{"id":35554,"date":"2012-04-21T20:31:36","date_gmt":"2012-04-22T00:31:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=35554"},"modified":"2019-02-28T11:38:26","modified_gmt":"2019-02-28T16:38:26","slug":"no-10-knights-clinch-series-win-at-tulane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/no-10-knights-clinch-series-win-at-tulane\/","title":{"rendered":"No. 10 Knights Clinch Series Win at Tulane"},"content":{"rendered":"
Alex Friedrich’s<\/a>\u00a0go-ahead RBI in the top of the 12th capped off a stellar day for the senior right fielder. He\u00a0went 4-for-6 with a pair of runs batted in, his 16th and 17th doubles of the year and seven put outs in the field.<\/p>\n “Our team is tough and grinded back, and I think the better team won today. I’m definitely going to get a good night’s sleep,” Friedrich said after a busy game.<\/p>\n UCF\u00a0led 7-2 over the Green Wave (26-13, 5-6) heading into the eighth inning, but a three-run double and a two-run ninth-inning homer sent the game into extra innings. UCF didn’t panic and turned to junior Brian Adkins<\/a>, who picked up his third win of the year with three innings of relief, his first non-starting frames since April 1, 2011.<\/p>\n The Knights will go for their sixth sweep of the season on Sunday with Ray Hanson<\/a>\u00a0getting the start and the\u00a0first pitch set for 2 p.m. EDT.<\/p>\n Friedrich wasted no time in getting the Knights on the scoreboard in the bottom of the second. After a lead-off walk to Chris Taladay<\/a>, Friedrich ripped a first-pitch fastball into the power alley in left-center for his 16th double of the year to score the third baseman. JoMarcos Woods<\/a>\u00a0(2-for-6) continued his stellar play of late and notched a double down the left-field line for his 12th RBI this year.<\/p>\n After Tulane tied up the game with a pair of runs in the bottom of the third, shortstop Darnell Sweeney<\/a>\u00a0smacked a 2-0 fastball over the left-field fence to give the Knights a 3-2 lead. It was the second homer of the season for Sweeney and his first since March 4.<\/p>\n The Knights went right back to work in the sixth with three runs on four hits to take a 6-2 lead. UCF stole three bases in the inning and received RBI from Jeramy Matos<\/a> (2-for-5) on a double, Travis Shreve<\/a> (1-for-4) on a single through the right side and Ronnie Richardson<\/a>\u00a0on a sacrifice fly.<\/p>\n Starter Chris Matulis<\/a>\u00a0pitched effectively all day for the Knights, going six innings for the third time this year while allowing seven hits and two runs with four strikeouts. His day included a six-pitch sixth inning.<\/p>\n Tulane made the game interesting in the bottom of the eighth after registering a bases-clearing double by pinch hitter Tucker Oakley. The Knights got out of the jam after Oakley was thrown out trying to advance on a wild pitch.<\/p>\n