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Photo by: Parker Waters
Baseball Drops Series Finale at USF, 10-8
Mar 31, 2018 | Baseball
TAMPA, Fla. – USF scored three runs in the eighth inning to overtake Tulane 10-8 in the finale of their three-game American Athletic Conference series Saturday afternoon at USF Baseball Stadium.
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Tulane scored four runs in the seventh to take an 8-7 lead, but it was not enough as the Green Wave fell to 12-17 overall and 3-3 in The American. With the win, the Bulls claimed the series and improved to 20-9 overall and 4-2 in conference play. The teams totaled 21 hits and seven errors on Saturday.
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Freshman left fielder David Bedgood went 3-for-5 and scored two runs in his second three-hit game of the series. Sophomore designated hitter Grant Mathews hit two RBI doubles and junior center fielder Grant Witherspoon hit a pair of RBI singles while junior right fielder Ty Johnson singled, doubled a run home and scored twice.
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"The kids fought hard today," Tulane head coach Travis Jewett said. "It was the first time we've been able to come out and generate a little offense (in a series game three) in a while. I though Pellerin did a heck of a job in relief. Right now, I just feel like we're finding ways to come out on the short end of the stick."
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Freshman Connor Pellerin pitched 3.1 innings after coming in to start the fourth in relief of sophomore starter Keagan Gillies. USF reliever Andrew Perez (4-2) pitched the final 2.2 innings in relief and earned the win while junior Will McAffer (1-1) took the loss.
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Tulane collected 12 hits but committed three miscues that led to four unearned runs while USF tallied nine hits and committed four errors that also led to four unearned runs.
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Tulane took a 1-0 lead in the top of the second inning when Mathews doubled down the left field line to score Bedgood, who reached on a one-out single.
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USF scored three unearned runs on two miscues in the bottom of the third to take a 3-1 lead. An error allowed the first batter to reach, then a throwing error allowed two runs to score before a sacrifice fly made it 3-1. The Bulls added two runs in the third when, with the bases loaded, a run scored on a grounder to first, but an errant throw on a double play attempt allowed another run to score to make it 5-1.
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The Green Wave immediately got three runs back in the top of the fourth to cut it to 5-4. Sophomore shortstop Sal Gozzo hit an RBI single to score Bedgood, and Johnson was able to score when the throw hit Gozzo as he crossed first base.
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The Bulls extended their lead to 7-4 in the sixth on a pair of RBI singles by shortstop Coco Montes and center fielder Duke Stunkel.
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Junior first baseman Trevor Jensen started the top of the seventh with a single and scored on Johnson's double down the line in right. Mathews looped a double over third base to score Johnson and cut the deficit to 7-6. Mathews then scored the tying run when an errant throw on Gozzo's grounder to second went into the first base dugout. Witherspoon gave Tulane the 8-7 lead when he shot a single up the middle to plate Gozzo.
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In the bottom of the eighth, the Bulls took a 10-8 lead when two RBI singles and a wild pitch scored three runs.
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Tulane returns home to play host to UNO at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Greer Field at Turchin Stadium.
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Tulane scored four runs in the seventh to take an 8-7 lead, but it was not enough as the Green Wave fell to 12-17 overall and 3-3 in The American. With the win, the Bulls claimed the series and improved to 20-9 overall and 4-2 in conference play. The teams totaled 21 hits and seven errors on Saturday.
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Freshman left fielder David Bedgood went 3-for-5 and scored two runs in his second three-hit game of the series. Sophomore designated hitter Grant Mathews hit two RBI doubles and junior center fielder Grant Witherspoon hit a pair of RBI singles while junior right fielder Ty Johnson singled, doubled a run home and scored twice.
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"The kids fought hard today," Tulane head coach Travis Jewett said. "It was the first time we've been able to come out and generate a little offense (in a series game three) in a while. I though Pellerin did a heck of a job in relief. Right now, I just feel like we're finding ways to come out on the short end of the stick."
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Freshman Connor Pellerin pitched 3.1 innings after coming in to start the fourth in relief of sophomore starter Keagan Gillies. USF reliever Andrew Perez (4-2) pitched the final 2.2 innings in relief and earned the win while junior Will McAffer (1-1) took the loss.
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Tulane collected 12 hits but committed three miscues that led to four unearned runs while USF tallied nine hits and committed four errors that also led to four unearned runs.
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Tulane took a 1-0 lead in the top of the second inning when Mathews doubled down the left field line to score Bedgood, who reached on a one-out single.
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USF scored three unearned runs on two miscues in the bottom of the third to take a 3-1 lead. An error allowed the first batter to reach, then a throwing error allowed two runs to score before a sacrifice fly made it 3-1. The Bulls added two runs in the third when, with the bases loaded, a run scored on a grounder to first, but an errant throw on a double play attempt allowed another run to score to make it 5-1.
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The Green Wave immediately got three runs back in the top of the fourth to cut it to 5-4. Sophomore shortstop Sal Gozzo hit an RBI single to score Bedgood, and Johnson was able to score when the throw hit Gozzo as he crossed first base.
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The Bulls extended their lead to 7-4 in the sixth on a pair of RBI singles by shortstop Coco Montes and center fielder Duke Stunkel.
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Junior first baseman Trevor Jensen started the top of the seventh with a single and scored on Johnson's double down the line in right. Mathews looped a double over third base to score Johnson and cut the deficit to 7-6. Mathews then scored the tying run when an errant throw on Gozzo's grounder to second went into the first base dugout. Witherspoon gave Tulane the 8-7 lead when he shot a single up the middle to plate Gozzo.
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In the bottom of the eighth, the Bulls took a 10-8 lead when two RBI singles and a wild pitch scored three runs.
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Tulane returns home to play host to UNO at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Greer Field at Turchin Stadium.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: PEREZ, Andrew (4-2)
L: McAffer, Will (1-1)
Batting:
2B: Johnson, Ty 1 ; Mathews, Grant 2
RBI: Witherspoon, Grant 2 ; Johnson, Ty 1 ; Mathews, Grant 2 ; Gozzo, Sal 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Jensen, Trevor 1 ; Bedgood, David 2 ; Johnson, Ty 2 ; Mathews, Grant 1 ; Gozzo, Sal 2
HBP: Owen, Acy 1
Batting:
RBI: MONTES, Coco 2 ; STUNKEL JR., Duke 2 ; CHATFIELD, Chris 1 ; DIETRICH, Tyler 1
SH: ZECH, Garrett 2
SF: DIETRICH, Tyler 1
Base Running:
RUNS: MONTES, Coco 1 ; STUNKEL JR., Duke 1 ; VILLAR, David 1 ; GENORD, Joe 1 ; DUTKA, JD 1 ; CHATFIELD, Chris 1 ; PHILLIPS, Kyle 2 ; ZECH, Garrett 1 ; DIETRICH, Tyler 1
SB: VILLAR, David 1
HBP: VILLAR, David 1 ; GENORD, Joe 1 ; PHILLIPS, Kyle 1
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RBI
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