UM baseball evens series with a 4-1 win vs. Florida
By wire services
Published February 15, 2004
CORAL GABLES - Erick San Pedro drove in three runs to lead Miami to a 4-1 win over Florida on Saturday, tying the three-game series at one.
Richard Giannotti and San Pedro accounted for the Hurricanes' five hits as Miami won its first game in two tries.
Vince Bongiovanni (1-0) gave up one earned run on three hits in 52/3 innings to pick up the win. Cesar Carillo pitched two scoreless innings for his first save as the Gators (3-1) were held to five hits.
Steven Porter (0-1) gave up three earned runs in 41/3 innings.
USF 7, E. TENN. ST. 4: Senior right-hander Tim Mattison (1-0) got the win as the host Bulls opened 2-0 for the first time since 1999. Mattison allowed no runs on five hits in 41/3 innings. Freshman centerfielder Ty Taborelli went 3-for-4 with an RBI in his first college start. Freshman Casey Hudspeth of Sarasota got his first collegiate start for the Bulls. He allowed four runs on eight hits in 32/3 innings and struck out six.
S. CAROLINA 38, CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 0: The host Gamecocks set school records for hits and margin of victory. They had 35 hits a day after getting seven in a 3-2 win over the Buccaneers. Steve Pearce and Kevin Melillo had two home runs and seven RBIs each for South Carolina, and Brendan Winn hit for the cycle.
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