NASHVILLE, Tenn. - UCF junior pitcher Matt Fox tossed six innings and allowed one unearned run on three hits to lead the Golden Knights (10-3, 1-0 A-Sun) past Lipscomb 4-1 (1-6, 0-1 A-Sun) at Dugan Field in the 2004 Atlantic Sun opener for both schools. The game was called after six full innings due to rain in the Nashville area.
The win tied UCF head coach Jay Bergman for 24th place in NCAA history with 1,054 career victories. Bergman tied former Delaware head coach Bob Hannah for 24th place with the victory.
Fox (4-0) spoiled Lipscomb’s first-ever A-Sun game with six strikeouts to earn his team-leading fourth win of the season.
The Golden Knights scored one run in the top of the first to take a 1-0 lead. David Mann led the game off with a walk and later scored on a RBI-single by Dee Brown. The single for Brown extended his hitting streak to eight games.
In the second, Lipscomb committed its third error of the game leading to UCF’s second unearned run. After Kevin Richmond was hit by a pitch, Drake Wade drilled a single to left field. The single went through the legs of Lipscomb left fielder Brent Hastings, allowing Richmond to score and advanced Wade to third base.
The Golden Knights continued their early scoring with another two runs in the third. With the bases loaded and no outs, Ryan Bono flied out to deep center field to score Clay Timpner. Drew Butera followed with another sacrifice fly to score Brown, giving UCF a 4-0 advantage.
Two infield singles and a Golden Knight error led to Lipscomb’s first run of the game in the third. Kyle Jackson hit an infield single to shortstop to plate Ben Blumenthal. The unearned run sliced the lead to 4-1.
The two teams continue the three-game series Saturday with two, seven-inning games. First pitch is set for 1 p.m. ET in Nashville.
Game Notes: UCF center fielder Clay Timpner singled in the third inning to extend his hitting streak to 11 games … UCF first baseman Chandler Rose stole a base in the fourth inning, the first of his UCF career.
Fox Leads Baseball Past Lipscomb 4-1
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