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| Randy Fontanez had a bad outing and now the Bulls post season dreams are all but gone. |
With Seton Hall getting a win over Georgetown, the Bulls needed to beat Pitt to have more control of their post season destiny, but Randy Fontanez struggled and the Bulls fell to Pitt 6 to 5.
Fontanez did not have his best game, going 6.2 innings, giving up 10 hits, 6 runs, striking out 4, and walking just 1. He falls to 5-6 on the season in what could be his last start as a Bull. Zach Pietrzyk went 1.1 innings in relief, giving up 1 hit and striking out 1. Kevin Quackenbush pitched a perfect 9th again, striking out 2 batters.
The offense did all they could, but could not score enough for the struggling Fontanez. Jonathan Koscso was 2 for 5 with an RBI as he career comes to a close at USF. Sam Mende was 3 for 4 with a home run and 2 RBI on the night. James Ramsay continues to swing well after being moved up in the batting order. He went 1 for 4 with a home run and 2 RBI. Yet, despite the nice output, it wasn't enough as the Bulls fell to Pitt and are now looking at a long summer at home.
The loss puts USF at 23-29 (11-14) on the year and are now a full game behind Seton Hall for the 8th and final spot in the Big East Tournament which means the Bulls now need some help to get into the tournament. The Bulls must first win both games against Pitt which I am not sure they can even do that now. Game two is tonight at 7 PM, so get to the stadium and cheer them on as they hope, pray, and look for a miracle tonight. The Bulls have to win both games, starting tonight, and Seton Hall has to lose both games for the Bulls to get in, so pray they handle business tonight and hope that Seton Hall goes down as well.
Very frustrating game to watch. The size difference between Pitt's players and our players was pretty dramatic. Pitt's guys just looked physically imposing, and they were able to hit the ball, for what seemed, at will.
ReplyDeleteI agree. USF doesn't have a big time power, more like leadoff and 2nd hitters all up and down the lineup, most of which are not even that fast. USF is done for the season and now the heat under Prado gets turned up.
ReplyDeleteTo be honest, I don't even want us to make the Big East tournament anymore. It would just be prolonging this horrible season
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