CLEARWATER, Fla. – The Memphis Tigers had the script flipped on them Thursday afternoon, as they were run-ruled 17-1 by the UCF Knights just two days after the Tigers had run-ruled the No. 1 seeded East Carolina Pirates. UCF hit seven home runs in the rout that sets up a Memphis/East Carolina rematch Friday, with the winner continuing action in Clearwater and the loser ending its chances at making the conference finals.
UCF's offense proved too much for the Tigers in the early going and continued to do such throughout the seven-inning matchup. The Knights scored at least two runs in five of their six trips to the plate, with two runs in the first, second, and fourth frames, along with six runs in the fifth and five runs in the sixth.