TicketsCINCINNATI – University of Cincinnati baseball lost the series-opener against Xavier Thursday night in the final game to be played at Marge Schott Stadium this season by a score of 11-2.
// NOTABLES
• UC is now 25-28 on the season and XU is 24-28
• The game entered a two-hour rain delay at the end of the sixth inning
• Wyatt Stapp was 2-for-3 in the game with a RBI, a walk and a run scored
• Joey Bellini finished 2-for-4 with a double and run scored
• A.J. Bumpass also went 2-for-4 at the plate
• Drake Batcho suffered the loss in the start
• Nick Murray went 4.0 innings in relief with one run on three hits, no walks and five strikeouts
• Brennan Dolwick pitched 2.0 frames following the delay
• Cal Jarret, who has not thrown in a game since 2017 due to injury, entered the game in the ninth and gave up a single and a walk before striking out the next three batters he faced
// KEY INNINGS
Top of the 1st
• Xavier got off to a big start with a four-run first. A triple and singled started the scoring. After a hit by pitch, a three-run homerun sent everyone home
Top of the 2nd
• Four more runs were scored in the top of the second inning, starting with a single, double and a two-RBI base hit. Two wild pitches and a walk put runners in scoring position, which allowed two more runs to come home on another single
Top of the 3rd
• A pair of doubles made it 9-0 through three frames
Bottom of the 4th
• The Bearcats broke through when Bellini doubled, moved to third on a wild pitch and scored on a Stapp single. Stapp was able to score later from third base when Griffin Merritt grounded out
Top of the 7th
• After a two hour rain delay, the Musketeers tacked two on with a pair of solo homeruns
// UP NEXT
• On Friday the two teams will play with free admission, parking and concessions at Prasco Park in Mason, Ohio, starting at 7 p.m.
• The regular-season finale will be held at Great American Ball Park on Saturday night after the Reds take on the Dodgers
• That game is free for fans who are already attending the Reds came and free for fans who come just for the XU-UC contest
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// NOTABLES
• UC is now 25-28 on the season and XU is 24-28
• The game entered a two-hour rain delay at the end of the sixth inning
• Wyatt Stapp was 2-for-3 in the game with a RBI, a walk and a run scored
• Joey Bellini finished 2-for-4 with a double and run scored
• A.J. Bumpass also went 2-for-4 at the plate
• Drake Batcho suffered the loss in the start
• Nick Murray went 4.0 innings in relief with one run on three hits, no walks and five strikeouts
• Brennan Dolwick pitched 2.0 frames following the delay
• Cal Jarret, who has not thrown in a game since 2017 due to injury, entered the game in the ninth and gave up a single and a walk before striking out the next three batters he faced
// KEY INNINGS
Top of the 1st
• Xavier got off to a big start with a four-run first. A triple and singled started the scoring. After a hit by pitch, a three-run homerun sent everyone home
Top of the 2nd
• Four more runs were scored in the top of the second inning, starting with a single, double and a two-RBI base hit. Two wild pitches and a walk put runners in scoring position, which allowed two more runs to come home on another single
Top of the 3rd
• A pair of doubles made it 9-0 through three frames
Bottom of the 4th
• The Bearcats broke through when Bellini doubled, moved to third on a wild pitch and scored on a Stapp single. Stapp was able to score later from third base when Griffin Merritt grounded out
Top of the 7th
• After a two hour rain delay, the Musketeers tacked two on with a pair of solo homeruns
// UP NEXT
• On Friday the two teams will play with free admission, parking and concessions at Prasco Park in Mason, Ohio, starting at 7 p.m.
• The regular-season finale will be held at Great American Ball Park on Saturday night after the Reds take on the Dodgers
• That game is free for fans who are already attending the Reds came and free for fans who come just for the XU-UC contest
// FOLLOW THE BEARCATS
Stay connected with Bearcats Baseball on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.