CONWAY, Arkansas (March 18) -- The University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff Baseball Team late innings heroics where not enough as the University of Central Arkansas holds on for a 18-12 win, here Tuesday night at Bears Stadium.
UAPB (7-12) finished the contest with eight hits with Tyler Oertle finishing with a team high two hits in three at-bats, while scoring one runs and batting one in.
UCA (10-8) tallied 15 hits in the contest with three Bears finishing the contest with three hits each in Doug Votolato, Justin Treece and Brandon Montalvo.
Both teams combined used 10 pitchers in the contest with each team using five pitchers apiece in the contest.
Josh Markel (1-0) picked the win for UCA as he pitched three innings in relief, allowing two walks and striking out two in the 10 batters he faced. Riley Echols was the Bears start as he pitched four innings, allowing four hits, four earned runs and striking out four in the 19 batters he faced. Also making appearances on the mound for UCA was Carson Daily, Landon Mason and Bo Stitch.
Daily in his appearance on the mound, gave up four earned runs, and two walks in the four batters he faced.
Mason in relief, pitched two-third innings, allowing two hits, three earned runs and one walk in the seven batters he faced, while Stitch finished the contest pitching one and one-third innings, allowing one and one-third innings, allowing two hits, and striking out two in the six batters he faced.
Samuel Olson (0-1) received the loss for the Golden Lions as he pitched two innings, allowing three hits, five earned runs and striking out one in the 13 batters he faced. UAPB used four relief pitcher as Humberto Zavala pitched one-third innings, allowing three hits and three earned runs. Dixon Marble pitched, two innings, allowing six hits, five earned run and striking out one, followed by Skyler Henson, who pitched two and two-third innings, allowing five hits, five earned runs and striking out five in the 18 batters he faced, while Jaron Gold pitched one inning, striking out one in the three batters he faced.
The Golden Lions jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the top of the first inning as both Mike Wieland and Oertle scored on Andre Davis triple to center field, followed by a an Isias Alcanter single to center field scoring Davis.
UCA would plate five runs in the bottom of the second, sparked by a bases-loaded hit-by-pitch scoring B. Montalvo. Then Scott Zimmerle would score on a bases load walk by Votolato, followed by a C. Chris Townsend bases loaded single scoring Votolato, Tyler Langely and Brad Dillenberger, giving the Bears a 5-3 lead.
UCA would take a 10-3 lead into the top of the fifth inning as the Bears plated three runs in their half of the third and two runs in the bottom of the fourth.
Tillman would cut the UCA's lead to 10-4 as he scored on an Oertle single in the top of the fifth inning.
The Bears would increase their lead to 18-4 as they plated five runs in the bottom of the fifth and three runs in the bottom of the sixth.
Then the UAPB rally would begin as the Golden Lions plated eight runs, sparked by a Cassidy bases loaded hit-by-pitch scoring Ibrahim. Then a catchers' interference would place Jerimiah Figueroa on first with the bases loaded scoring Jose Hernandez, followed by a Rashawn Tillman bases loaded walk scoring Joshua Bruckshaw.
UAPB would then score three more runs on a Jason Ibrahim double to right center scoring both Mike Wieland and Tillman, followed by a Hernandez single to left field scoring Ibrahim cutting UCA's lead to 18-12.
UAPB will return to action on Wednesday, March 19 as they will host UCA at Taylor Field in Pine Bluff, Ark., in a 6 p.m. start
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