TicketsCINCINNATI – University of Cincinnati baseball battled through a thirteen-inning game with Kansas Saturday night and ultimately won it 7-6 on a RBI base hit by Connor McVey.
The game went back and forth before entering a deadlock in extra innings. Kansas got two runners on with one out in the top of the thirteenth and Isaac Olson entered the game on the mound. Olson threw one pitch, received a double play by his defense and would go on to earn the first win of his career.
They say defense sparks offense, and that proved true for the Bearcats as Joey Thomas singled to lead off the bottom of the final frame before Manny Rodriguez reached on a fielder's choice. In his first at-bat of the night, Jordan Ramey sacrificed Rodriguez into scoring position with a bunt. McVey squared up on the first pitch he received and smacked it through the middle, allowing Rodriguez to score and UC to walk off.
// NOTABLES
• Cincinnati improves to 21-19 on the season
• Kansas drops to 19-23
• Thomas had a great night all around the plate. He went 4-for-7 with an RBI and also threw out three base runners
• McVey finished with three hits and two RBI
• Kyle Mottice, Joey Wiemer and Eric Santiago all had two hits each. Mottice and Wiemer each had a double and Santiago picked up two RBI on the night
• Nathan Kroger started the game for the Bearcats, going 5.0 innings with four runs, eight hits, two walks and two strikeouts
• Tristan Hammans followed in relief and pitched well. He threw 2.2 frames with two runs, three hits, no walks and three strikeouts
• Clayton Colvin threw 2.0 scoreless, hitless innings with three walks and three strikeouts
• Jarod Yoakam pitched most of the bonus innings with two hits, one walk and one strikeout
• Olson entered the game with a 1-0 count on the batter and got a quick double play ball for the win
// KEY INNINGS
Bottom of the 1st
• UC took an early lead when Mottice doubled and Thomas singled to put two on. Mottice then came home on a wild pitch. McVey singled up the middle later on in the inning to score Thomas
Top of the 2nd
• Kansas was able to answer with two runs of its own in the next inning. A walk, two singles and two sacrifices tied the game at two
Bottom of the 3rd
• It didn't take long for the Bearcats to take the lead back with another two-run frame. Wiemer singled and Dondrae Bremner walked before both advanced into scoring position on a wild pitch. Santiago singled then both home
Top of the 4th
• The game continued to go back-and-forth early on as the Jayhawks tied it at four in the fourth. Two singles, a walk, ground out and sacrifice game allowed Kansas to tally the runs
Bottom of the 6th
• UC got back out in front when Bremner singled and scored later on a Mottice base hit
Top of the 8th
• Kansas took its only lead late in regulation. A 0-1 pitch was sent over the left field wall for a solo homerun before a single and double scored another
Bottom of the 8th
• The Bearcats forced extra innings when Treg Haberkorn doubled and scored later on a Thomas single to make it a 6-6 game
Bottom of the 13th
• The deadlock was broke when Thomas singled to right, Rodriguez reached on a fielder's choice, Ramey advanced Rodriguez on a sacrifice bunt and then McVey struck with the game-winning base hit
// UP NEXT
• Sunday's finale has been moved up to a noon start time
• It's the final Sunday Family Fun Day of the season. Fans can purchase four tickets, four hot dogs and four sodas for just $20
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The game went back and forth before entering a deadlock in extra innings. Kansas got two runners on with one out in the top of the thirteenth and Isaac Olson entered the game on the mound. Olson threw one pitch, received a double play by his defense and would go on to earn the first win of his career.
They say defense sparks offense, and that proved true for the Bearcats as Joey Thomas singled to lead off the bottom of the final frame before Manny Rodriguez reached on a fielder's choice. In his first at-bat of the night, Jordan Ramey sacrificed Rodriguez into scoring position with a bunt. McVey squared up on the first pitch he received and smacked it through the middle, allowing Rodriguez to score and UC to walk off.
// NOTABLES
• Cincinnati improves to 21-19 on the season
• Kansas drops to 19-23
• Thomas had a great night all around the plate. He went 4-for-7 with an RBI and also threw out three base runners
• McVey finished with three hits and two RBI
• Kyle Mottice, Joey Wiemer and Eric Santiago all had two hits each. Mottice and Wiemer each had a double and Santiago picked up two RBI on the night
• Nathan Kroger started the game for the Bearcats, going 5.0 innings with four runs, eight hits, two walks and two strikeouts
• Tristan Hammans followed in relief and pitched well. He threw 2.2 frames with two runs, three hits, no walks and three strikeouts
• Clayton Colvin threw 2.0 scoreless, hitless innings with three walks and three strikeouts
• Jarod Yoakam pitched most of the bonus innings with two hits, one walk and one strikeout
• Olson entered the game with a 1-0 count on the batter and got a quick double play ball for the win
// KEY INNINGS
Bottom of the 1st
• UC took an early lead when Mottice doubled and Thomas singled to put two on. Mottice then came home on a wild pitch. McVey singled up the middle later on in the inning to score Thomas
Top of the 2nd
• Kansas was able to answer with two runs of its own in the next inning. A walk, two singles and two sacrifices tied the game at two
Bottom of the 3rd
• It didn't take long for the Bearcats to take the lead back with another two-run frame. Wiemer singled and Dondrae Bremner walked before both advanced into scoring position on a wild pitch. Santiago singled then both home
Top of the 4th
• The game continued to go back-and-forth early on as the Jayhawks tied it at four in the fourth. Two singles, a walk, ground out and sacrifice game allowed Kansas to tally the runs
Bottom of the 6th
• UC got back out in front when Bremner singled and scored later on a Mottice base hit
Top of the 8th
• Kansas took its only lead late in regulation. A 0-1 pitch was sent over the left field wall for a solo homerun before a single and double scored another
Bottom of the 8th
• The Bearcats forced extra innings when Treg Haberkorn doubled and scored later on a Thomas single to make it a 6-6 game
Bottom of the 13th
• The deadlock was broke when Thomas singled to right, Rodriguez reached on a fielder's choice, Ramey advanced Rodriguez on a sacrifice bunt and then McVey struck with the game-winning base hit
// UP NEXT
• Sunday's finale has been moved up to a noon start time
• It's the final Sunday Family Fun Day of the season. Fans can purchase four tickets, four hot dogs and four sodas for just $20
// FOLLOW THE BEARCATS
Stay connected with Bearcats Baseball on Facebook (GoBearcatsBase), Twitter (@GoBearcatsBase) and Instagram (GoBearcatsBase)