Huskies' Bats Doom Bearcats in 7-2 loss to UConn

April 12, 2014

Final Stats

2 CINCINNATI 14-19, 3-8 American	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 7 14 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 6 1 Box Score Cincinnati, Ohio | Marge Schott Stadium Attendance: 1,347	7 UCONN 16-17, 3-4 American

STATS COMPARISON Runs 2 7 AB 30 37 Hits 6 14 RBI 1 7 BB 3 3 SO 3 4 LOB 4 6 STAT LEADERS Wenzel 2 H 2 Six tied Wenzel 1 2B - - - - 3B - - Glass 1 HR 1 Three tied Glass 1 RBI 2 Siena/Garabedian Glass/Wenzel 1 R 2 Melley/Siena Happ 1 SB 1 Sundberg PITCHING IP H R ER BB SO W - Ryan Atkinson (4-2) 2.2 5 4 4 2 1 L - Jordan Tabakman (3-1) 7.0 5 1 1 1 1

CINCINNATI - The University of Cincinnati baseball team gave up three homeruns and lost 7-2 to UConn on Saturday afternoon at Marge Schott Stadium.

The Bearcats (14-19, 3-8 American Athletic Conference) used a season-high five pitchers in the game and gave up a combined 14 hits, seven runs and three homeruns. Starting pitcher Ryan Atkinson (Cincinnati, Ohio/Colerain) took the loss and fell to 4-2 on the year.

Senior Justin Glass (Fort Wayne, Ind./Carroll) launched his second homerun of the year, and second of the series, over the right field fence in the bottom of the ninth inning to try to spark a comeback for the Bearcats. His shot was a no doubter and bounced off the side of Fifth Third Arena before falling to the ground.

UC's only other run came in the fifth inning when a double-play ball from sophomore Russell Clark (Wexford, Pa./Pine-Richland) scored sophomore Devin Wenzel (Blandon, Pa/Fleetwood Area) from third.

Wenzel finished the game with two hits to lead Cincinnati. Glass, Clark, sophomore Forrest Perron (Strongsville, Ohio/Strongsville) and freshman R.J. Thompson (Mason, Ohio/Mason) also collected a hit in the game.

The Huskies scored all of their runs in two big innings, notching four in the second inning and three in the eighth. A pair of two-run homeruns off Atkinson put the visitor's ahead 4-0 after the second inning.

In the eighth, a solo homerun from Blake Davey, the third of the day for UConn, gave the Huskies a 5-1 lead before they loaded the bases with only one out. A single and a groundout scored two more runs before the UC defense could end the frame.

Of note for the Bearcats was the relief appearance of redshirt junior Matt Ring (Muncie, Ind./Yorktown) who has been out of the lineup since Feb. 28 with an injury. Ring pitched 2.0 innings of scoreless baseball and did not allow a hit or a walk while striking out two.

The Bearcats and Huskies will pay the rubber match of the series on Sunday afternoon with a 1 p.m. first pitch from Marge Schott Stadium. The game will be the 300th game ever played in the Cincinnati facility and the first 300 fans through the gates will receive a voucher for four free tickets to an upcoming UC baseball game.

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