TicketsCINCINNATI, Ohio – The University of Cincinnati baseball team split a double header with UT Martin on Saturday, winning the first game 4-3 and losing the second 7-5 in eleven innings.
The Bearcats end the day with an even record of 5-5 while the Skyhawks sit at 2-8.
// GAME ONE
// NOTABLES
• The game had a delayed start of an hour and 45 minutes due to bus problems for the Skyhawks
• A ground out RBI by Joey Wiemer broke a 3-3 tie in the seventh to hand the Bearcats the win
• Kyle Mottice, Connor McVey and A.J. Bumpass all had two hits in the game while Bumpass had the only extra-base hit, a double
• Clayton Colvin got the win by throwing 2.0 innings in relief with no runs, no hits, one walk and three strikeouts
• Jarod Yoakam threw a hitless inning with two strikeouts and David Orndorff got the save in 1.0 inning of work with one strikeout
// KEY INNINGS
Bottom of the 3rd
• Treg Haberkorn singled, Mottice singled and Manny Rodriguez walked to load the bases. McVey then picked up an RBI with a sacrifice fly. Later in the inning, Bumpass skied a ball in the infield and no defensive player made a play on it, resulting in an unusual infield double that scored two runs and made the game 3-0
Top of the 5th
• The Skyhawks answered and tied the game on two singles and a homerun to left field
Bottom of the 7th
• The game was decided when Mottice singled, Rodriguez dropped a sacrifice bunt, McVey singled and Wiemer grounded out to third base for the go-ahead run
// GAME TWO
// NOTABLES
• Mottice continued to have a good day from the top of the order. He went 3-for-6 with two runs and a RBI. He also stole two bases
• Eric Santiago also earned three hits with a run and RBI
• Mason DeAnna finished 2-for-3 with a double, sacrifice and a walk
• Issac Olson only gave up one hit in 2.0 frames of relief with no walks and three strikeouts
• Yoakam had another nice outing with two hits in 2.0 no walks and four strikeouts
• Orndorff suffered the loss as he gave up four hits and two runs late in the game
// KEY INNINGS
Top of the 1st
• UT Martin jumped out to an early lead with three runs on two doubles and an inside-the-park homerun
Bottom of the 1st
• UC replied with a run after back-to-back singles by Mottice and Rodriguez and a fielder's choice RBI by McVey
Bottom of the 2nd
• The game became tied 3-3 with a Santiago single, DeAnna RBI double and a RBI base hit from Mottice
Top of the 6th
• A two-run homerun in the frame after a walk gave the Skyhawks a late edge
Bottom of the 7th
• The Bearcats started chipping away at the lead with a run after the stretch. Mottice singled, stole second, moved on a wild pitch and scored on a ground out by McVey
Bottom of the 8th
• The contest became tied again, this time 5-5. Cole Murphy led off the inning with a double. Jordan Ramey entered the game as a pinch runner and came home on a Santiago single
Top of the 11th
• The final runs were scored on a double and homerun in extra innings
// UP NEXT
• The series concludes on Sunday in a noon game
• UC will then face its first midweek opponent on Tuesday when the team travels to Indiana on Tuesday
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The Bearcats end the day with an even record of 5-5 while the Skyhawks sit at 2-8.
// GAME ONE
// NOTABLES
• The game had a delayed start of an hour and 45 minutes due to bus problems for the Skyhawks
• A ground out RBI by Joey Wiemer broke a 3-3 tie in the seventh to hand the Bearcats the win
• Kyle Mottice, Connor McVey and A.J. Bumpass all had two hits in the game while Bumpass had the only extra-base hit, a double
• Clayton Colvin got the win by throwing 2.0 innings in relief with no runs, no hits, one walk and three strikeouts
• Jarod Yoakam threw a hitless inning with two strikeouts and David Orndorff got the save in 1.0 inning of work with one strikeout
// KEY INNINGS
Bottom of the 3rd
• Treg Haberkorn singled, Mottice singled and Manny Rodriguez walked to load the bases. McVey then picked up an RBI with a sacrifice fly. Later in the inning, Bumpass skied a ball in the infield and no defensive player made a play on it, resulting in an unusual infield double that scored two runs and made the game 3-0
Top of the 5th
• The Skyhawks answered and tied the game on two singles and a homerun to left field
Bottom of the 7th
• The game was decided when Mottice singled, Rodriguez dropped a sacrifice bunt, McVey singled and Wiemer grounded out to third base for the go-ahead run
// GAME TWO
// NOTABLES
• Mottice continued to have a good day from the top of the order. He went 3-for-6 with two runs and a RBI. He also stole two bases
• Eric Santiago also earned three hits with a run and RBI
• Mason DeAnna finished 2-for-3 with a double, sacrifice and a walk
• Issac Olson only gave up one hit in 2.0 frames of relief with no walks and three strikeouts
• Yoakam had another nice outing with two hits in 2.0 no walks and four strikeouts
• Orndorff suffered the loss as he gave up four hits and two runs late in the game
// KEY INNINGS
Top of the 1st
• UT Martin jumped out to an early lead with three runs on two doubles and an inside-the-park homerun
Bottom of the 1st
• UC replied with a run after back-to-back singles by Mottice and Rodriguez and a fielder's choice RBI by McVey
Bottom of the 2nd
• The game became tied 3-3 with a Santiago single, DeAnna RBI double and a RBI base hit from Mottice
Top of the 6th
• A two-run homerun in the frame after a walk gave the Skyhawks a late edge
Bottom of the 7th
• The Bearcats started chipping away at the lead with a run after the stretch. Mottice singled, stole second, moved on a wild pitch and scored on a ground out by McVey
Bottom of the 8th
• The contest became tied again, this time 5-5. Cole Murphy led off the inning with a double. Jordan Ramey entered the game as a pinch runner and came home on a Santiago single
Top of the 11th
• The final runs were scored on a double and homerun in extra innings
// UP NEXT
• The series concludes on Sunday in a noon game
• UC will then face its first midweek opponent on Tuesday when the team travels to Indiana on Tuesday
// FOLLOW THE BEARCATS
Stay connected with Bearcats Baseball on Facebook (GoBearcatsBase), Twitter (@GoBearcatsBase) and Instagram (GoBearcatsBase)