Trey Miller Clemson 2022
Ryan Frye
3
Cincinnati CIN 6-7
8
Winner USC Upstate UPST 11-5
Cincinnati CIN
6-7
3
Final
8
USC Upstate UPST
11-5
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati CIN 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 4
USC Upstate UPST 0 1 1 3 0 0 1 2 X 8 9 3

W: Miller, Trey (1-1) L: Harker, Garrett (0-1) S: Holguin, Al (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Stellar Pitching Performance, Especially from the Bullpen, Keeps Cincinnati Off-Balance in a 8-3 Victory for Baseball Monday Afternoon

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Capping off a string of seven of eight games against teams from the Northern Kentucky/Cincinnati area and starting a five-game week, USC Upstate baseball picked up a huge home victory Monday afternoon, downing Cincinnati of the American Athletic Conference 8-3 at Cleveland S. Harley Park.
 
Pitching proved the difference-maker for the Spartans Monday as three pitchers, sophomore righty Trey Miller, redshirt junior right-hander Chase Matheny, and freshman left-hander Al Holguin combined to allow just six hits and three runs (one earned) in the game.
 
Miller secured his first win of 2022, tossing 5.2 innings while collecting five strikeouts while Matheny and Holguin pitched 3.1 innings allowing just one hit. Earning his first career save in just his second career outing, Holguin recorded six of his eight outs with a strikeout.
 
At the plate, freshman designated hitter Noah Sullivan and senior catcher Damon Maynard each produced a multi-RBI game, their fifth and first, respectively, of the season. Freshman shortstop Cole Caruso racked up his fifth multi-hit effort of the year, finishing 3-for-4 with a pair of runs scored.
 
Game Information
Score: USC Upstate 8; Cincinnati 3
Records: USC Upstate (11-5; 0-0 Big South); Cincinnati (6-8; 0-0 American)
Location: Cleveland S. Harley Park | Spartanburg, S.C.
 
Scoring Summary
  • T2: After reaching on a walk to open the inning and being sacrificed and advanced into scoring position, Cincinnati's Ryan Nicholson came into score the first run of the game off a fielding error with Kameron Guidry at the plate.
  • B2: The Spartans quickly answered the Bearcats' opening tally with an immediate run of their own. Jack Hennessy scored Cole Caruso as he took a pitch the other way into the left-center gap, racing around the base paths for a triple.
  • B3: Upstate captured the lead for the first time as Noah Sullivan lifted the first of his two sacrifice flies into left to score Noah Myers from third.
  • T4: Cincinnati briefly retook the lead in the fourth as Cole Harting laced an RBI single into left before the Bearcats brought across another run on an Upstate throwing error on Harting's stolen base attempt with runners on the corners.
  • B4: The Spartans answered Cincinnati's two runs with three of their own to reclaim the lead. The first run came in as Cole Caruso ripped a single through the left side that was misplayed by the Bearcat leftfielder, leading Easton Cullison to come in and score. Caruso, who advanced to third on the error, came into score on an RBI groundout by Damon Maynard before Noah Myers came into score as he rounded the bases after singling into center and seeing the ball misplayed.
  • B7: Upstate put another run on the board behind Sullivan's second sac fly with this sacrifice being lofted to right to score Myers once again.
  • B8: The Spartans tacked on two insurance runs in the eighth as Maynard singled through the right side to plate Kyle Lehmann with the second run coming into score off an error by Cincinnati's third baseman allowed Hennessy to score.
 
Notable
  • In his second start of the season, Trey Miller picked up his first victory of the season, tossing a season-best career-high 5.2 innings, scattering five hits and three runs (one earned). He also racked up five strikeouts against Cincinnati, another career-high.
  • Working out of the bullpen for the second time this year, Al Holguin recorded his first career save as he worked 2.2 innings, allowing no hits or runs while striking out a career-best six batters. Through 3.2 innings this season, he's recorded nine of his 11 outs via strikeout.
 
UP Next for the Spartans
After the Spartans' week-opening victory over Cincinnati, Upstate heads on the road, travelling to Georgia for a midweek matchup. First pitch between the Spartans and Bulldogs is set for 5 p.m. ET with the game airing on SEC Network+.
 
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