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FINAL: Ohio 14 (2-0), UNC Asheville 8 (0-2) - Asheville, N.C. (Greenwood Field)

OHIO STARTERS: Manny De Jesus (CF), Ty Black (2B), Mitch Longo (LF), John Adryan (3B), Cody Gaertner (C), Rudy Rott (1B), Spencer Ibarra (RF), Conner Callery (DH), Mateus Vakuda (SS), Jake Rudnicki (P)

UNC ASHEVILLE STARTERS: Joe Zayatz (DH), Lucas Owens (2B), Pete Guy (C), Joe Tietjen (CF), Dan Wilson (1B), Justin Woods (3B), Scott Kobos (LF), Kyle Carruthers (RF), Carmine Pagano (SS), Jordan Fulbright (P)

THE BASICS
The Ohio baseball team (2-0) rallied from an early four-run deficit to top host UNC Asheville (0-2), 14-8, and win the three-game weekend series on on Saturday (Feb. 20) at Greenwood Field in Asheville, N.C.

The Bobcats took a season-opening series from the Bulldogs for the second year in a row.

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Ohio tallied a season-high 14 runs on 16 hits -- including five doubles. The Green & White's pitching staff limited the Bulldgos to six hits.
• Freshman first baseman Rudy Rott (Holmen, Wis.) finished 3-for-3 with a double and drove in three runs.
• Senior third baseman John Adryan (Delran, N.J.) tallied two hits -- including a double -- and collected three RBI and four runs scored.
• Junior second baseman Ty Black (Waynesville, Ohio) recorded three singles, walked, scored three runs and plated a run.
• Senior center fielder Manny De Jesus (Caguas, Puerto Rico) notched a single, a double and a triple, drove in a run and scored two.
• Junior shortstop Mateus Vakuda (Sao Paulo, Brazil) recorded two hits -- including a double -- to go along with two RBI and a run scored in his Ohio debut.
• Junior left fielder Mitch Longo (Mayfield, Ohio) doubled, walked three times and scored two runs.
• Sophomore right-handed reliever Logan Jacik (Omaha, Neb.) earned the victory on the mound, striking out two and walking two in 2.2 frames of work.
• Junior right-handed starting pitcher Jake Rudnicki (Toledo, Ohio) worked 4.1 innings, fanning seven while allowing seven runs -- six of which were earned -- on six hits and two walks.
• Junior right-handed pitcher Michael Klein (Highlands Ranch, Colo.) tossed a scoreless inning of relief in his Bobcat debut.
• Redshirt sophomore right-handed pitcher Cory Blessing (Mayfield, Ohio) threw one inning of relief, giving up one earned run on a walk. He struck out one.
• Junior center fielder Joe Tietjen led UNC Asheville, going 2-for-3 with a home run and two walks, driving in four runs and scoring another.
• Senior second baseman Lucas Owens went 2-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored for the Bulldogs
• Sophomore southpaw Jordan Fulbright took the loss on the hill for UNC Asheville, allowing eight earned runs on eight hits and a walk in 2.2 frames. He struck out one.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
• Ohio has won each of the last five games against UNC Asheville.
• Rott is batting a team-best .714 over two games against the Bulldogs with a team-high two doubles, a home run and six RBI.

UP NEXT
Ohio goes for the opening weekend series sweep of UNC Asheville on Sunday (Feb. 21). First pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m. ET.

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