TicketsTAMPA, Fla. – The University of Cincinnati baseball team had a 3-2 lead early but lost to South Florida 12-3 in American Athletic Conference action at USF Baseball Stadium Saturday.
Cincinnati (20-20, 9-10 AAC) stranded 12 runners in the game and couldn't seize the offensive momentum after plating three runs in the third inning.
Jace Mercer's triple to right-center field in the third scored Joe Powell and Joey Bellini's RBI single scored Mercer. Ryan Nicholson later added a two-out single of his own to score Bellini.
Mercer finished 2-for-3 with a triple, walk, stolen base, run scored and RBI while Bellini, Nicholson, Santiago and Wyatt Stapp all belted two hits.
USF scored two-out runs in both the third and fourth innings to lead 4-3. The Bulls scored four runs on five hits in the sixth and added three more in the eighth to get to double digits.
UC started Beau Keathley (1-2) took the loss while USF's Logan Lyle (2-1) earned the win. The Bulls Jake Sullivan had four RBIs while Bearcats hurlers gave up five doubles, six walks and hit three batters.
UP NEXT
The Bearcats and Bulls wrap up their weekend series on Sunday at 11 a.m. ET from USF Baseball Stadium. RHP Jalen Wade will be on the hill for Cincinnati. The game will be televised on ESPN+ with live stats on BearcatStats.com.
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For all the latest information on Cincinnati baseball, please visit GoBEARCATS.com. For up-to-the-minute updates, follow UC baseball (@GoBearcatsBase) and Coach Googins (@CoachGoogs) on Twitter. You can also find the Bearcats on Instagram and Facebook.
Cincinnati (20-20, 9-10 AAC) stranded 12 runners in the game and couldn't seize the offensive momentum after plating three runs in the third inning.
Jace Mercer's triple to right-center field in the third scored Joe Powell and Joey Bellini's RBI single scored Mercer. Ryan Nicholson later added a two-out single of his own to score Bellini.
Mercer finished 2-for-3 with a triple, walk, stolen base, run scored and RBI while Bellini, Nicholson, Santiago and Wyatt Stapp all belted two hits.
USF scored two-out runs in both the third and fourth innings to lead 4-3. The Bulls scored four runs on five hits in the sixth and added three more in the eighth to get to double digits.
UC started Beau Keathley (1-2) took the loss while USF's Logan Lyle (2-1) earned the win. The Bulls Jake Sullivan had four RBIs while Bearcats hurlers gave up five doubles, six walks and hit three batters.
UP NEXT
The Bearcats and Bulls wrap up their weekend series on Sunday at 11 a.m. ET from USF Baseball Stadium. RHP Jalen Wade will be on the hill for Cincinnati. The game will be televised on ESPN+ with live stats on BearcatStats.com.
FOLLOW THE BEARCATS
For all the latest information on Cincinnati baseball, please visit GoBEARCATS.com. For up-to-the-minute updates, follow UC baseball (@GoBearcatsBase) and Coach Googins (@CoachGoogs) on Twitter. You can also find the Bearcats on Instagram and Facebook.