Tacker, Luna, Lead Owls to Victory Against UCF Saturday
By Mark Anderson
Ryne Tacker pitched six effective innings, and Aaron Luna homered in the bottom of the sixth to give Tacker and the Owls the win Saturday against UCF.
The Owls actually fell behind early in the second inning to the Knights when Chris Duffy led the inning off with a double to center. He advanced to third on Russell’s groundout to Savery, and scored when Romans hit a fielder’s choice to bring him in and give the Knights an early lead.
Meanwhile, Kyle Sweat showed why he had been named C-USA pitcher of the week as he kept the Owls’ offense in hibernation through the first five innings. But while each team was given opportunity—such as Gayhart reaching when a fly ball was dropped by centerfielder Ryan Richardson, those chances usually came with two outs, and both pitchers were able to wiggle their way out of the inning.
One of the reason’s Sweat was so effective was he kept the Owls’ leadoff hitter of each inning off base through five innings. That abruptly changed when Joe Savery doubled to right leading off the sixth for the Owls. Buenger then followed with a single to right, but Savery was only able to take third on the play because a strong-armed Ryan Richarson made a strong throw in to make him hold at third.
That brought up Aaron Luna, and there was nothing that Richardson could do to hold back the ball Luna hit over the fence in right for a three run homer, giving the Owls the lead—one they would not lose.
As Ryne Tacker began his warm-ups in the top of the seventh, suddenly, he stopped and motioned for the trainer. Tacker did not even attempt another warm-up pitch, and was removed from the game for Cole St. Claire. After warming up on the mound (something St. Clair admitted afterwards he simply wasn’t used to), he was simply as close to perfect as you could get, giving up only a single to Brown in the ninth inning, while striking out three along the way in the last three innings. St. Clair has simply been the remedy that the Owls have needed in the late innings, and his return without a doubt has given this team a lift.
There will be more coverage from Saturday’s game with photos on Monday, and hopefully some interviews up sometime this week.
By Mark Anderson
Ryne Tacker pitched six effective innings, and Aaron Luna homered in the bottom of the sixth to give Tacker and the Owls the win Saturday against UCF.
The Owls actually fell behind early in the second inning to the Knights when Chris Duffy led the inning off with a double to center. He advanced to third on Russell’s groundout to Savery, and scored when Romans hit a fielder’s choice to bring him in and give the Knights an early lead.
Meanwhile, Kyle Sweat showed why he had been named C-USA pitcher of the week as he kept the Owls’ offense in hibernation through the first five innings. But while each team was given opportunity—such as Gayhart reaching when a fly ball was dropped by centerfielder Ryan Richardson, those chances usually came with two outs, and both pitchers were able to wiggle their way out of the inning.
One of the reason’s Sweat was so effective was he kept the Owls’ leadoff hitter of each inning off base through five innings. That abruptly changed when Joe Savery doubled to right leading off the sixth for the Owls. Buenger then followed with a single to right, but Savery was only able to take third on the play because a strong-armed Ryan Richarson made a strong throw in to make him hold at third.
That brought up Aaron Luna, and there was nothing that Richardson could do to hold back the ball Luna hit over the fence in right for a three run homer, giving the Owls the lead—one they would not lose.
As Ryne Tacker began his warm-ups in the top of the seventh, suddenly, he stopped and motioned for the trainer. Tacker did not even attempt another warm-up pitch, and was removed from the game for Cole St. Claire. After warming up on the mound (something St. Clair admitted afterwards he simply wasn’t used to), he was simply as close to perfect as you could get, giving up only a single to Brown in the ninth inning, while striking out three along the way in the last three innings. St. Clair has simply been the remedy that the Owls have needed in the late innings, and his return without a doubt has given this team a lift.
There will be more coverage from Saturday’s game with photos on Monday, and hopefully some interviews up sometime this week.
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