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THE BASICS
The Ohio baseball team (14-17, 4-5 MAC) swept a Sunday (April 10) doubleheader from Mid-American Conference East Division rival Buffalo (10-17, 4-5 MAC), recording a come-from-behind 3-1 victory in game one before winning in walk-off fashion, 6-5, in the second game of the twin bill at Bob Wren Stadium in Athens, Ohio.

The Bobcats earned the weekend series win with the doubleheader sweep. The Bulls tallied a 9-3 triumph on Friday (April 8) in the series opener. Game two of the series was originally scheduled to be played on Saturday (April 9) but was postponed due to "real feel" temperatures not reaching 28 degrees.

FINAL -- GAME 1: Ohio 3, Buffalo 1 -- Athens, Ohio (Bob Wren Stadium)

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

BUFFALO STARTERS: Alex Thrower (CF), Bobby Sheppard (SS), Chris Kwitzer (3B), Vinny Mallaro (DH), Mike Abrunzo (LF), Andrew Taft (1B), Ben Haefner (2B), Kyle Brennan (C), Brian Dudek (RF), Charlie Sobieraski (P)

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Junior right-handed starting pitcher Jake Rudnicki (Toledo, Ohio) improved to 4-0 on the season, fanning six over seven innings of work while allowing one earned run on five hits and two walks.
• Redshirt sophomore right-handed reliever Jake Roehn (Sandwich, Ill.) picked up his third save of the year, striking out one while giving up one hit in two innings.
• Senior third baseman John Adryan (Delran, N.J.) smacked the go-ahead two-run home run in the bottom of the sixth inning to put the Bobcats in front.
• Freshman first baseman Rudy Rott (Holmen, Wis.) went 2-for-4 with a run scored.
• Redshirt senior catcher Cody Gaertner (Pittsburgh, Pa.) tallied two base hits.
• Sophomore right-handed starting pitcher Charlie Sobieraski took the loss on the mound for Buffalo, dropping to 4-2 on the year. He struck out five while surrendering three earned runs on eight hits and two walks over seven frames.
• Sophomore righty Logan Harasta threw one inning of relief out of the bullpen for the Bulls, striking out one and giving up one hit.
• Junior designated hitter Vinny Mallaro went 2-for-4 with his fifth home run of the season to lead Buffalo at the plate.
• The first five innings featured a scoreless pitcher's duel between Rudnicki and Sobieraski.
• The Bulls look the lead in the top of the sixth on Mallaro's two-out solo blast off of the scoreboard in left center.
• Buffalo's lead was short lived, though. Rott sent a one-out single to center, setting the stage for Adryan's two-run bomb to left, giving Ohio a 2-1 lead in the home half of the sixth.
• The Bobcats extended their lead to 3-1 in the seventh as junior designated hitter Spencer Ibarra (Fort Collins, Colo.) sent a one-out double to right, then scored one out later on a base hit through the right side by junior left fielder Mitch Longo (Mayfield, Ohio) .

FINAL -- Game 2: Ohio 6, Buffalo 5 -- Athens, Ohio (Bob Wren Stadium)

OHIO STARTERS: Mitch Longo (LF), Manny De Jesus (CF), Rudy Rott (1B), John Adryan (3B), Cody Gaertner (DH), Ty Black (2B), Spencer Ibarra (RF), Nate Squires (DH), Mateus Vakuda (SS), Connor Sitz (P)

BUFFALO STARTERS: Alex Thrower (CF), Bobby Sheppard (SS), Chris Kwitzer (2B), Vinny Mallaro (DH), Mike Abrunzo (LF), Ben Vey (3B), Andrew Taft (1B), Don Kilian (DH), Kyle Brennan (C), Shawn Dubin (P)

