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Baseball's Winning Streak Snapped With 6-4 Extra-Inning Loss To San Francisco
March 15, 2008
HOUSTON - Zach Kim's two-out, two-run home run in the top of the tenth inning lifted San Francisco to a 6-4 win over the University of Houston baseball team Saturday at Cougar Field. Houston (11-6) saw its four-game winning streak come to a halt, as the Cougars lost for just the second time in their last nine games. Senior Bryan Tully (0-2) picked up the loss after surrendering Kim's go-ahead homer in the tenth. Matt Baugh (2-2) earned the win pitching a 10-inning complete game. Baugh allowed four runs on eight hits to go along with five punchouts. His 10-inning outing tied a Cougar Field record. He's the first to achieve the milestone since 2006 National Player of the Year Brad Lincoln did it against Saint Louis on March 7, 2005. Sophomore Chris Wallace went 3-for-4 with a pair of RBI and a run scored, while junior Jimmy Cesario added three hits of his own, ripping a double, scoring twice, driving in a run and stealing a base. With his lead-off single in the sixth, senior first baseman Bryan Pounds extended his career-long hitting streak to 17 games, dating back to last season. Pounds has hit safely in each of his 15 games this season. Fans can hear all the action from Sunday's series finale, which begins at 1 p.m. CDT, live at UHCougars.com. Jeremy Branham will call the play-by-play, while former UH letterwinner Pat Cauley provides the analysis. Fans also can follow live stats from the game via the Internet by clicking the "GameTracker" link on the UH homepage. Freshman southpaw Ty Stuckey will make his second start this season for the Cougars. He is 1-1 on the year, fanning 15 batters in five appearances this season. Senior Brian Anderson will toe the rubber for the USF. Anderson is 1-1 with an 8.62 ERA this season. The Dons opened the scoring in the top of the first, plating a pair of runs on Kyle Morgan's two-out, single to right field. San Francisco extended its lead to 3-0 in the second when shortstop Tavo Hill lifted a sac fly to right field, scoring Zach Kim who doubled to lead off the inning. Houston cut the lead to 3-1 in the bottom of the second. Cesario ripped a double to deep left field before coming around to score on Wallace's two-out, RBI-single up the middle. The Dons responded in the top of the third, scoring a run on Matt Lieb's double to left field to take a 4-1 advantage. The Cougars scratched out a run in the bottom of the fifth, trimming the deficit to 4-2. Wallace led off the frame with a single through the right side, advancing to third on Austin Goolsby's double. Blake Kelso scored Wallace on a sac fly to right field. Houston knotted up the score at 4-4 in the sixth, scoring a pair of runs in the frame. Pounds led off the inning with a single, advancing to second on Bryan Tully's sacrifice bunt. Cesario blasted a laser off the shortstop's glove, hustling into second as Pounds came around to score. Cesario then stole third, scoring on Wallace's two-out, infield single.
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