NCAA Baseball : Recap & Box Score : Central Florida 2, East Carolina 1 [Ba-032312]

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2012 Game No. 21 \Jump to Box Score/

UCF scrapes by in battle of southpaws

From staff and electronic reports

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Limited to four singles through the first seven innings, No. 19 Central Florida got to East Carolina ace Kevin Brandt for a single and a run-scoring double in the eighth to scratch out a 2-1 Conference USA victory over the 25th-ranked Pirates Friday evening at Jay Bergman Field.

With one out and the score tied 1-1 in the UCF half of the eighth, senior second baseman Travis Shreve reached on an infield single. Junior centerfielder Ronnie Richardson followed with a two-bagger to left center to drive in Shreve for what proved to be the decisive run.

Junior lefthander Joe Rogers (2-0) came on in relief for starter Brian Adkins and earned the win with two hitless, scoreless innings. Rogers allowed two base runners, on a hit batsman in the eighth and a walk in the final frame.

Adkins, also a junior lefty, surrendered one run, parceled out five hits and walked none during his seven-inning stint on the mound.

Brandt (3-2), a senior lefthander, went the distance for East Carolina and took the loss. Brandt scattered six hits and walked two.

The Pirates (15-6, 0-1 C-USA) took a 1-0 lead in the second inning when senior catcher Zack Wright and sophomore centerfielder Ben Fultz hit back-to-back doubles.

Central Florida (18-5, 1-0) knotted the score with an unearned run one inning later. Shreve singled to right field, advanced to second on a passed ball and moved to third on an infield single by Richardson. Shreve then came in on junior shortstop Darnell Sweeney's sacrifice fly to center.

The weekend series between the teams continues with games on Saturday (4 p.m.) and Sunday (1 p.m.). Sunday's game will be televised nationally by Fox Sports Net.

BOX SCORE #21

Central Florida Golden Knights 2, East Carolina Pirates 1

• ECU SID GAME STORY
• UCF SID GAME STORY

Date: Friday, March 23, 2012
Venue: Jay Bergman Field, Orlando, FL
Attendance: 1,459

Records: ECU 15-6; UCF 18-5.

EAST CAROLINA AB R H BI
Reinheimer, Jack ss.... 4 0 1 0
Clark, Philip rf....... 3 0 1 0
Cannon, Jay ph/rf...... 1 0 0 0
Thompson, Corey 3b..... 4 0 0 0
Wooten, John lf........ 3 0 1 0
Bass, Bryan pr......... 0 0 0 0
Reynolds, Drew dh...... 4 0 0 0
McDonald, Chase 1b..... 4 0 0 0
Wright, Zach c......... 3 1 1 0
Fultz, Ben cf.......... 2 0 1 1
Younger, Tim 2b........ 2 0 0 0
Brandt, Kevin p........ 0 0 0 0
TOTALS.................30 1 5 1

CENTRAL FLORIDA AB R H BI
Ronnie Richardson cf.... 4 0 2 1
Darnell Sweeney ss...... 3 0 1 1
D.J. Hicks 1b........... 2 0 0 0
Chris Taladay 3b........ 4 0 0 0
Alex Friedrich rf....... 3 0 0 0
Ryan Breen c............ 3 0 0 0
James Vasquez dh........ 3 0 0 0
Nick Carrillo lf........ 3 0 1 0
Travis Shreve 2b........ 3 2 2 0
Brian Adkins p.......... 0 0 0 0
Joe Rogers p............ 0 0 0 0
TOTALS..................28 2 6 2

SCORE BY INNINGS....... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 - R H E
EAST CAROLINA.......... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 0
CENTRAL FLORIDA........ 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 X - 2 6 0

DP - UCF 1.
LOB - ECU 5; UCF 5.
2B - Wright; Fultz; Richardson.
HBP - Fultz.
SH - Younger.
SF - Sweeney.

ECU PITCHING IP H R ER BB SO
Brandt, Kevin....... 8.0 6 2 1 2 3

UCF PITCHING IP H R ER BB SO
Brian Adkins........ 7.0 5 1 1 0 2
Joe Rogers.......... 2.0 0 0 0 1 2

Win - Rogers (2-0).
Loss - Brandt (3-2).
Save - None.
HBP - by Rogers (Fultz).
PB - Wright.
Umpires - HP: Jim Garman; 1B: David Wiley; 3B: Clarence Coleman.
Start: 6:30 pm; Time: 1:55.
Attendance: 1,459
Weather: 82, clear, S winds at 7mph

Page updated: 03/24/2012 03:14 AM.

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