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MT PLEASANT, S.C. - The University of Cincinnati baseball team scored three runs in the top of the ninth inning but could not overcome the College of Charleston on Sunday afternoon, falling 5-3 in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina.
Freshman Jace Mercer (Johns Creek, Ga./Johns Creek) collected two hits for the second consecutive game to lead the UC offense. He also added an RBI in the last frame.
// NOTABLES
- With the loss, Cincinnati moves to 2-4 on the season while College of Charleston improves to 4-3.
- Starting pitcher David Orndorff (Pasadena, Calif./Pasadena Polytechnic) took the loss for the Bearcats after giving up two runs in 2.2 innings pitched.
- It was the third-ever meeting between the two teams after the first two games in the series on Friday and Saturday.
- Sophomore A.J. Bumpass hit a double to mark his fourth extra-base hit of the series for a 1.083 slugging percentage in three games.
- Freshman Reese Robinson (Dayton, Ohio/Centerville) made his collegiate debut in the eighth inning, recording three consecutive strikeouts to keep College of Charleston scoreless in the frame.
- The Bearcats did not record an error in any of the three games vs. the Cougars.
// KEY INNINGS
Bottom of the First
Dupree Hard singled Orndorff's second pitch of the ballgame up the middle and scored the game's first run three batters later on a single by Joey Mundy.
Bottom of the Seventh
CofC extended its lead to 5-0 with two runs in the home half of the seventh inning. Two singles and a stolen base placed runners on the corners for an RBI-single by Logan McRae. Another single and a bases-loaded walk scored the second run to put the Cougars ahead by five.
Top of the Ninth
The Bearcats mounted a comeback in the final inning, beginning with a double by junior Joey Thomas (Mason, Ohio/Mason). Mercer scored Thomas with a single and a Bumpass hit-by-pitch put two on for redshirt junior Connor McVey (Mason, Ohio/Mason) who doubled home both runs. McVey advanced to third on a wild pitch but was stranded there when the CofC shortstop snagged a liner to end the game.
// UP NEXT
The Bearcats will finally return home to Marge Schott Stadium on Wednesday, March 1, when they host Indiana at 6 p.m. Junior A.J. Olasz will see his first action of the season when he gets the start for Cincinnati.
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