Knights Score Early and Often as Memphis Falls 13-3

Saturday, April 9

Memphis, Tenn.

2 P.M.

University of Memphis

13-14, 1-4

UCF

19-12, 4-1

UCF

Memphis

Photo by: Matthew A. Smith

Knights Score Early and Often as Memphis Falls 13-3

Apr 09, 2022 | Baseball

Box Score

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The UCF Knights (19-12, 4-1) scored five times in the first, twice in the second, and twice more in the third, as they run-ruled the Memphis Tigers (13-14, 1-4) 13-3 in seven innings. UCF scored at least one run in five of its seven trips to the plate, with multiple runs in four different innings.

Memphis: 3, UCF: 13, 7 Inn.
WP: Ben Vespi (2-2)
LP: Dalton Fowler (1-2)
SV: N/A

How it happened:

After he retired the first batter of the afternoon, Fowler saw six straight Knights reach base, as SS Alex Freeland started the stretch with a solo home run, while LF Lex Boedicker, C Andrew Sundean, and 2B Ryan Taylor each had a run-scoring double in the frame, as UCF led 5-0 before Memphis came to the plate
UCF added two runs in the second, as the first four batters each singled, three off of Fowler and one off of LHP Jacob Gilmore
Memphis started to chip away at the early deficit in the home half of the second, as C Brennan DuBose launched a two-out, two-run home run to straightaway centerfield, which cut Memphis' deficit to five at 7-2
Freeland connected on his second home run of the day, as his two-run blast in the third made it 9-2 UCF
The Knights added a run in the sixth on a two-out RBI double by Sundean, and three more in the seventh off of RHP Jackson Lyons
Down 13-2 entering the bottom of the seventh inning, the Tigers got a two-out RBI single from DH Jacob Compton before RHP Chase Centala retired 1B Chris Swanberg to keep the UCF lead at 10 runs and thus elicited the run-rule, as the Knights leveled the series with a 13-3 win

Notables:

Compton's RBI single extended his on-base streak to a season-high 22 games
Swanberg and SS Ben Brooks each had two hits, their seventh and eighth multi-hit games of the season respectively

Up Next:

The Tigers and Knights will meet at 12 p.m. Sunday in the rubber match of the three-game series
Memphis will play seven straight on the road after Sunday's series finale, with the next home game set for April 26

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