Cincinnati 9, Oakland 8 -
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Cincinnati took a big, early lead then worked back to win Saturday's game against Oakland in the bottom of the ninth off an error, winning 9-8.
In an 8-8 game, Jackson Murphy got three quick outs in the top of the inning before the UC bats went to work to win it in regulation. Jake Hansen led off with a single up the middle. Jeremy Johnson then laid down a bunt and reached on a fielder's choice as the Golden Grizzlies were able to nab the lead runner. Jace Mercer then grounded out and Johnson was able to advance on an error. Another ground ball looked to send the game into extra innings, but another throwing error allowed Johnson to run home safely.
Memphis 8, Western Illinois 5 -
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Memphis claimed its second consecutive weekend series after an 8-5 win against Western Illinois on Saturday afternoon at FedExPark.
Trailing 4-2 in the sixth, sophomore Hunter Goodman connected on his second grand slam of the weekend to provide the game-winning hit. Goodman finished the day 2-for-4 with four RBIs and two runs scored.
On the mound, sophomore Bailey Wimberley tallied his second win of the year after tossing three innings in relief. The Eads, Tenn., native limited the Leathernecks to one run while striking out three.
No. 29 Tulane 8, Middle Tennessee 5 -
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Tulane rallied from four runs down before junior Trevor Minder hit a walk-off three-run home run to defeat Middle Tennessee 8-5 and claim the series on Saturday at Greer Field at Turchin Stadium.
After spotting the visitors a four-run advantage, Tulane (8-2) roared back to tie the game and eventually take the lead, but not before the Blue Raiders (3-5) tied the game in the top of the ninth, forcing the team to bat again in the bottom half of the inning. The Green Wave got its chance to end it in regulation and did so thanks to Minder who hit his second home run in the last three four games.
Hudson Haskin tallied a season-high four hits including a solo home run. Minder, Ethan Groff and debutant Luis Aviles managed two each in the victory for the Green Wave.
CSUN 4, No. 17 UCF 2 (Game 1) -
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No. 17 UCF 10, CSUN 5 (Game 2) -
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The No. 17 UCF baseball team split a pair of games on Saturday's double header, losing the first game 4-2 but bouncing back with a decisive 10-5 victory in game two. With the victory, the Knights pick up their 10th win of the season, the quickest team to do so in the American Athletic Conference this season.
In game one of the doubleheader, the Knights found themselves in an early 2-0 deficit through the fourth inning while struggling to put any runners on base in that time. Pablo Ruiz broke into the hit column for the Black and Gold in the fifth with a single to left field. Ruiz came around to score two batters later, on a Matt Archer groundball out.
CSUN doubled their score in the seventh to make it a 4-1 ballgame, capitalizing on a throwing error from the Knights outfield. Ben McCabe would hit his first homer of the year in the bottom of the seventh, but that wasn't enough to mount a comeback for UCF.
Needing to quickly bounce back from game one, the Knights battled in a back and forth contest for the first five innings in the second contest.
The UCF bats exploded for four runs in the sixth inning after four straight hits pushed the CSUN starting pitcher out of the game. Matt Archer tallied his sixth RBI of the year on a bases loaded single, followed by a Gephry Pena walk, and two runs were allowed to cross thanks to some help from wild pitches.
USF 2, Northwestern 1 -
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The USF baseball team (4-7) stole the second game of the series against Northwestern (3-5) with a late-inning rally in the sixth, winning 2-1 on Saturday night.
Northwestern struck first in the top of the third inning. Leo Kaplan plated the first run for the Wildcats with an RBI single to right field.
The Bulls bats came to life with a late-inning rally in the bottom of the sixth inning. Nick Gonzalez would move into scoring position on a wild pitch by Ryan Bader. JD Dutka would tie the game with an RBI double down the left field line. Riley Hogan and Dylan Buck would draw back-to-back walks to load the bases for Jake Sullivan. Sullivan would hit a sacrifice fly to deep right field, scoring Gonzalez to make it 2-1. Jack Jasiak picked up his first career win, recording seven strikeouts through six innings.
Wichita State 3, Nevada 1 -
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Wichita State extended its winning streak to seven games with a 3-1 victory over the Nevada Wolf Pack Saturday, Feb. 29, at Don Weir Field at Peccole Park.
Junior right-hander Liam Eddy (2-0) earned the win on the mound for the Shockers after throwing seven strong innings and allowing just one earned run on five hits with four strikeouts and only one walk, while fellow junior Foster Gifford locked down his second save of 2020 by tossing a scoreless bottom of the ninth.
Junior catcher Ross Cadena paced WSU at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a double, while freshman Derek Shaver added a pair of hits and drove in a run. Wichita State jumped on top, 2-0, with a pair of runs in the top of the second after Shaver and Jacob Katzfey hit back-to-back, two-out RBI singles, bringing in Hunter Gibson and Cade Clemons.
Houston 5, Texas State 1 -
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Houston evened the series with Texas State on Saturday night, topping the Bobcats, 5-1, inside Sanders Field at Schroeder Park. The Cougars improved to 3-6, while Texas State dropped to 7-4. Houston jumped out to a 4-0 lead through three innings as the Cougars' pitching staff allowed just one run on five hits in the win.
Ryan Hernandez picked up his fourth multi-hit game of the year, finishing 2-for-4 with a home run, triple and three RBI.
Ian McMillan was 2-for-4 at the plate, recording his first career homer with a solo shot to left field in the third inning.
Junior lefty Clay Aguilar (1-0) threw 6.0 innings to earn the win, striking out five and allowing one run on 89 pitches. The junior surrendered five hits and just one walk in his third start of the season.
New Orleans 17, (rv) UConn 8 -
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UConn (3-5) lost the series against the University of New Orleans, 17-8, on Saturday at Maestri Field. New Orleans came out of the gates and jumped out to a 12-0 lead after three innings by racking up five extra base hits, including two homers, two triples and a double.
The Huskies trimmed the deficit to six runs, 13-7, in the seventh inning on the strength of five runs in the frame. Reggie Crawford delivered a two-run single while Erik Stock and Christian Fedko added RBI singles.
Stock went 4-4 at the plate with a pair of RBIs on Saturday, becoming the second Husky to accomplish the feat in 2020 (Reggie Crawford).
No. 13 OIe Miss 2, No. 17 ECU 1 -
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Gunnar Hoglund allowed one run and struck out eight, while his offense did just enough scoring pushing across a pair of runs in the second inning helping No. 13 Ole Miss to a 2-1 pitchers dual win over No. 17 East Carolina Saturday at Lewis Field inside Clark-LeClair Stadium. With the win the Rebels improve to 9-1 and the Pirates drop to 7-3.
Hoglund (2-0) earned the win surrendering just one run (unearned) on five hits while walking one in six innings of work. Braden Forsyth picked up his third save of the season issuing a walk and fanning one in an inning of relief. Max Cioffi tossed two innings of scoreless relief fanning four and walking on.
Tyler Smith (1-1) took the loss giving up two runs (both earned) on two hits with four walks and five strikeouts in 3.2 innings. C.J. Mayhue struck out a career-best six batters including four in a row from the fifth to sixth frames and allowed four hits in a career-high 3.1 innings. Matt Bridges struck out one and walked one in scoreless innings.