Sunday, May 18, 2008

Baseball in, softball out

One team saw a dream fulfilled on Saturday, while another saw its dream end.

The South Florida baseball team needed to win at least one of three games against Notre Dame — the team that was No. 2 in the Big East standings on Thursday.

The Bulls not only won once, but earned their first sweep of a conference foe sinc joining the Big East in 2005.

Each of the three games against the Fighting Irish were decided by just one run, and Saturday's game was a thriller.

USF trailed 8-0 in the bottom of the 4th, but managed to come back and take the game 9-8. Senior Joey Angelberger — playing his last game at Red McEwen Field — started things off with a three-run home run in the bottom of the 4th. The Bulls eventually scored six runs in that inning, two in the fifth, and one in the eighth.

With the sweep, USF locked up the sixth seed in this week's Big East tournament. They play Tuesday in Clearwater against No. 3 seeded Notre Dame. Yes, the sweep dropped Notre Dame from second to third in the Big East, and the teams will meet for the fourth time in six days Tuesday.

While the baseball team was fighting its way into the postseason, the softball team was getting bounced from it. The Bulls lost their opening round game to UCF on Friday, and suffered a 9-2 loss to Georgia Tech on Saturday.

The Bulls season ends in what would have to be disappointment after winning the first regular-season Big East title in school history.

Check Monday's Oracle for more information about these two teams.

-Joe Rienzi

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