TicketsMarch 13, 2009
CINCINNATI - The University of Cincinnati baseball team fell to the Western Michigan University Broncos 6-2 Friday evening in the opener of a four-game set at Marge Schott Stadium. Cincinnati fell to 6-6 on the season, while Western Michigan improved to 3-9.
After two scoreless innings, the Broncos scored first with one run in the third inning, before tacking on three runs in the fourth on a Kyle Galbraith three-run home run, opening a 4-0 lead.
UC crossed the plate in the fifth inning off back-to-back doubles by senior Mike Spina (Newberry, Fla./Newberry) and junior Lance Durham (Forest Park, Ohio/Roger Bacon), which plated Spina and cut its deficit to 4-1.
Western Michigan responded with a two-out double and a two-out single in the top of the sixth to re-establish its four-run cushion, 5-1.
Cincinnati closed within three runs again with a run in the seventh inning. Senior Cameron Satterwhite (Cincinnati, Ohio/Moeller) drew a one-out walk, bringing Spina to the plate. A ground ball off the bat of Spina was misplayed by the Bronco third baseman, allowing Satterwhite to advance from first to third base. Durham delivered another clutch hit with a looping single into center field, making the score 5-2.
The Broncos added another run in the ninth, upping its lead to 6-2. The Bearcats threatened in the ninth, but could not cross the plate as they fell to WMU, 6-2.
Durham led the Bearcats going 3-for-4 from the plate with two RBI.
The Broncos and Bearcats meet in a doubleheader on Saturday, March 14, beginning at 1 p.m. The first game's pitching match-up features UC's Brian Garman (1-1), and WMU's Brian Stroud (0-3), while game two feature's UC's Kevin Johnson (1-0) and WMU's Derek Mosher (1-1).