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The baseball team has started its season perfect. With a win over Bethune-Cookman, where the Knights produced 18 hits and won their first away game 13-0, the team improved to 4-0.
"The guys played outstanding and it was a tremendous team effort," said coach Terry Rooney said. "We swung the bats great and threw a shutout. I feel like after our first four games we're playing fundamental baseball and really competing. Now we have a tough challenge ahead of us this Friday at South Alabama."
The team will play its first away tournament, The South Alabama Classic this weekend. On Friday, the Knights will play South Alabama. The Jaguars are 4-0.
On Saturday, the Knights will play Southeastern Louisiana at 5:30 p.m. The Lions are 3-1.
On Sunday, the Knights will play Alabama at 12 p.m. The Crimson Tide is 4-0.
"All three of these teams are regional caliber teams and all have rich traditions," Rooney said. "We're going to go up there, play our style of baseball, and see what happens, but we're looking forward to it."
Pitching rotation
In the past four games, the Knights have started four different pitchers. Look for three of them to make starts this weekend in South Alabama.
Danny Winkler will start Friday's game against South Alabama. In his last outing, Winkler pitched six innings against Siena, striking out six, giving up five hits and one run. Winkler didn't walk one batter in his outing.
For the remaining weekend games, the Knights could send two of these three pitchers in Matt Collins, Ray Hanson or Brian Adkins.
Collins started Game Two in the Siena series, pitching 4.1 innings, striking out six, giving up six hits, and allowing one run. Collins allowed zero walks.
Hanson started the final game of the Siena series, pitching 4.2 innings, striking out three, giving up five hits, and four runs.
Adkins started against Bethune-Cookman, pitching three innings, striking out five of his 10 batters, and giving up one hit.
What to watch for
— Catcher Beau Taylor extended his hitting streak to 25 games Tuesday against Bethune-Cookman. Taylor is one hit shy of tying the UCF hit streak record of 26, set by Mike Myers in 2001. Taylor will have a chance to tie and break the UCF hitting-streak record in this weekend's games.
— The Knights offense has outscored their opponents, 50-6 in their first four games.
— In four games played by the Knights, the pitching staff has only walked four batters.
— Second baseman Travis Shreve has stolen five bases in his first four games with the Knights.
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