April 4, 2013
UCF Athletics Social Media Directory
By Eric DeSalvo
UCFAthletics.com
ORLANDO, Fla. (UCFAthletics.com) - Amidst an eight-game road trip, the UCF baseball team will delve back into Conference USA play this weekend when it heads to Memphis for a three-game set beginning Friday night at 7:30 p.m. EDT. The series will continue Saturday at 3 p.m. EDT and conclude Sunday at 2.
All of the weekend's action from FedEx Park will be streamed live on Stretch Internet radio. Pregame will begin 15 minutes prior to first pitch.
After dropping their home opener in C-USA to Southern Miss last weekend, 2-1, the Knights (18-12, 4-2) will look to bounce back on the road where they have been quite impressive since the 2011 season. In its last nine series away from home in league play, UCF has compiled a 21-6 record with eight series wins and four sweeps.
Runs will be at a premium this weekend as the Tigers (15-13, 2-4) lead the league with a 2.74 ERA, while the Knights rank fourth with a 3.34 mark.
Friday night will see ace RHP Ben Lively (5-2, 0.35 ERA) faceoff against the first of three lefties the Knights will see in junior Sam Moll (4-2, 3.02 ERA). Lively was able to go six shutout innings while scattering three hits in his April 27, 2012 win over the Tigers. Moll went seven frames while allowing nine hits and five runs (four earned) en route to Memphis' 6-5 triumph the following day.
On Saturday, LHP Chris Matulis (3-1, 3.66 ERA) will get another crack at the Tigers after he tossed 6 2/3 innings of three-run ball on April 28, 2012. He will be opposed by Erik Schoenrock (3-2, 2.11 ERA) who went 6 1/3 innings against Houston last weekend and surrendered just one hit while striking out 11.
UCF's Sunday starter is TBD, but will face the final southpaw in Alex Gunn (2-2, 1.29 ERA). Overall, Memphis has started a left-handed pitcher in its last 31 games, including all 28 in 2013.
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? Since joining @ConferenceUSA1, #UCF has won two of the three series played in the River City #2011and2009
? Dating back to 2011, the Knights have won nine of their last 12 series in @ConferenceUSA1 #Efficiency
? In its last nine road C-USA series, UCF has compiled an impressive 21-6 record with eight series wins and four sweeps #StrictlyBusiness
? As a team, #UCF owns 64 doubles in 2013 compared to 48 last year at the 30-game mark #PowerAlley
? With 240-career hits, 3B Chris Taladay is just one base-knock shy of No. 8 on the #UCF all-time hit list #LookoutTimpner
? In the NCAA rankings, Ben Lively's season ERA of 0.35 is the 3rd lowest in the country while he owns the most IP out of the top 25 marks #Nasty
? Lively also owns a 1.05 ERA in 86 innings of work with 83 strikeouts since April 20, 2012 #FridayNightLightsOut
? After polling all D1 schools, RF Erik Hempe officially ranks as the nation's ninth-oldest player with his 24th birthday on the horizon #VeryWise
? In the latest @NCAA rankings, Fr RHP Zac Favre leads the nation in hits allowed per nine innings with just 15 in 30.2 IP this year #RightOn
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