PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa. (April 14, 2007) ? Junior shortstop Walter Diaz singled up the middle in the second inning to extend his hitting streak to 20 games as the University of South Florida lost 6-2 to Villanova in game two of the double header on Saturday in Pennsylvania.

Diaz' streak matches the Bulls' longest hitting streak posted in the past nine years, which was Johnny Raburn's 20 consecutive-hit games in 1999 and 2000. Rayburn collected hits in 19-straight games to end the 1999 season, then added one more in 2000 before going hitless in the second game of that season.

Freshman Matt Quevedo (3-1) struck out three in 4.2 innings, picking up his first loss of the season.

Villanova again took the early lead by scoring two runs in the second inning, but the Bulls tied the game in the top of the fourth scoring two runs from three hits. Villanova put the game away by scoring four runs in two innings, taking the 6-2 victory and winning 2-of-3 in the BIG EAST series.

After Villanova scored its two runs in the second, USF answered with two of its own in the top of the fourth inning to tie the game at two apiece.

Diaz singled to the left side then junior Dexter Butler doubled down the right line to move Diaz to third. Maruszak sent a sacrifice fly to center field, scoring Diaz for USF's first run of the game. Junior first baseman Brandin Daniel tallied his second hit of the game, a single through the left side, scoring Butler and notching his team-leading 37th RBI of the year.

The Bulls gave up four runs over the next two innings to end the game at a four-run deficit.

Diaz was 2-for-4 with one run scored while Daniel was 3-for-4 with an RBI and 10 put outs at first base.

The Bulls host Central Florida on Tuesday, April 17 at 6 p.m. before a three-game BIG EAST series with Rutgers April 20-22 in Tampa.