American Athletic Conference baseball squads went 8-1 in action on Sunday, Feb. 27.

Sunday, February 27
South Florida 17, Stony Brook 2 - Box Score
Wichita State 8, Iowa 7 - Box Score
UCF 10, Georgia Southern 1 - Box Score
Tulane 4, Louisiana Tech (Game 1) - Box Score
Tulane 13, Louisiana Tech 5 (Game 2) - Box Score
Houston 16, UTRGV 10 (Game 1) - Box Score 
Houston 3, UTRGV 1 (Game 2) - Box Score
East Carolina 5, North Carolina 0 - Box Score
Brown 7, Memphis 6 - Box Score

South Florida 17, Stony Brook 2 - Box Score
TAMPA (February 27, 2022) – The University of South Florida (4-2) put on an offensive clinic Sunday afternoon in a 17-2 romp to complete a three-game sweep of Stony Brook (1-5) at USF Baseball Stadium.

South Florida's 17 runs scored are the most since a 19-1 victory over Penn State on February 21, 2014.

Drew Brutcher, Daniel Cantu and Carmine Lane each homered on Sunday and combined for nine RBI. Brutcher doubled, homered and tallied a career-high five RBI – the first five-RBI game since Coco Montes on April 14, 2018.

Every USF batter to enter the game – 12 in total – recorded at least one hit. Bobby Boser registered his first collegiate hit – a double – and Sonny Rao also tallied his first hit – a two-run single in the eighth inning.

On the mound, Jack Cebert picked up his first collegiate win. The freshman right-hander did not allow a base runner over 1.1 IP in relief of Dylan Vega. Making his first start, and second appearance as a Bull, Vega allowed just one run on four hits and struck out three over 4.2 IP.

Tanner Mink and Nolan Hudi each made scoreless relief appearances to close out the ballgame.

Lane's home run broke the scoring seal in the first inning and officially opened the flood gates in the series finale. Keanu Jacobs-Guishard added an RBI-double in the frame as the Bulls raced out to a 4-0 lead.

Brutcher's three-run opposite field homer in the sixth inning staked USF to a 9-1 advantage. Cantu's solo shot on the first pitch of the seventh inning sparked another a four-run frame for the Bulls and the home team tacked on four more runs in their final at-bats in the eighth.

Wichita State 8, Iowa 7 - Box Score
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – Wichita State overcame an early 4-0 deficit to clip Iowa 8-7 on Sunday afternoon at Whataburger Field.
 
The game ended on a bizarre play. Iowa (4-2) had runners at first and second with one out against Wichita State closer Connor Holden. The Hawkeyes Brendan Sher hit a slow ground ball to first baseman Payton Tolle, who tossed to shortstop Andrew Stewart at second for the force out. Iowa runner Brayden Frazier went into second base standing, prompting the third base umpire to signal interference for a game-ending double play.

It was a fitting end for a game that featured 14 walks, seven hit batters, four balks, and 15 runs on only 14 hits. The Shockers (2-6) quickly fell into a 3-0 hole in the top of the first, as Iowa drew first blood on two bases-loaded balks and a sacrifice fly against WSU starter Will Stevens. An RBI double from Peyton Williams in the top of the second extended the Hawkeyes lead to 4-0.

Wichita State began to chip away in the bottom of the second inning. After Couper Cornblum battled his way to a walk, Chuck Ingram sliced an opposite field two-run homer down the right field line, halving the deficit at 4-2. It was the first home run of the season for Ingram.

UCF 10, Georgia Southern 1 - Box Score
STATESBORO, Ga. – Hunter Patteson worked a solid seven innings of two-hit baseball, tying a career high with 10 strikeouts, as UCF defeated Georgia Southern 10-1 on Sunday to take the series. Patteson improves to 2-0 on the season, as UCF improves to 6-1 on the year.
 
UCF jumped out to an early lead in the fifth inning, as Gephry Pena homered to left center field, a two-run shot. Later in the inning, Tom Josten would single through the right side to score a pair of Knights. 
 
In the seventh, UCF continued to pour on the runs, as Nick Romano homered to left field. Georgia Southern finally scored in the eighth when Noah Ledford singled through the right side to score a run. 
 
The Knights were not done, scoring five more runs in the top of the ninth to secure the series and take home the rubber match. Zack Hunsicker worked one inning in relief, allowing two hits and striking out one batter. Kyle Kramer pitched the ninth inning, using only 10 pitches to close out the game.

Tulane 4, Louisiana Tech (Game 1) - Box Score
RUSTON, La. – The Tulane University baseball team defeated La Tech, 4-1, Sunday afternoon inside J.C. Love field at Pat Patterson Park to even up the series at one all. Tulane's win over La Tech handed the Bulldog's their first loss of the 2022 season.
 
The Green Wave recorded four runs on six hits. The lone pitcher, Dylan Carmouch, stepped up to only allow the Bulldogs one runs on four hits, while striking out four batters and giving up no walks. Redshirt sophomore Brady Hebert and graduate student Trevor Minder led the Green Wave at the plate with one hit and two RBI a piece.
 
The game was scoreless in Ruston through three and a half innings of work until La Tech put one on the board in the bottom of the fourth. The Green Wave countered in the top of the fifth with a two-run homerun off the bat of Minder.

The Green Wave would tack on a couple more in the top of the seventh off the bat of Hebert. The third baseman singled through the right side to score Ethan Gross and Jared Hart to extend the lead to 4-1.

