Chris Taladay (2-for-4, 1 RBI) hit his second homerun of the season in the third inning. The Knights have accumulated 25 homeruns this season.
“I feel good up at the plate just getting the job done,” said Taladay.
Eight out of the nine UCF starters had a hit during Wednesday’s game. First baseman, D.J. Hicks (2-for-4, 1 RBI) improved his nation leading RBI total to 49. Alex Friedrich (2-for-4, 1 RBI) held the B-CU scoreless in the third inning with clutch fielding when he threw to Ryan Breen who tagged out the Wildcat runner.
No. 13 UCF remains on top of the C-USA standings with a 7-2 record and a 28-7 overall record.
UCF will travel for a weekend conference series to Hattiesburg, Mississippi where they will face the Golden Eagles. The Knights’ next home game will be against Florida Atlantic Tuesday April 17th at 6:30 p.m.