Central Florida fell on the wrong side of a baseball slugfest Friday at Goodlett Field, dropping a 16-10 decision to visiting Indian River.
Christian Coburn had a triple and 3 RBI, Casey Smit had a double and 2 RBI and Jacob Zellner smashed a solo home run to pace a prolific CF offense. The Pioneers pulled away from a 10-10 tie with 6 runs over the final 2 innings.
The Patriots (6-14-1) host Brevard for a doubleheader at noon on Saturday.