ORLANDO — UCF baseball defeated the Miami Hurricanes, 14-4, in a Sunshine State showdown on Tuesday night at John Euliano Park to extend its winning streak to seven games, tying the record for the longest streak in the Rich Wallace era.
The Knights (13-3) also continued the team’s pattern of earning wins in dominant fashion. During the streak, UCF has outscored its opponents, 94-to-14, and outhit them, 107-45. It also marked the sixth time in the seven games that the Black and Gold have scored 12 or more runs.
The Knights took a 2-0 lead in the first on an RBI triple from Andrew Williamson and an RBI single from Andrew Sundean.
After the Hurricanes scored three runs in the top of the second to take the lead, the Knights would answer with four runs in the home half.
Williamson drew a bases-loaded walk and Sundean would follow with a two-run double. Braden Calise would add the final run with an RBI single.
Williamson would work another bases-loaded walk in the third ahead of Lex Boedicker driving home a pair with a two-run double and the team would score two more runs in the bottom of the fifth on an RBI single from Boedicker and a sacrifice fly by Antonio Jimenez.
UCF would score its final runs in the bottom of the sixth, when Boedicker hit a three-run home run, his fifth of the season and fourth three-run shot of the year.
In total, the Black and Gold recorded 18 hits from 10 batters, including all nine members of the starting lineup, with five recording multiple hits. Boedicker was 4-for-6 and recorded six RBI, a new season high for the Knights, while DeAmez Ross went 3-for-4 and Sundean and Williamson drove in three runs each.
UCF used six pitchers in this game. Starter Grant Seigel pitched two innings and struck out two batters. Dominic Castellano followed with a pair of scoreless innings, earning the win to move to 3-0 on the season, allowing one hit and no runs, while striking out three.
Also making appearances on the mound were Camden Wicker, Russell Sandefer, Isaac Williams and Carter Stanford, who threw a combined five innings and allowed just three hits, no runs and struck out four batters. Sandefer and Stanford didn’t allow a hit.
Up Next:
The Knights are in Provo, Utah, and will complete its first Big 12 Conference series of the season against BYU today (Saturday) at 3 p.m. at Miller Park and the Black and Gold will be in DeLand on Tuesday to face Stetson at 7 p.m. The games will be streamed on ESPN+, while live audio will be available by visiting UCFKnights.com or FM 96.9 The Game on the radio and live stats can also be followed at ucf.statbroadcast.com.
