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CINCINNATI – Playing its second double-header in as many days, the University of Cincinnati baseball team picked up two more wins over Canisius College on Saturday afternoon to close out the series sweep.
Senior Woody Wallace (Lewis Center, Ohio/Olentangy), sophomores Joey Thomas (Mason, Ohio/Mason) and Kyle Mottice (Canal Fulton, Ohio/Jackson) and freshmen Cam Alldred (Batavia, Ohio/Cincinnati Country Day) and Vince Augustine (Cranberry Township, Pa./Seneca Valley) each recorded a pair of hits in one of the games to lead the UC offense.
On the mound, redshirt junior Colton Cleary (Nicholasville, Ky./Lexington Catholic) and freshman Clayton Colvin (Dublin, Ohio/Dublin Jerome) picked up the victories while sophomore David Orndorff (Pasadena, Calif./Pasadena Polytechnic) earned the save in the first game.
// Notables
- Cincinnati improves to 5-11 on the year with the two victories while Canisius falls to 3-12.
- In game one, Cleary (1-0) earned his second-career win while the Golden Griffins' J.P. Stevenson (0-4) took the loss and Orndorff picked up his first-career save. In the second game, Colvin (1-0) picked up the first win of his career and Canisius reliever Tyler Smith (1-1) took the loss.
- McVey collected a hit in each game to extend his hitting streak to 13 games for the Bearcats.
- Thomas, Augustine and Mottice each tallied two hits in the first game, marking the fourth straight game that three UC players totaled multiple hits in a game. That streak ended in the second game, however Wallace and Alldred each recorded a pair of hits for UC.
- Freshman A.J. Bumpass (Rougemont, N.C./Northern) hit is second-career homerun in the second game to tie the score at 1-1 in the fourth inning.
- The Bearcats stole six bases in the second game with Wallace, Augustine, Mottice, McVey, junior R.J. Thompson (Mason, Ohio/Mason) and sophomore Ryan Noda (Volo, Ill./Grant) all getting in on the action. It is the first time the Bearcats have swiped six bags in a single game since May 11, 2013, vs. Santa Clara.
- Augustine's two hits in the opening game are a career high for the freshman.
- A day after earning the first three hits of his college career, Alldred added two to the Bearcats' effort in the second game today.
- Sophomore A.J. Olasz (West Mifflin, Pa./West Mifflin Area) started the second game for the Bearcats, tying a career high in innings pitched (5.1) and strikeouts (four). He did not allow an earned run and gave up just three hits.
- Colvin struck out two batters in the second game to set a new career high mark.
- It was the first four-game sweep for Cincinnati since taking four over Chicago State March 9-11, 2012.
// Key Innings – Game 1
Bottom of the First
Thompson was walked and stole second before scoring on a single by Noda. After another walk to Wallace and a double steal put two runners in scoring position, Thomas doubled to left field to score both Noda and Wallace and give the Bearcats a 3-0 lead.
Top of the Third
Canisius used four hits in the frame to score a pair of runs and get within 4-2 on the scoreboard. The Golden Griffins threatened more runs but a Rodriguez-Mottice-Noda double play ended the damage.
Bottom of the Third
The Bearcats wasted no time getting those runs back, when a single by Mottice scored Thomas and Augustine for a 6-2 UC advantage.
Top of the Seventh
In the final inning of a shortened doubleheader opener, Canisius found its offense and pressured to tie the score or take the lead. A leadoff walk and a single followed by a double steal put two runners in scoring position with no outs. A double by Liam Wilson scored two runs to get the Golden Griffins within 7-5 before Orndorff entered to pitch for the Bearcats. The sophomore delivered consecutive groundouts to the shortstop, giving up a run, but got John Conti to fly out to end the game and secure his first-career save.
// Key Innings – Game 2
Bottom of the Fourth
With his team trailing by a run, Bumpass sent the first pitch of the fourth inning over the fence in right field to tie the game at 1-1.
Bottom of the Seventh
The score was still tied in the seventh when the Bearcats finally orchestrated another run. Thompson drew a leadoff walk and advanced to third on a single by Alldred. It is then that Haberkorn executed a perfect sacrifice bunt, allowing Thompson to score and earning the winning RBI.
Bottom of the Eighth
Cincinnati added a pair of insurance runs in the eighth when a double by Noda scored McVey and a single by Thompson scored Noda to bring the final score of 4-1.
// Up Next
The Bearcats return to midweek action on Tuesday, March 15, when they host regional rival Miami (Ohio) at Marge Schott Stadium. The first pitch is scheduled for 4 p.m.
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