TicketsMarch 27, 2011
QUEENS, N.Y. - The University of Cincinnati baseball team lost to St. John's University 5-4 in extra innings on Sunday at Jack Kaiser Stadium.
With one out and runners at first and second in the bottom of the 10th inning, St. John's freshman catcher Frankie Schwindel hit a walk-off single to left field, scoring pinch runner Kevin Grove to end the game.
The Bearcats, who trailed 2-0 through four innings, exploded for four runs in the fifth. With bases loaded and two outs, sophomore Jake Proctor (Cincinnati, Ohio/Oak Hills) chopped a groundball over St. John's third baseman Sean O'Hare's glove to drive in two runs. The next batter, senior SS Chris Peters (Tipp City, Ohio/Tipp City), hit a fly ball to right field that landed in between the SJU second baseman and right fielder, adding two more runs for Cincinnati.
Cincinnati was clinging to a 4-3 lead before its fortunes turned in the ninth inning. Bearcats starting second baseman Sam Vandenheuvel (Chandler, Ariz./Hamilton) was moved to pitcher with a runner on second base and one out in the ninth to try to close out the game, but gave up a single to SJU infielder Matt Wessinger that tied the game 4-4
Senior RHP Nick Johnson (Delphos, Ohio/St. John's) allowed three runs (two earned) while striking out two in five innings pitched before being replaced by junior LHP Cory Hough (Springboro, Ohio/Springboro) in the sixth inning. Hough threw 3.1 innings with three strikeouts before Vandenheuvel was moved to the pitching mound.
Peters finished the game 2-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored to lead the UC offense.
Junior OF/C Braden Kline (Warsaw, Ind./Warsaw Community) extended his hitting streak to 13 games when he singled to left field in the sixth inning.
The Bearcats' next game will be against University of Dayton at 6:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday at Marge Schott Stadium.