Errors hurt West Virginia in game three loss to Cincinnati – Blue Gold Sports

Cincinnati got off to another hot start, and West Virginia committed three errors as Cincinnati took game three to win the series against the Mountaineers on Sunday at UC Baseball Stadium in Cincinnati.

Cincinnati (27-21, 13-11 Big 12) started out hot in the first inning, getting a score from Kerrington Cross off of an error, an RBI groundout from Luke Sefcik, an RBI single from Josh Hegemann then a score of his own to make the score 4-0 after one inning.

West Virginia (28-18, 15-9 Big 12) got on the board in the second inning when they loaded the bases then got an RBI fielder’s choice from Skylar King to make the score 4-1 after two innings. They would then cut into the deficit more when Reed Chumley hit a sac fly to score JJ Wetherholt to make the score 4-2 midway through the third inning.

In the bottom of the third, Cincinnati got a single and a walk then Alec Jones hit a three-run homer to extend the Cincinnati lead to 7-2 after three innings.

The next three innings were scoreless, and West Virginia at one point had 12 consecutive batters retired by Cincinnati’s pitching.

West Virginia got two runners on base in the top of the seventh inning but came away empty handed. Cincinnati extended the lead in the bottom of the seventh when Max Palmieri scored off of a passed ball to make it 8-2.

The Mountaineers only got JJ Wetherholt and Ben Lumsden on base over the final two innings as Cincinnati sealed the deal to take two of three from West Virginia in this series.

Nathan Taylor got the win for the Bearcats and moves to 7-1 on the season, while Aidan Major took the loss for the Mountaineers to fall to 4-4 on the season.

Josh Hegemann was the lone Cincinnati Bearcat to record more than one hit on the afternoon as Cincinnati as a team recorded seven hits. JJ Wetherholt was the lone Mountaineer to record more than one hit as West Virginia as a team recorded five hits.

Up next for the Mountaineers is a midweek game against Penn State on Wednesday at Kendrick Family Ballpark in Morgantown, West Virginia, with first pitch set for 7 p.m. on ESPN2.