Bulls vs. Knights Today in Rubber Game

[Brad]

Courtesy USF SID Office

USF Bulls (17-20, 7-8 BIG EAST)

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UCF Golden Knights (21-18, 4-5 C-USA)

Date: April 18

Location: Jay Bergman Field (1,980), Orlando, Fla.

Television: N/A

Radio: 740 AM The Team - UCF/ISP Sports Network  

Record: USF improved to 17-20 following a 2-1 series win over Louisville this past weekend.

Rankings: N/A

Live Stats: GameTracker - www.UCFathletics.com

The Series: Tuesday’s contest versus the Golden Knights will mark the 95th meeting between USF and UCF all-time with the series tied at 47-47. The last meeting between these two teams was on April 11, 2006, resulting in 4-3 win for USF at Jay Bergman Field.

Projected Starters

Game No. 38 - Thursday, April 13 - 6:30 p.m.

USF - No. 28 Nick Manganaro, junior, LHP (2-2, 6.46 ERA, 31 K)

               -or-

        No. 35 Jim Cassidy, sophomore, RHP (2-2, 3.58 ERA, 20 K)

UCF - No. 26 Taylor Meier, sophomore, RHP (0-1, 5.91 ERA, 5 K)

USF, UCF Battle In Season-Series Finale on Tuesday

TAMPA, Fla. (April 17, 2006) – The University of South Florida baseball team (17-20, 7-8 BIG EAST) travels to Orlando, Fla., to face the UCF Golden Knights (21-18, 4-5 C-USA) in the final game of the season series on Tuesday, April 18. First pitch is slated for 6:30 p.m.

The Bulls are coming off a BIG EAST series victory over the Louisville Cardinals this past weekend. Currently sixth in the BIG EAST, USF climbed two spots in the standings following last weekend’s series win. USF will travel to Pittsburgh this weekend and look to continue to climb in the ranks of the BIG EAST. Before they can focus on the Panthers, the Bulls will turn their attention to the Golden Knights. The season series is even at 1-all entering Tuesday’s contest. UCF is coming off a series loss to Conference USA foe Tulane and has lost five of its last six games.  

USF enters Tuesday hitting .285 with 11 home runs and 175 RBI. Senior Kris Howell, who is currently on a seven-game hitting streak, is batting .352 with 16 RBI and 23 runs scored in 2006. The Tierra Verde, Fla., native has registered two-or-more hits in each of his last three outings. Senior Brian Baisley, who has seen limited action do to lower back pains, improved his season batting average to .322, following a 3-for-4, three-RBI performance versus Louisville (4/14) this past weekend. Baisley has tallied two home runs and 18 RBI this season. Freshman Addison Maruszak is hitting .314 with 20 RBI and 24 runs scored entering Tuesday’s contest. Maruszak leads USF with 11 doubles.  

USF’s pitching staff has recorded a 4.69 ERA in 2006, striking out 299 batters in 339 and two-thirds innings. Scheduled to take the mound for USF will be either left-hander Nick Manganaro or right-hander Jim Cassidy. Manganaro notched a win and his first-career save last week and enters Tuesday with a 2-2 record and a 6.46 ERA. Cassidy holds a 2-2 record this season with a 3.58 ERA. The Medway, Mass., native has struck out 20 batters in 27 and two-thirds inning of action.

Tuesday’s game will mark the 95th meeting between USF and UCF all-time with the series tied at 47-47.

[Brad]

Bulls got started with a 3 run first, going up 4-0 in second, but now UCF rallying in the 6th...currently 4-3 with UCF still batting...

[Guest Sprtsfn627]

It's goin to extra innings! Tied 4-4, Bulls up to bat.

UCF is now using a pitcher Jeremy Thome....wonder if he is related to Jim.

[flsportsfan83]

If UCF loses the UCFers may blame the loss on the fact that their coach was suspended. The reason he was suspended was for Choking a player.

[Brad]

Bulls up 5-4, still batting in top of 11th

[Brad]

Bulls Win 6-4!

[Ricky the Bull]

USF wins 6-4, despite 4 errors.

Congrats to the team for winning another season series.

[USFan]

We won the I-4 series  

[South_Florida_Flip]

Congrats to the team for winning another season series.

That's a good # of years in a row we have done that I believe.

[jg]

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