Tulane 13, Louisiana Tech 5 (Game 2) - Box Score
RUSTON, La – The Tulane University baseball team swept their doubleheader versus La Tech with a 12-3 win over the Bulldogs in game two Sunday afternoon inside J.C. Love field at Pat Patterson Stadium.

Freshman Ethan Groff led the Green Wave at the plate with two hits, both extra base hits, and two RBI.

Freshman right-handed pitcher Michael Massey took the win for the Green Wave with 5.1 innings of work, three earned run, seven hits and two strikeouts. Right-handed pitchers Kyle Beaty and Grant Siegel closed it out with a combined 2.2 innings pitched, one hit and one strikeout.
 
Tulane scored all 12 of their runs between the second and the third innings. Jared Hart started it off in the second with a bases loaded-walk to score Luis Aviles. La Tech padded the score with an error to bring in Chase Engelhard. Brady Hebert singled up the middle to bring in Hart and Seth Beckstead.
 
The defense wasn't on the field long retiring three straight in the bottom of the second.
In the top of the third the Green Wave scored eight runs on six hits. Beckstead, Groff, Jacob LaPrairie, Bennett Lee and Aviles all picked up at least one RBI in the inning.
 
The Bulldogs would string together back-to-back scoring innings with three runs plated in the bottom of the fifth and two in the bottom of the sixth to avoid the shutout. Tulane picked up one more run in the top of the seventh with Groff scoring on a wild pitch to take the game 13-5.

Houston 16, UTRGV 10 (Game 1) - Box Score 
Houston 3, UTRGV 1 (Game 2) - Box Score
HOUSTON – Houston designated hitter Alex Lopez delivered a go-ahead, bases-loaded RBI-single in the eighth inning, helping the Cougars to a 3-1 win and doubleheader sweep of UTRGV on Sunday night from Sanders Field at Schroeder Park.
 
With the game deadlocked at one, the Cougars (4-3) loaded the bases on three walks, setting the stage for Lopez's one-out bloop single into shallow center to plate the go-ahead run. One batter later, center fielder Samuel Tormos provided an RBI-single into left.
 
The victory was the fourth consecutive for Houston. Cougar reliever Ben Sears (2-0) earned the win, tossing the final 2.0 innings. The right-hander worked around two hits and a walk while leaving the tying run at first base in the ninth inning.
 
Houston starter Logan Clayton was masterful, holding UTRGV (5-2) to two hits and one run across 7.0 innings. The right-hander struck out five and allowed two walks while lowering his ERA to 3.18.
 
After a 16-run outburst in the doubleheader opener, Houston continued the trend in the first inning, taking advantage of Brandon Uhse and Zach Arnold walks as Rey Mendoza delivered an RBI-groundout.
 
The Vaqueros knotted the game in the third as Brandon Pimentel laced an RBI-double into right center, plating Bryan Sturges (hit by pitch). UTRGV starter JC Ariza limited Houston to two hits and one run across 6.0 frames.

East Carolina 5, North Carolina 0 - Box Score
GREENVILLE, N.C. – Carter Spivey worked a career-best 4.1 shutout innings while striking out a career-high seven batters, while Jacob Jenkins-Cowart and Justin Wilcoxen each plated a pair of runs lifting No. 25 East Carolina to a 5-0 series finale win over North Carolina Sunday night at Lewis Field inside Clark-LeClair Stadium. With the win the Pirates improve to 2-5 and the Tar Heels drop to 6-1.
 
ECU jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the second inning when Ryder Giles darted home on a Shaddon Peavyhouse wild pitch for what ultimately was the game-winning run. Giles reached on a one-out error, took second on a Jenkins-Cowart ground out and moved to third when Ryley Johnson reached on the second error of the inning. Giles would cross home on Peavyhouse's errant throw giving the Pirates their first lead of the weekend series.
 
Spivey (1-0) picked up the win scattering two hits over his outing. Skylar Brooks notched his first career save working two-thirds of an inning with a walk and a pair of strikeouts. Starter Jake Hunter tossed 3.1 scoreless frames where he gave up a hit, walked two and struck out three. C.J. Mayhue also combined on the shutout surrendering one hit, walking one and fanning one in two-thirds of an inning.
 
Peavyhouse (1-1) suffered the loss giving up two runs (one earned) on no hits with a walk and two strikeouts. The Tar Heels used five arms in relief on the evening getting outings from Kyle Mott (1.1 IP, 3Ks), Shawn Rapp (0.2 IP, 2 Ks), Connor Bovair (1.1 IP, 2 Rs), Gage Gillian (1.1 IP, 1 R) and Connor Ollio (0.1 IP).

Brown 7, Memphis 6 - Box Score
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The Memphis Tigers (4-2) brought the tying run to the plate in the seventh and eighth innings and had the winning run at the plate in the ninth, but the Brown Bears (1-2) held on for their first victory since March 2020 and avoided the series sweep with a 7-6 win.
 
2B Charles Crawford led off the game for Brown with a triple off of RHP Carson Stinnett (ND) and scored two batters later on a sacrifice fly. Stinnett departed after just 1.2 innings with an apparent injury, as the Tigers used nine total pitchers in the loss.

Memphis got three straight singles off of RHP Santhosh Gottam (W, 1-0) in the second frame and tied the game on a run-producing double play groundout from 2B Austin Baskin. Neither side scored again until the fifth, when C Jacob Burley put Brown in front for good with a sacrifice fly. The Bears and Tigers each scored in the sixth, as Brown led 3-2 after six frames
Burley and 1B Ryan Marr.