CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The UCF baseball team (17-12, 1-2 AAC) fell in its midweek contest against the Miami Hurricanes (20-9, 8-4 ACC) at Mark Light Field on Tuesday night, 14-3.
The Canes jumped out to an early 3-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning following a pair of RBI doubles.
Andrew Brait doubled in the top of the fourth and Ben McCabe drove in Brait on a single up the middle for the Knights' first run of the contest, making it 3-1.
The Canes added to their total with a two-run home run, three-RBI triple, and a sacrifice fly to score six in the fourth and sixth innings.
In the eighth, UCF got two back as Drew Faurot led off the inning with a first pitch single to right field. Greg Pettay and Matt Cedarburg drew back-to-back pinch-hit walks to load the bases. A sac fly from Brait plated Faurot, and Pettay scored on an error on the following play for a 9-3 ballgame.
Two home runs in the bottom of the eighth plated three more for the Canes and they scored the final runs of the night on a line drive to the left field wall and a sac fly to right.
The Knights dropped to 17-12 overall as they look to jump back into the win column against familiar foe this weekend.
UP NEXT
UCF travels to take on AAC opponent ECU in Greenville, N.C. for their second conference weekend and first on the road. The Pirates and Knights will play a doubleheader on Thursday beginning at 2 p.m., with the second game beginning approximately 45 minutes after the conclusion of game one. The series will conclude on Friday at a time still to be determined. The Knights return to the Sunshine State to take on Stetson at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 11.
