Monday, April 28, 2014

UAPB celebrates Senior Day with 5-0 win over Pittsburgh

PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS  --   The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Baseball team celebrated senior day with a 5-0 win over the University of Pittsburgh here Sunday afternoon at the Torii Hunter Baseball, Softball and Little League Complex.

The win gives the Golden Lions their first win over an Atlantic Coast Conference opponent in the new Millennium this season.  This season, UAPB has faced Southeastern Conference members the University of Mississippi and Auburn University, Big 12 members Texas Tech and the University of Oklahoma and Pac-12 member the University of California.  In addition, the Golden Lions faced Conference-USA member Tulane University

UAPB (19-25) punched out a game high eight hits with Vladimir Gomez going three-for-four from the plate.

UP (19-23) finished the contest with four hits with four Panthers finishing with one hit each.

Senior Pitcher Mikey Ramirez (5-4) picked up the win for UAPB as he pitched nine scoreless innings, allowing four hits and striking out six, while T.J. Zeuch(1-4) received the loss for UP as he pitched six innings, allowing six hits, three earned runs and striking out five.

The Golden Lions jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning with Rashawn Tillman scoring on a wild pitch, followed by a Jose Hernandez single to the left side scoring Kirby Campbell.
Isias Alcantar added to the Golden Lion lead in the bottom of the fifth inning with him scoring on a Campbell single to third base, making the score 3-0 in favor of UAPB.

UAPB plated two more runs in the bottom of the seventh inning on a Campbell bases loaded walk scoring Andre Davis, followed by a Mitch Bruckshaw hit-by-pitch scoring Joshua Cassidy for the 5-0 finale.

The Golden Lions will return to action on Wednesday, April 30 as they will take on Alcorn State in their final home game of the season in a 2 p.m. start at the Torii Hunter Baseball, Softball and Little League Complex.

COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS PINE BLUFF SPORTS INFORMATION

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