University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
UNC Asheville
USC Upstate
Bulldogs Fall to USC Upstate, Back in Action Wednesday Night
03.29.2016 | Baseball
THE RUNDOWN
Scores: USC Upstate 9 – Asheville 3
Teams: Asheville (5-19, 0-6 BSC)
USC Upstate (12-12, 0-0 ASun)
Location: Greenwood Field / Asheville, N.C.
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – UNC Asheville plated two runs on two hits in the bottom of the first inning, but then was held to two hits over the next six frames as visiting USC Upstate handed the Bulldogs a 9-3 loss on Tuesday night at Greenwood Field.
The Bulldogs now have a quick turnaround for a Wednesday night matchup at Tennessee, which is slated for a 6:00 p.m. start in Knoxville. Tennessee tallied a 9-2 victory on Tuesday night.
WEDNESDAY AT TENNESSEE:
Starters: Alex Harper-Cook (Fr. LHP, Tenn.) vs. Danny Wilson (Fr. RHP, AVL)
THE TURNING POINT
USC Upstate sent 10 men to the plate in the top of the seventh inning, notching five hits en route to posting the five run inning and separating themselves from Asheville and what had been a two-run game.
NOTABLES
-Asheville finished with seven total hits on the night, with two coming from Scott Kobos, who connected on his seventh double of the season in the loss. Joe Tietjen (hit), Danny Wilson and Alex Baratta (double) drove in the three Bulldog runs.
-Bulldog starter Spencer Orr did not factor into the decision after exiting following four innings in which he allowed one run on two hits with four strikeouts. Zach Greene was saddled with the loss, the first of four Asheville relievers, allowing two runs on two hits in 2/3 of an inning of work.
-Asheville drew only one walk in the loss, with Pete Guy tallying his 31st base on balls this season to move him into a tie for the national lead.
-Guy's walk to open the bottom of the first inning resulted in him scoring the game's first run in the bottom of the first inning when Tietjen connected on his RBI single. The Bulldogs added to the lead moments later on Wilson's RBI fly out that brought in Kyle Carruthers.
-Upstate cut into the lead in the third inning via a leadoff walk and ground rule double before the visitors took the lead in the fifth inning, using an RBI triple and a Bulldog error to plate two runs. They went on to add another run in the top of the sixth when a leadoff single scored on an RBI base hit later in the frame.
-In the big five run seventh, Upstate began the frame with a groundout before seven consecutive batters reached base. The inning was highlighted by a three-run triple and an RBI double and run-scoring single.
-Asheville plated one run in the ninth, collecting three hits, as Erik Connolly delivered a pinch hit single and later scored on Baratta's double down the right field line.
UP NEXT
-Following today's loss, the Bulldogs travel to Tennessee on Wednesday night for a 6:00 p.m. contest. Asheville then hosts Presbyterian in a three-game Big South series next weekend, beginning Friday night at 7:00 p.m. on ESPN3.
