Hot start propels Cincinnati to a game two win over West Virginia – Blue Gold Sports

Cincinnati (26-21, 21-11 Big 12) jumped out to a 7-0 start, which helped propelled the Bearcats to a game two win over West Virginia (28-17, 15-8 Big 12) on Saturday at UC Baseball Stadium in Cincinnati.

After scoreless first and second innings, Cincinnati would get on the board first when Hunter Jessee hit an RBI single to score Lauden Brooks to make it 1-0. Max Palmieri would then extend the lead to 4-0 when he hit a three-run home run to score Hunter Jessee, Josh Kross, and himself.

After a scoreless fourth inning, Cincinnati would extend the lead when Alec Jones hit a solo home run to make it 5-0 and then Kerrington Cross hit a two-run homer to score himself and Josh Hegemann to make it 7-0 after five.

After a scoreless sixth inning, West Virginia would finally get on the board when Reed Chumley hit a two-run homer in the top of the seventh to score himself and Kyle West to make it 7-2.

West Virginia then managed to load the bases in the top of the seventh but came away with nothing when they ended the inning with a double play that was upheld upon replay. Cincinnati then extended the lead to 9-2 when Kerrington Cross hit an RBI single to score Alec Jones then Lauden Brooks reached home plate on a fielder’s choice that was upheld upon replay.

The rain started to come down hard in the top of the eighth, which led to the game going into a weather delay. Coming out of the delay, Reed Chumley hit a two-run home run to score himself and Logan Sauve to cut the deficit to 9-4.

In the bottom of the eighth, Josh Kross hit a solo home run to extend the lead to 10-4. West Virginia was then retired in order in the top of the ninth to seal the win for Cincinnati.

Tommy Boba got the win for the Bearcats and moves to 4-5 on the season, while Derek Clark took the loss for the Mountaineers to fall to 5-2 on the season.

Five different Cincinnati batters recorded at least two hits as team as a whole recorded 14 hits on the afternoon, which included four total home runs. Reed Chumley was the lone Mountaineer to record more than one hit, as he recorded three of them with two of them being home runs.

Game three of the series is set for 1 p.m. tomorrow at UC Baseball Stadium in Cincinnati with the game available to watch on ESPN+.