TAMPA, APRIL 9, 2017 – After falling behind 4-2 in the top of the fifth, the University of South Florida baseball team responded with four runs in the bottom half to take a lead it wouldn’t relinquish, as it swept UCF in the first War on I-4 series of the season with Sunday’s 7-5 win.
Junior Kevin Merrell (Odessa, Fla.) led off the game with a solo shot to right and it looked as if the Bulls (27-5, 4-2 American) would have a nice afternoon in front of the home crowd.
But the Knights (23-10, 2-4 American) had no intention of going down easy, as they took a 2-1 lead with a two-out single to score men in scoring position in the top half of the third.