HOW IT HAPPENED
• The Bobcats pounded out six runs on 13 hits.
• Longo went 2-for-5 with a double and scored the game-winning run on a wild pitch in the bottom of the ninth.
• Longo doubled twice and scored the game-winning run on a wild pitch in the bottom of the ninth.
• Gaertner finished 3-for-4 with an RBI.
• Adryan went 2-for-4 with a home run, two RBIs and two runs scored.
• Senior center fielder Manny De Jesus (Caguas, Puerto Rico) doubled, singled, walked and scored two runs.
• Ibarra logged two singles.
• Senior right-handed starting pitcher Connor Sitz (Westerville, Ohio) gave Ohio 5.1 solid innings on the mound, striking out a season-high six while allowing four runs -- one of which was earned -- on eight hits.
• Junior right-handed reliever Tom Colletti (Wheaton, Ill.) earned the win for the Bobcats to improve to 2-1 on the year. He fanned four while giving up one earned run on six hits and a walk over 3.2 frames.
• Junior right-handed reliever Tom Colletti (Wheaton, Ill.) earned the win for the Bobcats to improve to 2-1 on the year. He fanned four while giving up one earned run on six hits and a walk over 3.2 frames.
• Redshirt sophomore designated hitter Don Kilian led Buffalo with three singles and drove in a run.
• Redshirt freshman first baseman Andrew Taft went 2-for-4 with a double, an RBI and a run scored for the Bulls.
• Redshirt junior catcher Kyle Brennan finished 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI for Buffalo.
• Junior second baseman Chris Kwitzer went 2-for-4 with a double for the Bulls.
• Senior left fielder Mike Abrunzo recorded two singles and scored a run for Buffalo.
• Junior right-handed starting pitcher Shawn Dubin threw 5.2 innings for Buffalo, surrendering three earned runs on nine hits and a walk. He struck out two.
• Redshirt junior righty Mike Kaelin took the loss on the mound for the Bulls, striking out two while giving up three earned runs on four hits and a walk.
• Buffalo took a 3-0 lead in the top of the fourth thanks to four hits and two Ohio errors. Malloro reached on a Bobcat miscue with one out, then advanced to second on a base hit through the left side by Abrunzo and scored the game's first run on a single to right by Taft one out later. Abrunzo advanced to third on the play thanks to another Ohio error, then scored on a single to right by Kilian. Taft then scored Buffalo's third run on a double to left by Brennan.
• The Bobcats responded by cutting the Buffalo lead to one run in the home half of the frame. After Rott drew a leadoff walk, Adryan belted his second two-run home run of the doubleheader with a shot down the left field line.
• Ohio knotted the score at three-all in the fifth when De Jesus hit a two-out double to right, then scored on a single to left by Rott.
• The Bulls went back in front in the sixth when sophomore third baseman Ben Vey hit a one-out solo homer to left.
• Buffalo extended its advantage to 5-3 in the seventh. Kwitzer doubled down the left field line with one out and was then replaced on the base path by redshirt sophomore Ben Haefner. Haefner then scored on a base hit to center by Mallaro.
• The Bobcats answered right back, though, with a two-run bottom of the seventh to even the score. De Jesus coaxed a leadoff walk, then advanced to third one out later on a single by Adryan, who advanced to second on the throw on the play. After De Jesus scored on a wild pitch, Adryan, who had also moved up 90 feet on the wild pitch, scored on a base hit through the right side by Gaertner.
• Longo made sure extra innings would not be necessary in the bottom of the ninth by leading off with a double to center, moving up to third on a bunt single by De Jesus and then scoring the winning run on a wild pitch by Kaelin.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
• Ohio has won six of its last seven games against Buffalo.
• The Bobcats have recorded at least 10 hits in a game 17 times in 2016.
• Adryan has posted a team-high 14 multi-hit games and 10 multi-RBI games. He has now belted a career-high 11 home runs this year and 18 in his career.
• Gaertner has now logged 10 multi-hit games -- including four games with at least three hits.
• Longo has notched 13 multi-hit games, which ranks second on the squad.
• Rott and De Jesus have each recorded 12 multi-hit games, which is tied for third on the team.
• Ibarra has now achieved two multi-hit games.

QUOTABLE
Fourth-year head coach Rob Smith on the key to the team's doubleheader sweep
"There were a lot of individual moments, but I think, collectively, it was just about bringing incredible energy for 18 innings. That's what our guys did. We talked about it after Friday's game, that we had to bring some juice this weekend, and they brought it, man. They played with a lot of energy and lot of intent. Anybody that saw all three games clearly saw a difference between Friday's effort and what we were able to do today in terms of how we played. That's a testament to our guys. They showed a lot of toughness."

Junior left fielder Mitch Longo on the walk-off victory in game two of the doubleheader
"I knew we were going to win right when that inning started. I feel like after my at-bat, that kind of sent a message to the dugout that we were not going to lose this game and a message to everybody else in our conference that we're not done. We're not laying down, and we're here to stay."

Senior third baseman John Adryan on his home run hitting this season
"It's just sort of my approach. I just try to sit a pitch, and, if I get it, put a good swing on it, and, hopefully, I barrel it up. At the end of the day, I just try to do whatever the team needs me to do to help get a win. If they want me to bunt, hit singles, whatever they need, I'll go do."

UP NEXT
The Bobcats hit the road once again, heading to the west side of Ohio for a matchup against Dayton (10-21) at Time Warner Cable Stadium in Dayton, Ohio, on Tuesday (April 12). First pitch is scheduled for 4 p.m. ET.

Ohio last faced off with Dayton on May 5, 2015, falling by a 5-3 score at Bob Wren Stadium.

The Flyers are coming off an Atlantic 10 Conference weekend series victory over George Mason in Fairfax, Va. Dayton won the Friday series opener, 9-2, lost game two, 8-2, and bounced back to clinch the series on Sunday, 9-6.

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