Two miscues were too much for the Bobcats to overcome.
Ohio fell 7-6 to Cincinnati at Bob Wren Stadium yesterday.
Ohio and Cincinnati were tied 4-4 entering the top of the seventh inning. The first two Bearcat batters walked before Mike Sweigert was brought in to relieve Nick Egan. The runners advanced on a passed ball, and another walk loaded the bases.
Joe Carbone then called on Matt Schlarb to hold the tie. His first pitch to Jimmy Jacquot was inside, and catcher Trace Voshell let the pitch pass to bring one run in. Voshell allowed another run to score when Schlarb's pitch - just two throws later - passed him.
Cory Hough slapped an RBI single to score the final base runner, and Cincinnati had all the lead it would need.
Voshell said he knows he has to let the miscues go.
Those are tough pitches
he said. But like coach said good players don't make excuses.
I should have had them.
Voshell wasn't the only Ohio defender with a mental blemish.
In the top of the fifth inning with the Bobcats leading 4-0 Chris Peters led off with a double. Zach Collaros then grounded to the first baseman
but pitcher Zach Fairbanks and second baseman Zach Keen couldn't decide who was going to cover the base and Collaros was safe.
The Bearcats (27-26) went on to score three runs to cut
into Ohio's lead.
Even though the Bobcats had no errors on the scoreboard
those slips cost them six runs.
That's a fundamental thing, Carbone said. That's ridiculous. We can't let those things happen and expect to win.
Ohio (25-22) had a chance to come back in the ninth
though.
Trailing 7-5 with one out
Robert Maddox III singled into center field. Jeremie Rehak popped out to third for the second out
but Adam Gecewich walked to put the go-ahead run at the plate.
Gauntlett Eldemire walked to load the bases. Hayden Johnston then grounded to third in what looked like a game-ending play. But third baseman Mike Spina threw late to second
and Ohio cut the lead to one.
Marc Krauss
the team's best hitter
stepped to the plate next. But his sharp drive was straight to Kendal Coleman
