TicketsMASON, Ohio -- The University of Cincinnati baseball team fell to the Xavier Musketeers, 6-5, Monday night at Prasco Park in Mason, Ohio.
Sophomore pitcher Max Bergmann (0-2) came out of the bullpen for Cincinnati (9-13) and took the loss. Redshirt sophomore pitcher Chase Hopewell was a bright spot for the Bearcats, coming out of the bullpen as well and throwing one shutout inning, allowing one hit, with no walks and two strikeouts.
In addition to his three hits, redshirt sophomore infielder Max Palmieri had a double to lead the Bearcats. Redshirt sophomore infielder Ryan Nicholson furnished a standout performance at the dish as well, going 1-for-5 with a home run and two RBIs. Redshirt senior infielder Jake Hansen also helped out for Cincinnati, putting together two hits in three trips to the plate while adding a walk and an RBI.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Bearcats got the scoring started early, putting one run on the board in the top of the first inning. Redshirt junior outfielder Paul Komistek came across to score the lone run of the inning for Cincinnati and get it on the board.
The Musketeers failed to push any runs across before the Bearcats offense got back to their scoring ways the next inning. Cincinnati scored once on an RBI single off the bat of Hansen, which brought the score to 2-0 in favor of the Bearcats.
Cincinnati held Xavier without a run before building it lead to 3-0 in the fourth inning.
Cincinnati gave up the lead it built in the fourth, but got back on the scoreboard in the ninth trailing 6-3. The Bearcats scored twice on Nicholson's two-run homer, tightening the Xavier lead to 6-5. The ballgame ended with that ninth inning rally falling short.
GAME NOTES
- Nicholson sent a two-run home run over the right field fence in the top of the ninth to bring the Bearcats within one run. The homer was his fifth of the season.
- Nicholson's home run gave the Bearcats a homer in 18 out of their 22 games this season.
- Hansen drove in his fifth run of the year in the second inning on an RBI single, scoring redshirt sophomore infielder Kameron Guidry. Hansen ended the day 2-for-3, making it his second multi-hit game of the season.
- Komistek reached base three times today with a single and two walks, increasing his on-base percentage to .450.
- Palmieri recorded his first multi-hit game of the year, going 3-for-4 with two singles, a double and a run scored.
- Redshirt junior pitcher Jackson Murphy threw a scoreless inning today, making it his second-straight scoreless appearance. In his last three appearances, he's thrown four innings while only giving up one run and striking out four.
- The Bearcats have recorded at least seven hits in seven-straight games, averaging 10.6 hits per game in that span.
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