TicketsCINCINNATI – University of Cincinnati baseball won the series against Memphis with a 7-2 victory on Saturday.
Bearcats' starter Nathan Kroger retired the first ten batters he faced and struck out a career-high seven to lead the way. After allowing his first base runners and his only run allowed in the contest, UC's offense lent its support with a six-run inning.
// NOTABLES
• Cincinnati evens out its overall record to 14-14. The Bearcats are now 5-3 in conference play
• Memphis drops to 9-22 and 1-7
• Kroger went 7.0 innings with one run, six hits, two walks and seven strikeouts for his first win of the season
• Joey Thomas had two hits on the day with two RBI
• A.J. Bumpass also had a two-hit performance
• Eric Santiago tied Thomas with a team-high two RBI
• With a fielder's choice in his first at-bat, Manny Rodriguez reached base safely in his 30th consecutive game
// KEY INNINGS
Bottom of the 1st
• Kyle Mottice led off the bottom of the first with a walk and scored later on an error that occurred as Rodriguez stole second and the ball got loose into the outfield
Top of the 4th
• Memphis responded and tied the game a few frames later on three singles
Bottom of the 4th
• UC broke the game open in the bottom of the inning with six runs. Bumpass singled before Wiemer reached on a fielder's choice and an error allowed Bumpass to stay on base. Dondrae Bremner doubled one run in before Santago smacked a two-RBI base hit. Two more singles courtesy of Mottice and Thomas made it a 7-1 game
Top of the 8th
• A walk and a double added another tally for Memphis
// UP NEXT
• The series concludes Sunday with a 1 p.m. game
• The Bearcats will take part in the Joe Nuxhall Classic this Tuesday and Wednesday, hosted by Miami in Oxford
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Bearcats' starter Nathan Kroger retired the first ten batters he faced and struck out a career-high seven to lead the way. After allowing his first base runners and his only run allowed in the contest, UC's offense lent its support with a six-run inning.
// NOTABLES
• Cincinnati evens out its overall record to 14-14. The Bearcats are now 5-3 in conference play
• Memphis drops to 9-22 and 1-7
• Kroger went 7.0 innings with one run, six hits, two walks and seven strikeouts for his first win of the season
• Joey Thomas had two hits on the day with two RBI
• A.J. Bumpass also had a two-hit performance
• Eric Santiago tied Thomas with a team-high two RBI
• With a fielder's choice in his first at-bat, Manny Rodriguez reached base safely in his 30th consecutive game
// KEY INNINGS
Bottom of the 1st
• Kyle Mottice led off the bottom of the first with a walk and scored later on an error that occurred as Rodriguez stole second and the ball got loose into the outfield
Top of the 4th
• Memphis responded and tied the game a few frames later on three singles
Bottom of the 4th
• UC broke the game open in the bottom of the inning with six runs. Bumpass singled before Wiemer reached on a fielder's choice and an error allowed Bumpass to stay on base. Dondrae Bremner doubled one run in before Santago smacked a two-RBI base hit. Two more singles courtesy of Mottice and Thomas made it a 7-1 game
Top of the 8th
• A walk and a double added another tally for Memphis
// UP NEXT
• The series concludes Sunday with a 1 p.m. game
• The Bearcats will take part in the Joe Nuxhall Classic this Tuesday and Wednesday, hosted by Miami in Oxford
// FOLLOW THE BEARCATS
Stay connected with Bearcats Baseball on Facebook (GoBearcatsBase), Twitter (@GoBearcatsBase) and Instagram (GoBearcatsBase)