UH baseball drops two of three against UCF

UH baseball first baseman Ryan Hernandez launched home runs No. 10 and 11 on Friday night as part of his five RBI game in the Cougars victory over UCF. | James Mueller/The CougarUH baseball’s hopes of winning the American Athletic Conference regular-season title were shattered as the Cougars dropped two of three to UCF over the weekend at Schroeder Park.

UH now sits in third place in the AAC standings with a 13-8 record.

Here is a closer look at each game from the weekend:

Friday

The Cougars erased a 4-0 deficit after the top of the first inning thanks to the big bats of senior first baseman Ryan Hernandez and graduate utility player Santiago Garcia to take Friday night’s series opener 9-6.

Herna…