BASEBALL GAME NOTES 2017 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONS 11 Conference Championships | 13 NCAA Regional Appearances | 97 MLB Draft Picks Athletic Communications: Ian MacDougall | [email protected] | 4465 Knights Victory Way | Orlando, FL, 32816 2018 SCHEDULE & RESULTS GAME 22-23 | MARCH 20-21 | UCF AT FLORIDA STATE FEBRUARY 16 Virginia W, 6-3 17e Ric L, 5-4 18 Samford L, 5-4 20 at Stetson L, 1-0 23 Savannah State W, 4-0 24 Savannah State W, 6-0 25 Savannah State W, 15-4 27 at Bethune-Cookman W, 6-1 MARCH 2 Wagner W, 6-3 UCF KNIGHTS FLORIDA STATE SEMINOLES 3 Wagner W, 10-8 RECORD 17-4 RECORD 16-4 4 Wagner W, 12-0 RANKING 20 RANKING 8 6 Florida W, 9-7 HEAD COACH Greg Lovelady (Miami ‘01) HEAD COACH Mike Martin (Florida State ‘66) 7 at Florida W, 4-2 RECORD AT UCF 57-26/2nd RECORD AT SCHOOL 1950-698-4/39th 10 Siena W, 1-0 CAREER RECORD 181-82/5th CAREER RECORD 1950-698-4/39th 10 Siena W, 2-0 11 Siena W, 10-8 13 Bradley W(13), 6-5 SERIES INFORMATION 14 Miami L, 4-3 16 Chicago State W, 10-0 Times: Tuesday, 6 p.m. | Wednesday, 4 p.m. Radio: 96.9 FM/740 AM The Game 17 Chicago State W, 20-1 Location: Tallahassee, Fla. Talent: Marc Daniels 18 Chicago State W, 8-0 Stadium: Dick Howser Stadium TV/Stream: ACC Network Extra 20 at Florida State 6 p.m. Live Stats: seminoles.com UCF Game-by-Game Stats: ucfknights.co/18bsbroster 21 at Florida State 4 p.m. PITCHING MATCHUP 23 ECU* 6:30 p.m. 24 ECU* 6:30 p.m. GAME 1 GAME 2 25 ECU* 1 p.m. Jordan Spicer Thad Ward 29 at Memphis* 7:30 p.m. RHP - (3-0, 3.98 ERA) RHP - (2-1, 3.48 ERA) 30 at Memphis* 7:30 p.m. vs. vs. 31 at Memphis* 2 p.m. Andrew Karp TBA APRIL RHP - (3-1, 4.15 ERA) - 3 Stetson 6:30 p.m. 6 at UConn* 3 p.m. BY THE NUMBERS 7 at UConn* 1 p.m. UCF OFFENSE FLORIDA STATE UCF PITCHING/DEF. FLORIDA STATE 8 at UConn* 1 p.m. .293 Batting Avg. .246 2.25 ERA 4.83 11 at Miami 6 p.m. .431 Slugging Pct. .319 0 Complete Games 1 13 Cincinnati* 6:30 p.m. .394 On-Base Pct. .335 6 Saves 3 14 Cincinnati* 6:30 p.m. 32 Doubles 19 234/63 Strikeout/Walks 89-71 15 Cincinnati* Noon 1 0 .199 .235 18 Bethune Cookman 6:30 p.m. Triples Opp. BA. 20 at USF* 6:30 p.m. 21 Home Runs 4 20 Errors 20 21 at USF* 6:30 p.m. 98 Walks 48 18 Double Plays 5 22 at USF* 1 p.m. 60-70 Stolen Bases/Att 10-17 .975 Fielding Percentage .953 27 Wichita State* 6:30 p.m. 28 Wichita State* 6:30 p.m. KNIGHT NOTES 29 Wichita State* Noon LEADING OFF • The Knights enter the week ranked 20th in the Baseball America and Collegiate Baseball polls. MAY • Tuesday and Wednesday will be the first true road series of the year for the Black and Gold. 1 FAU 6:30 p.m. • The Knights have won 16 of their last 17 games. 4 at Houston* 7:30 p.m. • All four of UCF’s losses have been by one run. 5 at Houston* 7:30 p.m. • The midweek series will be the final non-conference contests before American Athletic Conference play begins this weekend. 6 at Houston* 2 p.m. 8 at FAU 6:30 p.m. GOING YARD 11 Oklahoma 6:30 p.m. • UCF has 21 home runs this season, which ranks 23rd in the nation and first in The American. 12 Oklahoma 6:30 p.m. • For the first time in program history, the Black and Gold hit for the home run cycle in Saturday’s 20-1 win over CSU. 13 Oklahoma 1 p.m. • Rylan Thomas tops the team and the conference with six homers • The Knights have hit 15 home runs over the last 10 games. 15 at Jacksonville 2 p.m. 17 Tulane* 6:30 p.m. SHUTOUT SQUAD 18 Tulane* 6:30 p.m. • UCF recorded its sixth and seventh shutouts of the year over the weekend. 