TicketsWILMINGTON, N.C. – A solo home run by Jake Murray on a full count in the top of the ninth was the difference in a 5-4 victory for the University of Cincinnati baseball team over UNCW on Saturday at Brooks Field.
Murray's first dinger of the season broke a 4-4 tie and gave their Bearcats (3-6) their second-straight win over the Seahawks (6-3).
Nathan Moore (1-2) picked up the win after pitching a scoreless eighth, striking out two. Beau Keathley snagged the save, pitching the ninth and inducing a double play to end the game. UC's bullpen allowed only a hit and walk in four innings of work.
Starter Dean McCarthy had his third-straight no decision, going Five innings, giving up four runs on six hits, three of them earned along with five strikeouts and two walks.
UC plated four in the top of the sixth to tie things up at 4-4. Joey Bellini led off and reached on an error. Jace Mercer hit a one-out single to center and Wyatt Stapp singled to right to load them up. Tanner Holen doubled up the middle to score Mercer and Bellini and Jake Hansen followed with a sacrifice fly to score Stapp. Cole Harting singled to center field to score Holen to cap the inning.
NOTABLE
• Aiden Bradbury, 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 K, 0 R
• Holen: 2-4, R, 2 RBI, 2B
• Murray: 1-5, R, RBI, HR
UP NEXT
Sunday features a 1 p.m. ET start to close out the series with UC LHP Garrett Schoenle (CIN) on the mound against UNCW RHP Ryan Calvert (UNCW). FloBaseball will televise the weekend set and live stats will also be available. For more information on FloSports, visit UNCWSports.com/coverage.
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For all the latest information on Cincinnati baseball, please visit GoBEARCATS.com. For up-to-the-minute updates, follow UC baseball (@GoBearcatsBase) and Coach Googins (@CoachGoogs) on Twitter. You can also find the Bearcats on Instagram and Facebook.
Murray's first dinger of the season broke a 4-4 tie and gave their Bearcats (3-6) their second-straight win over the Seahawks (6-3).
Nathan Moore (1-2) picked up the win after pitching a scoreless eighth, striking out two. Beau Keathley snagged the save, pitching the ninth and inducing a double play to end the game. UC's bullpen allowed only a hit and walk in four innings of work.
Starter Dean McCarthy had his third-straight no decision, going Five innings, giving up four runs on six hits, three of them earned along with five strikeouts and two walks.
UC plated four in the top of the sixth to tie things up at 4-4. Joey Bellini led off and reached on an error. Jace Mercer hit a one-out single to center and Wyatt Stapp singled to right to load them up. Tanner Holen doubled up the middle to score Mercer and Bellini and Jake Hansen followed with a sacrifice fly to score Stapp. Cole Harting singled to center field to score Holen to cap the inning.
NOTABLE
• Aiden Bradbury, 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 K, 0 R
• Holen: 2-4, R, 2 RBI, 2B
• Murray: 1-5, R, RBI, HR
UP NEXT
Sunday features a 1 p.m. ET start to close out the series with UC LHP Garrett Schoenle (CIN) on the mound against UNCW RHP Ryan Calvert (UNCW). FloBaseball will televise the weekend set and live stats will also be available. For more information on FloSports, visit UNCWSports.com/coverage.
FOLLOW THE BEARCATS
For all the latest information on Cincinnati baseball, please visit GoBEARCATS.com. For up-to-the-minute updates, follow UC baseball (@GoBearcatsBase) and Coach Googins (@CoachGoogs) on Twitter. You can also find the Bearcats on Instagram and Facebook.