Stop me if you've heard this one before: USF's baseball team had a chance to get their record over .500 for the first time this season, but couldn't close out the game.
Randy Fontanez led the Bulls into Louisville for the first game of a three-game set with a Big East ERA of 1.69 and a 3-0 record in his four starts. The game went well for most of his appearance, only yielding a run in the first, but unraveled in the 7th inning as he allowed 4 more runs before being relieved by Nick Gonzalez. Gonzalez faced one batter with the bases loaded, and walked him in. Jimmy Moran finished the game without allowing any more damage, but the worst had already come.
Offensively, the Bulls didn't have too much trouble producing, but the amount of production wasn't enough to overcome the offensive attack of the Cardinals. No Bulls were struck out, and four were walked. Junior Carlin once again contributed two hits, extending his hitting streak to 17 games. Daniel Rockhold made his first appearance in 29 games at the DH position, but was clearly rusty as a sacrifice groundout highlighted his 0-4 comeback.
In the end, the Bulls once again fell short and lost 6-4 when their 9th-inning rally wasn't enough. The win snaps Louisville's 6-game losing streak after getting swept by St. John's in their most recent conference matchup. USF gets another shot at the Cards tomorrow at 6:00 p.m. and are in jeopardy of losing their first Big East series since the conference opener against West Virginia. If they do come back and win the series, USF will be proud owners of a record over .500 for the first time since 2009.
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