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Ohio Defeats USC Upstate in Series Finale

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Spartanburg, S.C. – The Ohio Bobcats used a five-run seventh inning to march past USC Upstate in a 10-5 win at Harley Park on Sunday afternoon.

Ohio improves to 11-8 while USC Upstate drops to 10-9-1.

Scoring Breakdown

  • Bottom 2nd – Will Hardigree reached on an error and scored on a double by Andres Kim.
  • Top 3rd – The Bobcats took a 2-1 lead on a two-run Michael Klein double.
  • Bottom 3rd – Pat Raiff reached on an infield single and scored from first on a Charlie Carpenter double to tie the game.
  • Bottom 4th – Russell Schwertfeger hit his second home run of the season for a 3-2 USC Upstate lead.
  • Top 6th – Tony Giannini reached on a walk and scored as a result of an error to tie the game at 3.
  • Bottom 6th – Hardigree led off the inning with a single and advanced to second on a Schwertfeger bunt single. Austin Morgan's single down the right field line scored Hardigree, with Schwertfeger coming home on a Raiff sacrifice fly.
  • Top 7th – Ohio scored five runs in the seventh inning, taking advantage of two USC Upstate errors, for an 8-5 lead.
  • Top 8th – Devon Garcia opened the inning with a double, advanced to third on a flyout and scored on an error.
  • Top 9th – Trevor Haffner led off the inning with a home run.

Notables

  • Schwertfeger went 2-for-4 with a single, home run, two runs scored and an RBI.
  • Kim went 2-for-4 with two singles and an RBI.
  • Carpenter went 1-for-4 with a double and RBI.
  • Raiff, Morgan and Kyle Gensler each had a single.
  • Ryan Sargent finished 3-for-5 with three singles, a run scored and an RBI to finish as Ohio's leading hitter.
  • Klein drove in a game-high three runs.
  • Jake Roehn (1-0) earned the win after striking out three batters in 2.2 scoreless innings.
  • Jacob Thiessen (0-3) took the loss as he allowed three runs on two hits without retiring a batter.
  • Jordan Marks allowed three runs, two earned, on eight hits with two walks and five strikeouts in 6.0 innings.

Up Next

  • USC Upstate hosts Presbyterian College on Tuesday and Charleston Southern on Wednesday. First pitch for both games is scheduled for 6 p.m.

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