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Sharp Strikes Out 11; Rice Falls to South Florida
3/21/2026 4:37:00 PM | Baseball
TAMPA, Fla. — Rice's Brayden Sharp struck out 11 in relief, but South Florida got a first inning run, and Michael Senay made it hold up, as USF evened the series, 2-0, Saturday afternoon.
South Florida (19-4, 1-1) grabbed the lead in the first inning. After the first two batters reached, Nathan Early hit a sacrifice fly to bring in Ryan Pruitt. The Bulls had a great chance to add on in the third, loading the bases with one out. But Brayden Sharp came on and struck out Jake Kulikowski and Lance Trippel to get out of the inning.
The Owls (14-10, 1-1) threatened in the fifth. With one out, Kutter-Gage Webb singled to left center. Lorenzo Rios drew a walk two batters later. But they were left stranded, as Cole Green struck out to end the inning.
The Bulls added an insurance run in the eighth. After loading the bases with one out, Javin Relaford hit a ground ball to short. Rice got the out at second, but Relaford beat out the throw to first, allowing Trippel to score.
Rice had a chance in the ninth. With two outs, J.C. Davis and Paul Smith singled. But Garet Boehm lined out to short to end the game.
Senay moved to 4-0 with the win. Ryland Urbanczyk (1-3) took the loss. Ethan Sutton picked up his fourth save.
Up Next
Rice and South Florida close out the series tomorrow, Mar. 21. First pitch is scheduled for 12:05 p.m., and the game will be streamed by ESPN+.
Notes
*Rice is 4-2 this season in the middle game of a weekend series.
*Rice split the first two games of a series for the first time this year.
*Brayden Sharp recorded a career-high 11 strikeouts in 5.0 innings of relief, tying the most strikeouts by an Owl this year.
*It is also the first 10+ strikeout game in relief since Davion Hickson had 10 against Charlotte on May 5, 2024.
*Kutter-Gabe Webb extended his season-long hitting streak to seven games.
*Garet Boehm extended his on-base streak to a season-high seven games.
South Florida (19-4, 1-1) grabbed the lead in the first inning. After the first two batters reached, Nathan Early hit a sacrifice fly to bring in Ryan Pruitt. The Bulls had a great chance to add on in the third, loading the bases with one out. But Brayden Sharp came on and struck out Jake Kulikowski and Lance Trippel to get out of the inning.
The Owls (14-10, 1-1) threatened in the fifth. With one out, Kutter-Gage Webb singled to left center. Lorenzo Rios drew a walk two batters later. But they were left stranded, as Cole Green struck out to end the inning.
The Bulls added an insurance run in the eighth. After loading the bases with one out, Javin Relaford hit a ground ball to short. Rice got the out at second, but Relaford beat out the throw to first, allowing Trippel to score.
Rice had a chance in the ninth. With two outs, J.C. Davis and Paul Smith singled. But Garet Boehm lined out to short to end the game.
Senay moved to 4-0 with the win. Ryland Urbanczyk (1-3) took the loss. Ethan Sutton picked up his fourth save.
Up Next
Rice and South Florida close out the series tomorrow, Mar. 21. First pitch is scheduled for 12:05 p.m., and the game will be streamed by ESPN+.
Notes
*Rice is 4-2 this season in the middle game of a weekend series.
*Rice split the first two games of a series for the first time this year.
*Brayden Sharp recorded a career-high 11 strikeouts in 5.0 innings of relief, tying the most strikeouts by an Owl this year.
*It is also the first 10+ strikeout game in relief since Davion Hickson had 10 against Charlotte on May 5, 2024.
*Kutter-Gabe Webb extended his season-long hitting streak to seven games.
*Garet Boehm extended his on-base streak to a season-high seven games.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: SENAY, Michael (4-0)
L: Urbanczyk, Ryland (1-2)
S: SUTTON, Ethan (4)
Batting:
2B: PRUITT, Ryan 1 ; TRIPPEL, Lance 1
3B: RELAFORD, Jevin 1
RBI: EARLEY, Nathan 1 ; RELAFORD, Jevin 1
SF: EARLEY, Nathan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: PRUITT, Ryan 1 ; TRIPPEL, Lance 1
SB: PRUITT, Ryan 1 ; RELAFORD, Jevin 1
CS: TRIPPEL, Lance 1
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