Two of the four American Athletic Conference baseball games went into extra innings on Friday, May 6.

Friday, May 6
UCF 10, South Florida 4 - Box Score
Houston 7, Wichita State 4 - Box Score
East Carolina 4, Memphis 1 (13 innings) - Box Score
Cincinnati 3, Tulane 2 (11 innings) - Box Score

UCF 10, South Florida 4 - Box Score
TAMPA, Fla. – Ben Vespi worked six stellar innings for the second consecutive week, posting a career-high eight strikeouts, as UCF Baseball (28-17, 11-5) blasted South Florida (23-22, 4-12), 10-4, on Friday night to open the series. Vespi improved to 5-2 on the season, evolving into the Knights Friday starter.
 
The Knights opened the scoring in the top of the second, as Michael Brooks singled to left center field to score Ben McCabe and Tom Josten. Brooks later scored on a wild pitch to extend the Knights lead to 3-0, before Lex Boedicker doubled down the line in left to score Ryan Taylor. 
 
In the third, UCF continued to put the pressure on USF as Trent Taylor singled up the middle to score Josten from third. South Florida ended up cutting into the UCF lead in the third, scoring to cut the Knights lead to 5-1. In the fifth, Brooks singled up the middle to score Josten from second and extend the lead to 6-1.
 
UCF added three more runs in the sixth, extending the lead to 9-1. Boedicker singled through the right side to score Noah Orlando from second. Brooks drew a bases loaded walk to score Boedicker and Trent Taylor flew out to right field to score Andrew Sundean from third. In the eighth, Gephry Pena singled to left field to score Trent Taylor and extend the lead to 10-1. 

Houston 7, Wichita State 4 - Box Score
WICHITA, Kan. – The University of Houston scored four runs in the sixth inning, overcoming a once three-run deficit to run its American Athletic Conference win streak to six games with a 7-4 victory at Wichita State on Friday night from Eck Stadium.
 
The Cougars, who could do little against Wichita State sophomore starter Jace Kaminska (2-7) over the first five innings, taxed the right-hander in the sixth highlighted by a go-ahead three-run double down the right field line from freshman Malachi Lott (1 for 3).
 
Houston (31-15, 11-5 American) added insurance in the eighth as senior Ryan Hernandez (1 for 4) swatted a two-run home run over the wall in left center. The long ball was the first baseman's seventh of the season and provided an answer after the Shockers (15-31, 4-12 American) trimmed their deficit to one in the sixth.
 
Cougar starter Jaycob Deese (5-2) allowed just four runs despite surrendering nine hits across 7.0 innings. The right-hander used the double-play ball in consecutive innings during the sixth and seventh and tossed 5.0-plus innings for the ninth time in 10 starts.
 
Kaminska permitted five runs on seven hits with a pair of walks and eight strikeouts in 6.0 innings while being saddled with his fifth consecutive loss. Cougar closer Ben Sears locked up his 10th save behind 2.0 scoreless frames.

East Carolina 4, Memphis 1 (13 innings) - Box Score
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – East Carolina scored four runs in the top of the 13th highlighted by Ben Newton's two-run single, while the pitching duo of C.J. Mayhue and Carter Spivey combined to toss a three-hitter in the Pirates' 4-1 win over Memphis Friday night at FedEx Park. With the win, the Pirates improve to 28-18 overall and 12-4 in American Athletic Conference play, while the Tigers drop to 21-22 on the season and 5-11 in league action.
 
In a scoreless tie in the top of the 13th, Jacob Starling drew a one-out walk which was followed by a single from Alec Makarewicz through the left side and C.J. Boyd loaded the bases with an infield single to third. Newton delivered the biggest hit of the contest with a two-run shot to right-center scoring Starling from third and Makarewicz from second. After Zach Agnos loaded the bases again with a walk, Lane Hoover plated Newton on a sac fly to center. ECU would score another run when Carter Cunningham reached on an error by Braden Webb at second base.
 
Spivey (5-0) earned the win allowing one run (earned) on three hits with three walks (two intentional) with a pair of strikeouts. Mayhue, who made his first career Friday night start, did not allow a hit and just one base runner (walk) over his nine frames while fanning a career-high nine batters.
 
Jacob Gilmore (1-4) suffered the loss giving up four runs (three earned) on three hits with a pair of walks and one strikeout in one inning of relief. Starter Landon Gartman also didn't allow a hit over his eight innings of work but walked four and struck out a career-high 10 batters. Dalton Kendrick (3.0 IP, 4 Hs, 3 BBs, 2 Ks) and Logan Rushing (1.0 IP, 1 H, 2 BBs, 1 K) bridged the gap between Gartman and Gilmore.
 
Mayhue, who established a new career-high in innings pitched, faced one over the minimum in the contest issuing a walk to start the frame. After a perfect first three stanzas, where he tallied five punch outs, Zach Wilson drew a six-pitch walk and with one away, he stole second base to move into scoring position. But the lefty got Ben Brooks to fly out to right and Jacob Compton to roll over on a pitch and ground out to first ending the lone threat of the night for him. After the free pass to Wilson, Mayhue would retire the final 18 batters he faced which included four punch outs, eight flyball outs and six ground outs.
 
The Pirates would tally the game's first hit in the ninth on Lane Hoover's single to left field to begin the stanza. After he was erased on a Carter Cunningham bunt, Bryson Worrell followed with a double and Justin Wilcoxen was intentionally walked to load the bases. But Kendrick struck out Startling and got Makarewicz fly out to deep center to end ECU's threat.
 
ECU would register three hits over the next three frames (10th to the 12th) before breaking the scoreless tie in the 13th and eventually securing its league-leading 12th win of the season.

Cincinnati 3, Tulane 2 (11 innings) - Box Score
NEW ORLEANS, La. -- The Cincinnati Bearcats fought back from being down 2-0 in the eighth inning to win in exciting fashion, rallying to secure a 3-2 victory in the 11th inning over the Tulane Green Wave Friday.

Freshman pitcher Garrett Harker (3-3) picked up the victory out of the bullpen for Cincinnati (18-24, 8-8). The right-hander went three shutout innings while giving up four hits, allowing one walk and striking out three. Senior pitcher Beau Keathley was the starter and dominated most of the night for the Bearcats, throwing eight innings, giving up two runs, one earned, on five hits, with one walk and eight strikeouts.

At the plate, the Bearcats were paced by redshirt sophomore catcher Joe Powell, who went 1-for-5 on the day with two clutch RBIs. Redshirt junior outfielder Paul Komistek reached base three times tonight, going 0-for-2 with three walks. Sophomore outfielder Cole Harting also helped out for Cincinnati, putting together two hits in five trips to the plate.