Week Six Notebook

OVERALL:  18-8
LAST WEEK: 1-4
The American: 1-2
Non-Conference: 17-6
Streak: L2
 
Last Week's Results:
Tuesday: at No. 8 Florida State, Loss, 6-4
Wednesday: at No. 8 Florida State, Loss, 13-3
Friday: vs. No. 18 ECU, 9-1
Saturday: vs. No. 18 ECU, 12-4
Sunday: vs. No. 18 ECU, 11-6
 
This Week's Games:
Thursday, March 29 – at Memphis, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, March 30 – at Memphis, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 31 – at Memphis, 12:30 p.m.
 
Top Performers from Last Week
Rylan Thomas, So., INF, Winter Garden, Fla.
5 GP, 5 GS, .450/.800/.522, 7 RBI, 2 HR, 1 2B, 9 H
• Hit .462 (6-for-13) on the weekend with five RBI and a .769 slugging percentage against ECU
• Had two extra-base hits against ECU, including his eighth home run of the year.
• Singled up the middle in the fifth inning on Friday to bring in a run and extend the lead to 5-1.
• Gave UCF the lead on a two-run double in the first on Sunday, before crushing a solo homer to right center in the fifth.
• Extended on-base streak to a career-high 34 games.
 
Joe Sheridan, So., LHP, Oviedo, Fla.
1 GP, 1 GS, 1-0, 1.12 ERA, 8 IP, 4 K, 1 BB, 7 H, 1 ER
• Tossed eight innings in 9-1 win over No. 18 ECU.
• Threw 100 pitches for the fourth time in his career.
• Notched 13 groundouts over eight innings.
• Friday night was the 10th time that the southpaw gave up one or no runs in a start in his career.
• Allowed just three runners into scoring position.
 
TEAM NOTES
• UCF dropped all four games to ranked teams.
• The Knights are 4-4 against the top-25.
• The Black and Gold fanned 12 in the second game against Florida State, marking the 14th time this season with more than 10 strikeouts.
• UCF fell to 3-2 in American Athletic Conference opening series.
• The Knights allowed 11 unearned runs on Saturday against the Pirates.
• Chris Williams extended his unearned run streak to 20 innings.
• Matthew Mika swiped a pair of bags on Sunday to take his season tally to 16.
• Tyler Osik hit his fifth homer of the year in the first game against Florida State.