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UC hoops coach Calhoun throws opening pitch, Bearcats beat Xavier
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Cincinnati Bearcats baseball team defeated Xavier 15-5, marking a significant win after losing the previous four matchups. The game featured new basketball coach Jerrod Calhoun throwing the opening pitch, with 2,042 fans in attendance.
On a night where new Cincinnati Bearcats basketball coach Jerrod Calhoun threw out the first pitch, the UC baseball Bearcats of Jordan Bischel run-ruled crosstown rival Xavier.
UC opened with five-straight hits, beginning with Ryan Tyranski's leadoff homer to right field, and never looked back in a seven-inning, 15-5 win over the Musketeers. Xavier had won the previous four matchups.
The 2,042 in attendance on an 81-degree night marked the eighth-largest in program history. Each of the first six batters in Cincinnati's lineup recorded two hits apiece.
Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball coach Jerrod Calhoun delivers the heat as he throws out the opening pitch for the UC vs. Xavier game April 14 at UC Baseball Stadium.
The Bearcats led 5-0 before Xavier broke up the no-hitter with four runs in the top of the fourth.
UC slugger Quinton Coats delivers
Second in NCAA baseball in home runs, sophomore Quinton Coats delivered a huge blow for the Bearcats with his 22nd dinger of the year, a 431-foot grand slam. The shot put him one behind the school home run record of 23 set by Mike Spina in 2009.
Jack Natili later hit his 10th homer of the year and the Bearcats had a 14-4 lead after six innings.
UC Bearcats freshman walks it off
Xavier scratched a run in the top of the seventh to temporarily extend the game, but freshman star catcher/designated hitter Enzo Infelise sent everyone home with a first-pitch homer down the left field line onto the Sheakley Lawn near the Nippert Stadium entrance.
Reliever Adam Buczkowski, UC's leader in appearances with 17, threw a season-high 3 1/3 shutout innings while allowing only one hit for the win. Dillon Schueler started with 2 2/3 hitless frames.
Jackson Smith moved into third in school history with his 20th hit-by-pitch.
The Bearcats are now 25-14 (6-9 Big 12) with a three-game set in Orlando with UCF April 17-19. The Knights are second in the league at 10-5 behind 12-3 Kansas.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: UC Bearcats baseball 1-0 when new hoops coach Calhoun throws 1st pitch
Q&A
What was the score of the Cincinnati Bearcats vs. Xavier baseball game?
The Cincinnati Bearcats won the game against Xavier with a score of 15-5.
Who threw the opening pitch at the UC vs. Xavier baseball game?
Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball coach Jerrod Calhoun threw the opening pitch.
How many fans attended the Cincinnati Bearcats baseball game against Xavier?
The game had an attendance of 2,042 fans, marking the eighth-largest crowd in the program's history.
