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NATCHITOCHES, La. - Despite a strong pitching performance, the University of Cincinnati baseball team dropped a 6-2 decision in the rubber match against Northwestern State on Sunday afternoon in Natchitoches, Louisiana. Junior David Orndorff (Pasadena, Calif./Pasadena Polytechnic) tossed five quality innings for the Bearcats, surrendering five hits and three earned runs, but the offense struggled to back him up, connecting on just three hits in the game.
// NOTABLES
- With the loss, Cincinnati moves to 1-2 on the season while Northwestern State improves to 2-1.
- Northwestern State's Evan Tidwell (1-0) earned the win in the start while Orndorff (0-1) was saddled with the loss. Evan Daigle (1) earned the save.
- Cincinnati is now 1-3 all-time against the Demons. The first game of the series was played back on Feb. 22, 1997, a 10-9 Northwestern State victory.
- Senior R.J. Thompson (Mason, Ohio/Mason), redshirt junior Connor McVey (Mason, Ohio/Mason) and junior Kyle Mottice (Canal Fulton, Ohio/Jackson) each recorded a single hit in the game.
- McVey led the Bearcats in the series, registering four hits and three RBIs for a .364 batting average against the Demons.
- After being considered one of the youngest teams in the NCAA for the past two seasons, Cincinnati did not play a single freshman in any of the three-game series.
// KEY INNINGS
Bottom of the Fifth
With a 1-0 lead, the Demons used a double, a walk and a hit batter to load the bases with one out. A groundout scored the second NSU run of the day and a two-out single by Regan Kaufman scored two more for a 4-0 lead by the home team.
Top of the Sixth
The Bearcats looked threatening in the sixth, loading the bases with no outs but a double-play and a runners interference kept UC scoreless through the first four batters of the frame. With two outs and a pair of runners in scoring position, McVey lined a single into left field to score Thompson and junior Treg Haberkorn (Leo, Ind./Leo) to cut the deficit to 4-2.
Bottom of the Eighth
The Demons slammed the door on any potential Cincinnati comeback with a 2-RBI single by Tyler Smith for a 6-2 lead in the eighth inning.
// UP NEXT
UC will look to get back in the win column during a three-game series at College of Charleston Feb. 24-26. The games will be played at 5 p.m. on Friday, 2:30 p.m. on Saturday and 1 p.m. on Sunday from the Ballpark at Patriots Point.
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