University of Houston
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Baseball Falls in Middle Game of Tulane Series on Saturday
4/12/2008 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
April 12, 2008
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HOUSTON - Tulane took advantage of a wild pitch and Anthony Scelfo's RBI-single to break a tie with two runs in the sixth inning on the way to a 7-5 win over the 19th-ranked University of Houston baseball team Saturday during the middle game of a Conference USA series Saturday night at Cougar Field.
In the sixth inning, Andrew Rodgers reached on an infield single and moved into scoring position when Drew Allain was walked. After Sam Honeck's sacrifice bunt moved both runners up a base and a pop-out, Rodgers scored on a wild pitch, and Allain scored on Scelfo's RBI-single through the right side for a 7-5 Tulane lead.
That would be enough offensive support for Tulane reliever Matt Petiton. Entering the game in the fourth inning, Petiton hit the first Cougar batter that he faced and then retired the last 18 hitters to collect the win. The righthander struck out six batters in six shutout and hitless innings to improve to 3-0.
Scelfo went 3-for-5 with a triple, two runs and a pair of RBIs to lead a Tulane offense, which outhit the Cougars 10-6. Aja Barto added two RBIs in the win.
UH reliever Barrett Bruce saw his four-game winning streak come to an end and fell to 4-1 after giving up two runs off two hits and a walk in one inning.
Offensive, freshman utility player Matt Murphy led the Cougars with a pair of RBIs. Senior infielder Bryan Pounds went 1-for-3 with a run and RBI and extended his hitting streak to nine straight games. The Houston native
With the loss, the Cougars fell to 21-12 overall and 6-2 in C-USA games, while Tulane improved to 24-10-1 overall and 4-3-1 in C0-USA
The series wraps up at 1 p.m., Sunday. Fans can hear Cougar Baseball games live at UHCougars.com by clicking the appropriate links. Jeremy Branham will call the play-by-play action while former letterwinner Pat Cauley provides color analysis.
Fans always can follow live stats by clicking on the Gametracker link.
The Cougars grabbed the first lead in the first inning. Blake Kelso led off with a single to center field and moved to second following Jake Stewart's walk. Both runners advanced on a double steal, and Ryan Lormand's sacrifice fly to center field allowed Kelso to score for a 1-0 Houston lead.
Tulane grabbed the lead in the third inning with four runs off three hits. Barto started the scoring with a two-run double down the left-field line, and Scelfo followed with a triple to right center. Seth Henry then lifted a sacrifice fly into left field for a 4-1 Tulane lead.
The Cougars knotted the game in the bottom of the frame, thanks to four hits and two walks. Stewart drew a two-out walk and moved into scoring position following Pounds' infield single. After Ryan Lormand's infield single loaded the bases, Felix Fanaselle drew a walk to force Stewart home. Murphy then smashed a two-run single through the right side to plate Pounds and Lormand and tie the game at 4-4.
UH regained the lead with a run off a hit in the fourth. Austin Goolsby led off with a double down the left-field line and moved to third after a walk to Zak Presley and Kelso was hit by a pitch. With one out, Pounds lifted a high fly ball that was caught in foul territory by Tulane first baseman Sam Honeck, allowing Goolsby to race in from third base for a 5-4 UH lead.
The Green Wave tied the game in the next half inning when Jared Dyer's sacrifice fly to right field scored Scelfo.
