Wichita State Athletics

American Squads go 4-1 in Tuesday Action

02.25.20

Wichita State 2, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 1 - Box Score
Cade Clemons hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift Wichita State (5-2) to a 2-1 victory over the Arkansas-Pine Bluff Lions on a snowy Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 25, at Eck Stadium, Home of Tyler Field.
 
With the game tied, 1-1, Couper Cornblum led-off the bottom of the ninth with a bunt single to third base, before Garrett Kocis worked a walk and pinch-hitter Jacob Katzfey loaded the bases with nobody out via a fielder's choice bunt, bringing Clemons to the plate.
 
The freshman from Lee's Summit, Mo., belted the first pitch he saw into left field, allowing Cornblum to cross home plate, sealing the first walk-off win of 2020 for WSU.
 
Cornblum went 3-for-4 at the plate, while redshirt freshman Cooper Elliot posted a triple in his first-career start for Wichita State, pacing the WSU offense.

No. 17 ECU 7, Elon 2 - Box Score
Cam Colmore tossed four scoreless innings and Bryson Worrell drove in three run helping No. 17 East Carolina to a 7-2 road win over Elon Tuesday afternoon at Latham Park. With the win the Pirates improve to 7-1 on the season, while the Phoenix fall to 6-2.
 
For the fourth-straight game, ECU jumped out to an early lead scoring three runs in the first frame. Lane Hoover started the contest with a single up the middle and took third on a failed pickoff attempt by Evans before coming home on Zach Agnos' RBI groundout. With Thomas Francisco standing at first following an infield single, Worrell's opposite field home run pushed him across and staked the Pirates to a 3-0 lead.

Memphis 8, Central Arkansas 5 - Box Score
Memphis collected its fourth consecutive win after an 8-5 victory against Central Arkansas on Tuesday evening at FedExPark. The Tigers plated eight runs on a season-best 12 hits, lead by a 4-for-5 effort from junior Ben Brooks. Brooks' four hits marked a career high, while he also plated two runs and tallied two RBIs.
 
Eight of the nine starters for the Tigers tallied at least one hit. Sophomore Hunter Goodman and freshman Jaylen Wilbon also had multiple-hit days with two apiece. On the mound, junior Landon Kelly tallied the victory. The Southaven, Miss., native tossed the sixth and seventh innings, holding UCA scoreless while adding four strikeouts.

No. 17 UCF 6, Bethune-Cookman 0 - Box Score
Daytona Beach, Fla. – The No. 17 UCF baseball team tossed a combined one-hitter against Bethune-Cookman on Tuesday night to earn a 6-0 victory. The victory marks the seventh straight win against the Wildcats, and the Knights now lead the all-time series 84-17.

Jaylyn Whitehead got the starting nod for the first time this season and turned in a lights out performance for the Knights. Whitehead tossed a full 5.0 innings and rang up eight batters in the outing, earning his first win of 2020.

The Black and Gold offense struck first in the second inning when Nick Romano drove in his sixth RBI of the 2020 campaign. UCF continued to put pressure on the Wildcats, capitalizing on seven defensive errors to score every inning from the second to the sixth inning.

UTRGV 6, Houston 5 (12 innings) - Box Score
Houston's Steven Rivas hit a solo home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to send the game to extra innings, but UTRGV prevailed, 6-5, in 12 innings. The Cougars fell to 2-5 on the season.

Rivas' ninth-inning homer was one of his three hits on the day, while Tyler Bielamowicz added two hits and two walks.