TicketsMEMPHIS, TENN. – Zach Segal pitched eight solid innings and the University of Cincinnati baseball team scored seven runs in the top of the fifth inning to win the nightcap of a series-opening doubleheader at Memphis, 11-3, in American Athletic Conference action on Friday at FedExPark.
Cincinnati (16-16, 5-6 AAC) trailed 2-0 early but plated six runs in the fifth before an out was recorded to break things open. Ryan Nicholson started the inning off with a walk and the Bearcats had six straight hits with RBI efforts on singles by Jake Hansen and Cole Harting, a ground-rule double by Joey Bellini and a sac fly by Eric Santiago.
Nicholson batted a second time in the frame and belted an RBI single of his own to center field. He finished 3-for-3 with two runs scored and two walks.
Bellini added a solo home run in the eighth and finished with two hits, two runs scored and a walk to go with his 3 RBIs.
Segal (2-3) put together the longest outing of his collegiate career, going 8.0 innings, giving up three runs on four hits with five strikeouts. Memphis (11-21, 1-9 AAC) scored all three runs because of a pair of long balls off the bat of Hunter Goodman. He had a two-run shot to left in the third and a solo homer in the eighth.
Jackson Murphy pitched a scoreless ninth inning to close the game out.
UP NEXT
The teams continue their series with a 3 p.m. ET first pitch on Saturday and conclude the weekend with a 2 p.m. game at FedEx Park Sunday.
SEASON TICKETS ON SALE NOW
Baseball season-ticket packages for 2021 are on sale, priced at $50 for adults and $30 for youths (aged 4-12), seniors (age 65 and up), UC faculty and staff and members of the military. Get your season tickets to lock in your seats! Make your purchase online.
Make your purchase online today! Contact the Bearcats Ticket Office at 1-877-CATS-TIX with any questions.
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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.
Cincinnati (16-16, 5-6 AAC) trailed 2-0 early but plated six runs in the fifth before an out was recorded to break things open. Ryan Nicholson started the inning off with a walk and the Bearcats had six straight hits with RBI efforts on singles by Jake Hansen and Cole Harting, a ground-rule double by Joey Bellini and a sac fly by Eric Santiago.
Nicholson batted a second time in the frame and belted an RBI single of his own to center field. He finished 3-for-3 with two runs scored and two walks.
Bellini added a solo home run in the eighth and finished with two hits, two runs scored and a walk to go with his 3 RBIs.
Segal (2-3) put together the longest outing of his collegiate career, going 8.0 innings, giving up three runs on four hits with five strikeouts. Memphis (11-21, 1-9 AAC) scored all three runs because of a pair of long balls off the bat of Hunter Goodman. He had a two-run shot to left in the third and a solo homer in the eighth.
Jackson Murphy pitched a scoreless ninth inning to close the game out.
UP NEXT
The teams continue their series with a 3 p.m. ET first pitch on Saturday and conclude the weekend with a 2 p.m. game at FedEx Park Sunday.
SEASON TICKETS ON SALE NOW
Baseball season-ticket packages for 2021 are on sale, priced at $50 for adults and $30 for youths (aged 4-12), seniors (age 65 and up), UC faculty and staff and members of the military. Get your season tickets to lock in your seats! Make your purchase online.
Make your purchase online today! Contact the Bearcats Ticket Office at 1-877-CATS-TIX with any questions.
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.