Charleston, W.Va. – Charleston dropped a pair of Mountain East Conference games to the Bobcats of Frostburg State.
GAME 1
The Basics:
Location: Welch Athletic Complex
Score: UC 2, FSU 4
Records: UC 14-5 (4-1 MEC), Frostburg State 11-6 (4-1 MEC)
How it Happened:
The first three innings of the game between the visiting Bobcats and the home Golden Eagles were scoreless, Austin Dzierwa only allowing one walk to Frostburg State. In the top of the fourth the scoring finally got broken open, the Bobcats getting on the board first. The first two batters for Frostburg got on base with singles, the leadoff advancing to third for a first and third situation with no outs. The next batter up hit a fly ball to left field allowing the runner on third to score for the first run of the game. The Golden Eagles kept the Bobcats to just one run in the inning.
Charleston got things going in the bottom of the fifth when Hector Carreon Herrera led the inning off with a solo shot to right field to tie the game at 1-1. The next batter up Carter Rust singled and then stole second to put himself in scoring position for Evan Ulrich. Ulrich singled into left field allowing the speedy Rust to score and give Charleston the 2-1 advantage.
Frostburg was down to their last three outs as the game entered the top of the 7
th with Charleston ahead 2-1. The Bobcats got to work with a single and then moved the runner into scoring position with a sacrifice bunt. The next batter up singled into center field, scoring the run to tie the game, and advancing to second on the throw, another runner in scoring position for Frostburg State. The next batter struck out, and the batter following was hit by a pitch, runners now at first and second with two outs. The next Bobcat to the plate singled to right field allowing one run to score, and the runner headed to third advanced home on an errant throw, the Bobcats taking the lead 4-2. Charleston struck out the next batter heading to the dugout with a two-run deficit.
The Golden Eagles could not produce any runs in the bottom half of the inning, dropping game one to the Bobcats 4-2.
GAME 2
The Basics:
Location: Welch Athletic Complex
Score: UC 3, FSU 4
Records: UC 14-6 (4-2 MEC), Frostburg State 12-6 (5-1 MEC)
How it Happened:
The Bobcats once again scored first in game two, plating two runs in the top of the seventh off two hits and one Charleston error. Charleston did not respond in the bottom of the inning, getting sat down in order.
In the bottom of the third Charleston plated their first run of the contest on a Drew Klaserner double that scored AJ Karosas from second base. The Golden Eagles now only trailing by one, 2-1 the score.
The Bobcats responded in the top of the fourth with their third run of the contest. Frostburg State had bases loaded after singles and hit by pitch to start the inning. The run came off a bases loaded groundout to third that allowed the runner on third to advance home. Charleston came back with a run of their own in the bottom half of the inning off an AJ Karosas single up the middle that sent JD Armstrong home. Charleston trailing 3-2 heading into the fifth inning.
The Golden Eagles kept the Bobcats off the board in the top of the fifth and quickly got runners on first and third, giving themselves an opportunity to tie the game. Casey Finck would be the man for the job as he beat out an infield single that allowed Drew Klaserner to score and tied the game at 3-3.
The sixth inning was scoreless for both squads, sending the game to the seventh inning. The Bobcats got the first runner on by way of error, and then attempted a sac bunt to move him over but capitalized when it landed in no mans land, allowing the batter to be safe and the runner to advance all the way to third. The next batter up grounded into a 6-4-3 double play but the runner on third scored giving the Bobcats the 4-3 advantage heading into the bottom of the seventh.
Drew Klaserner hit a one out single, but the Golden Eagles could not capitalize and fell to the Bobcats 4-3 in the second game of the series.
