6
Every Shocker in the lineup had a hit, as Wichita State got back on track with an 8-6 win over UCF Thursday night. The Shockers struck for three runs in the opening frame before using a four-run fourth inning to pull ahead 7-2. Jordan Boyer had three base knocks to lead four Wichita State batters with multiple hits. Starter Liam Eddy tossed 5.1 innings, fanning five batters, while scattering four runs on four hits to earn the win. Mitchell Walters pitched the final two innings and collected his sixth save of the season. Tyler Osik led UCF with three RBIs and two hits. The Knights’ starter Grant Schuermann gave up all eight runs on 10 hits through the first five innings to take the loss. First pitch of Game 2 is set for Friday at 7 p.m. ET.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Friday, April 19
Tulane at Memphis* - 5:30 p.m.
UCF at Wichita State* (Cox Yurview/ESPN3) - 7 p.m.
Cincinnati at Houston* - 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 20
UConn at ECU* - 9 a.m. (DH)
The Citadel at USF - 11 a.m. (DH)
UCF at Wichita State* (Cox Yurview/ESPN3) – 11:30 a.m.
Tulane at Memphis* - 1 p.m. (DH)
Cincinnati at Houston* - 2 p.m.
All times Eastern and subject to change
*Denotes conference game