Bottom 5th
K#3, walk, foulout to 3rd, Lineout to center
T6…USF leads 5-4
Top 6th
Champion grounds out to short
Wong Ks swinging
Lockhart Ks looking
M6…USF leads 5-4
Bottom 6th
Popout to short, flyout to center, groundout to 2nd
T7…USF leads 5-4
Top 7th
New pitcher for USF
Julks grounds out to 3rd
Scheiner pops out to short
Davis Ks swinging
M7…USF leads 5-4
Bottom 7th
Pulido comes on for Cumbie
Flyout to left
Lockhart misplays a ball in right for a 3 base error
Flyout to center, the runner is called out for leaving too early from 3rd
USF coaches aren’t happy about that call
T8…USF leads 5-4
Cumbie went 6IP 9H 5R 4ER 1BB 3K
Here we go again. Silent bats and missed chances…C’mon Coogs!
Top 8th
USF head coach ejected for arguing the call in the last inning
Triolo fouls out to the catcher
Hollis Ks looking
Monacy pinch hits for Bielamowicz
Monacy grounds out weakly to 1st, Whitting out to argue as the 1B bumped into Monacy before he had the ball
M8…USF leads 5-4
Too many strike outs looking. I remember starting little league in the 2nd grade and the first batting rule I learned facing 2 outs…if its in the zone, swing. You never strike out looking. Better to strike out trying to hit the ball than watching it pass you by and letting the team down…at least you tried. There is dignity in that.
Bottom 8th
Single to 3rd and a single to right put runners on 1st/2nd with no outs
Wild pitch moves the runners up
Single to left, 2 runs score…Bulls lead 7-4
Sac bunt moves the runner to 2nd
Single to short, runners on the corners
Popout to 3rd
Grounder to 1st and the runner is thrown out at home
T9…USF leads 7-4
Tough to say why they’re are so many looking. Sounds like the USF pitcher has a deceptive delivery and it sounds like they’re having some issues with the strike zone.
Tough to win on the road in this conference and USF is a good team.
Top 9th
Champion K’s swinging
Wong K’s looking
Lockhart K’s looking
Ball Game, Coogs lose 7-4
Rubber game at noon tomorrow.
Well they had this game well in hand. Sometimes, there is a “lot of quit in this team,” as a certain comedian would say: Too many defensive mental mistakes and men left on base in consecutive innings. Maybe tomorrow they will come to play the whole game. Go Coogs!
http://www.uhcougars.com/sports/m-basebl/recaps/042917aaa.html
Top Offensive Players
Lael Lockhart Jr. | 1x4, R, RBI, HR
Connor Wong | 2x5, R, RBI
Joe Davis | 1x3, RBI
Houston was held to just four hits, led by Lael Lockhart Jr., who belted his first career home run. Connor Wong had a two-hit night with an RBI and Joe Davis drove in a run on a base hit.
Pitching Breakdown:
Trey Cumbie | 6.0 IP, 9 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Joey Pulido | 2.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
Houston starter Trey Cumbie suffered his first loss of 2017, falling to 6-1 after allowing four earned runs on nine hits in 6.0 innings of work. He fanned three.
Reliever Joey Puldo finished the game, tossing 2.0 innings, surrendering two unearned runs on five hits.