TicketsCINCINNATI – University of Cincinnati baseball battled all night long then posted a four-run eighth inning to take down USF 10-7 on Thursday night.
Every time the Bulls scored, the Bearcats had an answer in a back-and-forth contest. The loudest hit of the night came with bases loaded with two outs in the eighth. Eric Santiago ripped a bases-clearing triple to right center to increase UC's lead from one run to four.
// NOTABLES
• Cincinnati improves to 28-24 on the season and 12-10 in conference
• USF drops to 30-18-1 and 12-9-1
• For the second game in a row, every Bearcats starter had either a hit or a RBI in the game
• Kyle Mottice was a perfect 4-for-4 on the night
• Joey Wiemer went 3-for-5 with a homerun and two RBI
• Birthday boy Mason DeAnna was 2-for-3 with a walk and run scored
• Manny Rodriguez hit his 11th homerun of the year to help keep his reach base streak alive. It now sits at 49 games
• Treg Haberkorn had the team's other extra-base hit, a double, and scored two runs
• Santiago led the team with three RBI
• On the mound, Clayton Colvin earned the win after going 2.0 innings with four strikeouts
// KEY INNINGS
Top of the 2nd
• A solo homerun got the Bulls out to an early lead
Bottom of the 2nd
• The Bearcats got in front when Wiemer singled, Haberkorn doubled and DeAnna walked to load the bases. Mottice singled home one run before Connor McVey hit a deep sacrifice fly to score another
Top of the 3rd
• A walk and two-run homerun gave USF the lead back
Bottom of the 3rd
• UC joined in on the homerun party when Wiemer went deep to left field for a two-run shot and one-run lead. He sent A.J. Bumpass home who had reached earlier on a base hit
Bottom of the 5th
• The Bearcats tacked on another run when Rodriguez led off the bottom of the fifth with a solo shot to left field on a full count
Top of the 7th
• USF was able to even things up on a walk, two singles, an error, another walk and a fielder's choice with another error
Bottom of the 7th
• Cincinnati broke the 5-5 tie when Santiago walked, advanced to second on a wild pitch and scored on a base hit by Cole Murphy
Top of the 8th
• As the game would go, the Bulls tied it up again in the eighth on a solo homerun
Bottom of the 8th
• UC was able to put the game away with a four-run frame. Haberkorn was hit by a pitch, DeAnna singled before a single from Mottice scored one. After McVey walked to load the bases, Santiago came to the plate with two outs and tripled to left center field on a full count to open the game up
Top of the 9th
• Another USF homerun made it a 10-7 game, but Colvin got two quick outs to end the contest
// UP NEXT
• The schedule has changed for the weekend
• Friday will now be a double header starting at noon
• The senior day ceremony will take place between games
• The second game of the day will begin approximately 45 minutes after the end of game one
• There will be no game on Saturday
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Every time the Bulls scored, the Bearcats had an answer in a back-and-forth contest. The loudest hit of the night came with bases loaded with two outs in the eighth. Eric Santiago ripped a bases-clearing triple to right center to increase UC's lead from one run to four.
// NOTABLES
• Cincinnati improves to 28-24 on the season and 12-10 in conference
• USF drops to 30-18-1 and 12-9-1
• For the second game in a row, every Bearcats starter had either a hit or a RBI in the game
• Kyle Mottice was a perfect 4-for-4 on the night
• Joey Wiemer went 3-for-5 with a homerun and two RBI
• Birthday boy Mason DeAnna was 2-for-3 with a walk and run scored
• Manny Rodriguez hit his 11th homerun of the year to help keep his reach base streak alive. It now sits at 49 games
• Treg Haberkorn had the team's other extra-base hit, a double, and scored two runs
• Santiago led the team with three RBI
• On the mound, Clayton Colvin earned the win after going 2.0 innings with four strikeouts
// KEY INNINGS
Top of the 2nd
• A solo homerun got the Bulls out to an early lead
Bottom of the 2nd
• The Bearcats got in front when Wiemer singled, Haberkorn doubled and DeAnna walked to load the bases. Mottice singled home one run before Connor McVey hit a deep sacrifice fly to score another
Top of the 3rd
• A walk and two-run homerun gave USF the lead back
Bottom of the 3rd
• UC joined in on the homerun party when Wiemer went deep to left field for a two-run shot and one-run lead. He sent A.J. Bumpass home who had reached earlier on a base hit
Bottom of the 5th
• The Bearcats tacked on another run when Rodriguez led off the bottom of the fifth with a solo shot to left field on a full count
Top of the 7th
• USF was able to even things up on a walk, two singles, an error, another walk and a fielder's choice with another error
Bottom of the 7th
• Cincinnati broke the 5-5 tie when Santiago walked, advanced to second on a wild pitch and scored on a base hit by Cole Murphy
Top of the 8th
• As the game would go, the Bulls tied it up again in the eighth on a solo homerun
Bottom of the 8th
• UC was able to put the game away with a four-run frame. Haberkorn was hit by a pitch, DeAnna singled before a single from Mottice scored one. After McVey walked to load the bases, Santiago came to the plate with two outs and tripled to left center field on a full count to open the game up
Top of the 9th
• Another USF homerun made it a 10-7 game, but Colvin got two quick outs to end the contest
// UP NEXT
• The schedule has changed for the weekend
• Friday will now be a double header starting at noon
• The senior day ceremony will take place between games
• The second game of the day will begin approximately 45 minutes after the end of game one
• There will be no game on Saturday
// FOLLOW THE BEARCATS
Stay connected with Bearcats Baseball on Facebook (GoBearcatsBase), Twitter (@GoBearcatsBase) and Instagram (GoBearcatsBase)