TicketsCINCINNATI – Nathan Moore gave up one hit in five shutout innings of relief and an RBI single by Paul Komistek in the bottom of the seventh led the University of Cincinnati baseball team to a 6-5 win over Wichita State on Sunday at UC Baseball Stadium.
Moore (2-0) was nearly flawless out of the pen, striking out six, including fanning the side, in order, to close the game out in the ninth. He went 5.0 innings, giving up no runs, one hit, a walk with his six strikeouts.
Cincinnati (19-18, 8-8 American Athletic Conference) took three of four from the Shockers (20-15, 8-7 AAC) and won its second-straight league series.
Komistek's RBI single broke a 5-5 tie and plated the go-ahead run in the form of Joey Bellini who had led off with a single, advanced on a sacrifice bunt by Eric Santiago and then hustled home on the single to right field.
Wichita State scored four runs in the third via a Craig Cadena two-out grand slam to left field and added the tying run on an RBI single to left center from Jack Sigrist which scored Cooper Elliot from second and knotted things up at 5-5.
The Bearcats had again found some early offense, scoring five in the second for the lead. Komistek started the second inning by hitting the first pitch he saw off the scoreboard in right field, giving the Bearcats a 1-0 lead. UC would lead 5-0 after two with a two-run homer by Tanner Holen to left field and an RBI double by Joey Bellini
Bellini and Komistek both finished 2-for-4 with a pair of RBIs and a run scored.
SERIES NOTABLE
• Santiago batted .571 with eight hits and three stolen bases.
• Cole Harting finished with seven hits, five runs scored, four walks and two stolen bases.
• Jace Mercer had two home runs, four hits, six RBIs and 10 total bases.
• Bellini batted in six runs with four hits and eight total bases.
• Komistek slugged .773 with 11 total bases, seven hits and three RBIs.
UP NEXT
Cincinnati will play eight-straight AAC road games before returning home for an eight-game homestand to close out the regular season. First up is a trek to Tampa, Florida to take on USF (15-19, 5-7 AAC). The Bearcats and Bulls face off at USF Baseball Stadium with a Friday doubleheader starting at 3 p.m. ET and single games on Saturday and Sunday at 4 p.m. and 11 a.m., respectively.
All four games will air on ESPN+ with live stats at BearcatStats.com.
SINGLE-GAME TICKETS AVAILABLE
Single-game tickets are available for all Bearcats home games. Fans should visit the baseball ticket page for more information or to make their purchase now! Due to current COVID-19 restrictions, 1,000 fans will be allowed in UC Baseball Stadium for game days.
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.
Moore (2-0) was nearly flawless out of the pen, striking out six, including fanning the side, in order, to close the game out in the ninth. He went 5.0 innings, giving up no runs, one hit, a walk with his six strikeouts.
Cincinnati (19-18, 8-8 American Athletic Conference) took three of four from the Shockers (20-15, 8-7 AAC) and won its second-straight league series.
Komistek's RBI single broke a 5-5 tie and plated the go-ahead run in the form of Joey Bellini who had led off with a single, advanced on a sacrifice bunt by Eric Santiago and then hustled home on the single to right field.
Wichita State scored four runs in the third via a Craig Cadena two-out grand slam to left field and added the tying run on an RBI single to left center from Jack Sigrist which scored Cooper Elliot from second and knotted things up at 5-5.
The Bearcats had again found some early offense, scoring five in the second for the lead. Komistek started the second inning by hitting the first pitch he saw off the scoreboard in right field, giving the Bearcats a 1-0 lead. UC would lead 5-0 after two with a two-run homer by Tanner Holen to left field and an RBI double by Joey Bellini
Bellini and Komistek both finished 2-for-4 with a pair of RBIs and a run scored.
SERIES NOTABLE
• Santiago batted .571 with eight hits and three stolen bases.
• Cole Harting finished with seven hits, five runs scored, four walks and two stolen bases.
• Jace Mercer had two home runs, four hits, six RBIs and 10 total bases.
• Bellini batted in six runs with four hits and eight total bases.
• Komistek slugged .773 with 11 total bases, seven hits and three RBIs.
UP NEXT
Cincinnati will play eight-straight AAC road games before returning home for an eight-game homestand to close out the regular season. First up is a trek to Tampa, Florida to take on USF (15-19, 5-7 AAC). The Bearcats and Bulls face off at USF Baseball Stadium with a Friday doubleheader starting at 3 p.m. ET and single games on Saturday and Sunday at 4 p.m. and 11 a.m., respectively.
All four games will air on ESPN+ with live stats at BearcatStats.com.
SINGLE-GAME TICKETS AVAILABLE
Single-game tickets are available for all Bearcats home games. Fans should visit the baseball ticket page for more information or to make their purchase now! Due to current COVID-19 restrictions, 1,000 fans will be allowed in UC Baseball Stadium for game days.
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.