You would figure that a team that wore mostly green would get the luck of
the Irish today. Apparently not, if
you give up 11 hits, commit three errors, and walk a bunch. The USF Bulls (14-7, 1-1) fell to the Pittsburgh Panthers
(7-9, 1-1) Saturday night 5-2 in front of 568 fans.
Both runs by the Bulls came on solo shots by shortstop Walter Diaz and
second baseman Dexter Butler. Both homeruns could’ve easily stayed in the park
if the wind wasn’t blowing out. Pitcher
Daniel Thomas seemed to be pitching himself out of a jam every inning, but
managed to pitch himself out of them by making quality clutch pitches and
pulling off three great pickoff moves. All
three errors came from the left side of the field, including Third Baseman
Addison Maruszak. The game was tied
at 2 going into the ninth, when Thomas was pulled for Davis Bilardello.
Bilardello walked a couple of Panthers and surrendered three runs in the
ninth to put Pitt ahead for good.
USF Head Coach Lelo
Prado was obviously not happy with losing to a team he believes they should
never lose to. “We can’t lose
to Pitt. I told them before the
game if you let teams that are not very good hang around, they will come back
and beat you… we gotta get guys
who know how to play the game and know how to come to the ballpark every day to
play.”
Here are some game notes and observations:
Attendance: 568
Starting Lineup
- Walter
Diaz- Shortstop
- Ty
Taborelli- Left Field
- Addison
Maruszak- Third Baseman
- Brandin
Daniel- First Baseman
- Dexter
Butler- Second Baseman
- Nick
Cardieri- Designated Hitter
- Joey
Angelberger- Right Fielder
- Braulio
Pardo- Catcher
- Mike
Consolmagno- Center Fielder
Pitcher: Daniel
Thomas
Observations
- Scouts
from Kansas City, Detroit, Houston, and Philadelphia were at the game.
- Kansas
City scout was there to check out pitcher Daniel Thomas.
He liked his “live arm” and “throws strikes”.
Not to mention how he recovers.
- Pitt
starter, Paul Nardozzi, maxed out at 87 mph.
- Wind
was blowing out towards left field, shifting to right field as game went on.
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