TicketsWICHITA, Kan. – University of Cincinnati baseball had the force on its side Friday night as a big, five-run fourth inning propelled the team to an 8-2 victory in the series-opener at Wichita State.
Perhaps the biggest moment of the night came from right fielder Jordan Ramey. He sprinted over to the wall and dove over it to make an out in the bottom of the second. The play was so impressive the entire crowd of WSU fans gave him a prolonged ovation.
Treg Haberkorn also made a leaping grab. In the sixth inning Haberkorn raced straight back in center field and dove to save an extra-base hit. Defense was also flashy on the infield as the Bearcats totaled four double-plays on the night. Meanwhile, pitching was superb and every player in the lineup contributed in some way in an impressive team victory.
// NOTABLES
• Cincinnati improves to 23-20 on the season and 9-7 in conference play
• Wichita State drops to 28-15 and 5-11
• J.T. Perez put together another great start on the mound for UC. He went 7.0 innings with just one run while allowing seven hits, two walks and striking out two. The lone run was a solo homerun on the last pitch he threw in the game
• Clayton Colvin threw the final two innings and also put up quality numbers. He gave up one run on two hits in the eighth but struck out the side in the ninth to end the game
• Every single UC hitter contributed in some way
• Kyle Mottice went 3-for-5 with a RBI and a run scored
• Joey Thomas was 2-for-5 with two RBI and two runs scored
• Connor McVey had a three hit night with a double and two RBI
• Joey Wiemer was walked twice
• Cole Murphy was walked, had an RBI sacrifice fly and scored a run
• Eric Santiago was 2-for-4 with a sacrifice
• Dondrae Bremner had a hit, scored a run and walked twice
• Treg Haberkorn went 2-for-3 with one run, one RBI, two stolen bases and a double. He was also hit twice
• Jordan Ramey rounded out the lineup with the first RBI of the night on a sacrifice fly. He also added in a hit, a stolen base and a run scored
// KEY INNINGS
Top of the 4th
• The big inning started with a single by Santiago, walk by Bremner and a hit by pitch to Haberkorn to load the bases. Ramey then hit a fly ball to center for a sacrifice fly, but the center fielder dropped the ball to allow Ramey to stay on base. Mottice followed with a typical sacrifice fly to make it 2-0. The score doubled during the next at-bat as Thomas earned two RBI on a base hit. McVey made it 5-0 on a double to score Thomas
Top of the 7th
• A single tally came home in the seventh when Murphy walked, moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by Santiago and scored on a Haberkorn double
Top of the 8th
• Three consecutive singles by Mottice, Thomas and McVey made it a 7-0 game. Bases became loaded with no outs after a walk to Wiemer. Murphy sent a ball to the opposite field warning track to make it 8-0
Bottom of the 8th
• Wichita State was able to get on the board on a solo homerun. They tacked on another after a hit batter and a base hit
// UP NEXT
• Game two against Wichita State is Saturday at 3 p.m. EST
• The series finale is set for Sunday at 11:30 p.m. EST
// FOLLOW THE BEARCATS
Stay connected with Bearcats Baseball on Facebook (GoBearcatsBase), Twitter (@GoBearcatsBase) and Instagram (GoBearcatsBase)
Perhaps the biggest moment of the night came from right fielder Jordan Ramey. He sprinted over to the wall and dove over it to make an out in the bottom of the second. The play was so impressive the entire crowd of WSU fans gave him a prolonged ovation.
Treg Haberkorn also made a leaping grab. In the sixth inning Haberkorn raced straight back in center field and dove to save an extra-base hit. Defense was also flashy on the infield as the Bearcats totaled four double-plays on the night. Meanwhile, pitching was superb and every player in the lineup contributed in some way in an impressive team victory.
// NOTABLES
• Cincinnati improves to 23-20 on the season and 9-7 in conference play
• Wichita State drops to 28-15 and 5-11
• J.T. Perez put together another great start on the mound for UC. He went 7.0 innings with just one run while allowing seven hits, two walks and striking out two. The lone run was a solo homerun on the last pitch he threw in the game
• Clayton Colvin threw the final two innings and also put up quality numbers. He gave up one run on two hits in the eighth but struck out the side in the ninth to end the game
• Every single UC hitter contributed in some way
• Kyle Mottice went 3-for-5 with a RBI and a run scored
• Joey Thomas was 2-for-5 with two RBI and two runs scored
• Connor McVey had a three hit night with a double and two RBI
• Joey Wiemer was walked twice
• Cole Murphy was walked, had an RBI sacrifice fly and scored a run
• Eric Santiago was 2-for-4 with a sacrifice
• Dondrae Bremner had a hit, scored a run and walked twice
• Treg Haberkorn went 2-for-3 with one run, one RBI, two stolen bases and a double. He was also hit twice
• Jordan Ramey rounded out the lineup with the first RBI of the night on a sacrifice fly. He also added in a hit, a stolen base and a run scored
// KEY INNINGS
Top of the 4th
• The big inning started with a single by Santiago, walk by Bremner and a hit by pitch to Haberkorn to load the bases. Ramey then hit a fly ball to center for a sacrifice fly, but the center fielder dropped the ball to allow Ramey to stay on base. Mottice followed with a typical sacrifice fly to make it 2-0. The score doubled during the next at-bat as Thomas earned two RBI on a base hit. McVey made it 5-0 on a double to score Thomas
Top of the 7th
• A single tally came home in the seventh when Murphy walked, moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by Santiago and scored on a Haberkorn double
Top of the 8th
• Three consecutive singles by Mottice, Thomas and McVey made it a 7-0 game. Bases became loaded with no outs after a walk to Wiemer. Murphy sent a ball to the opposite field warning track to make it 8-0
Bottom of the 8th
• Wichita State was able to get on the board on a solo homerun. They tacked on another after a hit batter and a base hit
// UP NEXT
• Game two against Wichita State is Saturday at 3 p.m. EST
• The series finale is set for Sunday at 11:30 p.m. EST
// FOLLOW THE BEARCATS
Stay connected with Bearcats Baseball on Facebook (GoBearcatsBase), Twitter (@GoBearcatsBase) and Instagram (GoBearcatsBase)