BUIES CREEK, N.C. - Sophomore pitcher Kyle Bono threw a complete game, three-hit shutout to lead UCF to a 6-0 game one victory over Campbell Saturday afternoon in Buies Creek, N.C. In the second game of the doubleheader, UCF scored four runs in the final inning to comeback and sweep the Camels 4-3. The Golden Knights have won 10 straight games to raise their record to 20-4 overall and 8-1 in the A-Sun.
UCF’s 20-4 record ties for the best start in school history after 24 games with the 2001 and 1975 teams.
Bono (3-0) continued an unbelievable stretch of pitching for the Golden Knights as they recorded their second straight shutout with the 6-0 game one win. For the first time in school history, UCF shutout an A-Sun opponent for the first two games of a series in back-to-back weeks. It also marked just the second time in school history that the Golden Knights started an A-Sun series with two consecutive shutouts.
Bono yielded just three hits on the day with six strikeouts for his second straight complete game shutout of the season. Over his last 26.1 innings, Bono has not allowed an earned run. Bono also owns a streak of 14 consecutive scoreless innings of work.
Clay Timpner was 2-for-4 with three stolen bases and two runs in the 6-0 win. Dee Brown and Matt Ray also drove in two runs apiece to pace the UCF attack.
In game two, the Golden Knights trailed 3-0 entering the final inning of play before two Campbell errors opened the door for the UCF comeback. With one run in after Dee Brown scored on an error, Drake Wade drilled a bases loaded double to score three runs to give UCF a 4-3 lead.
Matt Rhodes (2-2) pitched the final 1.1 innings without allowing a hit to preserve the comeback win. The Orlando native fanned one batter to even his record at 2-2.
UCF returns to the diamond Tuesday evening at 6 p.m. vs. Bethune-Cookman in Daytona Beach. The Golden Knights return to Jay Bergman Field next Friday-Saturday, March 26-27 vs. A-Sun rival Stetson.
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