Knights prepare for C-USA tournament

By Mary Stevens / mstevens@valenciavoice.com
May 23, 2012
Filed under Sports, UCF Athletics

Losing two games to Rice will not stop the Knights, as they are determined to be part of the College World Series. Head coach Terry Rooney and the rest of the Knights still have Omaha on their radar. “At the end of the day we want to be one of the eight teams playing in Omaha. For us to be one of... Read more »

UCF – Rice series wrap up

By Mary Stevens / mstevens@valenciavoice.com
May 21, 2012
Filed under Sports, UCF Athletics

The Knights fell short of Conference USA championship title hopes after losing to Rice 5-2 on Saturday. UCF may have lost the series to Rice, but that doesn’t mean it’s the end of the road. The Knights are far from done; they still have a post season to take care of. The loss was not taken lightly... Read more »

No. 10 UCF Knights beat FAU Owls 12-3 in mid week game

Mary Stevens / mstevens@valenciavoice.com
April 18, 2012
Filed under Sports, UCF Athletics

UCF exploded for an early lead thanks to a Ronnie Richardson homerun on the first pitch. The early lead helped the Knights dominate the FAU Owls for the rest of the night. Nearly 1,500 fans watched the Knights retain the Owls to three runs against their 12 runs Tuesday at Jay Bergman Field. Senior Travis... Read more »

George Zimmerman faces judge; not guilty plea entered

Mary Stevens / mstevens@valenciavoice.com
April 12, 2012
Filed under News

Neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman who is being charged for the death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin faced a judge for the first time in Stanford, Fla. Thursday. Zimmerman is facing second-degree murder in the shooting of unarmed Martin Feb. 26. Judge Mark Herr established that there was probable... Read more »

UCF beat Bethune Cookman 6-2; Knights sweep season series

Mary Stevens / mstevens@valenciavoice.com
April 12, 2012
Filed under Sports, UCF Athletics

UCF had a concrete win against Bethune Cookman at Jay Bergman Field Wednesday night, beating the Wildcats 6-2.“A solid win over a good Bethune-Cookman team,” said head coach Terry Rooney. “I thought a majority of our pitchers did a good job tonight.”RHP Garrett Nuss earned the win in his first... Read more »

UCF Knights crush FAMU Rattles; explode for 16 runs

Mary Stevens / mstevens@valenciavoice.com
April 11, 2012
Filed under Sports, UCF Athletics

UCF exploded in the seventh inning for eight runs, giving the Knights a 16-3 lead that FAMU couldn’t overcome. The final scores was was 16-4 as the Knights blasted a season high 20 hits and 16 runs during Tuesday’s game at Jay Bergman Field. Due to travel issues the game was delayed an hour and... Read more »

Knights lose first series game; look to win game 2 on Saturday

Mary Stevens / mstevens@valenciavoice.com
April 7, 2012
Filed under Sports, UCF Athletics

The UCF Knights lost to the UAB Blazers after allowing nine unearned runs on five errors in the fourth inning.UCF had 11 hits but only four runs and six errors while UAB had 16 hits, two errors and 11 runs.“We’ve to play better,” said head coach Terry Rooney after the game on Friday. “We have... Read more »

UCF Knights host weekend series against UAB Blazers

Mary Stevens / mstevens@valenciavoice.com
April 6, 2012
Filed under Sports, UCF Athletics

UCF will welcome UAB for a conference series Friday thru Sunday. The Knights are returning to Jay Bergman Field after sweeping their five game road trip.The Knights currently hold a 24-6 overall record, with a 5-1 Conference USA record. The Blazers overall record stands at 18-12 with a 2-4 Conference... Read more »

Richardson comes up clutch, UCF defeats Miami 4-1

Bryan Levine / blevine@valenciavoice.com
April 4, 2012
Filed under Sports, UCF Athletics

UCF needed just four hits to defeat the Miami Hurricanes 4-1, as the Knights picked up their first win of the season against one of the “Big Three” Florida schools. With losses against Florida, Florida State, and Miami already this season, the Knights needed a win Wednesday night to avoid being... Read more »

Knights win conference series opener; lose 15-6 on Sunday

Bryan Levine / blevine@valenciavoice.com
March 25, 2012
Filed under Sports, UCF Athletics

The Knights dropped their series finale against East Carolina, as the Pirates pitching fooled UCF batters all day, losing 15-6 Sunday afternoon at Jay Bergman Field. Starter Eric Skoglund was roughed up early, as the freshman went just two and a third innings, and allowed four runs on four hits. Skoglund... Read more »