Whew, Pulido gets out of a jam.
5-5, B7.
Coldiron, 0-3âŠmake him bunt
It worked!
Thatâs funny. The announcer just noted how other teams have hit the heck out of pitcher PerezâŠand we have yet to get a single hit off him.
5-5, T8.
Looks like USF is going to take game 1. Thatâs probably preferable for us, as I doubt UCF gets swept at home.
Granted, it doesnât mean much if we canât win tonight.
Ball right through Davisâ legs and a steal puts the go ahead runner at 2nd with 1 out.
Fletcher coming in.
5-5, B8
Good job by Fletcher there.
1-2-3 for Cincy.
5-5, B9.
8-5 Cincy in the 10th.
Push bunt fielded by Fletcher and Davis just runs into no manâs land leaving the bag empty. Thatâs another error in my book.
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Wow, a very uninspiring performance. Three errors, more men left on base, wild pitchesâŠjust a bad night all aroundâŠWe need a miracle in the bottom of the tenthâŠ
HBP Hollis and a single by Wong to lead off the bottom of the 10th, and we have life.
I hope the Coogs are taking notes. Maybe they can hit like UCF, USF, and now Cincy when it counts. They can study it and put it to use next season. They wonât have enough time this season. One and done in the regionals, if they donât get swept by Cincy first. Just an incredible, inept loss at home with so much riding on this game. Unbelievable.
Cincy wins 8-6.
A bad loss at homeâŠbest we can do is win the next two and hope USF does not sweepâŠI have kept thinking all year long that this bunch would catch fire but it does not look it is going to happen.
Romero getting kicked off certainly had a big impact on the regression of this team, but I am disappointed with the lack of clutch hitting and the development of our young pitchersâŠ
Tough loss. Not much to say on it that hasnât already been pointed out.
Hopefully, Cumbie can pitch well tomorrow and we can grab the Sunday game.
Thinking that this isnât a horrible outcome. If we finish 2nd or 3rd, we probably get seeded with UCONN, Cincy, Memphis in the conference tourney. Other side projects to be USF, UCF, Tulane and ECU.
2 of 18 with runners in scoring position and 14 runners left on base.
http://www.uhcougars.com/sports/m-basebl/recaps/051817aaa.html
HOUSTON NOTES
Corey Julks has reached base in 15 straight games and Joe Davis in 13 straight.
Connor Wong belted his 11th home run of the year â a solo shot to open the game.
Five different Cougars registered an RBI on Thursday.
Corey Julks walked four times.
There were a combined 13 walks between the two teams.
Houston stranded 14 base runners.
Top Offensive Players
Connor Wong | 3x6, R, RBI, HR (11)
Jake Scheiner | 1x5, R, RBI, 2B
Corey Julks | 0x1, R, 4 BB
Grayson Padgett | 1x5, R, RBI, BB
Joe Davis | 2x6, RBI
Jared Triolo | 1x4, R, 2B
Connor Hollis | 0x2, R, RBI, BB
Houston tallied nine hits, led by Connor Wong, who went 3-for-6 with a run and RBI on his 11th home run of the year. Joe Davis added two base hits and an RBI, while Grayson Padgett and Jake Scheiner each drove in a run on a base hit.
Pitching Breakdown:
Mitch Ullom | 4.2 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 2 K
Joey Pulido | 2.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Brayson Hurdsman | 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K
Aaron Fletcher | 2.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
Sophomore Mitch Ullom made his 14th start of the season and left the game with two outs in the top of the fifth with the scored tied. He allowed four runs on seven hits with three walks and two strikeouts.
Junior Joey Pulido took over with bases loaded and induced an inning-ending groundout to keep Cincinnati from taking the lead. Pulido went on to pitch 2.1 innings in relief, allowing one run on two hits with a walk and four strikeouts.
Freshman Brayson Hurdsman came in and recorded an out and issued an intentional walk before handing the ball to sophomore Aaron Fletcher. Fletcher went 2.2 innings and into extras, but would unfortunately suffer the loss, falling to 2-1 on the year, after surrendering three runs on four hits with two walks and one strikeout.