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Rutgers players celebrate Thursday's win over Louisville in the Big East tournament. The Scarlet Knights won again Friday, over South Florida, to advance to the tournament semifinal.

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CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Rutgers advanced to the semifinal of the Big East baseball tournament tonight with a 2-1 victory over South Florida in Bright House Field.

The Scarlet Knights got a brilliant pitching performance from Tyler Gebler, who threw 8 1/3 innings of one-run ball and Vinny Zarrillo broke a 1-1 tie with a fifth-inning RBI groundout to send Rutgers to a Saturday meeting against Connecticut. The Scarlet Knights will need to beat UConn twice Saturday to advance to the tournament final Sunday.