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ORLANDO - Sophomore David Orndorff (Pasadena, Calif./Pasadena Polytechnic) tossed his first-career complete game to lead the University of Cincinnati baseball team to a 4-2 victory over UCF in the series finale in Orlando, Florida, on Sunday afternoon.
// Notables
- Cincinnati improves to 22-25-1 on the year and 10-7-1 in the American Athletic Conference while UCF falls to 23-25 and 8-10.
- Orndorff earned the victory to move to 3-3 on the year while UCF starter Cre Finfrock (4-5) took the loss.
- It was Orndorff's first-career complete game and the sixth complete game for the Bearcats this season.
- Sophomore Kyle Mottice (Canal Fulton, Ohio/Jackson) singled on the first pitch of the game to extend his on-base streak to 15 games.
- McVey finished with two hits and extend his hitting streak to 10 games. The third baseman recorded a team-high 20-game hitting streak earlier in the season, spanning from Feb. 27 to March 29.
- Freshman Cole Murphy (Cincinnati, Ohio/Walnut Hills) drew two of the three UC walks in the game, setting a new career high.
- Cincinnati stole six bases against the Knights, the most for the team since swiping seven bags against Northwestern on March 19. McVey stole two bases and leads The American with 25 this season.
- UC and UCF, which entered the weekend tied for the fewest errors in the league, combined for 11 errors in the three game series.
- IT is the first time UC has won 10 games in conference play since finishing 14-13 in BIG EAST action back in 2011.
// Key Innings
Bottom of the Third
The Bearcats played small ball to manufacture a run in the opening frame after Mottice sent the first pitch of the game into left field for a single. He stole second base before a well-executed sacrifice bunt by senior Woody Wallace (Lewis Center, Ohio/Olentangy) moved the runner to third. With one out, a groundout by redshirt sophomore Connor McVey (Mason, Ohio/Mason) scored Mottice for a 1-0 Cincinnati lead.
Top of the Fourth
UC doubled its lead in the fourth inning to go ahead 2-0. McVey singled to lead off the inning, stole second and moved to third on a groundout by sophomore Manny Rodriguez (Brooklyn, N.Y./Calvert Hall). With two outs, sophomore Joey Thomas (Mason, Ohio/Mason) stepped to bat and singled through the right side to bring home McVey.
Top of the Fifth
McVey drove in his second and third RBIs of the game in the fourth inning when his 1-out single up the middle scored both Murphy and Mottice for a 4-0 Cincinnati lead.
Bottom of the Fifth
UCF answered with a pair of its own runs in the bottom half of the fifth inning. Consecutive 1-out singles placed runners on the corners while a UC fielding error brought home the first run of the day for the Knights. One batter later, a single by Matthew Mika advanced the runners and another UC error scored the second run. UCF threatened more but first baseman Murphy snagged a liner and tagged the bag for the unassisted double play to end the inning.
Bottom of the Seventh
The Knights were looking for runs in the seventh when Buddy Putnam launched a 1-out double into the left field corner with a runner on first base. Left fielder R.J. Thompson (Mason, Ohio/Mason), shortstop Rodriguez and catcher Thomas teamed up to get the runner at the plate and keep UCF scoreless in the frame.
// Up Next
The Bearcats return to Marge Schott Stadium for the first time in two weeks with a three game American series vs. Houston on May 13-15. The first game will be played at 6 p.m. on Friday, with the other games taking place at 6 p.m. on Saturday and 1 p.m. on Sunday.
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