On Tuesday UCF faced off against Tulane in round one of the American Conference Championships.
UCF, the eighth seed of the conference tournament, started two-time American Conference Pitcher of the week Robby Howell against first seed Tulane’s Trevor Simms.
Howell pitched six complete innings and part of the seventh before being relieved by Harrison Huraki, giving up four total runs in his outing.
Tulane threw the kitchen sink at the Knights, throwing six total pitchers throughout the game.
The biggest moment of Tuesday night’s game was Jeremy Montalbano’s RBI ground rule double to give the Green wave a 4-3 advantage over the Knights in the bottom of the seventh.
The Knights couldn’t bounce back from Montalbano’s blast, and fell 4-3 in game one of the conference championship tournament.
The W for Tuesday night’s game goes to Tulane’s Corey Merrill while UCF’s Robby Howell suffers the L.
The Knights will play again Wednesday night at 7 against Cincinnati in what will be a must win for UCF is they wish to stay alive in the tournament.
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