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South Florida Takes Midweek Game From Florida Atlantic
3/11/2008 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
March 11, 2008
Tampa, FL - South Florida pushed in an unearned run in the bottom of the seventh inning, spoiling a terrific pitching performance by Adam Morrison and a six-run Florida Atlantic comeback to defeat the Owls 7-6 Tuesday in Tampa.
Florida Atlantic (7-5) plated two-out runs in three separate innings to rally from an early 5-0 deficit. With two outs in the top of the sixth junior Travis Ozga singled in the tying run to even the game at six apiece.
Morrison (1-1) retired 12 consecutive batters in relief of FAU starter Brandon Kloess, who allowed six runs in two-plus innings, before the Bulls manufactured what turned out to be the decisive run on an RBI sacrifice fly off Morrison in the seventh.
South Florida (7-5), playing 17 of its first 18 games this season on its home field, scored five times on five hits in the second inning to take the early lead.
Ryan Lockwood had two RBI in the Bulls five-run second inning and teammate Joey Angelberger finished the night 2-for-3. Shawn Sanford, one of the nation's top closers, pitched a flawless ninth to make a winner out of freshman reliever Matt Stull (1-0).
FAU banged out 10 hits collectively and received RBI's from Ozga, Mike McKenna, William Block and Tom Hatcher.
The Owls return home to face Monmouth Wednesday night at 6:30 p.m. at FAU Stadium
