Tulane Comes Back to Defeat UCF in the Series Opener, 5-4, in 10 Innings

Friday, May 14

New Orleans, La.

2 PM

Tulane University

26-17, 15-5

UCF

23-26, 13-12

UCF

Tulane

Tulane Comes Back to Defeat UCF in the Series Opener, 5-4, in 10 Innings

May 14, 2021 | Baseball

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By: Pierce Feltner

NEW ORLEANS – The Tulane University baseball team mounted a three-run comeback to defeat UCF, 5-4, in walk-off fashion in 10 innings on Friday afternoon at Greer Field at Turchin Stadium in the first game of the doubleheader.

Freshman Bennett Lee tied the game for Tulane with two outs in the ninth with a two-run home run to left field. Lee's fourth homer of the season forced extra innings.

Redshirt junior Frankie Niemann started the 10^th inning on second due to NCAA rules. He then moved to third on redshirt junior Luis Aviles' sacrifice bunt. Niemann scored on a sacrifice fly to left field from freshman Chase Engelhard to cap off the 5-4 comeback win for the Wave.

UCF was 20-1 when leading after six innings entering the game.

After four scoreless innings to open the game, UCF broke the tie first by scoring a run on a sacrifice fly. The Knights added two more runs in the top of the sixth inning.

The Green Wave put one run the board in the sixth. Freshman Jacob LaPrairie reached on a walk and advanced to second on a passed ball. Freshman Bennett Lee moved LaPrairie to third with a sacrifice fly to right field. Niemann and Luis Aviles loaded the bases with two straight walks then freshman Chase Englehard put the ball in play to score the run on an error.

UCF added another run in the eighth to take a 4-1 lead.

LaPairie scored the second run of the game for Tulane on an error by the Knights in the bottom of the eighth to make it 4-2. The Green Wave threatened to score more in eighth, but left the bases loaded headed into the ninth.

Redshirt junior Braden Olthoff started on the mound for Tulane and logged 6.1 innings with three strikeouts, three runs and nine hits on 91 pitches. Hunter Patteson started for UCF and finished with 5.2 innings pitched, 10 strikeouts, one hit, one run and two walks. Neither pitcher got the decision.

Graduate student Keagan Gillies took the win for the Wave as he got the last out of the top of the 10^th inning.

The second game of the doubleheader is set to begin at 6:45 p.m. at GFATS.

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