TicketsCINCINNATI – University of Cincinnati baseball was firing on all cylinders Friday to take the series-opener against Memphis by a score of 10-2.
Despite a walk and homerun to the first two batters of the game, J.T. Perez continued to dominate on the mound while he received ample run support thanks to three extra-base hits and six stolen bases. Every Bearcats starter got on base in the game.
// NOTABLES
• Cincinnati improves to 13-14 on the season and 4-3 in conference play
• Memphis drops to 9-21 overall and 1-6 in the American
• Perez went 7.1 innings with two runs, five hits, two walks and five strikeouts
• Clayton Colvin followed out of the bullpen, throwing the final 1.2 frames with no hits, no walks and two strikeouts
• Joey Thomas, A.J. Bumpass and Joey Wiemer all had two hits on the day
• Wiemer and Connor McVey both had two RBI
• Manny Rodriguez extended his reach base safely streak to 29 games with the help of a big three-run homerun
• Kyle Mottice got on base three times with three walks in the leadoff spot
// KEY INNINGS
Top of the 1st
• A leadoff, full-count walk and a homerun gave Memphis its only lead of the day
Bottom of the 2nd
• The Bearcats had their first three-run inning of the day to take the lead. Bumpass led off with a single before Wiemer reached on a fielder's choice but no out was made due to an error. With both runners remaining on base, McVey earned two RBI on a double to left field. After McVey stole third, he scored on a sacrifice fly by Dondrae Bremner
Bottom of the 3rd
• UC tacked on another with a fielder's choice and stolen base by Rodriguez and a Bumpass RBI double to left field
Bottom of the 5th
• The Bearcats posted another three-run frame in the fifth. Treg Haberkorn singled, advanced on a sacrifice bunt by Mottice and scored on a base hit by Thomas. Later on after Bumpass was hit by a pitch, both he and Thomas came home on a Wiemer single
Bottom of the 8th
• The final three runs came in the Bearcats' last offensive inning. Mottice walked and Thomas singled before Rodriguez cleared the bases with a shot over the left field wall
// UP NEXT
• The series with Memphis continues on Saturday with a 4 p.m. game
• UC players will be available after the game for fan autographs on the concourse
• Sunday's series finale is set for 1 p.m.
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Despite a walk and homerun to the first two batters of the game, J.T. Perez continued to dominate on the mound while he received ample run support thanks to three extra-base hits and six stolen bases. Every Bearcats starter got on base in the game.
// NOTABLES
• Cincinnati improves to 13-14 on the season and 4-3 in conference play
• Memphis drops to 9-21 overall and 1-6 in the American
• Perez went 7.1 innings with two runs, five hits, two walks and five strikeouts
• Clayton Colvin followed out of the bullpen, throwing the final 1.2 frames with no hits, no walks and two strikeouts
• Joey Thomas, A.J. Bumpass and Joey Wiemer all had two hits on the day
• Wiemer and Connor McVey both had two RBI
• Manny Rodriguez extended his reach base safely streak to 29 games with the help of a big three-run homerun
• Kyle Mottice got on base three times with three walks in the leadoff spot
// KEY INNINGS
Top of the 1st
• A leadoff, full-count walk and a homerun gave Memphis its only lead of the day
Bottom of the 2nd
• The Bearcats had their first three-run inning of the day to take the lead. Bumpass led off with a single before Wiemer reached on a fielder's choice but no out was made due to an error. With both runners remaining on base, McVey earned two RBI on a double to left field. After McVey stole third, he scored on a sacrifice fly by Dondrae Bremner
Bottom of the 3rd
• UC tacked on another with a fielder's choice and stolen base by Rodriguez and a Bumpass RBI double to left field
Bottom of the 5th
• The Bearcats posted another three-run frame in the fifth. Treg Haberkorn singled, advanced on a sacrifice bunt by Mottice and scored on a base hit by Thomas. Later on after Bumpass was hit by a pitch, both he and Thomas came home on a Wiemer single
Bottom of the 8th
• The final three runs came in the Bearcats' last offensive inning. Mottice walked and Thomas singled before Rodriguez cleared the bases with a shot over the left field wall
// UP NEXT
• The series with Memphis continues on Saturday with a 4 p.m. game
• UC players will be available after the game for fan autographs on the concourse
• Sunday's series finale is set for 1 p.m.
// FOLLOW THE BEARCATS
Stay connected with Bearcats Baseball on Facebook (GoBearcatsBase), Twitter (@GoBearcatsBase) and Instagram (GoBearcatsBase)