CLEARWATER, Florida – Gephry Pena drove home John Montes in the 10th inning as No. 2 UCF defeated No. 3 Houston, 9-8, at the 2022 TicketSmarter American Athletic Conference Baseball Championship Saturday afternoon at BayCare Ballpark.
With the win UCF (35-24) forces a second game with the Cougars (36-23) that will take place Saturday at 6:30 p.m. Eastern on ESPN+.
Andrew Sundean doubled off the wall to start the bottom of the 10th inning for UCF. After a walk to Trent Taylor, Gephry Pena drove a ball down the left field line to score Montes from second.