Bulls Drop 5-3 Decision at Ohio
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo (10-25, 3-10) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
| Ohio (21-17, 10-4) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 | 10 | 2 |
| @ Athens, Ohio | Bob Wren Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Pitching |
|---|
| Win: MOULTON (4-2) - Ohio |
| Loss: Jeff Thompson (1-1) - Buffalo |
| Save: STAGE (1) - Ohio |
| Buffalo Batting |
|---|
| 2B: Michael Burke; Jon Mestas |
| 3B: none |
| HR: Matt Pollock |
| Ohio Batting |
|---|
| 2B: PAINTER; MEZLAK |
| 3B: none |
| HR: none |
ATHENS, OH – The University at Buffalo baseball team dropped a 5-3 decision at Ohio on Saturday evening. The Bulls couldn't overcome an early 5-0 deficit and dropped to 3-10 in Mid-American Conference play.
Matt Pollock went 4-for-5 to up his batting average to a team-best .370. The junior outfielder also drove in a pair of runs on his team-leading eighth home run of the year.
Ohio scored three times in the third and added single runs in the fourth and fifth innings to build a 5-0 lead.
The Bulls put a three-spot on the board in the top of the sixth inning. After Michael Burke led off the inning with a single, Jon Mestas drove him home with an RBI double. Pollock then connected on a two-run homer to cut the Ohio lead to 5-3.
The Bulls got the tying run to the plate in the eighth inning, but couldn't capitalize.
Anthony Magovney was strong out of the bullpen for UB as he pitched 3 1/3 innings of one-hit ball and struck out three.
The Bulls and Bobcats will meet for the final game of the series on Sunday at 1:00 pm.