UCF faces must-win showdown in regional after loss to Milwaukee
If UCF wanted to earn a spot in the finals of the NCAA’s Auburn Regional, all the Knights had to do was slow down one of the hottest teams in college baseball in Milwaukee. Instead, Rich Wallace’s team found themselves shellshocked after the Panthers jumped out to an early 9-0 lead before cruising to a 13-6 win in Game 4 of the winner’s bracket at Plainsman Park on Saturday night. The Knights ...
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Mariners hit 4 homers for 2nd straight game, beat Diamondbacks 5-1
Luke Raley and Julio Rodríguez homered for the second straight game — two of four solo shots by Seattle in the first three innings — and the Mariners beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-1 on Saturday night behind seven shutout innings from Bryan Woo. Woo (5-3) allowed only two fifth-inning singles while matching his season high with nine strikeouts in a fifth straight victory for the Mariners — their longest winning streak of the season. The 26-year-old right-hander did not allow a baserunner until Adrian Del Castillo singled with one out in the fifth, striking out five in a row at one point.
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Disastrous sixth inning dooms Hurricanes in blowout loss to Gators
The Hurricanes battled back from a 6-1 deficit against rival Florida, tying the game at eight in the fifth inning. But one inning later, issues that have plagued Miami all year came to a head. Due to a combination of poor pitching from the bullpen and multiple fielding mistakes, the Gators scored seven runs in the sixth inning. Florida took a 15-8 lead in the frame en route to a 22-10 win over ...
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