University of Houston
26-18, 0
USF
21-21, 0
Houston Drops Heartbreaker at USF
4/28/2019 3:40:00 PM | Baseball
Bulls hit walk-off home run in 4-3 decision
TAMPA, Fla. -- The University of Houston Baseball team fell 4-3 to USF on Sunday afternoon at USF Baseball Stadium.
With the decision, the Cougars, who are receiving votes in the latest NCBWA Top 30 poll, move to 26-18 on the season and 9-9 in American Athletic Conference play, while the Bulls take the series, 2-1, and move to 21-21 overall and 4-11 in league action.
KEY INNINGS
4th | Three singles led to one run for USF in the bottom of the fourth inning.Â
5th | The Bulls added another run on a RBI groundout in the fifth.
8th | Houston rallied for three runs in the top of the eighth to take the lead. Junior right fielder Tyler Bielamowicz and senior first baseman Joe Davis each reached via a hit by pitch to open the frame. In the next at-bat, freshman designated hitter Derrick Cherry singled to second base and a throwing error on the play allowed Bielamowicz to score. After senior center fielder Grayson Padgett walked to load the bases, a fielder's choice off the bat of senior left fielder Rey Fuentes III scored Davis before another USF infield throwing error allowed junior Landon Etzel, who pinch ran for Cherry, to come home.
9th | The Bulls hit a two-run, walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth for the 4-3 final.
HOUSTON NOTES
Offense:
• Fuentes III finished 1-for-3 with his RBI single.
• Sophomore catcher Kyle Lovelace doubled in a 2-for-3 showing.
• Burckel went 2-for-4, while Cherry was 1-for-4.
Pitching:
• Junior right-hander Fred Villarreal (4-2) suffered the loss, being taxed for the unfortunate home run in the bottom of the ninth.
• Senior Ryan Randel went four innings in the start. He worked through traffic to limit the Bulls to two runs on eight hits while walking one and striking out six.
• Junior Sean Bretz was the stopgap for Cougars, tossing three scoreless innings to get through the seventh inning.
• Junior Devon Roedahl retired the side for a scoreless frame in the eighth.
The Cougars will play their next nine games in the Houston area. Houston visits Rice on Wednesday to open the month of May. After which, the Cougars will host UNLV (May 3-5), FAU (May 8) and Tulane (May 10-12) at Don Sanders Field at Darryl & Lori Schroeder Park before facing the Owls again in the Silver Glove Series finale on May 14 at Constellation Field in Sugar Land, Texas.
PARKING IN 2019
Gameday parking is offered in a different capacity than in prior years. Anyone entering Lot 16B (across the street from right field) will be subjected to paying a third party company employed by campus. This lot will no longer be an option for free parking on gamedays. All other lots surrounding the stadium will be free of charge two hours prior to first pitch.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: ALVAREZ, Nelson (4-1)
L: Villarreal, Fred (4-2)
Batting:
2B: Lovelace, Kyle 1
RBI: Fuentes III, Rey 1
SH: Lovelace, Kyle 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Bielamowicz, Tyler 1 ; Davis, Joe 1 ; Etzel, Landon 1
SB: Hyland, Kobe 1
HBP: Bielamowicz, Tyler 1 ; Davis, Joe 1
Batting:
HR: BELLO, Alex 1
RBI: SANTOS, Jordan 1 ; CORTEZ, Julio 1 ; BELLO, Alex 2
SH: PHILLIPS, Kyle 1 ; SULLIVAN, Jake 1
Base Running:
RUNS: SANTOS, Jordan 1 ; ZECH, Garrett 1 ; BELLO, Alex 2
SB: CORTEZ, Julio 1
CS: SULLIVAN, Jake 1
