TicketsMarch 24, 2010
DAYTON, Ohio - Trailing by three runs entering the ninth inning, the University of Cincinnati baseball team scored two runs and put the tying run on first base, but the Bearcats were unable to plate the tying run and fell to the University of Dayton, 4-3, Wednesday afternoon at Time Warner Cable Stadium.
The loss dropped Cincinnati to 11-7 on the season, while the Flyers upped their record to 9-11.
Both teams started slow offensively combining for just four hits through three innings, but Cincinnati struck first in the fourth.
Sophomore T.J. Jones lined the first pitch of the fourth inning through the right side for a single and two batters later, Jones moved to second base on a hard single to the shortstop by junior Chris Peters. On a double steal attempt, Peters moved up to second base, but Jones was thrown out at third base, leaving a runner on second base with two outs. Senior Jimmy Jacquot delivered a clutch two-out single through the left side to score Peters from second and put Cincinnati in front, 1-0.
The Flyers, who had failed to capitalize in the first and fourth innings with runners on first and second and nobody out, took advantage of a Bearcats error in the fifth to score their first run. With two outs in the inning, Jimmy Roesinger reached base on a fielding error and moved to third base on a single to right field by Zach Jacob. During the next at-bat, a passed ball allowed Roesinger to score, knotting the game at one run apiece.
Another Bearcats miscue in the sixth inning kick started a UD rally in which the Flyers scored three runs to take its first lead of the game, 4-1.
UC struck in the ninth on a one-out double by Jacquot, which scored senior Kevin Johnson from first base, bringing the tying run to plate in sophomore Kendal Coleman. Coleman hit a sharp line drive to third base that was snagged out of the air by Roesinger. Junior Justin Riddell extended the game on a RBI-single through the left side to plate Jacquot and cut the deficit to one run, 4-3, but the rally ended on a fielder's choice, giving the Flyers the 4-3 win.
Junior Nick Johnson pitched well in his second start of the season, giving up four hits and one unearned run while striking out three in 5.0 innings of work.
Peters, Jacquot, and Coleman led Cincinnati with two hits apiece, while Jacquot drove in a team-best two runs.
The Bearcats close out their five-game road trip March 26-28, when UC heads to Villanova, Pa., to meet the Villanova Wildcats in its first BIG EAST Conference series of the season. The series begins at 3:15 p.m. on Friday, March 26.