TicketsCINCINNATI – The University of Cincinnati baseball team hosted crosstown rival Xavier on Wednesday night and lost to the Musketeers by a score of 6-4.
UC and Xavier were tied at 4-4 after seven innings, but the Musketeers broke the tie with a two-run homer in the top of the eighth. Cincinnati had a chance to make some noise in the bottom of the ninth, putting runners at the corners, but the rally failed to produce any runs.
Hunter Jessee accounted for the majority of Cincinnati's runs on Wednesday, going 2-for-5 with three RBI. He drove in two of his runs with a first-inning home run, his second of the season.
Kerrington Cross had a two-hit day, both of his hits being doubles, and Josh Hegemann went 1-for-3 with an RBI and two walks. Luke Sefcik reached base three times, tallying a hit and two walks.
Five different pitchers saw time on the mound. Carson Marsh made his first start of the year, and both Drew Erdmann and Joey Hurth contributed multiple innings out of the bullpen.
Cincinnati returns home this weekend to host Houston in a three-game Big 12 series. First pitch for Friday's opener is set for 5 PM.
// HOW IT HAPPENED
Cincinnati jumped out in front with two runs in the bottom of the first. Kerrington Cross led off the game with a double into the gap in right-center field, and three batters later Hunter Jessee crushed a two-run homer over the right field wall.
A pair of RBI singles for Xavier in the top of the second tied the score at 2-2, but UC got those runs back in the third. Josh Hegemann singled up the middle to bring home a run and later scored on a fielder's choice to give the Bearcats a 4-2 advantage.
The Musketeers tied it up again in the top of the fifth with a two-run home run to make it 4-4.
Neither team found the scoreboard in the sixth and seventh, though both had chances to do so. Xavier stranded a runner in the top of the sixth and UC left the bases loaded in the bottom half of the sixth.
The tie was broken in the top of the eighth with a one-out home run by Xavier's Carter Hendrickson, which made the score 6-4.
Jessee led off the bottom of the ninth with a double and advanced to third on a wild pitch, and Max Palmieri walk to put runners at the corners with two outs. With the winning run at the plate, UC's rally ended with a ground ball to shortstop, leaving both runners stranded to end the game.
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UC and Xavier were tied at 4-4 after seven innings, but the Musketeers broke the tie with a two-run homer in the top of the eighth. Cincinnati had a chance to make some noise in the bottom of the ninth, putting runners at the corners, but the rally failed to produce any runs.
Hunter Jessee accounted for the majority of Cincinnati's runs on Wednesday, going 2-for-5 with three RBI. He drove in two of his runs with a first-inning home run, his second of the season.
Kerrington Cross had a two-hit day, both of his hits being doubles, and Josh Hegemann went 1-for-3 with an RBI and two walks. Luke Sefcik reached base three times, tallying a hit and two walks.
Five different pitchers saw time on the mound. Carson Marsh made his first start of the year, and both Drew Erdmann and Joey Hurth contributed multiple innings out of the bullpen.
Cincinnati returns home this weekend to host Houston in a three-game Big 12 series. First pitch for Friday's opener is set for 5 PM.
// HOW IT HAPPENED
Cincinnati jumped out in front with two runs in the bottom of the first. Kerrington Cross led off the game with a double into the gap in right-center field, and three batters later Hunter Jessee crushed a two-run homer over the right field wall.
A pair of RBI singles for Xavier in the top of the second tied the score at 2-2, but UC got those runs back in the third. Josh Hegemann singled up the middle to bring home a run and later scored on a fielder's choice to give the Bearcats a 4-2 advantage.
The Musketeers tied it up again in the top of the fifth with a two-run home run to make it 4-4.
Neither team found the scoreboard in the sixth and seventh, though both had chances to do so. Xavier stranded a runner in the top of the sixth and UC left the bases loaded in the bottom half of the sixth.
The tie was broken in the top of the eighth with a one-out home run by Xavier's Carter Hendrickson, which made the score 6-4.
Jessee led off the bottom of the ninth with a double and advanced to third on a wild pitch, and Max Palmieri walk to put runners at the corners with two outs. With the winning run at the plate, UC's rally ended with a ground ball to shortstop, leaving both runners stranded to end the game.
// TICKET INFORMATION
To purchase Cincinnati baseball tickets, visit GoBearcats.com/Tickets or call 1-877-CATS-TIX (1-877-228-7849).
// FOLLOW THE BEARCATS
For up-to-the-minute updates, follow @GoBearcatsBASE on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
NOTE: All dates and times are subject to change due to weather. All schedule changes will be announced on Twitter at @GoBearcatsBASE.