19 Tulane* 1 p.m. • The Black and Gold lead the nation. • The seven shutouts rank second for a season in program history, six behind the record from 2004. POSTSEASON The American Championship Clearwater, Fla. SCARY GOOD PITCHING NCAA Regional • The Knights enter the weekend with 234 strikeouts on the year, only Mercer has more. • The bullpen has an era of 1.44 and 109 strikeouts with seven saves this season. NCAA Super Regional • The Knights fanned 17 against Bradley, two shy of the program record of 19. NCAA World Series Omaha, Neb. • The Black and Gold’s hurlers posted back-to-back shutouts for the second time this season against Siena. ONE-TWO PUNCH OUT OF THE PEN • Head coach Greg Lovelady has the luxury of two potential closers. • Garrett Westberg earned three saves last week, with two coming against No. 1 Florida. A WIN WOULD • NCBWA Stopper of the Year Preseason Watch List selection Bryce Tucker earned a save against Siena. • Be better than a loss. • Be the Knights’ first win against the Seminoles STEALING BAGS since 2016. • UCF is second in the country with 60 steals this year. • Matthew Mika and Ray Alejo lead the team with 13 and 12 swipes, respectively. A SWEEP WOULD • UCF was 7-for-10 on the paths last week. • Be better than being swept. AY JJ • Be the sixth sweep of the year for UCF. • Pitcher JJ Montgomery was named to The American Weekly Honor Roll after fanning 11 in six innings on Sunday. • The junior ranks 14th in strikeouts per nine innings this season. UCFKNIGHTS.COM 2018 UCF BASEBALL GAME NOTES GAMES 1-3 | OPENING WEEKEND SERIES NOTES SERIES SNAPSHOT ALL-TIME SERIES: FSU, 33-6 OPP GP AVG R H SB-AT ERA BB K LAST SEASON: FSU, 3-0 OPENING WEEKEND 3 .237 14 23 11-11 3.33 6 28 LAST 10 GAMES: FSU, 8-2 SAVANNAH STATE 3 .308 25 32 16-16 1.33 8 35 FIRST MEETING: 3/7/1985, H, L, 6-2 WAGNER 3 .490 28 36 7-10 2.67 7 28 AT HOME: FSU, 5-2 FLORIDA 2 .328 13 22 5-7 4.00 14 21 AWAY: FSU, 27-4 SIENA 3 .271 13 26 9-10 2.00 2 37 NEUTRAL SITE: FSU, 1-0 CHICAGO STATE 3 .337 38 35 3-4 0.33 9 35 POSTSEASON: FSU, 1-0 FLORIDA STATE ECU LAST 10 MEETINGS MEMPHIS 5/4/2013 A L 6-1 UCONN 5/5/2013 A L 5-4 CINCINNATI 5/13/2014 A W 8-3 USF 3/10/2015 A L 11-8 WICHITA STATE 3/11/2015 A L 15-11 HOUSTON 3/22/2016 A L 7-2 OKLAHOMA 3/23/2016 A W 5-4 (11) TULANE 3/7/2017 H L 5-2 MIDWEEK SNAPSHOT 3/8/2017 H L 5-0 OPP AVG R H SB-AT ER BB K 6/3/2017* A L 6-1 STETSON .133 0 4 0-1 1 6 14 BETHUNE-COOKMAN .333 1 7 5-5 1 3 9 BRADLEY .250 6 11 4-6 5 4 17 MIAMI .172 3 5 0-0 4 4 10 STETSON MIAMI BETHUNE-COOKMAN FAU JACKSONVILLE SCHEDULE & RESULT NOTES Feb. Opening Weekend Orlando, Fla. 96.9FM/740AM 6:30 p.m. | 5 p.m. 1-2 Defeat #15 UVA. Set record for Opening 16-18 Virginia, Rice, Samford John Euliano Park UCFKnights.tv 2 p.m. Knight and weekend attendance. Feb. at Stetson Deland, Fla. 6:30 p.m. 0-1 Knights strike out 14, but can’t put 20 UCF (71-48) Melching Field a run on the board. Feb. Savannah State Orlando, Fla. 6:30 p.m. | 6:30 p.m. 3-0 First back-to-back shutouts since 2006 23-25 UCF (6-0) John Euliano Park UCFKnights.tv 1 p.m. Knights stole 16 bases in three games. Feb. at Bethune-Cookman Daytona Beach, Fla. 6:30 p.m. | 6:30 p.m. 1-0 JJ’s gem goes shutout 5.2 innings 27 UCF (80-17) Jackie Robinson Ballpark Knights extend streak to four. March Wagner Orlando, Fla. 6:30 p.m. | 6:30 p.m. 3-0 Back-to-back comebacks for UCF 2-4 UCF (18-0) John Euliano Park UCFKnights.tv 1 p.m. in the first two games. March Florida Orlando, Fla. 96.9FM/740AM 6:30 p.m. 1-0 Knights top the No. 1 ranked team 6 Florida (27-19) John Euliano Park UCFKnights.tv for first time in program history. March at Florida Gainesville, Fla. 96.9FM/740AM 6 p.m. 1-0 UCF tosses four hitter against the 7 Florida (27-20) McKethan Stadium No. 1 Gators to complete the sweep. March Siena Orlando, Fla. 2 p.m. | 6 p.m. 3-0 Knights blank the Saints twice. 10-11 UCF (54-4) John Euliano Park UCFKnights.tv 1 p.m. Extend streak to 17 games vs. Siena. March Bradley Orlando, Fla. 6:30 p.m. 1-0 Knights rally from 5-0 hole to win 13 UCF (7-4) John Euliano Park UCFKnights.tv 6-5 in first extra-innings game (13).