USF dropped the second game of the AAC Tournament to Houston this afternoon. They must now fight for survival in a rematch against Memphis tomorrow morning.
Going up against the best team in the conference without the benefit of the presence of their head coach, USF put Ryan Valdes on the mound and hoped he would give them a good chance to win. He did just that, throwing five innings of shutout baseball before giving up two runs in the sixth. He finished with six innings pitched, three hits, two runs and seven strikeouts. Houston was up 2-0 when Valdes left the game.