CINCINNATI, Ohio (Saturday, April 1) ? The University of South Florida baseball team (14-14, 5-3 BIG EAST) dropped the second game of its three-game series versus Cincinnati (15-10, 2-3 BIG EAST), 7-4, at the UC Baseball Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio. Earlier in the day, the Bulls lost the first game of the weekend series (which was postponed on Friday night due to severe thunderstorms), 9-4.
In Game Two of the series, USF was led by sophomore Brandin Daniel and junior Ty Taborelli. Daniel, who batted 2-for-4 with a run scored, recorded two doubles versus Cincinnati. Taborelli jacked his first home run of the year, hitting a two-run blast in the top of the seventh. The Tampa, Fla., native hit 1-for-3 in the contest with a run scored and two RBI.
Sophomore Daniel Thomas was saddled with his third loss of the season, allowing seven runs on seven hits in five and two-thirds innings. The right-hander struck out five Bearcat hitters in his eighth start of the season.
Game One, which was postponed during the middle of the sixth on Friday night, was finished earlier on Saturday. The Bulls were held to just three hits versus the Bearcats, including a home run in the top of the sixth by Daniel, who batted 1-for-3.
Casey Hudspeth suffered his third loss of the season, lasting five innings while giving up six runs on eight hits. Hudspeth registered seven strikeouts during the outing.
The loss during Game One snapped an eight-game winning streak for USF versus Cincinnati.
The defeat during Game Two increased USF's current losing streak to three games.
USF will close its three-game series with Cincinnati on Sunday, April 2. Game time is 12 p.m.
Cincinnati 9, USF 4 (Mar 31, 2006 at Cincinnati, Ohio)
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USF................. 002 101 000 - 4 3 0 (14-13, 5-2 BIG EAST)
Cincinnati.......... 320 013 00X - 9 10 1 (14-10, 1-3 BIG EAST)
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Pitchers: USF - HUDSPETH; ROWE(6); GARCIA(6). Cincinnati - Simon; Munninghoff(7).
Win-Simon(5-2) Save-Munninghoff(1) Loss-HUDSPETH(3-3) T-2:58 A-257
HR USF - DANIEL.
Game notes:
Rain Delay during the bottom of the sixth inning (8:32 p.m.)
Game Postponed to Saturday, April 1
Cincinnati 7, USF 4 (Apr 01, 2006 at Cincinnati, Ohio)
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USF................. 020 000 200 - 4 9 0 (14-14, 5-3 BIG EAST)
Cincinnati.......... 220 003 00X - 7 13 0 (15-10, 2-3 BIG EAST)
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Pitchers: USF - THOMAS; CASSIDY(6). Cincinnati - Blevins; Upton(8).
Win-Blevins(4-3) Save-Upton(4) Loss-THOMAS(1-3) T-2:53 A-214
HR USF - TABORELLI.
