For nine nearly-flawless innings, USF junior Jimmy Herget and Houston counterpart Andrew Lantrip used their respective right arms to make the price of admission worthwhile to an announced crowd of 724 Friday.
But it was the ensuing free baseball that proved priceless for Bulls fans.
First baseman Buddy Putnam's one-out, bases-loaded single to right field in the bottom of the 11th clinched a 2-1 Bulls victory against the Cougars, pushing USF's lead in the American Athletic Conference to two games.
Putnam finished 3-for-3 with two walks, while Herget and Lantrip combined to strike out 24.