Cole Caruso Ohio 2022
John Byrum
2
Ohio OHIO 1-1
8
Winner USC Upstate UPST 1-1
Ohio OHIO
1-1
2
Final
8
USC Upstate UPST
1-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Ohio OHIO 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 7 0
USC Upstate UPST 2 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 X 8 15 0

W: Morgan, Austin (1-0) L: Liberatore, (0-1) S: Miller, Trey (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball's Evens Series Behind Hot Bats and Solid Pitching in an 8-2 Victory Over Ohio

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Entering Saturday looking to even its series with Ohio, USC Upstate baseball did just that as the bats came alive for 15 hits and eight runs in an 8-2 series-evening victory at Cleveland S. Harley Park.
 
Six Spartans produced multi-hit efforts Saturday as three of the six also collected multi-RBI games. A pair of Spartans finished with 3-for-4 days at the plate with senior first baseman Devin Buckner and freshman shortstop Cole Caruso each going 3-for-4.
 
On the mound, senior right-hander Austin Morgan tossed 6.0 innings of four-hit, one-run baseball, racking up four strikeouts. Out of the pen, sophomore righty Trey Miller nailed down his first save of the season, surrendering three hits and one run over three complete innings.
 
Game Information
Score: USC Upstate 8; USC Upstate 2
Records: USC Upstate (1-1; 0-0 Big South); Ohio (1-1; 0-0 MAC)
Location: Cleveland S. Harley Park | Spartanburg, S.C.
 
Scoring Summary
  • B1: Kick-starting the scoring for the second consecutive game, freshman designated hitter Noah Sullivan produced a two-run extra-base hit in the first inning, scoring senior leftfielder Noah Myers and senior first baseman Devin Buckner with a double to the left-center gap.
  • B3: Adding to its lead in the third, Upstate tallied its highest-scoring inning of the season, tacking on four runs in the frame. Buckner drove home the first run with a single up the middle before redshirt sophomore Noah Rabon added an RBI on a double to right-center. Using the first multi-RBI hit of the inning, freshman shortstop Cole Caruso tallied his first hit and RBIs of his career with a single back through the box.
  • B4: Driving a ball to deep right, Myers slugged the first homer of the 2022 season for the Spartans to add on to Upstate's lead to open the fourth. Rabon drove home a second run in the inning and his second of the game as he beat out an infield single to bring home Buckner from third.
  • T6: Finding the scoreboard for the first time in the game, Ohio's Colin Kasperbauer scored teammate Mason Minzey behind a double to right-center.
  • T8: Stepping to the plate as a pinch-hitter, Spencer Harbert tacked on another Bobcat run with a solo shot to left.
 
Notable
  • Collecting 15 hits Saturday, Upstate secured the team's first game of the season with a double-digit hit total. The game marked the first since May 21, 2021, versus UNC Asheville to feature double-digit Spartan hits.
  • Opening the scoring Saturday, Noah Sullivan continued his streak of first-inning run production, driving home two runs in the frame for the second consecutive game.
  • Driving home two with a single in the third inning, Cole Caruso collected his first hit and RBI in a Spartan uniform.
 
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