TicketsGREENVILLE, SC --The University of Cincinnati baseball team fell to Michigan State Saturday, 10-8, in the first game of the three-day First Pitch Invitational in Greenville, S.C.
Graduate pitcher Tristan Weaver started the ballgame, throwing four innings, giving up four runs, one earned, on five hits, with two walks and three strikeouts.
Sophomore outfielder Cole Harting led the way offensively for the Bearcats, going 3-for-4 in the ballgame with a double, a home run, a walk and two RBIs, ending a triple shy of the cycle. Redshirt sophomore infielder Kameron Guidry compiled a standout performance at the dish as well, going 2-for-2 with a home run, two walks and three RBIs. Redshirt sophomore catcher Joe Powell went 1-for-5 for Cincinnati with a double and two RBIs.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Trailing 1-0, the Bearcats first put a run on the board in the second inning. Cincinnati tied the game thanks to Harting's RBI double with two outs.
The Spartans then scored three runs to retake their advantage heading into the fourth inning, when the Bearcats responded by getting back on the scoreboard themselves. Cincinnati pushed two runs across on a two-run double off the bat of Powell that brought home Harting and redshirt senior infielder Dondrae Bremner, which brought the score to 4-3 in favor of the Spartans.
Cincinnati held the Spartans off the board before rallying to snatch a 7-4 lead in the fifth. The Bearcats bats heated up in the inning, scoring four runs, including a three-run home run off the bat of Guidry.
Cincinnati held the Spartans without a run before building on their lead in the seventh inning. The Bearcats picked up a run on Harting's two-out solo homer off sophomore Dominic Hann, bringing the Cincinnati advantage to 8-4. The Bearcats were unable to hold the lead, as Michigan State scored six times over the remaining two innings to grab the 10-8 win.
GAME NOTES
» Harting broke out in a big way Friday, ending the day 3-for-4 with a home run that cleared the seats in left-field in the seventh inning. He was a triple shy of the cycle.
» Every Bearcats starter reached base safely in the loss.
» The Bearcats hammered five doubles today, which is the most they have had in a game this season.
» Guidry hit his first collegiate home run off the right-field foul pole in the fifth inning.
» Senior Beau Keathley had another solid performance in relief, throwing four innings, giving up two earned runs and striking out six.
» Freshman Kerrington Cross stole his third base of the season in the second inning, tying him for the team-lead.
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