OVERALL: 33-19
THE AMERICAN: 11-10
NON-CONFERENCE: 22-9
THIS WEEK: 1-3
STREAK: L2
THIS WEEK'S GAMES
Tuesday, May 15 – at Jacksonville, 6 p.m.
Thursday, May 17 – vs. Tulane, 6:30 p.m.
Friday, May 18 – vs. Tulane, 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 19 – vs. Tulane, 1 p.m.
LAST WEEK'S GAME
Tuesday – at FAU, Loss, 11-8
Friday – vs. No. 26 Oklahoma, Win, 5-4 (14)
Saturday – vs. No. 26 Oklahoma, Loss, 7-3
Sunday – vs. No. 26 Oklahoma, Loss, 7-4
A QUICK RECAP
• Tyler Osik homered for the ninth time this season, but the Knights could not keep pace after FAU took a four-run lead in the fifth.
• The UCF pitching staff struck out 18 before the Knights rallied with two runs in the 14th inning, including an RBI walk-off single from Matthew Mika in the series opener against Oklahoma.
• UCF fell into a seven-run hole in the top of the fifth, but could not make up the difference on Saturday.
• The Black and Gold brought the tying run to the plate in the bottom of the ninth inning in the series finale, but Oklahoma managed to hold on for the series win.
PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Thad Ward, Jr., RHP, Fort Myers, Fla.
1 GP, 6 IP, 8 K, 1 BB, 0 H, 0 R
• Named The American Pitcher of the Week last Monday.
• Tossed six shutout innings without surrendering a hit.
• Struck out eight and gave up one hit.
• Extended hitless streak to 12 2/3 innings.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Dallas Beaver, So., C/DH, Kissimmee, Fla.
4 GP, 4 GS, .277/.444/.381, 5 RBI, 1 HR
• Went 3-for-5 in the series opener with a pair of RBI in the series opener.
• Notched seventh and eighth multi-RBI games of the season.
• Up to 15 multi-hit games with seven three-hit outings.
TEAM NOTES
• The Knights are 11-8 against ranked opponents in 2018.
• Ray Alejo took his team-high stolen base tally to 31, while Matthew Mika jumped up to 26.
• The Black and Gold notched its 20th game with at least 10 hits.
• UCF struck out 10 batters in two games to reach 26 games with at least 10 strikeouts.
• The Knights improved to 5-0 in extra inning games.
• Cre Finfrock, JJ Montomgery and Thad Ward combined for 18 strikeouts on Friday, one shy of the program record.
• UCF topped 500 strikeouts for the second consecutive season, the first season in program history.
• Tyler Osik and Rylan Thomas enter the final week of the regular season tied for The American lead in RBI with 54.
• The Knights are up to a .330 average at the plate in the ninth inning this season with 26 RBI.
• Alejo improved his team-high active on-base streak to 16 games.