Photo courtesy of UCF Athletics.
The UCF Knights battled against the Wichita State Shockers as the two teams split the first two games of their four-game weekend series during Friday’s doubleheader at John Euliano Park.
The Knights quickly found themselves trailing Wichita State in game one after Shockers sophomore second baseman Jack Sigrist tallied up two early scores.
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Sigrist reached home plate off an RBI from Shockers senior outfielder Corrigan Bartlett at the top of the first inning. Sigrist, in addition, recorded a solo home-run at the top of the third inning, which left the Knights in an early 2-0 deficit.
UCF right-handed pitcher David Litchfield takes the mound for the Knights during the final game of the four series matchup against the North Florida Ospreys. The UCF Knights went on to beat the Ospreys 3-2 at John Euliano Park, and finished the series 3-1. Photo courtesy of UCF Athletics.
A week after being swept in the series with the Liberty Flames, the UCF Knights closed out their series with the North Florida Ospreys winning 3-2 to close out the series 3-1.
Sunday’s game was the final in a four-game series for the Knights against the Ospreys, where UCF won its first two games on Wednesday and Friday, 10-0 and 6-2, respectively.
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Nikhazy fans 10 but Rebelsâ streak comes to an end SOURCE: Ole Miss Athletics (Source: Ole Miss Athletics) By Ole Miss Sports Information | February 26, 2021 at 11:40 PM CST - Updated February 26 at 11:40 PM
OXFORD, Miss. - Doug Nikhazy struck out 10 batters while allowing three hits, but a strong pitching effort and the long ball allowed the UCF Knights to snap a 20-game winning streak for the No. 1 Ole Miss Rebels and pull off the upset 3-2 at Swayze Field on Friday.
On the mound, Nikhazy (0-1) went 6.1 innings and gave up two earned runs on 90 pitches, both via solo home runs in the seventh inning. At the plate, Justin Bench and Hayden Dunhurst both went 2-for-4, with runs coming from a Cael Baker RBI single that scored Ben Van Cleve and a Hayden Dunhurst solo home run. On the other end, Colton Gordon gave up six hits and struck out six batters. Gordon also stranded six Rebels on base in a pitchersâ duel to open the weekend series.