TicketsWICHITA, Kan. – University of Cincinnati baseball dropped the second game at Wichita State 9-1 Saturday afternoon to force a rubber match in the series finale on Sunday. A six-run seventh inning by the Shockers was the big difference in the game.
Defense dazzled once again as the Bearcats turned a triple play in the fourth inning. With runners on first and second, the WSU batter chopped a ball down to Connor McVey at third base who stepped on the bag, threw over to Kyle Mottice who got his runner before throwing over to Eric Santiago at first to get the third out. It was the first triple play since the Bearcats turned one last season on April 8 versus Tulane.
// NOTABLES
• Cincinnati falls to 23-21 on the season and 9-8 in conference play
• Wichita State improves to 29-15 and 6-11
• Santiago went 3-for-4 in the game with the sole RBI
• McVey was the only other Bearcat with a multi-hit day. He finished 2-for-4
• Nathan Kroger allowed three earned runs in 3.0 innings and got the loss
• A.J. Kullman struck out four in 3.2 innings of relief
• Tristan Hammans finished the game on the mound with 1.1 scoreless frames, only giving up one hit and no free bases
// KEY INNINGS
Bottom of the 1st
• The Shockers scored first on a single, stolen base and a RBI base hit in the opening inning
Top of the 4th
• The Bearcats tied things up a few innings later. Joey Wiemer was hit by a pitch, stole second and made his way to third on an error. Santiago then singled for the RBI
Bottom of the 4th
• A double and trio of singles allowed Wichita State to tack two runs on. A triple play ended the threat
Bottom of the 7th
• The Shockers put up a big six-run frame to widen their lead. It became a three-run advantage for the home team when a run scored after a walk, sacrifice bunt and single. Five more base hits and an intentional walk made it a 9-1 game
// UP NEXT
• The series finale with Wichita State is Sunday at 11:30 a.m. EST
• UC will travel for midweek action this upcoming week with a 3 p.m. game at Xavier on Tuesday and a 6 p.m. contest at Louisville on Wednesday
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Defense dazzled once again as the Bearcats turned a triple play in the fourth inning. With runners on first and second, the WSU batter chopped a ball down to Connor McVey at third base who stepped on the bag, threw over to Kyle Mottice who got his runner before throwing over to Eric Santiago at first to get the third out. It was the first triple play since the Bearcats turned one last season on April 8 versus Tulane.
// NOTABLES
• Cincinnati falls to 23-21 on the season and 9-8 in conference play
• Wichita State improves to 29-15 and 6-11
• Santiago went 3-for-4 in the game with the sole RBI
• McVey was the only other Bearcat with a multi-hit day. He finished 2-for-4
• Nathan Kroger allowed three earned runs in 3.0 innings and got the loss
• A.J. Kullman struck out four in 3.2 innings of relief
• Tristan Hammans finished the game on the mound with 1.1 scoreless frames, only giving up one hit and no free bases
// KEY INNINGS
Bottom of the 1st
• The Shockers scored first on a single, stolen base and a RBI base hit in the opening inning
Top of the 4th
• The Bearcats tied things up a few innings later. Joey Wiemer was hit by a pitch, stole second and made his way to third on an error. Santiago then singled for the RBI
Bottom of the 4th
• A double and trio of singles allowed Wichita State to tack two runs on. A triple play ended the threat
Bottom of the 7th
• The Shockers put up a big six-run frame to widen their lead. It became a three-run advantage for the home team when a run scored after a walk, sacrifice bunt and single. Five more base hits and an intentional walk made it a 9-1 game
// UP NEXT
• The series finale with Wichita State is Sunday at 11:30 a.m. EST
• UC will travel for midweek action this upcoming week with a 3 p.m. game at Xavier on Tuesday and a 6 p.m. contest at Louisville on Wednesday
// FOLLOW THE BEARCATS
Stay connected with Bearcats Baseball on Facebook (GoBearcatsBase), Twitter (@GoBearcatsBase) and Instagram (GoBearcatsBase)